Show CLARA BARTON ACTIVE Red Cross Heroine Will Establish lish Railroad Hospital Car Service Although Over Eighty Years Old She Sher r Has flu Started In with Great Energy to Organize New Relief Work to rr r.r. Cope with Wrecks Clara Barton the tho famous Red fled Cross leader has bas Just given new evidence that she is one ono of the most remarkable women the world has ever known FeelIng Feeling Feel- Feel Ing lug that the Red Cross work has been placed on a permanent basis and no longer needs need her close supervision this untiring woman although upward of eighty years of age has lately returned to her old home In Massachusetts and opened headquarters for a great new movement to alleviate suffering namely namely name name- ly a n project for organizing hospital corps on all railroads in order that with the aid of hospital cars speedy succor may be brought to persons inJured in in- in wrecks The portrait here presented is ol of especial Interest Inasmuch as It Is the only likeness which Clara Barton Darton has permitted to be made in many years The Tho famous Red Cross worker has has' no love for the camera but her close personal personal personal per per- friend Mrs John A. A Logan after much persuasion finally Induced her to 1 sit for tor this picture Mrs Logan is seen standing by her side WORKED IN CIVIL AND FRANCO- FRANCO PRUSSIAN WARS clara Clara Barton Darton who Is entering with eo Co much enthusiasm into a new mis- mis s m i 1 1 7 J f I 7 v A V u tf ft f jt z i J 1 f L i r f r. r t V r i another New England girl Clara Barton Barton Barton Bar Bar- ton on her own resources took up school teaching as a means of ot livelihood and when she was obliged to abandon this because of failing eyesight eyesight eyesight eye eye- sight she managed to secure a position In the Patent Office at Washington and here she continued her service until the outbreak of the Civil War disclosed to her a lifework Her advertisements in the tho Massachusetts papers that she would receive money and stores for the wounded s soldiers and personally distribute distribute distribute dis dis- dis- dis tribute them at the front brought quick responses and from this small beginning the scope of her work broadened The ministering angel of the Army of the Potomac was present at the battles of ot Cedar Mountain the second Bull Dull Run Antietam Fredericksburg and the Wilderness Wil WIl- WAS WITH THE VANGUARD In the Prussian Franco-Prussian war Miss Barton Darton was the first person to enter Strasburg after the fall of that city and was Instrumental in organizing the he relief She performed a a. similar service at Paris which she entered with the he vanguard at the conclusion of the siege After her return to the United States she directed relief work In addition addition addi- addi tion lon to tp the Instances above mentioned during the Mississippi flood of 1882 the overflow of the Ohio River in 1883 the Louisiana cyclone of the same year and the Texas drought of ot 1889 ever at athe atthe atthe the he fore aiding sustaining and supporting supporting sup- sup porting by her untiring presence the failing ailing courage of those who In their sufferIng learned to depend upon her with passionate love and gratitude Mrs John A. A Logan Mary Simme son on son Cunningham Logan who Appears with Clara Barton Darton In this picture Isa is a a. native of Missouri 1 but was educated in n Kentucky and married John A A. A Logan Logan Logan Lo Lo- gan in 1855 Since his death she has f I s s t tp 4 i A p ski G a r rt t K y Mrs Mrs' f Mgr MISS CLARA BARTON DARTON AND MRS JOHN A. A LOGAN work was born In Oxford Mass in 1830 During the tho Civil War she did relief work on the battlefields i and organized the search for missing I men for tor which Congress appropriated the sum of After the close of ot that conflict she went abroad and carried carried carried car car- ried on the Red Cross activities of ot the Franco Prussian war following which she did heroic work at the Johnstown flood distributed relief in the Russian famine in 1892 and the Armenian massacre massacre mas mas- I sacre of or 1896 at nt the request o ot of tho the I President of ot the United States carried relief to Cuba in 1898 and conducted the tho Red Cross relief at tho the Galveston flood Americas America's most interesting representative representative representative in the tho worlds world's group of grand old women has been loaded with honors honors honors hon hon- ors by all aU nations and her home homo is filled with valuable tokens of at esteem Chief Chiet among the tho treasures cherished by this idol of or conquering armies are arc the tho jewels and decorations tendered her herby herby herby by the tho royalty of or many nations and constituting unquestionably the greatest greatest great great- est cst collection ever bestowed upon any citizen of the United States GIFTS FROM ALL SOVEREIGNS Conspicuous in the tho glittering array are the amethyst cut in the form of ot a pansy an Inch and one halt square the tho gift girt of Miss 1 Bartons Barton's personal friend tho the Grand Duchess of ot Baden tho Servian Red Cross decoration presented presented presented pre pre- by Queen Natalie the Gold Cross of Remembrance bestowed by the tho Grand Duko Duke and Duchess of ot Baden a medal presented by the tho Queen of at Italy an English decoration pinned on Miss Bartons Barton's dress by Queen Victoria theIron theIron the tho Iron Cross of Germany presented by bytho bytho bytho tho Emperor and Empress the tho decoration decoration decoration decora decora- tion of or the tho Order of ot Melusine 1 presented by the Prince of Jerusalem Cyprus and Armenia and the tho brooch and pendant of diamonds tho the gift of tho the people of ot Johnstown In recognition of or tho the great service rendered by Miss 1 Barton after arter the tho famous ramous flood Miss 1 Bartons Barton's father was in boyhood one of the tho soldiers of or Mad lad Anthony Wayne Wayno and Clarissa Harlowe Barton as her name namo is Inscribed in the tho family Bible Dible came camo to the tho Bay Day State homo home asa as aa aaa asa a human Christmas present Like LIko many i engaged in literary work and has resided resided resided re re- re- re sided in the city of Washington making making making mak mak- ing her home in a a. quaint old house filled ailed with mementoes mementoes' of or her hero hus hus- band This residence is on a most attractive attractive attractive at at- little estate of ot about one half acre in extent located on the brow of ot ofa ofa ota a hill overlooking the tho nations nation's capitol |