VII. The American Red Cross
When Miss Barton returned from Europe she kept her promise and tried to interest the American people in the Red Cross. But many years of weary waiting and hard trying passed before anything was done.
At last, in 1882, President Arthur signed the Red Cross Treaty and enrolled the United States with the other nations under the Red Cross banner.
This is the story of how the American Red Cross came to be.
WHEN THERE WAS NO RED CROSS
In the year 1859 a wounded soldier lay upon a European battlefield. The battle was over and night was coming on. Only the dead and dying were left on the field.
“Water! Water!” the soldier moaned, but no one heard him.
His severe wound brought on a high fever and his lips became parched with thirst.