“At The Nation’s Capital” by Cleveland Moffett page 458
The Illustrated American
Vol. XIII. No 15 Whole Number 165.”
Week Ending April 15, 1893
Published by The Illustrated American Publishing Co., 5 and 7 East 16th St. New York, NY

Page 3 of 5

Drawing of Clara Barton at top of page is incorrectly captioned, “Miss Clara Barton, President of the International Red Cross Society.”  Clara Barton was founder and president only of the American Red Cross.  Second drawing on page is of “Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, First Historian General of the Daughters of the American Revolution.” 

Transcript concerning Clara Barton:
“Washington is full of earnest women whose lives have been devoted to noble work.  That sort of thing is rather in fashion!..Such a woman is Clara Barton, president of the International Red Cross Society, with whom I had the honor of talking for a couple of hours the other day.  Her manner is charming, a vein of quaint humor running through her earnestness, and sparkling in delightful contrast to the tremendous seriousness of the work to which she has given herself.  Miss Barton told me of her early experiences on our battlefields when she got her first insight into the horrors of war, an insight which cost her several years of health.”          

Clara Barton National Historic Site, CLBA 4527