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Show Pacific Coast Citizens Support Red Cross j Early returns from the Red' Cross Roll Call, which closes Thanksgiving Day, indicates that the citizens of the Pacific Coast Area are making it a real Thanksgiving Thanks-giving with cash support as an expression of appreciation for what the Red Cross is doing for humanity, human-ity, says A. L. Schafer, Red Cross manager. Some of the 325 chapters in the area report having exceeded their membership quota, while others are confident they will establish new high marks. There are now 339.S47 members but the goal for the current year is 546,575 members. memb-ers. With this statement Mr. Schafer announced the National Red Cross has made final distribution of all cotton clothing which was realized realiz-ed from 844,063 bales of Farm Board Cotton, made available by Congress to the Red Cross for distribution dis-tribution to the needy. The Natiional Red Cross has shipped to its chapters and other Red Cross units since August, 1932 the following: 102,224,822 yards of cotton cloth; 63,675,900 ready-made ready-made garments, including sweaters, sweat-ers, overalls, jumpers, underware, and hosiery; 2,627,788 blankets and comforters and 1,136,367 yards of sheeting. It is estimated the cotton cloth was converted into 35 million garments gar-ments by thousands of women volunteers, vol-unteers, thus making the total distribution dis-tribution of garments close vto 102 million. ""The distribution was made through thro-ugh 3,701 Red Cross chapters and their branches and through charitable charit-able agencies in cities and counties. These agencies reported to Red Cross that 5,465,000 families needed need-ed clothing. The blankets, comforters com-forters and sheets were given to families where there was illness or lack of bed covering. Local chapters are rapidly closing out clothing stocks in meeting calls from those in need. Chairman John Barton Payne, at Washington, informs Mr. Schafer Scha-fer that cotton clothing was distributed dis-tributed to all but 23 counties throughout the nation. . Flour distribuion to 5,803,000 families amounted to 10,688,000 barrels. The Red Cross expended $735,000 from its national treasury treas-ury for administration work in handling this distribution. |