Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 40 | Great Relief Story is Told

GREAT RELIEF I STORY IS TOLD Civil Civi Affairs Department of Red Cross Reports Busy Month i Paris Aug AuS 3 The Tho Tho department of ur civil civi affairs of tC I ilie he American Red ned Cross has Just Issued d Its report for Cor the tho past month It I shows that it I employed a astaff astaff staff of oC 1073 persons maintained fifteen fit fit- fr- fr teen civilian chUIn hospitals with wih a total Capacity capacity ca ca- pact of oC beds and reached In some somo manner r or Or moro nore mort than I 2 civilians affected b by the last offensive Thirty thousand Paris school children chiI chil chi chi- I dren have b boon been n given supplemental j I food such as is special lunches breakfasts breakfasts break break- break I I fasts etc A hospital and four Cour dis- dis ls- ls w were sere re opened during the theS S j month Medical Ie aid was given to toI I persons 18 refugees were I housed and 31 10 given employment During the first week of the May MayI I offensive e refugees were wort fed ted in j canteen establishments In the tho Paris stations Money Muney donations lons to 10 outside c organizations organizations organ organ- Iz tot totaled lcd OOOO JS of oC I was appropriated for tuber tuber- I patients patient patents 2 1 00 for Cor the care i of oC children for refugees refugee and andI the tile remainder for Cor The Tile followIng following fol fol- I lowing has bc been n dl distributed through the agencies of oC the tile department garments 2248 pairs of ot shoes articles of or furniture turc and household house house- hold hol utensils C 64 5 articles of ot bedding bedding bed bell ding and n old linen yards of ot cloth I pounds of oC food I hospital articles and 1000 unclassified