Show Red Cross Must Aid People In Flood Area Eng Chairman Norman H. H Davis to to- to today today day informed the Davis chapter that the Red Cross has given emer emergency emergency emergency gency relief to people in the New England and Long Island IsI hur hurricane hurricane hurricane and flood area where more than people lost their lives live or orare orare orare are missing The Red Cross is J. J giving v- v ving ing emergency aid and rehabilitation tion to approximately fam fam- families families in this devastated section Mr Davis said An appeal was issued for a min mm- minimum num Red Cross relief fund of to care for the homeless families of the stricken region and contributions were being received m in a quick and generous response particularly from the New England Ingland states Five area headquarters have been set up by the Red Cross Crossas as follows Providence R. R I. I Hartford Conn Cona New t-ew London Conn Brooklyn N. N Y for Long Island and Spring Spring- Springfield Springfield field Mass Lass 5 Thousands of Red Cross volun volun- volunteers volunteer volunteers teer have been working among the flood victims with the assis assis- assistance assistance assistance tance of Red Cross disaster re re- re relief relief lief workers who were rushed in into iR- iR iRto S ia-S to the storm area Mr Davis staid that rehabilitation tion would be b given to families who were without means to rein rein- reinstate reinstate reinstate state themselves This will require rebuilding and repairing hundreds of houses refurnishing clothing and some aid to small he said One of the acute problems is the heavy loss by the Fishing fleets out of the New Eng Eng- England England land and Long Island ports The Red Cross yesterday had mobilized m temporary fishing boats and equip equip- equipment equipment equipment ment such as nets lobster pots and traps for the fishermen so that they could continue at work permanent relief measures The Red Cross also had assigned many welfare workers to investigate investigate investigate gate problems of families who may have lost winners through death so o that women and children would have care to tide them over until state or federal relief was granted More than families have received rece d emergency care from the Red Cross Cr s The Red Cross is Ji ii th tho- tho only agency that will take care care 0 human of these distress distressed ed families families- Mr r. r Davis said I an ant am V told that the these 15 families will prove to be 1 with with- without c cout out resources of cash or or credit to meet meet the repairs and other oth r needed rehabilitation measures These families become the charge of the Red Cross We Ve have sent Red Cross workers in including in- in building supervisors jam jam- family ly ily welfare workers and others prepared to immediately check checkwith checkwith with the families Roofs must be I I i repaired chimneys rebuilt some whole houses rebuilt means of livelihood I restored for these thou thou- thousands thousands thousands sands of people Families are now being told by the Red Cross Crass Cr ss relief headquarters in all of the storm torn sections section's to register their needs The Thc Red Cross is grateful for forthe forthe forthe the cooperation of many govern govern- government government ment agencies in the area The V. W. V.P. V.P. P. P A. A is doing a fine clean up job jobin in the stricken towns and is co co- cooperating cooperating co- co cooperating operating everywhere with the Red Cross Other agencies which are e prepared to loan l money where fam fani families families have resources of credit are clearing through the Red Cross re relief re- re relief relief V lief headquarters I II 1 feel confident that every need is being met promptly Our chap chap- chapters chapters chapters met an overwhelming relief task in the early days of the em em- A resume of the report made to today to- to today today day to Mr Davis showing the ex extent ex- ex extent tent of the suffering follows Con Connecticut Con Con- Connecticut Connecticut families Massa Massa- Massachusetts Massachusetts families Rhode Is Island Is- Is Island Island land 2340 families Long Island New York families New Hampshire 1000 families Ver Ver- Vermont Vermont Vermont mont families Within a few hours hour after the hurricane struck Red Cross chap chap- chapters chapters chapters were marshaling their forces and were housing feeding and clothing refugees in almost a hun bun hundred hundred bundred dred points In Hartford Conn last Friday Frida and Saturday the Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross had 2200 persons including including including ing babies in its charge Through arrangements with Vil Wil- Willard Villard Villard lard B. B Rogers Hartford Hartford- hotel hotelman hotelman hotelman man efficient plans for feeding were Three city schools a state trade school chool the county building and an armory armor were used to house the refugees who were supplied with army annj- arm cots mattress mattress- mattresses es and blankets Last Saturday for example the Red Cross served the Hartford refugees for breakfast oat meal boiled eggs bread and butter and coffee The lunch was similarly wholesome and at night they Oley had hamburg steak potatoes pie and arid cake and tea coffee or milk The children and older peo peo- people pk pic had an afternoon lunch and the babies received a cereal erea diet |