Show Red Cross Cross' Drafts Dis Disaster ster Relief Setup To Protect Salt Lake City in Emergency I j. j p 3 W k c a t AS RED CROSS CHIEFS DISCUSSED DISASTER RELIEF Calvin CalvinA A. A Behle I left Mayor E. E B B. Erwin Henry M. M I Bak Baker r. The A waitress Mrs Clara Clar Steed Preliminary steps In organization of a 0 disaster preparedness committee commit commit- tee for Salt Lake City designed to meet any emergency which may strike this area were taken Tuesday Tues Tiles day afternoon at a n meeting in the chamber of f commerce omm Attending the meeting were Mayor E E. B. B Erwin and other city officials representatives of civic and serVice service service ser ser- ser ser- vice organizations veterans veterans' organizations organizations nations and their auxiliaries the theU U U. S S. arm army Utah tah n national on l guard federal emergency relief relic organizations organizations organizations and clubs The meeting was sponsored by the Salt Lake c county unit of ot the American Americ n Red RedCroSs Cross and the American legion All disasters present virtually the same samo problems said Henry 10 M. M Baker Baher Ba Ba Baker ker her San Francisco assistant manager manager man man- ager of the P Pacific branch American American Ameri Ameri- ca can Red Cross Cross who was the principal principal principal prin prin- cipal speaker Much suffering and waste of re relief lief funds can can be prevented by adequate ade ade- q quate at ate preparation Mr fr Baker s said ld This preparation is two fold the speaker explained First It must provide for tor ImmediatO Immediate Imme Imme- diate diatO expansion of governmental functions such auch as policing provision provision provi provi- sion sian of proper proper- water supply and sewage disposal Jn disposal in case case of of disasters Second it must provide for r Imm Imme Immediate diate ate expansion of relief agencies s through which private groups can can cooperate in providing relief on a amass amass amass mass basis Subdivisions of the disaster committee committee com corn must be bo headed by persons familiar with food and clothing lothing distribution dis medical aid a. a and provision of shelter Mr fr Baker said |