Show STORM AID SENT BY WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Sept 22 P President Roosevelt ordered government government government gov gov- agencies today to render all possible assistance along the swept storm north Atlantic sea- sea board The chief executive still troubled with a head cold remained in the White WhiteHouse House residential l quarters on orders of Dr Ross T. T McIntire White House physician but he was kept in close touch with the storm Stephen Early White House Rouse press secretary said Bald the president had instructed the navy coast coastguard coastguard guard and the civilian conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion corps to render all possible aid in Long Island Connecticut Massachusetts and any other stricken area Mrs Roosevelt also conversed with Red Cross officials regarding the he latter's rescue work in the flood area An army of 2500 coast guardsmen and scores of Red Cross workers mobilized virtually overnight led dramatic rescue and relief operations operations operations opera opera- I along the swept storm-swept northeast northeast northeast north north- east coast Nearly quarter one-quarter of the coast coastguard's coastguard's guards guard's personnel and equipment was called into land and sea service service service ser ser- vice from Long Island to Maine by Rear Admiral R. R R R. All the coast guard patrol planes in the east were vere ordered to take off at daybre daybreak k to survey the damage and ascertain where help was most needed Red Cross Cross' headquarters placed on an emergency hour 24 basis hastily sent a corps of disaster re relief relief relief re- re lief experts to the stricken regions I Ito to direct the work of local volun volun- Robert E. E Bondy Red Cross national national national na na- na- na director of disaster relief left here by plane for Providence R. R I. I to take charge of relief work in the storm area For the Long Island area headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters were opened at the office of the Brooklyn Red Cross Croas under Walter Davidson assistant regional manager in the east Four Red Cross workers flew to New London Conn in a coast guard amphibian to establish headquarters there for work in New Eng Eng- land Fourteen disaster relief workers work work- ers went to the storm area between between between be be- tween Long Island and Maine l and 20 to 30 more were called in to follow them Various government agencies were quick to offer assistance The works progress administration di directed directed directed di- di its crews to stand by for special duty Aubrey Williams acting acting acting act act- ing administrator said several t thousand ous men would start up clean-up Work rk d as soon oon as th the storm subsided |