Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-02-16 | Page 34 | Flood Refugee Fund Increases

FLOOD REFUGEE FUND INCREASES Because Salt Laker subscribed so liberally In the Red Cross campaign cam-paign to raise funds for Ohio river flood sufferera an extra 7900 was speeding eastward from her Tuesday. Tues-day. Reports to Calvin Behle, chairman of the Salt Lake county Red Cross chapter, show that contributors left fl3.S4S.74 at the Red Cross office, while J. J. Kelley and his finance committee raised I21.37S.S8. Salt Lake City'a quota of $20,000 was sent to the stricken area several days ago, but an extra check for 17500 waa authorised at a meeting of directors of the Salt Lake county chapter In the chamber of commerce Monday afternoon. The disaster fund held more than 111,000 before this recent drive to aid flood refugees began, and even with appropriation of this extra 17500 the reserve disaster fund here totaled I18.87S Tuesday. Mr. Behle on Tuesday announced appointment of five committee chairmen: Dr. George N. Curtis, first aid: Charles Welch, life saving; Mrs. A. J. Hagen, home hygiene; Dr. J. T. Worlton, Junior Red Cross, and Dr. H. L. Marshall, service or veterans' vet-erans' department