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Show , ' BED RED CROSS RELIEF RELIEFAIDS RELIEFAIDS RELIEFAIDS AIDS DISTRESSEDIN DISTRESSED IN 120 DISASTERS DISASTERSHelp Help Given in Fires , , Floods , Earthquake Earth Earth- Earthquake Earthquake - quake and Epidemics Part Partof Partof of Year's Years ' TaskThe Task TaskThe reachedinto The American Red Cross has reached Into the homes ot at of familiesin famUiesIn six million mi1Jlon famUies families In the past year with unemployment unemploymentand and disaster disa6ter relief , . , Chairman Cb.Lrman CbLrman , . ! John Bar to Barto Pavne Payne Pa ) ne announced"As announced"As announced announced"Aa "Aa Aa "As As " the year closed closcd the organizationcontinued organization organizationcontinued organizationcontinued continued in readiness readmess to serve In the theforthcoming thetorthcomlng torthcomlng forthcoming winter at tho the point ot of otgreatest ofgreatest ofgreatest greatest need and to adjust its servIce servIceI to serviceto meet the calls of the I emergency ot of otunemployment ofunemployment otunemployment unemployment and dls disister disaster ster ; , " Chalrm1D Chairmen ChalrnnnPavne Chalrm1DPo ChairmenPayne Po Payne . ) ne statedIn stated statedIn statedIn In a year of ot greatest economic dis distrass distress tress in the nation's nations ' ' histor history whichtho ) , , In which tho Red Cross ably relieftask reHettask discharged a reHet relief task clothingto In distributing flour and clothing ofthe otthe to distressed families tamilles in all but six ot of the nation's nations ' 3,098 3098 , counties organzatlon organlzatlon organizction , tho the organl organi ! zatlon zction also was called callcd into action in 120 disasters 120disasters , of at which tthich 'Vr Vr ' hlch 96 were within the borders theborders of ot the United StatesEarthquake StatesEarthquake States StatesEarthquake Earthquake , floods , hurricanes , fires firesi firesand firesand firesand i and other cataclysms , visited isited death and destruction anddestruction upon the lives Uvea and homes homesot homesof homesof ot of thousands of ot people Red Cross sta statistics statfstlcs tfstlcs tistics showed sho'Vr shoVr shoo ' cd ed that in the 120 disastersalmost disastersalmost disasters disastersa1most 148,340 148340 a1most almost a thousand lives 'Vr Vr ' were here ere lost . , 148 , , 840 340 homes were destroyed or damaged , damaged,13,276 damaged13276 18,275 18275 13,275 13275 RedCross , persons were injured , , and Red RedCross RedCross Cross relief was given to 452,879 452879 , Indl midi Indlvlduals midividuals indlviduals indlvidualsIn vlduals viduals vldualsIn vidualsIn In giving aid in these disasters , , in Its Itsunemp10yment Itaunemployment itsunemployment unemp10yment unemployment relief rellet and ! in n handlingthe handling handlingthe handlingthe the distribution of ot government wheat wheatand wheatand wheatand and cotton , , the th the Red Cross expended expendedfrom expendedfrom expendedfrom from its national treasury the sum ot of of$1,070,284 of1070284 $1,070,284 1070284 $ , , , . , During Durmg one period of twelve weeks weeks,46 weeks46 , , . 46 disasters occurred occull'ed occulled ' in 23 states Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross disaster workers were hardpressed hard hardpressed hardpressed pressed in meeting all of these needs needsoccurring needsoccurring needsoccurring occurring at once , but everywhere mls mis misery mlsery ml mlcry cry ery was promptly relieved , . Support of ot the Red Cross work Is Isthrough Isthrough Isthrough through Its annual roll call , conductedby conductedby conducted conductedby by chapters In the period from trom ArmIs ArmIsbce Armistice Armistice bce tice Day to Thanksgiving Day , , Novem November November November ber 11 to November 30 Every citizen citizenwho citizenwho citizenwho who joins the Red Cross as a member memberaids memberaida memberaide aids aide in carrying relief to disaster vie vic victims vieUms vietims Ums tims and In other Red Cross services serviceseuch , such as preservation of or life hte , child wel weltare welfare welfaro tare fare through the Junior Red Cross , , and anddirect anddirect anddirect direct service tor for the public health |