Show I 1 10 DISASTERS IN YEAR ENLIST RED CROSS AID nearly spent in united states greek refugeo refugee 1 l work completed for its preparedness to tender render rollet through effective and generous aid to the sufferers from disaster tho the american red cross to la universally regarded agthe as the one organization from rom which response to appeal tor for help to Is immediate in the last year according to the annual report of tho red cross its disaster relief operations were carried out in localities in the united states this work with activities carried over from rom the previous year required the expenditure in the united states of by the american rod red cross its chapters Chap tora and branches in the emergency following the defeat of the greek forces in turkey and the burning of the city of smyrna which entailed the relief of nearly men women woman and children red cross national headquarters Arpon ded the tood food distributed la in greece aga aggregated gated tons garments Kannen ts blankets new shoes va pairs IZ medical hospital and sanitary san it supplies tons la in the feeding ot of the refugees there was listed upwards of children under three years of age the disasters in the united states during the past year reported ported ra persons killed injured rendered homeless the total property loss was estimated at relief of suffering caused by disasters of such magnitude so as to overwhelm the resources of the communities in which whish they occur is fundamental to the charter of the thai american red cross in addition to making appropriations from its ita trea treasury and assigning trained personnel to relief work the red cross in disaster contra centralizes trall tra lizes zoo and makes more lye relief funds and supplies contributed by the country at largo large since 1881 the red cross has administered more than for the single purpose of disaster relief that it may continue to accept the rt re which grave grare emergencies place upon tho the american red cross appeal la is made mada for a nationwide renewal of membership during the annual roll call which 0 opens n a 0 on 1 armistice day november all il and d closes on thanksgiving day boyom ber 29 |