Show RED CROSS RELIEF ORK preparedness for disaster relief on a scale never before possible Is being undertaken by the american red cross as one of the important features of its wide peace program tor the support of which an effort will be made to secure a record membership the third red cross roll call november 2 to 11 the texas flood the recent forest fires and the influenza epidemic of a year ago are examples since 1900 disasters of peace have cost many thousands of lives and have brought personal injury and property losses to no fewer than persons at the same time destroying property valued at over during 1917 alone eighty disasters came to the attention of the american red cross sixty two tornadoes five floods tour great fires two earthquakes two serious mine explosions two plant explosions a race riot a shipwreck and the tragic calamity which befell halifax the total of deaths entailed was 1758 while 5 were injured and the property loss reached the thirteen red cross divisional organizations in the united states win establish disaster relief supply centers in the case of major disasters where the resources of the division in which it occurs are overtaxed the entire relief strength of the red cross in the country may be through national headquarters and in both large and beall disasters there will also be ready for immediate relief duty the equipment and personnel of the fifty babe hospitals organized by the american red cross and turned over to the army for service in france HOME SERVICE the wide variety of rendered by the american red cross to the families of soldiers and sail ors through the medium of homa service is indicated in a report covering the work of one chapter for a period of two weeks families visited vocational training cases 82 disability compensation pensa tion papers filed 21 employment cases referred 13 adjustment of allotment and allowance cases 21 i ive soldiers and sailors who were stranded were supplied transportation and similar service was rendered two boys who wanted to come home meals were furnished to 68 bold lers and sailors and lodgings furnished to 31 in the same period the report also lists the following lases securing liberty bonds 19 medical aid 39 medical examinations 19 dental service 4 loans made 15 securing back pay 31 how to pay tor insurance 27 conversion of insurance 14 reinstatement of insurance 9 among the other services listed was supplying legal aid tracing returned allotment checks making applications for government farms providing hospital care sanatorium care special care tor men gassed in service and numerous cases involving family communications naturalization and the of affidavits saving is not a dull duty it la a ticket to the land ot prosperity buy pvn |