| Show garfield county to assist the sufferers in response to a proclamation issued by president coolidge monday afternoon september 17 calling upon all red cross crosa chapters throughout the nation to conduct fund raising campaigns for the relief of the tale sufferers of the west indies hurricane which has carried deva devastation devastate on across the virgin islands porto rico and into the state of at florida a commit committee toe meeting which was hold held at the public Ilbra library ry was called by chairman thos the sevy monday afternoon at the meeting chairmen chairman were appointed and allotments apportioned tor for the d different ent towns in the district it was also decided to put on an enteria ent entertainment erta lament to raise funds for the panguitch Pan gultch allotment and the following committee was chosen to decide on what form of entertainment to be given wallace riddle chairman blanche dark clark and mrs C D emery this committee was also given the privilege of selecting any help necessary to raise the quota asked of at pan gultch the allotment tor for this district la is as follows panguitch Pan gultch wallace riddle chairman hatch ada J barnhurst Barn burst chairman tropic john johnson chairman 1500 Cann cannonville onville elva dark clark chairman Henri henrieville eville chas Win teli chairman widtsoe soe mra C 11 mangum chairman escalante ro roy y lee chairman antimony maud amaud wiley chairman boulder claude V dakar baker chairman on tuesday morning chairman thos sevy received the telegram published below which explains the urgent need of immediately relief tor for the victims of this terrible disaster LATER authentic reports red cross workers florida state more than 1000 dead with families needing red cross aid and now being fed by rod red cross serious health problems 0 keech obee district account continued presence dead bodies burled buried in debris american legion members assisting rad cross declare situation surpasses arrora of at war forty five red cross nurses on duty inoculating refugees rapidly rabidly estimated people in ia porto rico must receive food shelter medical care from red cross tor for long period instant need of shelter on account of approach of 0 rainy season red cross rushing galvanized iron and lumber to porto rico on transport fifty two municipals pals much loads food clothing medical supplies magnitude relief task makes it imperative pera tive national red cross know amount money it may count upon until further notice please wire this office night letter every monday and thursday stating amount collected collect eLl in your chapter J ARTHUR JEFF JEFFERS ERS in a letter received by secretary nellie S lee from national headquarters it la Is stated that at least persons in porto rico are absolutely destitute and depending upon the red cross tor for food shelter clothing and medical aid with homes and crops destroyed employment Is gone and literally thousands are sleeping on the ground without beds or blankets and existing entirely on unripe fruit blown down by the wind the refugees are bunched by the hundreds in groves or tilling filling the highways walking miles in search of oc food with the women and caldren the greatest sufferers ono one red cross crosa worker has reported that the suffering buffering and need aro ara truly beyond description the tha red cross Is feeding people in florida absolute destitution la is general throughout the lake okeechobee region with the sanitary situation becoming increasingly ser eer lous bodies are coming to the surface of the lake and must bo burled buried immediately without identification the property loss Is set at thirty milion about are homeless it la Is estimated that the total combined cost for relief in porto rico and florida will be a minimum of there Is every possibility that the total cost coat of relief and tion will axe exceed e ed this a um sum |
