Show HALF MILLION PEOPLE AIDED BY RED MOSS IN HURRICANE RELIEF BELIEF porto rico and florian victims helped by prompt action given by public one of the greatest grea teat disasters disaster tn in point of loss of life and devastation of homos homes in which tho the american hod cross tins has over ever carried relief was tit clr west indies hurricane of last whick swept across porto rico parts of tho the virgin islands the coast of florida and north to end in tor rains flooding streams in a half dozen states tho the known dead in nil all of the arena areas affected was 2259 although it was admitted that the complete total of dead in florida would never be known tho the number ot of injured was estimated at approximately p buildings were ware destroyed and damaged at tho the height of 0 the emergency the red cross crosb was caring for popie that la Is feeding and clothing them and arranging tor for whatever shelter was obtainable As long KB its throe weeks actor the hurricane truck struck porto rico and florida tho the red cross crosa was alding aiding people who were side sick of these in florida and tho the remainder in porto rico whore where influenza and malaria were being treated to prevent epidemics of more drastic diseases largo numbers of rod cross nurses wore were active at both points in florida moro than persons applied to red hel cross tor for assistance and a great number of people in florida and also in porto rico still aure being cared for or in the matter of tood food clothing and shelter as long as ai two months month after actor the hurricane abile they awaited maturing crops which would enable them to again bacome self if sustaining for this rollet relief task the tb american public gave the american red cross crois a fund of the sum set t forth in ft proclamation issued lasbyd by president coolidge a taw few days daya attar after news of the hurricane was waa received tho the relief given by tho the red cross croat in this great emergency spread over OTT uch ucb a wide territory of sea and and was as everywhere commended and as echal emphasis was placed upon the th with which the organ laa tion ion responded the hurricane struck porto rico september 18 13 and the th first brief cabled word of it came cama september 14 to both red cross crosa and the news agencies before nightfall the national director of disaster re hot fo tor or the red cross and a staff ot of tour four trained men had lott left washington tor for charleston south carolina to board a navy destroyer which upon instruction of the president of the united states had bad been placed at command of the red cross by the secretary ot of the navy and although the next day was sunday a red cross man arrived in now new york to purchase ft thousand tons of food for the porto hidani alcan already reported to be starving and the navy again placed a ship tor for the cargo at red cross croaa command late on Satur saturday dar evening there came another cable a red cross nurse at st croix in the virgin islands addressed a plea to the moth or orvaill organization in washington and gave first warning ot of the plight ot of the people of the american possession where no family in a population of had escaped injury in tho the meantime the rod red cross had notified its ita florida chapters that it stood ready for or any service in event the huril hurricane cane headed toward them did any damage not content with tola tills the red cross on sunday night entrained a disaster relief director and six workers for florida money food clothing were wera dispatched immediately to both points and before the end and of the week the red cross waa feeding a halt million people this prompt response was waa mode possible by the disaster df relief organization the red cross crosa has brought together and trained through a series serial of such national calamities support of this work la is through the annual roll call for memberships the goal in the twelfth annual roll call to be held armistice day to thanksgiving day november 11 to 29 la Is mem bora beriL |