Show Million l Meals leals A Day Serving three meals a day to more than refugees Is a task the American Red Cross is accomplishing In III the flooded Mississippi Valley with n ns liS little confusion as an avel average ge housewife experiences experience's in feeding a family of six This is made possible by careful organization Each refugee center of CO GO persons or more mor has a trained disaster work work- er cr directing relief Wherever possible foodstuffs are arc procured locally by the area alII director in accordance with the Red Ked Cross policy of giving merchants in disaster area urea the benefit of pur pur- chases Where an area is cut off by bywater bywater bywater water from any source of supplies the director telephones telegraphs andin and andIn andin in some instances radios his grocery list to base headquarters in Memphis The Memphis office ships the foodstuffs foodstuffs food food- stuffs from its huge warehouse c or purchases it in Memphis Vicksburg New New- Orleans or other nearest center to the i area area rea where it is needed and ships it by boat or rail An order from Greenville was on its way from Memphis by boat within three hours after the request had been received The vessel carried food sufficient to care for people for three weeks tn nt |