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Show ! anuary Floods Reveal Strength of Red Cross Aid Given 1,062,000 Persons i Through Set-Up By Agency The elasticity and scope of Red Cross disaster work Is shown In a recent report on Red Cross relief measures during the unparalleled Ohio-Mississippi Valley flood of this year. At the height of the emergency Red Cross relier unices were established estab-lished In 182 Inundated counties and in 146 counties where refugees were cared tor. the report stated. Eight regional headquarters offices controlled con-trolled the 328 .ounty offices, and were in turn supervised by the National Na-tional Red Cross In Washington. D. C. A statistical summary of persons aided by the organization indicates that the tlocds coustituted the greatest great-est peace-time emergency ever faced by the nation. The Red Cross gave some form of assistance to 1,062,000 men, women and children. From January to A'igust hundreds of trained workers helped by thousands thou-sands of volunteers administered to the sufferers. A Red Cross rescue fleet of 5400 boats was organized, according to ihe report. Emergency hospitals established es-tablished totaled 300 aud 3600 nurses were assigned to flood duty. In more than 1.000 refugee centers the victims vic-tims of the flood were sheltered, clothed ar,d fed. Through the Red Cross medical-health program and the work of public health agencies : ickness was kept to cormal tor the time of year In all Inundated areas. Because of its disaster experience Hie Red Cross was directed by the 'resident i.f the United States, who ii also president of the Red Cross, to coordinate the effort of all federal food rellel groups Government and I'.ed Cross officials met dally at the I'.ed Cross neadquarters building In Vashington to plan relief measures ; nd prevent duplication of effort. "We were fortunate In having 56 j ears of disaster relief experience u call upon Id meeting the emergency," emer-gency," Admiral Cary T. Grayson, rhalrman of the Red Cross, said. It was found ihat 97,000 families i imposed of 436.000 persons had to have their resources supplemented or an entirely new start provided by the Red Cross, the report stated. Red Cross emergency and rehabilitation rehabili-tation assistance was as follows: rescue, transportation and shelter for 62.000 families; food, clothing and other maintenance for 193,000 families; building and repair for 27.000 families; household goods for 90.000 families: medical, nursing and sanitation help for 15.000 families; fami-lies; agrlcnltural rehabilitation for 10,000 families: other occupational aid for 3.000 families and other types of relief for 4.000 families. "Credit for this largest peace-time relief operation In the history of the nation must go to the American people peo-ple who contributed a Red Cross relief re-lief fund of more than $25,000,000." Admiral Grayson said. During the year the Red Cross gave aid to the victims of 105 other disasters In 36 states. Alaska and the District of Columbia. The Red Cross financed the majority of these relief operation.- from money contributed con-tributed through memberships during dur-ing the annual Roll Call last November, Novem-ber, since it is only In case of large-scale large-scale disasters that a national drive for relief funds is made. This year the Roll Call Is from November 11th to the 25th. The Red Cross seeks a greater membership to meet Its disaster relief and other service obligations during 1938. Last year Red Cross Chapters gave vital help to 120,000 .needy families. Red Cross Replaces Farm Family Losses The Red Cross gave agricultural agricul-tural rehabiPtatlon to 10,116 farm families following the se vere eastern floods of last win ter. Types oi aid Included teed, seed, livestock, farm tools and machinery and other Hems es sentlal to agricultural produc tlvlty. More than $599,000 was ex pended by the organization to meet these requirements. In addition to occupational as Bletance. rural families bard hit by the flood waters were rescued, clothed, ted und sheltered by the Red Cross. Where It wai neces sary the Red Cross repaired and rebuilt out buildings, barns and 1 other structures. Medical and , nursing care were previued and homes refurnished. Red Cross agricultural reha ' bill la t Ion be hell led nearly three times as many families as re celved all other types of Red Cross occupational rehabilitation combined. Ltt year the Red Cross Intro duced an accident check list to V 000.000 American homes. The list told how hazards In the home mlht I be eliminated aud the work of In I spectlon was done by householder ! themselves. A like program of home I accident prevention la being con- duuted thle JW. I |