Show RED CROSS SPENDS LARGE SUM FOR DISASTER RELIEF A L schafer rod red cross manager in the pacific area who also directed relief and rehabilitation work in the southern california earthquake disaster last march has just issued the final report showing the red cross received and disbursed aiding families in that one project the report Is being made available to chapter chairmen and roll call workers who are emphasizing that the annual enrollment of red hed cross members makes possible tho the disaster relief relict and other red cross activities the southern california disaster expenditures were tor for rescue work relief camps transportation tor for and maintenance of sufferers food cloth ing household goods building and repairs medical and nursing family service field supervision tools stock and equipment follow up contacts and miscellaneous the largest item was tor for building and repairs rep alra amount ing to the record shows disaster patients were hospitalized in 37 hospitals in tho the disaster area A notation Is mado made that the total number of persons given red cross aid does not include the persons accounted tor for by the los angeles county welfare department which handled the mass feeding in camps immediately following the earthquake this departments report states that approximately persons were wera fed tho the foodstuffs used tor for this particular operate anwer donated or pit purchased with county walfate department part ment funds of the families that received red cross assistance 1773 were given rehabilitation aid there were persons registered from these families the report shows further that 95 persons were killed were injured 2100 buildings were destroyed and were damaged these figurel including los log angeles and orange counties one town wao wa wholly affected and 26 towns partially affected volunteers who gave 60 houra or more of service included doctors doctor and sanitary workers nurses and other workers the national red cross shows it expended tor for disaster relief projects during the past year |