Show RED CROSS RELIEF BELIEF IN 79 DISASTERS IN YEAR forest fires plagues Plague sr storms earthquakes as well as drought call for help 0 the forest sites fires which h have raged iu idalio an and I 1 other western sections this year have hare presented a serious ill disaster one ot of a number la in addition to the enormous drought relief problem which have been met by the american red cross relief forces arces suffering faith and courage are contained in a story cot coming ning from the priest river section in idaho told by a volunteer red hed cross worker as follows picture a happy little homestead near the banks ot of priest river in northern idaho while lather father with a little son tagging at his heels is out tending crops and adding to the clearing mother Is at home making preparations for or another rr arrival rival then comes the ore fire demon sweeping all in its path while father lights fights to pro hect his bis little home the stork announces its arrival Alot mother ber and baby are bundled in a quilt and loaded on a truck tor for the race through the flaming forest father drives the truck and the little boy sits at his mothers side brushing away the sparks which fall all like rain upon the improvised litter to tho the red lied cross worker the mother expressed her anxiety to return to the hills to rehabilitate the little home stead all AH they possessed was lost in the forest fires the red cross aided all of the families and Is working to help them rebuild their homes altogether seventy nine disasters called for red cross cress help and money during the year just closed aside froni from the drought which required ser vices of volunteer workers numbering more than and a drought relief ud fud of more than of which came from the national red cross treasury help was given in 11 22 fires 13 tornadoes eight storms and eight floods six forest fires tour four earthquakes and four our mine explosions three typhoons and three epidemics two cloudbursts and one each hurri hurr cane mine cave in and railroad acci dent aside from a major catastrophe uch such as the drought when the whole I 1 public was asked to contribute funds for relief red cross relief in these disasters was met from the organizations funds and from special local contributions part of 0 each membership subscribed to red cross chapters at the roll call period from armistice day to thanksgiving day goes toward this important work AN CONSUMER wk W tb 1 4 I 1 0 5 04 I 1 N 41 ai 4 m 4 S A IBM t rat 14 IF i 47 I 1 46 4 A A k t ay al 1 A I 1 this baby in a drought stricken section of west virginia was one of the ultimate consumers of the foodstuffs given by the american red cross in the past year more than persons were fed by the organization |