Show RED CROSS CLOTH ES t REEDY hour flour bread cloth clothing ing reach peach into more than five million homes of jobless the greatest g r e ate s t t task a sk ever ev e r ula jda tor fa afie n by b y a bellel r e 1 le t g agency g au C Y tn in the t h 0 history 0 ot f p private r 1 va to charity to la drawing to a close with the tha final distribution of cotton clothing to more than five million families bythe by the american red cross at the direction of 0 the congress beginning eighteen months ago the red cross undertook to convert the I 1 W heat and nd cotton ton surpluses ot of the farm board cot into food and clothing tor lor the t he unemployed and needy in the consequent operation this relief agency entered upon a commercial enterprise greater than any single commercial firm has hag ever undertaken la in the same period of time in the ensuing months the red cross crosa converted bushels bushel ot of wheat into flour and bread and gave it to families the distribution was through red gross cross chapter and hundreds ot of other charitable igen cles during the severe northwestern drought ot of 1931 the red cross also gave wheat in the form ot of food tor for livestock to families the clothing dresses underwear overalls ove ralto jumpers sweaters and stock ings tor for men women and children and even blankets and com comforters footers was distributed tri buted to families more than ready m made adai garments gaime tits and yards 0 ot f cotton cloth were given to the needy this clothing came from bales ot of c cotton the wheat was conclude conc lud ed cd in june 1933 and final distribution of cotton clothing to la occurring in the fall months in handling these tasks voted to it by congress the red cross will expend from its ita own treasury at tho the same time the organization organisation carried on its regular program ot ol disaster 0 r relief ot of service to the veterans vetera n s 0 ot at all our wars of educational and welfare work through the junior red cross ot of health education and public health nursing and of life saving caving and first ald aid funds tor for this work come from the tha membership m roll call the red cross ch chapters apters conduct from A armistice r d t 0 t t c e D day a y to thanksgiving day when w h 0 n every 0 v e r Y one 0 e la Is invited to join the red croes and aid la in this vital relief work |