Medford mail tribune., November 23, 1928, Page 13, Image 13

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MFTYFQTCP MATT, TTNTjUXR- MEPrOTCD.
ORKClOX. FTUDAY. KOYKM.VF.I? -2X
ITVE
EI
Med Cross Chapters in
3,50o Cities and Tomis
Prepared forSei-vice.
ALERT ME1
Owm any nsAsrim :
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A
TIIE value of the protective network thrown over
the country by the American Red Cross, through
its more than 3,500 local Chapters, was demon
strated the past year by calamities which struck in vir
tually every part of the nation. In most instances, the
preparedness of these Chapters enabled relief work to
start on the spot, contributing to prompt recovery of the
etnektn communities, and minimizing the effects of the
disaster. ,
Service in G6 disasters within the United States and aid to
victims of 22 disauters in foreign countries all over the world
constituted an outstanding phase of the record of the American
Red Cross during the year.
The huge demands or disaster relict '
aro Indicated by the tact that in the ! earthquakes, a shipwreck, a volcano
past three years alone, the American
Red Cross served in 310 disasters, an
average of more than 100 aunually, or
eight each month,
j In ono month. June, 192S, the or
ganization was haudllng disaster re
lief operations in 13 states and the
territory of Alaska. During the y?nr,
these operations extendod to 33 states.
More than 70U.000 people In the Unit
ed Stains, Including victims or the
Mississippi flood, and GOO.OOO In other
lauds, we. e assisted in the past year.
It. the cou.se of this work.
Within the United S!atc3, extensive
loss in life i'ud property was caused
.hy- a : series of calamities, mostly
Hoods and tornadoes, from which no
seosralilc stulon of the United
Stales appeared immune. Thee oc
currences were virtually continuous
ill effect. Completing during the ve.ir
. the record relief task undertaken In
the Mississippi Valley In 1027. whlrli
ultimately affect ?t 931.159 persons.
037, 47G of whon received assistance
through the Red Cross, the oiganiia
tion's forces were wept Into other re
lief efforto.
Other Ma. ir Disasters
A tornado strut. St. Ixiuis Into In
September, liil'7. r, ; a result of which
the Ited Cross a."?'ed 22.100 people:
in No-ember Ilea . J a Ins caused the
most destructive i.ood ever experi
enced In New England to sweep
through 21 counties In Connecticut.
Massachusetts, New Ha.urslilre. New
York and Vermont. The Litter state
wa taost severely damaged. lie-Met
was extended to a total of 17.2S0 peo
ple following this disaster.
Terrible as the 1!:7. Hoods in Ihe
Mississippi. Valley had ri.-oved, heavy
r
rains in .f;mo cf tins year pivcip'taiert
nuw Hoods hi tho iiino stales of Ar
kansas. ' Illinois, Indiana. Kentucky,
ljulsinnn. Mississippi. M'.rsoiirt. Ttn
lipssrt. ail,! West Viinia. Tills
; as:.r nffe::fti 1"0.;0 p?n?f:na '.1 7.i
ccUfiiios. A Ir?e portion of V.p nrea
sufTernl from t!iu 10-7 Itoni!.' als'. amj
lies: : net ron or crop3. cspeoially in Ar
ka?:.is. Kt'tilufhy nnti M!.ssuurl. crcat
ei! a fcRriotts probiiMn.
Red Cross Appropriations
TIip proporlioiis of Ibis recuriJng
floca had all Hit eSemeuta of a ni.ijor
dfsnsie.". Tin? Aui'.M'lcaii IL'd Cross
mel nlicf neetia v.iili coiitnbu
llo: ie.piv.M: from rontiujiib 11
lowi poan xa. -up)Iemt'ii;tPtl by ti farpp
appiH';2lioji from the uaihitial fuii(Jj
o.' tUj ."'-.! t'iPiH Kself. In view of flip
gro:t ;tnar'! of 'Aw previous yuar.
- tho oiiuta:''!-.' did not nk ihe ua
tio'i for :e'.:t fv-atls. thous. Mu- need
Kranci.-- Ost
was rerulfivti by
i rrea of ;h- IIc.l
!i piT.-;or.;:r: wns
osttr. I:i
aiif .
locui a:j.'. :
.Cross.
. tniiK'fL-rrr.i
.if v h!
i'.l:v.:iv .'r"iu the V.
for tli!. :ev iluiv.
Ihi .sift
rf'.Xt v.;!:!i:i tii ;.'nlu.i
St a : ii ii ihe pa?; rf uliit'i Mit-ye
wore aon.e ous.a.''l'ii. i':tmi'r .
ciMc ' 'or '.T.iii e.i.-T. 'ln;:.-i of 1".
In the I'l.-e:' !:'.
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REP CRGf VOLUNTEERS I, : i4- T
MAKIkir, 649MFNTS . V.fSjEi 'W f Sii?Wiau
w -.t;; i . un, i; -'.i.vsti iy.--
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,:ib:h i.i t'niti.l Slate'
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z -i.ipenilituros of m ri
. 'j !,? for relief In iliat '
l oifi. :
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.i-trrs Ihe pn'I yar Ii '
nl.i.ii ;
ineriiau Id .rr.i- r 1 1
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S'ates. i. : ' -.il
liehalf of the Cniieil ,
d ln i p! letiilt-ii. .'our ,
eruption, four fires, live floods, two
typhoons, a famine, a tornado, and a
landslide.
These catastrophes occurred In
Palestine, Mexico; Llechtonstelu,
Switzerland: Austria, Albania, Urazil,
Bulgaria, Smyrna, and Greece. In
these, the lied Cross contributed sub
stantial relief funds towards aiding
the sufferers. Besides, thiough lv.su
lar Red Cross Chapters, the organiza
tion conducted relief operations at a
number of points in the Philippine Is
lands, and In Porto Klc.
A World-Wide Movement
Two other Important phases ot
American Hod Cross service are
closely allied to Its foreign relations.
The American lied Cross lends strong
support to the world-wide work ot the
League of Rei Cross Societies, which
was founded to promote establishment
of Ited Cross organizations in all na
tions, and to encourage development
of natloual societies already function
ing. The second source ot foreign
contact Is through tiie Americau Jun
ior Hod Cross.
Tue latter numbers C.j20.2o2 mem
bers, a gam of itMi.OUO over last year's
membership. The American Juniors
are part of a world-wide movement,
in winch forty nations participate,
each with its own Junior organization,
and involving a total membership ot
12.000.000 children all over the world.
Through a system of International
correspondence fostered by t lie or
ganization, the Juniors aro kvpt in
correspondence witli these foreign
Junior groups during the school year,
tuns building up world goodwill in a
fundamental r;:iv
Besides latfiiiatlonal work of tho
Juniors, Hioso in the Lulled States
(. ...
f
i
c;);:durt "i-Iran up campaigns." aufco
arlfclus f ir thiiir school rooms, bpau-
tify tlitiir s:-Ho:)l FiirrouiHlfnga, furnish
various remeni'muicp s for (H.-;nUiP(l
war vo! craps in linr,p!tals of thoir
commuiiiiirs. anil have many similarly
u.sfiful home U'-l ivit ic. The Anu-nran
Jitniurs have in m:f:iy disaster n-linf
operations sharnt with the senior Red
C'ro.s in nmelioratins the suffering en
cou:ilerrrI. Ovorshadowias all other Ited Cross
SL?r vices e.fcpL diiaster relief ts tho
natica wide work of Hie organizatlo'.i
in behalf of disabled war veterans,
an J men in active Service. There are
now in Veterans' Uurcaii hospitals a
daijy averace vf approximately S-j.-iCO
disabled and sick World War veter
ans; foiun have been nlmnst co'ril!:i?i
ously In hospital.", others have suf
fered later from (.-flee 3 of war dis
abilities, some of them permanent t.
Obligations to Veterans
Ol!? of tljcsu veterans. In vaV3 ci.t
provided for hy t-'overunieutal or o'lier
agencies, ii a Charier o!ii?ation of
the American Ri'il Cross. It maintains
P!:ri:il n prt sen'atlvefl In nil Veter
an' Hiirrait hfiiilal. nt all regional
n Sice s of the Veterans' Hiireau. and
li:n u fpeeia! filiilT of trained worker"
.Valioual lieadqiianers engaged In
'vjiious form of ns;'.;'anee to thf e
'ri n and 'vonieit. In atltlition.lhe It"d
. ' r':i! ott'erB fervice to (lie pre:it nrmy
-ir vntpian r.'fx in c-!v;l life. ai:.iine
i 'In ni with cli.ini f.ir tjr-LPjii (.i
''lein for v.ar -rvi(i. sin !i ai Inir
j::- e. iiouii.. a'lii i'!i"i rin'iit.
j Tli.- lied fro; I a n
, friendly Intermedial y lie
'.oiiiiie l and
w -en ti e vet'
; an. I I rkr?
f er.:u and ht-i (ioveriiniHii
! a itroni; liri''-. h.tn-ei tli nit;
f iod-;' armed. tv:-'t ftn 1 '! r o
i. v lie'lier n i. afloi rr c:i f'.p trn
lutr.
i-fWk A V tH..
rt'y-' '''- S-i "-'y-,r?" . - .... .
- Iui 'SiLr' -VmAIN STREET OF A MASSACHUSETTS -T7., ,n :.
Bll f III SUiSMrMr . Md,Ji TOWN AFTER. THC FLOOD ftfe Iri ( U t ii -i
f ' LvVI VVII lVv'W 'J SUPPLIES DY ROWBOAT FOfCa 'I ? ?77 ' ' '
X, f ' . I '
i - .f- . 8 ' 1 THE RED CR.0SS 'DUILDS FOR. HEALTH .. ".' lt T . . ,
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v
MOTOR CORPS UNITS MANNED BY VOLUNTEER.S AR.E
IMPORTANT RED C10SS ADJUNCTS. ,
Tills year will mark tho tenth an
niversary of Hie hIkii'iir of the Armis
llic, but Hie lied Crosa services for
veterans Rml their futnilies have r.ie(
Increasiim. liiHtead of dii.iinisjir.ff de
mand. In the last four year 'the
number of appeal.! and death and In
snrnneo elniins handled by Ked f.'ro?s
National Headquarters In beli.ilt of
veterans lias increased more tliau 1U0
per cent. '
Local Unlti Do Their Part
Approximately 2. CO') local Chapters
of Hie rted Cress. In as many coiiiit'ca.
arc eoudat tins eri-l.sln senil es hene.
lifial to veteran, while the entile na
tional 5'ruciiue or tiie orian:7.m ion
is availa'.ile to f'lrtlier this work.
I-'i.r t:ie It''i.':il.ir Army neil Navy.
It 'd Cros ttoik ; b.u -!;ttioi;ed In
"Hi caifip4 and s'.ti'.'oii. tit linme ii"d
on foreign 'Oil. .M.niiiefi serving In
Juiik!'! tiiii i'i , ; s i,t .Mrnro-tiiii:
.li.:. .n:: ii.i; inafiia-s in Clii'i.1.
I'ani.'cis. "'.'.wrii. la... Philippine"!. a
ir '.ti:.r f. ihtV . r-.i.-iv
Due to t!i eflrn of the Amerl..-m ;
'. d Cfu, ttr w.:inily mail I
ahla in tho -Untied States a .reserve
of qunlllicd puriils which jiow nuni
, bars "17. .::. from wlduh tor (Uiiw in
lime of national emerxoncy.-and manv
of wnom s?rve In the largvr disasters
each year. Several hundred assisted In
tiie health campaign following the Mis
sissippi flood ot 1:12?: a number of
others uided county and other hcnllh
autnorliles In Ihe Kentucky Iloud. In
the clean-up following the St. I'rancls
dam disaster In California, and e.so
Wiicro during the. past year.
1 ho Hod Cross maintains In con
stant service a group cf 7 If Public
Health nurses, serving with more than
r"ii kift.l Hed Cross Chapters, who
nul.o In: pactions ot school children.
make homo visits In assisting with
health problems In the community:
assist' In teaching tho lied Cross
roume In Homo Ilysieae and Cure of
tiie flick, and cooerate Willi those
communities la promoting high health
standard.
Another plure of Red CroiM hcnllh
work Is the Nutrition service, wliifli
In neliooh and anions ad'ill i nil u it
the I'nllcd Ulates condiided In the
pa.st year special clusres ile;ne to
impart a better knowledge of correct
fwxl lialilu for li .'Ulth. Hehoel uir
tli'irlllen nnd olli'M.i.nre liUli In liielr
praiy.e of 101 Roll-.. In crrreetliijj nil
derwoislil amomt r-jheol chllilron. and
as a conti Ituitlnn to better national
heallli. ,.,
ThioMiili lus'riietlon in Kirit AM,
the Ited Onus ofem n pirtlrtilnrly
valiialile Kerviee to the nation's Itr
du.tt'.-.l r-iour, Rpd llin latter li.ive
tnroed rii tills liMlr.ieli.'iti In rvri
ioWint tiinitK'ri(fM a solution ,tir'i,'i.
anlilinl bH-'li C-i-t of flixlderitti. ; 'Ail
ihorliaiivu siatl' ti r!urt' 'th't
th':
atomn!llo Is t!i0li".t deadly tcl
()ent menaco today, so Hint Hio great
est loss la not necessarily' In tho In
dustrie!!. The latter, .however, nrOj0
enthusiastic eupporters ot tills, trn,iij-(
ing.
First Aid In Industries
The Ited Crass In Hie past year
graduated 43.446 Btudenta Including
representatives of all the larger In
dustries, sucli as lolopliouo and other
big utility organizations; rallroadB,
mid similar fields. Tlioso trained men,
besides belna ablo to help fellow em
ployes, have, lu n number of casen on
record, eaved lives nnd prnvented
needless Buffering following street or
hlghwuy ucefdentfl.
Water safely l.s no longer1 a simmer
resort problem, bnt tlue to IKbigrow
ing populurlt-y of water uports tho
yeur-roundi ts a, niattor that rcquiroa
constant vlgllauce. Experts In lite
saving nnd wutor'sdtoly underti Vlw
Ited Cross In tho past year graduated
ns.!i2l fieoplo In llfosavlug nnd during
tho coming winter will visit virtually
ill tho larger imlvemltlcs andicollefies
. , linving swlmmlus . fa
cilities, to corftlniie
their activities anions
collcgo men nnd . wo
men alao.
Thoro aro now 173,
500 lite-savers trained
by tho Ited Cross,
thousands ot whom
givo an untold amount
ot their time In volun
teer services, training
others, or protecting
beaches and pools.
1
L '
. -. ' Volunteer,
;; Indispensable
- This recalls thai
volunteers aro ( the
. back hone ot til Ited
, , i . Cross, .nctlvjlla:., the
record of annual service at national
headquarters shows' that' llieV serve
as life-savers, ns '-tlrst. nld'Jnst'ructors,
as Instructors . In. other bi'iincbea of
lied Cross endeavor, with motor 'corps
unlti, of which thcro are about 2;i.
now with lied Cro.'s Chapters: they
produce bandages and liospltal ir
infills, typo Ilraillc realing matter
fur the blind, nnd' In disaster rellel
have proved an ladispeurishle factoid.
Althoiiiiii tmlloiial tnllstlca nro A
complete for the last fiscal year, owing
to I lie failuro of chapters to report,
llgJits that have been gathered show
that In Ibis period volunteers pro
iliiceif 2.i3.0!(i garments exclusive of
the thousands of atilcles of clothing
e- iit to the sufferers In the Mlsslsslp
pi nnd Vermont Hoods, well as
2.27ii.C21 surgical dressing, and 33.UH7
Christians ba? for soldiers and sill
ors at Insular or foreign stations.
Some 20.35S women did canteen duty,
am) tha meter corps answered 20.27.',
cans. ' ;
Wttt lallj, Hdrriekru '
While I'orto I! rr o VSa still cut off
from the outer world by tUe great
KH'i i ;. a
I M I f 'it ,lf.- .
CHILDREN AN0"THiri PET
RESCUED FROM A FLOODED HO.MF.
tlciltomlidr ilmrrlcand, tho American!
Med Cro.'is.waa dlsuatcuine renei a
rectors by a Navy destroyer aui! M
sembllng relief s'jppllcs. llefon- tiles
mob wera well' nt oi, a Navy tr'..n...
port .sailed from N-.w Yr.rit vllt. Ped
Cre.ii njpiilies Imijla? 1.000 in-, cT
food sn'! 'i.-Ve tons of Irnts nnd
War.!: f"r tl 0 Iioiii.;5s. ..Mnau-.
time, en 1 Wonlbor H'iruu warnl-.g,
tho I'.tu Croon aui In nntlclp.llu let
up rei'.nf rtst'on. to viu'-iua, wuicn
lay In tho paili of '.lie storm.
Tho sMjVrs f-f worK::s "?y ?. wur
vessel no.' rapiillcy by transports
upon Instructions lv I'icclde.-'. Cool
Idgo tllnnr.te th-.- clo.-.o ties between
tho llii'O-n.nent mid '.ho I'ed Cross.
In calll'W npoh ''in people lo give to
tho Itol V'osa ioIIji find, tho Presi
dent said I'.at tho f.e! Cross ni "act
ing as tlio r.scnt of '.lie American peo
ple." .
Tie sfif.tlal l-lsajler rcllif tn'f t
niiilVLfl ta ih i Kcd Cri:vi b"t direct
ti tiie vlctlma through Ilia (led C-rcs.!,
Tho real VonirllHitois !.; tlu lirst w
lief uctlu,n vme ihe p v.by inln1 '
tho Ited Coji lust Movemluj-. Th"
money wij or. Iiard. !l -lai.' Vsp". :he.
Ited Cnn.s preoared for octlo'i. !u
I'lorldu', 1: raa icedy before tin e'oni.
struck. Itellet itlrr.c'vs and aj3'.s'.ants
nnd enrolled tiursrs fjrm 2 jlnn.iliie
disaster rJIcf ruin. .
Tliu B.-ptJr.b'.
iwifim !!.hs-
trates lio'A':
'rci Crr.fi fr-n.-lia
Hon goes u) ut rrte'.lns
crisis. .
A llirtns'-U'
News of a dl'b.i
tloual lieadrimtrtcis
In Wuihlii!t:n I:,
II. p. ''Weather Bu.i:
T Te :Ch till F
o' I'O T; I C-.--ivmiis
wr.j : Ik
i:., of t.-ie'.rapii-
lc news agency '!::. T'.rr
Ic. or
a dispatch may. io".' .:n a '.:''
Cross Held or. !,,, r'.or lu or
ne.tr' the rji'.-t-r . - . t.'.VI tUi t ! n' i.tfi'i'M-.titn .will Lo .
On Hi, yjry t nei wis ;in rrl'll i. j ; r. rani.r!!a !! )M
Hanbed ot'.lhe 1--: t:t ivla:n;':! pnntlf il f-M I r j'- ( f!tcM '
natlnnul lirj.lf)iinrtw s.ni ' t tttor-J fTrrtes. (V. n'6,':nti)'. .7ets tllii
al director ot illKatt IHt and.,-",',r.).Wr Ar , -y .'.r'ntsilea to
experienced staff ma U Ca. iJ'.n. ' Vmi'vi.-'li-.r.. Ni-;T? Jt-W. : '.
" " -.ru.---. ' - 7 .VVr.nt.s iwi v
. ( (.
-W. ' . ) .i.:.v ;.. :
wliovo ttiey lioarded a Navy destroyer
:or seen.
A c.ilile Jiyiu a Ited Cress uuraa at
;t. f:rul! i-cin -Islands, on tlia. tol
lowlur; --tliiy fir-itirtued reporta of Hi
violence of the 'storm. Or. thla day,
national hdncanera' mad, an Initial
rullit ai.pvop.-1'alloii of $S0.Of0. and
fJre--.lilcnt Cor.lidgn, wlio U urealdnt
o! the Amorlcjn Ited Cross, Issued a
netlon-wid.i ni'.i.ial for funds. Tele
grams wc:-j i -Iready arrivinc from
chapter; r.vcr the comilry, pltdsluj lo
cat funds.
Scarcely 1?. d Hie vtI! leen partly
lifted frjin Porto lilcn lie'oro ihe ,
Wer.tlnr !,.invi'. d;c!are' that tha
storm wn hciiclln for t'loridrt.
!:o, Willi one rilint i.slt ir. lis uny
to Porto Ki.rj. n:id l.v.i units a' work .
Ii: north nii,lvc;?in slater, struck tha.
previous wvek ey t.-r'iiuloej, :l:o Ked
Cross ord.-i'C.I I'.s tl d.l :.r:;'.-n In trw
ei'it nnd n.idnejt to Uj ralr for
duty lit. Vloi I'ia :.r:tl, It: jntlctpa'.lon,
It' t'iit ' to' l'lof.-f. n i. m of tercn.
The lender of :his. 'tr; 1 I frrvcl
a i n :'? adii'.J.'.'.nraivi lo. In. tho
Fieri .In' Ii :'i'l';ii'..i! c'.. I'.J-i and Jit ll'.a
Mlr-'i'-'.dpp! Joti Jf,n. v -.
"7"'j! tif' Cr.-i !.' 1 ! tcsi'JH
I-: It, .'ti: ;.' U ;ri'v
o? i -iY ; Hi r.s
.o-tk p.'Ci: -.i -
Vlco I'h; l:liil o. t
! the i.'.'.i i't:;j '
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It-." -a'd thj
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nrrnnce'i t,li:-te.-.-'-'I
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ma.) J.n : II:
lloini
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ol !'.;' -":ri.',
,.t.
iUn Van
.t.nce at-
se, t'!'.'.:r-
lly l:i
run I'J-'.o e! th' aa
C.. . Cetirnl
:.:i::-.i'f', cl'let of stal?
, .f.Ttiat iirrearp ot
Vil..-:. .-d S".,'.: Wil
'jn. :i'ii cr.lef r.i tha
:!:tr Af.'alie.
, si o-i -,s:ir.ei! t!.i! Ill
War C. I). Ii:
:::.i:i :. I"; tti
I ( 1 1 1 .v -,f :A
i t;.o r.-.-i c
. torihc rvr ,.l"ii Antual Itcll
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