The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-04
RELIEF WORK IN GALVESTON,
A Perfected System Under Control of
American National Red Cross.

| BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
New York, Oct 3.-The system of re-
lief distribution now in operation in
| Galveston is described in the following
telegram from Miss Clara Barton,
president of the American National
Red Cross:
Upon the repeated solicitation of the local a,,.
| thorities, the Galveston local relief committee
composed entirely of men, and the Local Red
Cross Emergency committee, composed entirely
OF Galveston ladies' have been merged into one
committee and organized into the Galveston a,lx
iliary Of the American National Red Cross Tie
entire work OF distributing rations, clothing and
other relief supplies has been transferred to the
new organization, all such work to be immedi-
ately and henccforth conducted under the auspices
and by direction of the American National Red
Cross.
Not the slightest interruption of the work has
taken place. The ten ward distributing stations
will be continued as found necessary, with the
accession OF the Red Gross ladies' one of whom
has been appointed vicc-chairman for each
ward, with three or more assistants to aid in the
asserting and delivery of goods at relief stations,
with additional acoessions Of ladies for each ward
station to any number that may be found neccs-
sary, who shall make systematic investigation in
certain streets assigned to them of the WORTH
ness of all applicants for relief The work. being
thus syscmatizcd, can be most thoroughly con.
Quoted indefinitely. The relief by this painstak-
ing and systematic method will have to be con.
tinucd many months
The accession OF the Red Cross ladies to the
distribution committees is hailed with great salts
faction by the chairmen of those committees
nearly all of whom, being leaders of the different
wards, also have charge of the gangs of men en-.
gagged in removing the millions of feet of splint.
cred lumber, debris of all sorts and remaining
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quired in that direction. The relief work Is thus
most completely organized and reduced to a per-
feet system. The skin with which it was first
organized and has thus far been conducted is a
marvel to u.s. The leading business men of the
city have laborcd day and night upon the COM
mittees, and have completed thorough census
OF the present city as to names and present
abodes OF sufferers, their pressing wants and
whether or not each person or any member of a
remaining family is able to do days labor Fair
wages are being paid for labor in the great task
of removing the debris.
The most imperative subject now before the
committee and the one greatest in importance
next 10 the sanitary relief IN cleaning the cily.
Is that OF providing suitable homes OF a tenn
porary nature for more than 5000 homeless per-
sons. The committee is formulating a conlpre-
hensve plan now for the purpose OF meeting
with that great necessity, Immense quantities
of lumber, nails, roofing and carpenters tools,
and large fund of money, will be necessary to
suitably meet this need. In every instance where
possible the sufferers will be expected to furnish
their own labor in the reconstruction OF their
homes, thereby keeping every one employed.
Clara Barton.
Contributions for Miss Barton's work
in Galveston should be sent to the Red
Cross Texas Relief Fund, 1856 Fifth ave-
nue., New York city.