The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-21
No GRAFT, SAYS DR.. DEVINE.
DEFENDS THE RED CROSS WORK
IN. SAN FRANCISCO.

state Branch at Its Annual Meeting Hears
the Ruined Cfty-About $4,000. OOO
y still at the Committees Disposal.
The New York State branch Of the Red
Cross held its annual meeting yesterday
afternoon in the Aston gallery OF the
Waldorf-Astoria.
DIR. Edward T. Devine, the national
organizations special representative in
the California earthquake relief work, was
present and gave an account Of his steward
ship.
DR.. Devine believes positively that not
one penny Of the money which was sent
to San Francisco for relief ever went wrong
Il want to say, he declared, referring to
the charges made by a California news
paper, that there is one person who does
not believe hat the Mayor Of San Fran
cisco stole a penny from the relief fund"
DR.. Devine told anon other things
what is to be done with the $4,000 900 OF
the relief fund which is still at the disposal
of the committee. OF this amount 81 500, 900
is in the committees treasury and the
balance in Washin gton, New York and
Boston.
IL is the intention Of the committee to
spend $500 900 in maintaining the camps.
in which there are still approximately
1000 refugees. This will include the
maintenance for a few months, until the
revenue of the city enables it to take up
the burden, of home for the aged and in
firm.
Half a million dollars will be devoted
to reestablishing families in homes, in
buying furniture and cooking utensils
and in paying the expenses Of moving
from the camps. An equal amount will be
! devoted to the rehabilitation of mall busi-
nesses. The money for this purpose was
SUI plied by the New York Chamber Of Com
merce.
Half a million dollars is to be used in
erecting two and three room cottages where
! the homeless may be taken care of in the
rainy season. There are TO be $500 of these
yes. and they are mostly built now.
On~e-fourth of the 81 900 900 is to be used
as bonuses in encouraging the rebuilding
Of the DESTROYED section of the citv. These
bonuses are not given in excess of $500 to
any one family. About 100000 has already
been pledged in hat way. DIR. Devine de
clared that there are fully 1900 persons
in San Francisco still crowded into base
ments n other places where they ought
nv W v
nr. Devine declared that the Red Cross's
experience at San Francisco was it's first
real test in administering emergency re-
lief" in times Of peace. He suggested that
what the Red Cross needs now in addition
TO its physicians, nurses and orderlies IL "A
corps of raine workers who know what TO
do in the line of relief in peaceful times.
He gave il as his opinion that the society
ought to have a corps of that sort IN every
community TO take up the relief work in an
emergency.
DR.. Devine claimed one thing above all
others for the relief committee. and that
il that its administration was harmonious
and unanimous, in spite OF all the obstacles
with which il had to contend. He asserted
that every important act OF the committee
was the result of unanimous agreement.
Jacob H.. Schitf, treasurer of the New
York State branch of the society, submitted
the annual financial statement for the year.
1t showed receipts amounting to 81, l2s, 464.
This included 81 100. PIT for the relief of the
San Francisco sufferers, $40. 12l for the
relief Of the Valparaiso sufferers and s974
for the sufferers from the Vesuvius erup-
ton.
Alfred Mosely, who organized a big Red
Cross hospital in Africa in the Boer war,
also delivered an address at the meeting.
He advised the Red Cross in this country,
il it is to attain the highest efficiency. to
organize something like the st. Johns
Ambulance Brigade in England.
William Cary Sanger, former Assistant
Secretary of War. was elected president,
Elihu Root ~vice-president, Mrs. William
X. Draper secretary and Jacob H. SchiT
treasurer.