The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-27
NO FRICTION OVER RELIEF.
Miss BOardman Tells OF Work OF the Red
Cross Society in San Franci SEQ.

Miss BOardman Tells OF Work OF the Red
Cross Society In San Franci SEQ.
The New York county Red Cross met at
the Aston Gallery yesterday afternoon to
listen to an appeal for larger and permanent
organizations of the association, made by
Miss Mabel T.. Boardman, Of the national
executive committee Of the American
National Red Cross.
Miss Boardman told Of the work Of the Red
Cross in San Francisco. She told how the
association was notified OF the earthquake
by the War Department and how. after
irving in vain to communicate with the
branch in San Francisco, it decided not to
wait and sent at once appeals to the twenty
State branches for help for the sufferers.
Secretary Taft is president of the National
Red Gross, and it was through him that the
organization reached Gen. Funston and
received the reply: NO relief funds
needed; nothing to buy Then came the
effort to send supplies. THE effort at the
present time" said Miss Boardman, "is to
arrange for more permanent structures
TO house the homeless people"
1t was announced at the meeting that
every penny given to the Red Cross work
would be expended in the work at San
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had been provided for by firms in New
York, who had given Offices, telegraph
and telephone services and all else need
full free of charge. To show how willing
every one was to help, It was told that two
messenger bovs sent to the Red Cross
Offices by a local company had volunteered
to put in their spare time when awaiting
messages addressing letters and folding
papers. The boys were described as
hyoung devils" who kept things lively
with their mischief, but they were willing
and eager TO put in extra time to help San
Francisco.
The clothing bureau Of the Red Cross at
If East Thirty-ffth street reported that it
had been almost swamped with donations
of clothing &, bedding, &c. Fully 1000 diff,
ferent articles of clothing were received
Yesterday and are being sorted and packed
for shipment. The uptown bureau at the
Church of Eternal Hope reported similar
conditions.
After the meeting Miss Bordman talked
about the request made 10y President Roose-
welt for the consolidation Of the Red Cross
and local relief committees in San Francisco.
She declared that the Red Cross was heart
lily in favor Of the plan and that as a matter
OF fact had arranged for the Joint COM
mittee of relief and Red Cross before the
Presidents meSSag &c was received, it hav-
ing, according to Secretary Loeb, been de-
layed four hours in transmission between
the White House and the War Department,
where the Red Cross has it's Offices.
Miss Bordman said that the work in San
Francisco was being directed by the Red
Cross but that the actual distribution of
supplies was in the hands Of the local relief
committee. To show the condition of affairs
She read a telegram received a few hours
before from Edward Dr.T. Devine the special
agent for the Red Cross at San Francisco.
II read:
There is absolutely no friction. Presidents
statement and Red Cross Instructions from
Washington entirely acceptable TO local peo-
pie, Financial committee is now joint COM
mittee of relief and Red Cross. Account s
will be kept so as to be audited by the War
Department. Wired Washington to-day as
follows: -.
do not infer from our message that Red
Cross has less TO do than you anticipated.
Recommendations referred only TO channels
for sending money. Supplies may be sent 10
Red Cross or military. We have charge Of
distribution, except physical handling by
ouartermasters Hope to establish same
arrangements In Oakland"
other speakers at the meeting were Rob
ert c. Ogden, president OF the New York
County Subdivision; william Sanger. pres
ident OF the New York State Red Cross,
and Mrs. William X. Draper.