The San Francisco call., 1906-05-03
an army ration basis, supplies enough
to feed the people for three weeks
SUPPLIES TO GO TO THE ARMY.
Federal Officials Will Supervise Dis
tribution of Food.

Federal Officials Will Supervise Dis
tribution of Food.
With a view to centralizing the dis
tribution of food, clothing and other
articles Of relief, the executive COM
mittee Of the Red Cross Society has
decided to turn over TO the army all
supplies that 1t will receive, and rec
ommends that all private supply COM
nittees do the same. It was decided
that the placing under one head of
the distribution Of necessities would
both economize the service and pre-
vent fraudulent drawing of rations.
With that end In view II is earnest
ly requested that all private relief
committees from outside and local
districts will turn over to Major c. A
Devol Quartermaster at the Preside
warehouses, all supplies on hand and
all that may be later received In this
way the United States Government
will supervise the distribution on
system perfected in conjunction with
the Red Cross Society and the relief
committee.
Major General Greedy has an
nounced that only certain acquisitions
Will be recognized by the army, these
acquisitions to be sanctioned by Ma
jor DevoL Cards will be issued by
the committee on distribution Of re-
lief to all citizens needing supplies and
these will be duly honored when pre-
sented at the branch Government re-
lief stations.
REGISTRATION BUREAU.
central registration bureau has
been established in the Hamilton
School, 2001 Geary street, near Scott
There all applicants for relief will be
enrolled. The registration will also
be conducted at each Of the relief sta
tons under the supervision Of the
central bureau.
One card will be drawn up for each
family or group Of persons living to-
gether. Each station will keep a set
Of registration cards covering all the
families within its territory who ap-
ply for relief. This set will be re-
ferred to each time a food card is re-
newed or other relief is granted, and
on any occasion when 1t may be nec-
eesary TO verify the right OF a person
to a food card or other relief. The
registration card may be made out
either: ID By an executive officer Of
the station, at a registration hour
to be set or at time when applica-
ton Is made for relief; or CD BY a
canvasser Of the Associated Charities,
OF the Registration Bureau or Of the
Relief Station at the time OF a visit
to the family. The latter will be the
preferred method. but in any event
the facts stated by the applicant must
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place where the applicant Is located.
II the applicant Is not found where
reported relief Will be suspended until
the applicant shows to the satisfac-
ton OF the onicers Of the station that
he belongs in their district
The registration card will show the
number OF persons In the family, the
number Of adults lover IL years) and
Of children (12 years or under), the
present and former address OF the
family; and in addition, all data neo-
essary to facilitate the finding of en-
ployment for all such as are not able
to return to their former occupations
at an early date. The information
concerning occupation will be fur
nished to the State Labor Commits
sioner, who has undertaken to aid in
! finding employment for those who
need It
WILL ISSUE FOOD CARDS.
To facilitate a uniform system of
checking the issue OF supplies, the
/ Registration Bureau has prepared a
! ten-day food card, which will be sup
| piled TO relief stations as soon as such
stations can arrange to use the new
/ plan.
The food card is simple in form
and the requirements for its use so
| flexible as to meet the conditions in
every station. 1t bears around the
edge row Of numbers from / to 81,
corresponding to the days of the
month. When issuing 1t the station
officer will enter on 1t the station
number, its own number In order of
issue. and corresponding to the num-
Der on the registration cards and, in
a conspicuous square near the top, In
: the middle, the number Of rations "a
ration is a days supply for one adult
person. children under IL take a half
/ ration each), necessary to supply the
family.
! The food card will be kept in sight,
placed IN the hat band or pinned to
the clothes while the person getting
the supplies is at the serving station.
The number Of rations to be issued,
as indicated on the card, will serve
as a guide to the assistants who give
out the supplies, suggesting to them
how much food should be issued.
When the rations are being issued
the checking officer, before admitting
the person to the space before the
supply counters, will examine each
food card, note whether it is drawn on
his station, also that the time for
which it was issued has not expired,
and will cancel in the margin the
number corresponding to the day of
the month.
GUARDING AGAINST FRAUD.
The food card will be good only for
ten days, at the close of which a new