New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-27
T|TAN|C'S NEEDY.
$50 Looked After by Red Cross
Emergent Committee.
HAS WORK FOR DESTITUTE
More Positions Offered Survivors
than There Are Applications
for Employment.

The plate glass front OF No. II In the
arcade Of the Metropolitan Building Is
screened by the dark shades pulled up half
way. while the door is covered with a white
banner bearing on its centre a large red
cross IL Is behind this screen. so sugges-
tive of mourning, that the Emergent Relief
Committee OF the American Red Cross has
been working to help the destitute surviv-
ors Of the Titanic disaster since April ls
The Red Cross Emergent Relief Commit
tee OF the Charity Organization Society Is
affiliated with the American National Red
Cross. and by the constitution of the ma
tional body is authorized to deal with the
distress which may be occasioned by ca
lamities In time of peace within It's terri
tory-the eastern half of New York State.
The committee receives all the funds Tor
this work issued from the Mayors Office.
and will receive in addition the tund being
collected by the National Red Cross
through the appeals made by PRESIDENT
Taft last week. That goes TO Jacob Fl.
Schirf. treasurer Of the New York Red
Cross.
The Offices I'm the Metropolitan Arcade
were furnished and loaned for this work
by the METROPOLITAN Life Insurance Com
pany. They will be occupied for an indeti-
mite length of time
w. Frank Persons, Superintendent OF the
Charity Organization Society. is directing
the work Not many of the survivors who
are being aided by this committee apply at
tho Office in person. Although the $50 or
more cases being helped from this office
vary widely In nationality. Chinese, Syrian.
hoiy n
resented, there has been no dearth OF efl-
cient Interpreters. Much or TINS WorK mas
been done by volunteers.
So far not much real money has been
given the sufferers. and Mr. Persons says
the emergent situation was well met by
the committee of which Mrs. y. II. Henry
is chairman.
Among those Of the Titanics survivors
left destitute are not only steerage pas
sengers but a considerable number or sec
ond cabin passengers and a few members OF
the crew. The White Star Line gave trans
portation back TO the other side 10 all VINO
wanted II, and tho Red Cross committee
arranged for eight who returned on the
White Star steamer Celtic and four who
went on the Ward Line steamer Havana
the same day.
Some Of the Syrian women saved among
tho steerage passengers have friends TO
whom they wish TO 60 but are detained
because their children have broken out
with measles Mr.. Persons regarded their
rescue from Il tragic fate only to break
out with measles as quite an anti-climax
TO their adventure.
The sane. sympathetic and practical way
this group OF workers has set about mini
MIXING the material suffering that follows
in the wake of the tragedy is In splendid
contrast TO the well meant but futile at
tempts Of the kind hearted woman VINO
tried to console one Of the survivors when
she first landed from the Carpathia by
Offering to put cologne on her handker-
chief. AS the bewildered woman had no
handkerchief the kind offer was unavail-
1 ing.
81. myself. have not been with the Red
Cross through any other big disaster. SAID
Mr.. Persons. but this is the same COM
| mittee that handled the Mayors fund after
| the Triangle waist fire.
Supplementing the work that the feu
| Cross committee is doing and cooperating
| with II is the Womans Keller COM
mitttee. with offices upstairs In the same
building. This Is a temporary committee
| formed for this occasion and has three de-
nartments-one for financial aid, one 10
| arrange for transportation and legal AID
and one to secure employment for the sur