The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-06-10
RED CROSS GAVE
100000 HELP
To Sufferers in the Last
Nine Years.
GREAT INSTITUTION FOR 5000
Gave Aid in Over Seventy
five Disasters During
That Period.
RELIEF IN MANY COUNTRIES

Washington. June 6.--Twelve
millions of dollars has been dispens-
ed in charity by the American Red
Cross in the last nine years.
In this period. beginning in 1908,
when the Red Cross was reincorpo-
rated. there have been more than
seventy-fve disasters caused by
earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
fires, floods. famine. mine explosions
and wars in this and other coun-
tries
Not included in the 100000
is the sum OF S1.S0O,0O0 that has
been raised by the sale of Red Cross
stamps This fund is used eNclu-
sively for the war against the white
plague in this country. In addition
10 extending relief to the needy in
great calamities, the Red Cross con-
ainually fights tuberculosis. main
tains a system of free nurses for the
poor, looks after the safety of mi
ners and has volunteer life-saving
force.
Friends of this organization de-
clare it can be truthfully said that
the American Red Cross is the
greatest single institution for good
IN the world. Its records show that
aid is extended at the least possible
cost. -.- s.-.-.
I, Beady and eager TO answer call
for their services are $500 enroll
ed graduate nurses. During the last
few years there has developed in this
country the largest organization of
trained nurses to be found in the
world The Red Cross, quick to
realize the advantages of co-opera-
tion with this representative body
of women, caused the affiliation of
the American Nurses Association
with the Red Cross and working
agreement between the two bodies
is carried out through a National
Co mittee on Red Cross Nursing
81 ice.
Through this nursing service the
Red Cross has undertaken TO carry
into the homes of the people bet
ter knowledge of the underlying
principles of health. che prevention
and care of Town and Country
Nursing Service. which,, it is believ-
ed, will eventually make nursing
care available even in the most re-
mote regions of our country.
A record of the work OF the Red
Cross since 1905 is one recOunting
national calamities in all sections of
the world. each horror that start
led and raised the sympathies of the
civilized world. In 1905 there was
the Philippine typhoon. In 1906
there was the San Francisco earth
quake and fire. the japanese famine,
the Vesuvian earthquake and erup-
tion, the Valparaiso earthquake and
the Gulf States stor
The next year thee was the Chi
nese famine. the Kingston earth
quake md the Russian famine. The
fOlloVi,g year there was another
famine in China, the Mississippi cy-
clone, the South Carolina and Geor-
gia floods, the Mononeahela mine
disaster. the Canadian forest fires.
the Michigan and Minnesota forest
fires, the Calabrian earthquake. the
Italian earthquake and the cyclone
at Clinton, Mich.
Since 1908 the Red Cross has ex-
tended relief to Portugal, Turkish
Armenia, Japan, Nicaragua, Servia,
Costa Rica, France. China. Manchu-
ria, Canada, Philippines, Mexico, AL
bania, Persia, Panama, Turkey. Syr-
"a and Newfoundland. Aid has been
extended in the various wars that
disturbed Turkey. Greece and the
Salkan States.
Persons made destitute by the Tf-
tanic and Volturno ship disaster felt
the helping hand of the Red Cross.
Outside OF the San Francisco earth
quake and fire, which cost the Red
Cross s3.OS7. 1000. the next costly re-
lief was in the Ohio foods of
last year. when s2.472.2s7 was ex-
pended.