Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-23

WASiIINNGToN. oct % --Virtaall,
every phase ~ Rcd Ci0ss service iu
Guiding first cid. nursing health sr
vice. home service, Junior red Gross
military and civilian f"l!s. vas brought
Into play b. the American Ia cross
during the last fiscal year On 1lliu
5v.vOV persons In ia coh.muuit,t 49,
tins Of seventy three disasters The
coinleic story 9 how Rcd CJUN pIs
parcdness for dis'nstrr air,ittri !.
tres and prcvontcd urtld uifrrins 4
ted IN the fOrthrom.ng annual rsPf'
In tho accomplishment 90 this - 70
work it0 He'd Cross chapters scr" Ul'
I'll upon 60 assist. the sum ~ 600 nNl
IN cab aud supplies was ,,pcui' :
Thirty temporary hospitals voTN -.
into existence iwcntwyid motor corps
wscr wgantuS seven special rcllr.
trains were reut cut ans no special
representative ana nurses vrr" o..
ninhei IN addition O. the aid gwen Poe
the LEGAL Rcd Cross workers 10 tLt
community visited by dlusits
Ia these - disasters including !
toInAducs unl cyclones hIfu.au.s
. cloudbufsis. haLNlilu. ,lI''
qgakca. I landslide D. ap=. . oSpH
rion. , Hoods 10 shlpvrcbs TRAN
wreck. riots ! crItcr a,tilgU. ems
drouKhis $50 persons were kileI
inatelJl were rendered h0u,,.sL while
property 'alued 10 $4,000 o91 was Ir
stTyyed
Corpus Christi Disaster
Tb, largest and E4Ss defrur'INr
dlaaier q ~" year v4 90 CJ.p4f
Chris;l Tea. IN September 1919 A.
proxiuately 400 were Killed arl 4u.g
made homeless Tao Ecd CgusA dis.
-
slisnis ADMINISTERED fund q $500,
00V. giving aid 30 5000 families ard
four towns ana rural districts and suf
ficIcnt supplies O. each family g. ,l.
able u O. stand On its feet
nscaus" ~ tugntd1tg ihc GlG AMI
lake divisions vvr- called upon O.
frnd emergency relief with trained
workers into nearly 80 communities
The tWu dougtts IN Montana and
North Dakota gave abundant Cupnl
tunlly Tor trained WORKERS from th'
northern division % help the Hcl Cfoss
chapters dsrnons;rair their ute'ul1est
While . number q shipwf'cks rf0, "a
the readiness of the Atlantic dlN.s0l
and the New Yofk metropolitan area
eommit,ee 10 ASS; % that line o!
wore.
Tho record O. Ia, year cr,ph,s.ye,
the need a. abundant rr-pat.int IS
along the line a. disaster relief and
has resulted IN the oggan.lz;ion q d.
sster prerarrdn"ss committees hy about
600 chapters and the setting aside 90 q
special emergency fund hy %. national
organization 81 5000 200. in Addition
10 the regular annual appropriation Gls
this purpose made ~ o. budget
Extend Home SERVICE.
Another feature q EeJ Cruss VC'G
which has bs~n greatly extended the
past year = the home seryirc IA ttr
fanilies o. CIVILIANS. patterned after
The home service which rendered 4s
sistance 10 the 400. 900 families % gl..
diers and Sailors during tho War.
This service. which VA inaugural 4
late last year. VAS eNterd,l 20 Coo
families during the year covered by
the annual Teport II u furnished oulv
where there IL no other established
agency performing thls especial class
Of public service. and Is confined -
chapters az the Esd Cross which com.
ply with certain restrictions linton led
to maintain standards AMI pcrpct.u,r
the work. Approximately ! Loco chap.
tiers have made Application Tor such
authority and 81 have been gwen the
desired permission. THIS rlar a. ~.
tcnssoe, contemplate Mt orly thu Goa.
dsct u general family welfare work but
the seeking out and developing - A..
msnd3 Tor other ferns {. community
service and securing III. cooperation
of Specialized organizations % I'll these
needs
February ]. 1890. the foreign lau.
ruage information service which WA
Organized hy the National Ggvernmcu,