The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-30

at the various Division HeadQuarter.
have been expanding and perfectin,
the plans for nation wide disaster re
lief preparedness, arranging to max,
each of the 1924 Red Cross Chapters
an integral part of the disaster relic
organization.
Nationwide Preparedness
The Mobile Disaster Unit OF tn,
New England Division is part OF thu
nation wide preparedness OF tn,
American Red Cross TO render dis
aster relief. This unit will operat,
primarily in the New England state
of Maine. New Hampshire, Vernon,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island. bu
il may be sent into other States il tht
extent of the disaster makes its serv,
ices essential.
Disasters OF unusual proportions
affecting several hundreds of people
such as the Chelsea and Salem fires
are fortunately rare in New England
But when they do come, they com,
suddenly, without warning. The vic
Tins are n need of immediate aid
There is no time then to prepare re
lief measures with care EVERYTHING
must be done hurriedly. and withou
forethought. To meet disaster stu
| ations efficiently. preparations mus
be made in advance. And it is sue.
preparations that the New England
Division has completed in its Mobil,
| Disaster Unit.
| Everything possible has been don
/ to insure the greatest possible spec,
| in getting the Unit to the scene OF
| disaster after it's services have beer
| called for A list OF the names. ad
dresses and telephone numbers of tn
principal Division officers has beef
placed with every one of the ia Re,
Cross Chapters in the New Englan
Division territory, with the Westerl
Union and Postal Telegraph Com
panies and the New England Tele
phone & Telegraph Company in Bos
ton and with the editors of the Bosto
newspapers. Through one or more c
these sources report of a disaster wi
quickly reach some one of the officer
listed.
Ready to Act Day or Night
The moment notification of a disas
ter comes to Division officer, day {
night, the machinery for putting til
Disaster Unit into the field will b
started
Arthur G. Rotch, Acting Diyisio
Manager, will call the Chapter neare.
the disaster on the telephone TO lear
its extent and transportation cond
tions in the vicinity. With the info
nation thus secured. he will decit
whether the services of the Unit al
needed. II they are, he win mobile
the Division forces necessary to g
2 the Unit out
If the call comes in the day tim
all the officers connected with Il
Unit will be at Division Headquarter
2 II the summons is at night, they W
) be called by telephone to Headqua
, | tiers.
Arrangements have been made wi
3 F. H. Swift & Comany, big truckil
concern in Boston, to transport Il
equipment Of the Unit over the ro;
+ to the disaster, if it is within 800 mil
q Of Boston and the roads are passab
s or otherwise to load it onto freig
d cars. This company will rush its bi
ges, motor trucks to the Army Ba
: for the equipment. Army personI
s on duty at the Base and Red Gro
s workers can get the entire equipme
Il out of storage and loaded inside
i hour.
% The Personnel Of the Unit
Meantime the personnel of the u
: will be gathering for their trip to
o scene of disaster by motor cars or
\ train. The personnel consists OF t
re surgeons and two assistant surgeo
IS two physicians (medical, two sps
eft ialists, one X-ray technician, 80 r
Il Cross nurses (women) and six nj
IN nurses, one dietitian, one pharmaci
OF two medical social service workers
r cook and two assistant cooks, 15 m
Of helpers and three stenogEaphers,
e. sides a business manager and
is assistants, This personnel will be
Id creased il necessary.
DR.. William Z. Ladd of Boston,
he enrolled the medical personnel OF
nd Unit, and viii be in command of