The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-21
CHAIN OF CHILD
 HEALTH UNITS

Washington, October 21.-American Red Cross relief operations in Europe during the last fiscal year were con- cerned almost entirely in aiding oth- erwise helpless hordes of refugees and establishing a chain of child health units that are rescuing thousands of children from the misery war has Vis- ited upon them, says the annual re- port of the Red Cross made public here today.
 In Austria the American Red Cross program resulted in the distribution of food, clothing and medical supplies to 500, 900 persons, mostly children; gave employment in garment making to 40, 900 native women; provided 25,- 00O, 900 francs worth of medical and beds to institutions caring for 27,OO0 children and assisted organizations reaching 1000 persons.
 In South Russia and Constantine pie the organization was called upon to suddenly care for 150, 900 refugees, who were forced to leave the Crimea when Wrangels' army collapsed. It distributed all the supplies originally placed at it's disposal in the Near East, S5O0,0O0 sent by the Russian Embassy in the United States and an additional S400,00O worth of supplies from it's own reserve fund.
 In Poland, 40.0 900 refugees who had fled before the Russian Soviet inva- sion were cared for, 50O,000 children were assisted W1Cn 1000 ana Permanent relief work was establish ed in many hospitals for children. more than 1000 surgical eases were cared for weekly and a maximum of 750, 900 persons were fed in a single month. In Italy, the chief work of the American Red Cross last year was as- sistance given in the Mugello and Tus
 cany earthqualSes, when it had 216 tents with all relief supplies erected and in operation within 48 hours. In Hungary, the outstanding fea- ture of the work for the year was the distribution to needy children and ref ugees of l, 100000 articles of clothing
 and the mobilization of 50,0O0 native women in native-wide knitting cam | paign. The total relief supply dis | tributions of the Red Cross in Hun | 7ary for the year averaged 10 tons a day.
 | from the Caucasus were assisted with
 food and clothing and later were giv- | en such supplies that large number | of them were able to colonize in 52 | deserted villages and resume their
 normal occupations. A complete 1 Child-health program was also inaug-
 urated among 10000 children. In Czecho-Slovakia, the work for the year included a medical survey of | 50,000 children; enrolment of 165,- | 900 children into a Junior Red Cross;
 mobilization of 900 children into a | health crusade; the distribution of | large quantities of medical supplies and clothing and the establishment of l the first two of 21 medical centers for child-health work.
 In Montenegro, the work of the American Red Cross was devoted to
 assisting war orphans. Child feeding
 kitchens served during the year a to- l tai of over S,000,0O0 meals, while the 7 health centers supervised and aided l 10000 children with medical supplies
 and surgical treatment.
 1.@P Nv-Ix -Aa h lished among the 90,000 war-orphans. 1 The work in Rumania was entirely
 among the children and consisted of
 financial assistance given to Ruma,n-
 In Western Russia and the Baltic
 states, 132 child-health centers were ] opened and 13,000 children were treated monthly during the last two gram is complete, medical supervision
 will be maintained over 450,000 chill
 dren. In addition to medical care, 31OOO children were furnished cloth ing. an epidemic of dysentery was ] overcome in Latvia and still more threatening epidemic of typhus was destroyed in Lithuania- Two hundred and fortw hospitals were also assist ed in the four Baltic states.
 | Although the American Red Cross had nQuidated most of It's relief op-
 erations of France in 1920, during the past year it continued to help the
 children in the devastated regions and
 made several gifts of cash to carry on the work being done among the
 maimed soldiers
 In Belgium, there was considerable
 distribution of supplies and general
 aid in the rehabilitation work being
 done.
 In Albania. the American Red Cross, in several cities, established
 child-health stations so that in the
 month of June, 4,200 children receiv-
 ed medical assistance. Heroic work
 was also done during the earthquake disasters lasting from December IS
 1920. for nearly a week. In addition
 the Red Cross fed 1000 refugees daily for a period of nine months.
 1 For the support of its prersent S6,- 100000 medical relief campaign
 among destitute European childrer and it's permanent program at home roll call of members November II tc 1 lnd Grass lra is ,a,