The Washington herald., 1922-01-30
RED CROSS LEAPS
TO RELIEF WORK
Physicians, Supplies and
Workers Mobilize in
Church.

Mrs. Theodore Richards. exccu-
tive secretary Of the District of Co.
lumbia Chapter Of the American
Red Cross, yesterday issued call
for warm gloves, blankets. wooden
socks and sweaters, all of these
items except the blankets for the
use of the iremen, policemen. Ma
rines and other relief workers at
the Rnickerbocker Theater. The
call for private supplies was made
because the stores were not open
and the chapter could not buy.
These supplies may be left at the
District chapter. 16 Jackson place,
or at the First Church Of Christ.
Scientist, Euclid street and Colum-
bia road
The cavinG in Of the roofs OF
two dwellings and the fear tha.
there might be other accidents OF
the Kind caused the District chap
ter to prepare for any similar emer-
Eency in addition to its work In
connection with the Knickerbucker
disaster. Chapter headquarters will
remain open continupusly until the
start Relief In Hour.
Within an hour after the roof
of the knickerbocker Theater cavri
in Red Cross workers from the Dis
trict of Columbia chapter and ma
tional headquarters had relief meas
ures under way.
The most important emergency
work was the mobilization Of doc
tors by DR.. William Earl Clark,
chief surgeon of Emergency HoS-
pital and chairman of the m,dica!
section of the disaster relief COM
mittce of the District chapter Al
most immedia.el after the .'1of fell
physicians began to arrive on the
scene in answer to the call shu. out
BY DIR. Clark.
Red Cross. nurses also arrived
quickly and the number of volun-
required.
Another relief measure was the
gathering from all availa BILE sources
of blankets, dressing gowns and
hot water bottles. These were pro-
cured from the Naval Hospital. the
storeroom of the District of Column
bia Chapter and miscellaneous
sources. The driver of every auto
mobile engaged in relief work car
ried instructions from Edward
Stuart, National Red Cross Director
Of Disaster Relief. to bring in all
the water bottles that could be
found and hundreds reached the
first aid station. Aiding Director
Stuart was Lieut.. Comdr. Joel T.
Boone. liaison officer between the
American Red Cross and the Navy
Department.
Volunteers Notified.
The machinery of the District
Chapter was quickly put into mo-
ton. Through the efforts of DIR.
Ralph Jenkins, chairman: Mrs.
Theodore Richards. secretary, and
Miss Mabel T. Boardman. large num-
bers of volunteers were notified.
To sustain the policemen. firemen.
Marines and others engaged in the
work of rescue and relief. a canteen
service was quickly set up by chap
ter workers, who under the direc-
tion of Misses Nettie Burch, Har-
riet Loring. Mrs. Barnes and Mrs.
Isaad Littell. furnished such hot
refreshments as could b. quickly
obtained.
To help in answering the inquiries
of frantic relatives and friends OF
those who were victims of the dis
aster Director Stuart negotiated
with the Chesapeake and Ptoomac
Telephone Company for additional
facilities in the Christian Science
Church. Within three hours after
the request was made there was
working a telephone information
service of substantial size. This
service was taken over by the police.
SO that all information service
might be centralized.
Among the chapter workers who
were early on the scene were Miss
Margaret Hood. Mrs. Allen X. Cap
ron, Mrs. Anna Winner and her hus-
band, Mrs. Marie Chamberlain, Mrs.
Clara Chapelle. Mrs. Nellie Hunt,
Miss Katherine Riggs. Miss Mary
Alice Hudson and Sumner Curtis.