The Washington times., 1922-11-17
RED CROSS PLAN
FOR DISASTERS
COMPLETE
Local Chapter Has Methods
Worked Out and Names
Committees.

The disaster relief committee Of
the District Chapter Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross today answered the
question as to what 1t would do In
case of another Knickerbocker
Theater catastrophe.
Under the general supervision OF
DIR. Ralph NJ. Jenkins. chairman OF
the District chapter and also chair
man of the disaster committee. a
booklet was made public today in
connection with the sixth annual
roll call of the Red Cross, now In
progress this week
Upon notice of a disaster the
first rule of Red Cross workers IL
to communicate with one of the
group leaders and they, In turn.
notify those under them.
A telephone committee composed
Of the company's officials includes
A. r. Berry. chairman: Burdett
Stryker. vice chairman; c. 7
Clageu. w. A. Condit and 4. q.
Burton.
Speaking OF this cooperation be.
tween the telephone company and
the Red Cross. President A. l..
Berry today said:
"Inasmuch as the Red Cross 10
organized to handle emergencies.
the main wire chief Is designated
as the company's representative
with whom the Red Cross may
communicate whenever necessary"
Commissioner Cuno Rudolph is
honorary chairman of the disaster
mittee is composed OF Thomas
Bradley, John r. Larner, Albert
Schulteis. William Knowles Cooper,
Anton Stephan and II. S. Reeside.
The hospital care and sanitation
subcommittee is composed Of Dr.
William c. Fowler. DR.. william
Earl Clark. DR.. Edgar p. Copeland
DIR. II. c. Macatee, DR.. j. B. q.
Gusts and DIR. Joseph S. Wall. The
nursing subcommittee comprises
Mrs. Marie l.. Chamberlain. Miss
Gertrude n. Bowling. Mrs. Seaton
Schroeder, Mrs. c. V. Chappell, Mrs.
Ira w. Dennison. NJ ss Katherine
Vincent and Miss Helen Boyle.
The supplies and food suhcom.
mittee is headed by Miss Mabel T.
Boardman. chairman. and Mrs.
Theodore w. Richards, vice chair.
man. and comprises Mrs. Charles
ID. Lynch, Mrs. ID. j. Roberts, Miss
Emma s. Jacobs. Ms. |. w. Lit
tell, w. c. Davis. and J. A. Whit
field
The transportation subcommitt &c
has Mrs. Charles d. Carter as chair
man and Rudolph Jose as vice
chairman.
The relief and rehabilitation sub
committee is headed by Col. Charles
Lynch, assisted by Walter 8.
Ufford, Judge william II. DeLacy.
and Lee Baumgarten. The emerg.
ency housing subcommittee has
Brig. Gen. George Richards. U. s.
NJ. c., as chairman.
The Information Committee Is
headed by William c. johnson AS
chairman. assisted by Miss Bronson
S. Qusites, Morris Hacker, A. 8.
Brant and Roy l.. Newhouser.
The firemen appear to have
picked up the pace prophesied for
them by Chief George Watson, for
yesterday and today a truck and an
engine company reported to the
chief engineers office that every
man in those organizations now
wears a Red Cross button, signify
ing they have answered the sixth
annual roll call Of the District
Chapter. American Red Cross. The
latest additions TO the 100 per cent
enrolled list ere: No. IL Engine,
commanded by Capt. w. II. Deaver.
and No. Truck Company, I'm
charge Of Capt. J. B. Watts. both
of the First Battalion. No. 1
Engine reported splendid show
ing, but lacks a few men to make
the enrOllmcut cop,pIata