Evening star., 1922-01-31
VALIANT RELIEF RENDERED
BY WE'LL KNOWN AGENCIES
Red Cross, Salvation Army; With Boy Scouts,
Showed Training in Prompt
Response to Disaster.

Shoulder to shoulder in the knick-
organizations which made records for
themselves in the war, both overseas
and at home. The catastrophe again
brought into close cooperation the
Red Cross, the Salvation Army, with
its characteristic doughnuts, while
the Boy Scouts made third. Tributes
to the work done by all three have
been heard from many sources.
The District Chapter of the Red
Cross established headquarters and
kept them open two nights and one
day. Motor corps, canteen workers
and clerical assistants were continu-
ously on duty for many hours from
The moment they could reach the
scene. Supplies held out surprising
ly well, and Mrs. Theodore Richards,
chapter vice chairman. reports that
there is no longer need for contribu-
ttons from private sources. Sweaters
and woolen socks were furnished in
abundance to firemen, policemen and
marines. In several instances these
socks were used as gloves and pulled
over the bleeding hands of the res
cuers. Two of the city's department
stores furnished additional blankets
and delivered a stock of gloves direct
TO the relief workers at the theater.
Miss Boardman In Change.
Miss Mabel T. Boardman was in
charge of ti.e work at the Christian
Science Churcn and mad her volun-
teers serving coffee. soup and sand
witches. Food supplies were furnished
by the Willard Hotel. the Army and
Navy Club, 24O0 18th street, and 9TH
ers. Miss Margaret Hood. whose
overseas training made her of
int vol, in, RI iper he -nrl-
was on duty uninterruptedty for a
day and night. Miss Anna Winner at
the telephone exchange. performed
notable service. Mrs. Chamberlayne,
Mrs. C.. v. Wheeler of the Motor
Corps, Miss Mabel Wilcox of ma
tional headquarters, and many from
the Overseas League, worked in re-
lays, both at the theater and church
The chapter home service workers
doing follow-up work in caring for
sistants. have been sent to the hos
pitals receiving the wounded. The
A. r. c. Womens Club has offered
to take the bodies of any unidentified
young women for burial, with the
consent of the coroner.
Within an hour after the roof of the
theater caved in Red Cross workers
from the District chapter and national
headquarters had relief measures un-
der way.
Emergency Work.
The most important emergency
work was the mobilization of doctors
by DR.. William Earl Clark, chief sur.
geon of Emergency Hospital and
chairman of the medical section OF
the disaster relief committee of the
chapter. Almost Immediately after
the roof fell physicians began to ar
rive on the scene in answer to the cal
sent out by DIR. Clark.
Red Cross nurses also arrived quick
1y and the number of volunteers was
sufficient to do the work required.
Another work was the gathering
from all sources of blankets, dressing
gowns and hot-water bottles. These
were procured from the Naval Hospi.
tai, the storeroom Of the District
chapter and miscellaneous sources.
The driver of every automobile en-
gagged in relief work carried inscruc-
tions from Edward Stuart. national Rec
Cross director of disaster relief, to bring
in all the water bottles that could be
found, and hundreds of them were
brought to the first-aid station in the
church. Aiding Director Stuart was
Lieut.. Commander Joel T. Boone. Gaisor
officer between the American Red Cross
and the Navy Department.
Through the efforts off Dr.. Ralph
Jenkins, chairfnan: Mrs. Richards and
Miss Boardman large numbers Of vol.
unteers were notified. To sustain the
policemen. firemen, marines and others
engaged in the work of rescue and re-