Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-13

and maimed and funds for the restora- ton of devastated regions.
 To these more pressing, tasks were added such other essential activities as helping to unite broken families, locat- ing refugees. transmitting funds and food supplies from relatives in America (oN&r S10,00n,000 was transmitted to 100000 individually, repairing public baths,s re-equtpping hospitalB, rehabili- tating public institutions and organizing agencies for the care of orphans and destitute children
 Prior to 1918, the work was done through European central organizations. which operated through local commits tees in each locality. This work was done on the actual field of battle, in l ereas held by one or the other combat ting armies.
 Upon the signing of the armistice, it | became possible for the American Jew 1 ry to send its own emissaries to the l field. Then for the first time we beheld ! what desolation and havoc the war had created among our brethren and 1t be- 1 came possible to inaugurate direct ac- tivities
 A shipload of food and supplies was distributed in Poland, which enabled us, l with subsequent additional acquisitions, l to provide food for 15,000 families, of l which 2S,000 families, comprising S6,000 1 Individuals. were in Warsaw alone, l Milk stations were established in all | larger centers and in Warsaw alone 40,- 900 children received milk portions daily.
 The joint distribution committee ap- | propriated s1.300.00o to the American
 Relief Administration, which, in its turn, arranged for the feeding of over l 400 900 Jewish children in Great Po- | land.
 Clothing was distributed throughout the entire country. During the cold win
 'ers fuel was supplied to the homes and Institutions. In the eastern front the J
 D. c. Flying Squadron" consisting of
 auto trucks with rolling kitchens
 brought up in the rear of the army and
 administered first aid to the starving
 non-combatant population. During tht
 summer 50,000 rickitic and undernour-
 tshed children were sent to special col
 onies ir the country.
 In Vienna, 46.514 persons were re-
 ceiving food supplies, and of these, 20,
 900 were entirely dependent for susten
 ance upon the funds of the joint distri
 button committee. A special medtca
 department was established. temper
 ary orphan asylum was opened and pro
 vision made for 5000 children thai 1 were sent to various countries.
 "In November. 1920, the joint distri
 button committee prepared a budget an(
 program which aimed to ameliorat
 and meet certain definite condition
 arising out of the war; namely, main
 tenance of war orphane. relief in re l patriation of refugees medical and san
 fary relief, and economic reconstruc
 ton.
 Fortunately. the establishment Q 1 Roover's administration in Russia mad
 1t possible to send relief to the pogron and war victims there. From that tim on, our efforts were concentrated on in
 tensifyfng and extending in the ne7
 areas the four functional activities an
 the program of Russian relief. . We are just at the beginning of f large program for orphans. Definite an t intensive work Is done with refugees | . Rodmania, Poland, Hungary, Austria 7 Turkey and other countries, for whic : purpose a sum of s5oo,000 was allocat r ed; $500 900 is already aIloeated fo s medical work, $1o00.0oo Is assigned y the work for rehabilitation in Poland : while the loan organization in Rou n mania has already been given $300,oo 2 and s1 900 900 is given for relief 0 Russia Tn Palestine. loan societies ar i being organized and S25o,ooo Is allooa' s ed for this purpose.
 ], 1 The budgets of the various actfvitie s have been drawn up on minimum Q basis and 1t will be practically impoi v sfble to continue unless the entire S14 5, 100000 now being sought in natioi k wide campaign Is raised