Evening star., 1925-03-20
RED CROSS RELIEF
DECLARED AMPLE
Trained Workers at All A.
fected Points Said to Have
Situation in Hand.

Relief machinery of the American
Red Cross was in full motion today
in behalf of the thousands of injured
and homeless in the tornado-wrecke ed
section of the Middle West, with ma
tional headquarters here speeding
every facility for it's growing force
Of relief workers in the field It
stood ready also to carry out its Of
fer of aid for the sufferers from fire
at Toxic and Of food at TruIllo.
Peru.
A party of trained disaster relief
workers. mobilized at Red cross
headquarters yesterday, were due 10
arrive in Princeton, Ind, today TO ald
in rehabiltating the homeless ana
give all other assistance posslple
They will join other workers in op-
Grating under the direction OF Henry
NJ Baker, national director OF dlsas-
ter reliei- who assumed immediate
charge Of operations YESTERDAY win
James Louis Fieser, vice chairman IN
charge of domestic operations, at St'
Louis. in supreme command OF the
Red Cross work.
Indiana Given Attention.
NIr. Baker is giving his attention
nrimarly TO the situation in the
southern Indiana area, where reports
so far received at headquarters thui-
Gated the greatest damage was aohe.
He also is keeping in touch win re-
life operations continuing at the
scene of the Fdirmont, w. va, mine
disaster.
A telegram received at natlonal
headquarters late yesterday from
Vice Chairman Fieser in 81. LOUIS
stated that william NJ Baxter, IN
charge of the st. Louis ONCE OF the
Red Cross, had organized and equip
ned with tents, medical supplies ana
other necessities three special trains
F.. Z. Burleson is in charge Oh con
tingents of nurses, who are leaNlns
ct Louis on other trains with medlcaI
sunnlies for points within the disas-
ter area reported to be in greatest
need Eugene Foster, Red Cross rep
resentative in charge of relief folioW-
ing the Sullivan, Ind, mine disaster
left there for the disaster area
All messages received at headduar-
ters from the disaster area unani-
mously reported the situation well In
hand. The injured are being taken
care of by doctors and Red Cross
nurses. canteens have been estab-
lished to supply food, tents are being
rapidly set uD to accommodate the
homeless. clothing is being distrib-
uted to the destitute and all other
necessary measures have been taken.
Governors of all the State affected
were informed by Chairman Payne
that the Red Cross was fully equip
ped to handle this situation. The fol-
lowing kilograms were sent by Chalr-
man Payne:
To Gov. Len Small of Illinois:
Cross to cyclone disaster suffer-
ers southern Illinois, You doubtless
advised of active measures already
taken under direction our St. Louis
office. That office fully prepared to
handle situation"
To Gov. Austin Peay of Tennessee:
Extend sympathy American Red
Cross dfsa ster sufferers in cyclone
near Gallatin. Red Cross Chapter at
Gallatin, III. l. Brown, chairman rem
dering emergency relief. Red Cross
furnishing ambulance and rushing
injured to hospital 40 miles away
Clara Hummer, representing na-
tional headquarters, leaving Nashville
Thursday morning for Gallatfn. Amer
lean Red Cross stands ready to rem
der relief and administer funds
Message to Indiana.
To Gov. Edward jackson of Indi-
ana:
Extend sympathy American Red
Cross to cyclone disaster sufferers
southern Indiana. Eugene roster at
scene Of disaster now, administering
emergency relief. Representative ma
tional headquarters leaving today for
area. American Red Cross stands
ready to render relief and expend
funds on same basis as Sullivan mine
explosion"
From Gallatin, Tenn, where the cy-
clone yesterday killed so. the Red
Cross Chapter telegraphed national
headquarters that relief operations
were already under way and the
chapter had the situation well in
hand. Similar reports from numerous
other chapters within the disaster
area indicate that everywhere the
Red Cross organization Is working
smoothly to relieve suffering and pre-
vent distress.