Evening star., 1927-11-28

TO TORNADO RELIEF
Increased Contributions
Show D. C. Realizes Need,
Barnett Says.

With the realization that distress Is
genuine among hundreds of Washing
toms tornado sufferers, contributions
came into the office of the District of
Columbia Chapter of the Red Cross in
increa sed amounts today from public
spirited citizens.
When the sum of $1,S1S was acded
to swell to S6,173.55 the amount col
lected from all sources, Maj. Gen
George Barnett, in charge or reileI
work, expressed the belief that WASH
ington is waking up to the fact ina
an unusual emergency exists IN TN
sections swept by the recent tornado
Gen. Barnett made it clear that Wash
inrtonians are lending helping hand.
not q charitable hand. in coming to
the assistance of families made desti.
tute.
To Meet Tonight.
The committee on awards will meet
again tonight to pass on cases reQulr'
ing immediate attention and the in
creased contributions will do much
to aid this huma nitarian work. sc
diligently have all Red Cross workers
applied themselves to the task OF
investigating individual cases that the
end of the committees work VIII come
this week. 1t is possible that all the
most desperate cases VIII be given
relief by reconstruction Of their homes
by Wednesday night and the commit
tee then can provide for the less un'
fortunate before Saturday.
Among contributions received today
at Red Cross headquarters were four
Of $500 each from Mrs. w. II. Baldwin,
Col. Arthur O'Brien, Countess Gladys
Szechenyi and Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood.
Gen. Barnett said today that investi.
cations revealed that each family that
appealed for aid was a self-supporting
unit Of the community, and that not
a single family has ever been listed
as a charity case" by any organiza'
ton in the District.
Alexandria Recovering.
At Alexandria, Va, which lay In
the path of the tornado. relief work
is progressing to a point where the
Red Cross advi" "ory committee Will
begin making awards tomorrow. A
final survey shows that 144 residences
and buildings were damaged by the
storm, 19 of which were demolished
and will have to be rebuilt.
Approximately 100 persons were
made homeless and these have been
given temporary shelter in the aims
house. The last of these, seven or
eight families. will move back into
their homes today. It will take
about 10 days before the Alexandria
committee can pass on all cases re-
quiring financial assistance.
Three Red Cross workers, Miss
Sadie James, Virginia field representa-
tive: Miss Florence Alexander and
Miss Mary Parr from the national
headquarters have been compiling
data and taking care Of emergency
cases. The chairman of the advisory
committee is Mrs. L. w. Robinson.
The situation In Prince Georges
County. Md, is taking care Of itself
Less than 10 families in Hyattsville
and Colmar Manor require aid In
financing necessary reconstruction
work. Only about two buildings. 1t
was said, will have to be rebuilt.
Reports Are Praised.
Referring to the local situation
Gen. Barnett praised reports rendered
to the committee on awards as being
so enlightening that there has not
been q single unwise award.
Contributions received at the Dis
trict Red Cross Chapter today follow: