Evening star., 1927-11-22
TENTATIVE GOAL SET
FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS
Star Receiving Contributions After
Opening Campaign With $l,5Ou
Gift-Award Board to Be Named,

list with 81 ,5OU. 1ontIlpulioiiS Stio"i"
he sent to the Tornado Relief Fund,
care of The Evening Star. All con
tributions, in whatever amount, VIII
be acknowledged and turned over to
the District Red Cross Chapter Tor
administration through an awards
committee to be appointed later today.
Public Assistance Mandatory.
When the disaster first struck Wash
inpton last Thursday it was the beilel
of the District Red Cross Chapter that
II would be able to take care OF the
relief situation without calling upon
outside help. Mai. Gen. George Bar
nett. local chairman, now concedeS
that the chapter was in error in be.
lieving it could shoulder the brunt Of
the burden. After a hurried confer
ence with officials of the American
Red Cross it was determined that the
only way to render beneficial assist
ance in the unexpectedly large amount
Of rehabilitation required was to ap-
peal to the generosity of the pubic.
Coming in the wake of other urgent
calls to which the local chapter has
responded the emergency relief work
in caring for the destitute among the
tornado sufferers has all but depleted
the funds in the local Red Cross treas
urv With only s1O1 contributed by
volunteer subscribers. the District
chapter today faced the necessity of
raising at least $25 900 to make homes
habitable in many case found worthy
of support.
When this decision was made, Gen.
Barnett got into communication with
the District Commissioners, who were
in a board meeting this morning. The
question of indorsing the tornado re,
lief fund was said to be a matter
which the Commissioners would con
slider at this meeting.
Immediate Aid Needed.
Revised reports that are being sent
into the District headquarters from
Red Cross workers making a house
toulouse canvass in the stricken
Northeast and Southeast areas of the
city, az we'll as in Alexandria and
nearby Maryland areas, reveal dam.
ages far beyond expectation. In many
of the cases the need for immediate
action is imperative.
Gen. Barnett. who is directing the
relief work with the aid of National
Red Cross officers. expressed the hope
today that residents and business men
of Washington would come generously
to the relief of sufferers. In this con-
nection he issued the following appeal;
Washington has been generous in
contributing to major disasters beyond
the District of Columbia beginning at
4 point no further away than La Plata,
Md, and taking in Florida, the Mis-
sissippi Valley, the Middle West and
earlier, Japan, and believe it will not
hesitate in coming to the relief of the
distressed within its own borders to
any extent found to be necessary by
those in charge of rehabilitation of
those unable to help themselves.
1.-THE funds Of the District Of Colum-
ola Chapter of the Red Cross have been
depleted to such an extent by frequent
calls for supplies that they cannot
possibly stand the additional strain al
this time.
1.-THE District of Columbia Chapter
is now attending to all cases of great
suffering, but to complete the work oi
reconstruction it will be necessary to
have financial assistance from outside
the chapter.
washington should look out for its
own without outside help. Help will
only be granted after careful eXamina-
ton as to financial condition and
WnprP IL Is dDSOiulely necessary.
Funds contributed will he allotted
in accordance with the desires of the
donors. Unless otherwise expressly
stated. the funds will be used for the
relief Of all needy sufferers from the
cyclone last week.
Il cannot too earnestly request that
each person who contributes Will allow
himself or herself to be enrolled as .
member of the Red Cross. We must
have members to keep the otganiza
ton strong, healthy and ever ready
for emergencies.
Award Body TO BE Named.
So as to avoid any waste in expen-
ditures of the relief fund, Gen. Bar
nett later today will appoint repre-
sentative committee on awards inns
committee will be composed OF repre-
sentatives of the District Red Cross
Chapter, the American Red Cross ana
the public
Gen. Barnett today appointed Red
Cross advisory committee to act win
the chapter in making the awards.
This committee is composed OF
Mrs Howard T.. Wilson. president OF
the Hine Junior High School Parent
Teachers Association; Joseph l.. Gan
dent of the Lincoln Park Citizens AS
sociation David Babp. chairman or
the committee appointed by the DIS
trict Federation of Citizens Associa.
tions to cooperate with the RED
Cross: a. G.. Hermann, preSl.
dent of the Southeast Citizens,
Association; Warren +. Spencer and
Victor Deyber, member Of the eN.
ecutive committee of the District OF
Columbia Red Cross Chapter. In ad
dition to these, either Maj. Gen. bar
nett or Mrs Harry Barnes, executive
secretary of the chapter, VIII serve
on the committee.
Members of the advisory committee
will meet tonight it was announced,
with the awards committee to begin
the work of determining the distribu
ton of funds.
|. is necessary. Gen. Barnett point.