The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-25
RED CROSS FLOOD
Relief IN SOUTH Y
COSTS S17,OOO,OOO
Greatest Disaster of History but
One of TT Operations in
Year of CALAMITY.

Tornadoes headed the list CT disas.
ters which struck the United States
In the past year. the report of Red
Cross relief operations for the year
ending June 80. showing 20 great
storms. Floods were second on the
list, "a being recorded for the same
period.
This record does not include tho
st. Louis tornado which occurred in
the current fiscal year, as did a num-
Der of other storms and disasters
since. in which the Red Cross provid-
ed relief.
Included in the list of Ill disasters
covered by the record of the past
years relief operations of the Red
Cross, are earthquakes, explosions,
mine disasters, cloudburst, hail
storm, fires, floods, hurricanes, rail-
road wreck. a scarlet fever epidemic,
typhoid epidemic, tornadoes, and a
typhoon. The latter occurred in the
Philippines, but is included in the
operations at home. In all, the Red
Cross extended its services in n ma
jor disasters in the United States and
in 20 abroad, including a hurricane
over Havana, Cuba, and the Isle OF
Pines, one in the Bahamas, and 9TH
ers through various West Indian re-
gions, fire In Porto Rico, another in
Haiti. earthquakes in Armenia, Japan
and Albania, foods in Jugo Slavia
and Mexico.
The organization conducted refugee
relief operations in Syria. Bulgaria
and China, the latter largely due to
factional wars fought over various
parts Of China the past year.
The two outstanding disasters at
home were the Florida hurricane and
the Mississippi Valley flood. Rehabili.
tation operations of the latter disaster
are still in progress under the Red
Cross. A national appeal for funds
was made in both disasters, resulting
in contributions for relief amounting
to more than $2o,0O0,00O.
The Mississippi flood is the out
standing disaster in the whole history
Of the Red Cross disaster relief serv-,
ice. In this one catastrophe the or.
ganization raised through subscrip-
lions by the people of the country and
foreign nations approximately $17,-s
900, 900 for relief use. Aided by this
fund it fed, clothed, sheltered or 9th
erwise assisted more than 100000 5u,
man beings. fed and cared for ap..
proximately 100000 head of livestock
and established 149 refugee camps
The food inundated approximately
10000 square miles and affected ia
counties in eight states. Some $780,
600 homeless persons were sheltered
in Red Cross camps. When the emer-
gency was at it's height the Red Cross
was serving more than a million
meals day.
So vast was the work imposed on
the Red Cross and allied agencies
conducting rehabilitation that this
phase of the flood relief task is ex.
pected to extend we'll into the coming
year. Up to September Is. 104,441
families in the flood zone had been
given rehabilitation assistance by the
Red Cross, and 100000 acres Of
flooded crop land in seven States had
been replanted with Red Cross aid.
There had been expended or commit.
ted for expenditure In connection
with this relief and rehabilitation
work total of $15660.000.
The appeal for nationwide men,
bership increased to 100000 adult
members, it was pointed out, is based
on the realization that demands on
Red Cross service such as occasioned
by disaster relief are increasing each
year. For that reason especial i'm.
portance Is lent to the Eleventh An.
nual Roll Call of the organization. to
be held from Armistice Day, Novem.
Der II, to Thanksgiving, November
"a, during which this membership
will be built up.