Evening star., 1927-11-27
RELIEF FOR STORM
VICTIMS IS PUSHED.
Red Cross Expects to Com
pIete Task This Week,
Says Barnett.

! Relief and reconstruction work for
! the sufferers in the tornado which
/ swept over eastern Washington No.
vember II will probably ne completed
by the Red Cross this week, il was
announced last night following a
meeting OF the committee on awards
at Hine Junior High School Sixty
one cases were considered last night.
/ 10 awards made and two cases given
temporary relief until they can be m
/ ycstigated further.
Mai Gen. George Barnett, char.
man of the District chapter. said yes
tcrtav that an effort will be made to
/ finish the relief work by Wednesday.
! The advisory committee. which Gen.
Earnett appointed to hear appeals for
awards will meet every day next
week until all the work has been
/ finished.
While a great ma jority of those af-
fpcted by the tornado have been finan-
cially able to take care of their own
needs. Gen. Barnett said, the disaster
left a number of families who were
desperately in need Of assistance and
who possibly could not have recovered
from the effects of the tornado without
( Red Cross help.
NIOrei Funds Needed.
In addition to 30 families given
emergency relief the Red Cross has
given reconstruction aid to- approx
mat nly 40 other families.
/ Additional contributions of 81 80"
were received at the offices ot the Dis
trict chapter of the Red Cross and
The Star up to last night, increasing
the total OF the relief fund to s4,35J 10.
! Relief workers were greatly encOur-
aged by the evident sign of increased
interest taken in the measures to tide
over families made practically desti-
tute by the storm. While the fund
thus far collected is wholly insufficient
! to take care of all cases requiring aid.
! it nevertheless will so a long way to
providing immediate relief in many of
the more urgent cases.
The natural thrift of many of the
storm sufferers has helped solve
/ inOtty problems for the Red Cross.
/ Investigation IS made to determine the
! credit standing of each family apply
ing for ala and in surprising mum
Der ot cases it was found that they
were good" for financial assistance
from building and loan associations.
In cases where families with such
loans outstanding suffered heavy dam
age from the storm, the committee on
awards has made arrangements to
meet payments due for a stipulated
period of time.
Among the awards lately passed
upon was the case of a colored man
over 80 years old and paralyZed, and
/ his wife, about the same age, suffer.
! ing from cataract in both eyes. They
owned their little house, but it is
hardly habtable now. Most of their
/ household goods were destroyed in the
storm. For this couple the committee
/ provided immediate needs and repairs
and their case was taken under adj
viSement for further consideration.
j Needy Family Helped.
! A jobless white man with three
children whose wife takes in board
ers" also was afforded relief All the
/ boarders had to move out of the
house with the family. who took ur
/ temporary lodgings with a relative
! Another man and his wife. both
/ frail. were in similar plight. 1t was
; estimated that the necessary repairs
! on their house would cost from S1,S00
! to $4,000. A partial award was made
I in their case and the committee is
investigating further the cost OF
/ financing reconstruction of the home
Late contributions received by The
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