Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-25
70 MORE TORNADO
CASES REPORTED
Red Cross Relief Workers
Find Additional Families
in Need of Attention.

Red Cross workers in charge of re
lief measures in the tornado areas of
the city had approximately 20 addi
tional cases requiring immediate at
tention ready to submit to the com
mittee on awards when it meets later
today.
With % awards for reconstruction
work already authorized, these add
tional cases will take care of most OF
the most needy families. Building eX
pert advisors of the committee made
n round of the damaged areas today
compiling data to present to the
awards committee when it meets at 5
O'Clock in the Hine Junior High
School headquarters.
S3,250.55 Received.
Contributions to the tornado relief
fund took a squirt over THANKSGIVING
day and total of S3,250.5o toward
the 5000 goal was reported by the
Red Cross and The Evening Star OF
this amount the total collected by
The Star in new subscriptions since
Yesterday was S432. the Red Cross re-
porting S454 received at the District
of Columbia Chapter since Wednes-
dav.
Among the contributors today 10
The Star fund were D. ]. DUNCAN.
local builder. who gave $3.50. and SO
from the Henry c.. Spengler Post. No.
u. of the American Legion. Two con-
trihutions of 500 each received from
Julius Garfinckel and Christian Heu-
rich were announced by the local Red
Cross.
Splendid Spirit Shown.
The spirit of the tornado sufferers
is worthy of special comment, Maj.
Gen. George Barnett, chairman of the
District Chapter. said today. They
have shown splendid spirit in this
emergency" he added. Some of
them whom we know to be unable to
stand the expense entailed by this
storm refuse to receive any outside
help. They are making their own re-
pairs. There is much to be done, how
ever, ineXtending immediate relief TO
families whose homes are uninhabit-
able and it is hoped that Washing
tonians will continue to demonstrate
their generosity to these sufferers as
thew have done in the past.
Reports over Thanksgiving day
showed that none of the destitute fam
lilies in the storm area was neglected.
Red Cross officials expressed their
gratitude to volunteer workers from
W
in spreading Thanksgiving cheer
among many families.
The cases to be extended awards by
the committee this afternoon are
among the most pitiful that have
come to the attention of the Red
Cross workers. One involves a widow,
so years old. who took in roomers as
a means of support. In spare hours
she did odd jobs outside. This woman
was slightly injured during the storm
and is being reimbursed for doctors
bills and her lost wages. Her dwell
ing also was badly DANA ged. the roof
being torn off and household goods
all her roomers were forced to leave
To Be Reimbursed.
In this case the Red Cross will re-
imburse her for money that was spent
in putting the home in repair and in
buying necessary new furniture and
bedding.
Another case involves colored
woman, 60 years old, who is the sole
does cleaning but is in such poor
health that she has been unable to do
any work since the storm. Her rent
ed home was unroofed by the lorna
do and practically all the clothing and
bedding will have to be replaced. In
the meantime the Red Cross has pro-
vided her with a canvas to protect
what little furniture is left
The following contributions have
been received by The Star: