Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-06
STORM AID COSTS
TOEXCEED S170,0(l)
Red Cross Announces Extent
of Relief and Continues
to Receive Gifts.

Having completed its survey of dam
age which resulted from last week S
tornado, the Red Cross announced
today that immediate relief work would
cost from s150,00o to 100000 Dona-
lions are being received at the head
quarters of the District of Columbia
Chapter, 821 Sixteenth street
The money will be used to provide
absolute necessities in storm wrecked
communities throughout Maryland, Vir-
gtnia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Flor
ida and Alabama.
The Red Cross announced today that
seven tarpaulins had been sent to
Manassas, Va, by Col. Markham, COM
manding officer of Fort HUMPHREYS, in
response to requests from residents for
something to cover their homes which
were unroofed by the wind.
Mrs. Margaret Whitconb, field Secre-
tary of the American Red Cross, visited
Montgomery County Saturday and
made a survey of the region devastated
by the windstorm of last Thursday
night She reported the damage done
as almost unbelievable, and likened it
to some of the scenes in France after
the World War. Mrs. Whitcomb de-
clared that food, shelter, clothing and
other absolute necessities would have to
be provided at once.
Volunteer Work Extensive.
Much volunteer work, it is under
stood, will be done to rehabilitate the
devasted territory. The Young Mems
Club of Olney will at once restore the
fencing and aid in other ways, and
others of the neighborhood have signi-
fed their willingness to do what they
can. The Red Cross Chapter expects
the appeal for funds to be literally re-
Sponded to by residents of the county
the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
and it is believed that the combination
of efforts will soon have the sufferers
ION their feet" to some degree. Mrs
j. Somervell Dawson, chairman of the
chapter, and Miss Lorraine Garrett,
treasurer, both of Rockville, are receiv-
ing contributions.
Mrs. Dawson stated today that the
work of collecting funds in various parts
of the county would be left to the
various Cross branches.
The funerals of Mrs. William H.
Childs. 80, and grandchildren, Hamp
ton and Florence Childs, aged 19 and 9,
respectively, who lost their lives when
the home near Laytonsville of Mrs.
Childs' son and daughter in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. F. Bowie ChildS, parents of the
boy and girl, was demolished, took place
yesterday afternoon from BARRIERS I'M
dertaking parlors at Laytonsville. Rev.
Philip A. Dales, rector of st. Bartholo-
news Episcopal Church, Laytonsville,
and Rev. DR.. Gross of the Laytonsville
Methodist Church, conducted the serv-
ices. Burial was in the cemetery at
Olney. There were three sets of pail
bearers and three funeral cars.
The body of Mrs. Amelia Knapp, SO,
who was crushed to death when the
home of her son-in-law and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Haight, near
Brookeville. was wrecked. was today
shipped to New York, her former home,
for burial.
Supplies by AirpIane.
BY the Associated Press.
Three thousand loaves of bread. 5000
pounds of ordinary mail and registered
mail valued at 100000 were among
the relief supplies distributed by Navy
aviators to refugees in the recent foods
in Western Florida and Southern Ala
bama.
A report issued today by the Ameri-
can Red Cross showed that the Navy
airplanes. Rffording the only means of
reaching the flooded regions in the early
stages of the disaster, made 113 flights,
totaling $4,000 miles. Canned goods, po-
tatoes, blankets, children's clothes and
newspapers were other articles carried
to the refugees from the naval air sta
ton at Pensacola.