The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-11-15
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP
MEANS MUCH TO ALL
Brief Statement Showing What Has Been Done by the
Noble Organization at Home and Abroad.
Ely Retains One Half of Membership Fee for Local Relief
Unnecessary.

Disasters in the United States and
Insular Possessions.
The Red Gross rendered aid in lit
domestic and 8 insular disasters in
which over $4,000 people were given
aid. This year destruction hy disas-
tiers in the United States was wide
spread as is shown by the fact that
38 Of our states were affected by one
or more types of disasters where it was
necessary for the Red Cross to render
aid. A total of 1854 counties was affect
ed, % Of which were visited twice by
distressing calamities. This does not
include II towns that suffered loss by
fires and explosions. In one instance
aid was administered three times in
one town as result of fires, occurring
within period of six weeks. The Red
Gross carried on disaster relief work
in Dat Counties, exclusive of the Il
towns referred to above In Is of
these Counties the organizati ton was
called upon to aid in more than one
disaster
During the year the Red Gross COM
pleted the reconstruction work result
ing from the Arkansas Missouri flood
of June 1928, as well as the flood of
Western Kentucky, disaster which
caused extreme financial problems to
many persons during the ensuing fall
and following spring.
During the hurricane of September
13 1928, which struck Florida with
such a terrific force 1910 persons were
killed and 1,849 injured. Over 10000
families suffered property loss and 49,
Ala buildings were destroyed or dam
aged. The persons affected by this
terrible calamity numbered 112,200 of
whom Al ,236 were assisted by the or
ganization.
During March 1929 heavy rains
brought about floods in many of our
states, the most conspicuous of which
was the Southeastern flood which af-
fected Sc Counties in Alabama, Florida,
ton exceeding 10000 was directly af-
fected. The Red Cross found needs
to be met by its organization in only
% of these Counties where u 1886 per-
sons were given assistance.
On September Is, 1928, the same
storm which destroyed so much life
and property in Florida first wrought
destruction in Porto Rico and the Vir-
gin Islands. Over $4,000 persons were
affected, while more than $4,000
buildings were destroyed or damaged
and according to the Department Of
Agriculture over $1,000, 900 or 40 per
cent of the coffee trees, on the 218, 785
cuerdas cultivated in this product in
Porto Rico, were destroyed with the
years crop unharvested. The Red
Cross cleared over $4,000 cuerdas of
this land employing approximately g.
900 of the natives to do the work and
establishing over $1,000 families by
this type of service. A total Of 1885,
1913 families or 731,712 persons was
given assistance which included such
substantial aid as food, clothing, build
| ing material and seed for coffee as
has been spoken Of before. This work
required the spending Of over $3,216,-
262.49 by the Red Cross
In a little less than month aftel
this disaster the Philippine Islands wa:
visited by typhoon causing the death
of 500 persons and destroying or dam.
| aging $4,000 homes. National Head
| quarters sent SIS 10000 to these Is.
| lands to help the chapter in its wori
| of reconstruction Again, in May 1872!
the Island lost 11e people and sufferes
material losses as the result of a ty
phoon The Chapter was able to han
die this situation without aid from
National Headquarters
The IL insular chapters with 84,87
reported Senior and 1,039, 795 JUNO
members carry on all phases Of Re
Cross work within their jurisdiction.
S8,669, 627.24 was spent by Nationa
Headquarters and its chapters TIN
year for Disaster Relief IN the Unite