Evening star., 1932-11-06
RED CROSS SPENDS
&,597,282 IN YEAR
Relief Covers Tornado, Un-
employment, Drought and
Other Distress.

A total of S3,597,282 was expended
relief IN the United States during the
year ending June 80, according to its
annual report made public yesterday.
Citing the record, Judge John Barton
Payne, chairman stated that more
than 100000 individuals" benefited
through Red Cross relief in drought
wheat distribution and unemploy-
ment aid
Altogether, 2275 Rer Cross chapters
representing two-thirds of the United
States, have participated in unemploy-
ment relief The organization led also
in the coordination of relief agencies
in forming a strong central committee
embracing every community interest to
deal with the need, the Red Cross
supplying funds when local funds were
exhausted
Prevented Sheer Want.
THE flour alone. provided by the
Government from 100000 bushels OF
wheat to be distributed by the Red
Cross, has filled that dangerous margin
between depleted resources of COM
munities and sheer want" Chairman
PAYNE stated.
Red Cross chapters participating in
unemployment relief aided $4,000
families. at an estimated expenditure OF
S2215,0O0 Ninety thousand families In
143 counties where coal mining Is the
chief activity, were aided at cost OF
s522,00O.
The national Red Cross also gave
emergency and other relief In 30 dis
asters, 81 Of which were N the cont1-
mental United States The greatest dis
roIi tac ~ "a the
drought ht-stricken States in the North
west-Montana North and South
Dakota, Nebraska, Washington and
1owa--where 58,248 families were car
ried on the relief rolls beginning In
August 1881 and ending in June, 1882.
Aid was extended in IA counties IN
these States, including 16 Indian reser-
yations, at a total cost OF $2,226,8 800, OF
which ST ,984,416 was from the national
treasury of the Red Cross. Food for
farm families accounted for the heaviest
expenditure, $1,612,584.
Aid in Storm Areas.
Two other major disasters engaged
the attention Of the Red Cross relief
%1orkers A series of severe tornadoes
struck the States of Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee and isolated sections IN other
States in the early Spring, killing 370
persons and seriously tnJuring more
than 1000 and destroying many homes
The Red Cross gave aid to $4,000 per-
sons, with an expenditure OF $3.50, ,26S,
of which S192,037 was contributed oy
the national Red Cross.
Floods in Mississippi and louisiana,
In the tributaries to the MISSISSIPPI
River made thousands homeless, ana
the Red Cross gave food clothing and
shelter to 53,432 persons at cost OF
Sl18,17e, of which Sl08,078 was from
It's treasury.
Distribution Of the wheat was begun
In March Stock feed was given 70
1874, 1873 stock owners IN tne to.si u -
223 81I tons. Flour was given TO al
most 1000 900 families, when the nrst
40 900 900 bushels was exhausted m
October. 1882. In July the Congress
voted the Red Cross an addnlonal 42,-
600 600 bushels of -four and 500 600 bales
Of cotton-distribution OF which was
net treated Of In the annual report:
which concluded with the operations OF
the fiscal year, closing June 80 last.
Junior Red Cross
Membership in Junior Red Cross for
the wear was 6.775, ,508 boys and girls
In schools throughout the Nation.
Home service workers in 3,126 chap
ters dealt with the problems OF 397. .5Sl
ex-service men and their families.
The chapters also aided 9,782 men
now in the regular service, or tneir
families.
Nurses enrolled in the Red Cross
nurses reserve total 55,722, OF whom
81. .545 are on the active list. Tne pupnc
health nurses Of the Red Cross mace
I357355 sick visits, inspected 949,
children in schools and at the close OF
the year 745 nurses were employed IN
$50 chapters.
The Red Cross enrolled 1904 .45o
members In the last roll call: The
roll call this year opens November II,
Armistice day and concludes November
"a, Thanksgiving day.