Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-10-19
RELIEF GROUP
WORKERS meet
Annual Con f erence of
American Red Gross Held
in St. Paul Hotel.
Gov. Floyd B. Olson Gives
an Inspiring Address at
Luncheon.

Inc annual conference OF the Amer
lean Red Cross for this area was held
at the st. Paul hotel in st. Paul on
Thursday and Friday, Oct. ~ and 13,
with the st. Paul chapter as most
cordial and generous hosts. j. Clair
Stone, chapter chairman, presided at
the meetings. which on Oct. IL, dealt
primarily with relief problems and
With Red Cross activities.
F. M. Rarig, state administrator of
relief, spoke at some length about the
policy of relief. administration which,
he said, is laid down by the federal
government and does not originate in
Minnesota. He explained that both
by Federal agencies, assisted by vol
unteers and that it is planned to dis
tribute some thirty commodities dur
ing the winter. These are to be given
exclusively to clients of the Federal
Relief agencies.
c. F. Rowland, assistant to the man.
ager of the Midwest area with head
definitely the policy which the Red
Cross is expected to pursue for the
immediate future.
A Great Service Organization.
When the cotton and wheat which
was bought by the government stabili-
zation committee was turned over to
the Red Cross in October 1881 to be
manufactured into cloth and flour,
there was no other agency which had
an organization nor a program which
would permit them to accept this re-
sponsibility, so the Red Cross carried
this project through at a cost to 1t
of 100000. Since that time relief
needs have assumed such unpre-
cedented proportions that no organi-
cation supported by volunteer con-
tributions could possibly meet them,
and with that knowledge we'll in mind
Federal relief agencies have been set
up, at first under the Reconstruction
Corporation and finally under sep
arate Federal relief administration.
Mr.. Rowland's advice to the Red
Cross in counties that have an emer-
gency relief setup is to complete the
distribution of the remaining cotton
in providing for the needs of the Dor
derline families who will not be re-
ceiving the commodities which the
Federal relief committee clients will
be given.
Mr.. Rowland counseled the Red
Cross to carry on an energetic Roll
Call campaign and then to use our
funds for the most part, for correc-
tive medical treatment such as buy
ing glasses for children, financing
dental, baby and T. B. clinics, swim
ming programs, nursing services, etc.
He advised Red Cross workers to
maintain always an attitude of SYM
pathy toward the needy, assisting
them with clothing and in other neces-
sary ways and especially that class
of needy people who have not made
application for government relief so
far and who are striving to avoid
doing so. He also advised to main
tain a cooperative attitude toward
all relief agencies, but it was pointed
out that they may only be served as
individuals as the Red Cross organi-
cation has assumed no responsibility
for any further relief program.
Enjoy Luncheon.
The entertainment features of the
conference consisted of a patriotic
pageant given by Junior Red Cross
members of the st. Paul schools and
a luncheon in the beautiful Palm
Room of the st. Paul Hotel at which
Mr.. Stone presided and where Gov.
Floyd B. Olson gave very inspiring
address. ]. X. McClintock Of Wash
ington d. c., vice chairman of the
National Red Cross spoke eloquent
" in behalf of the Annual Roll
Call and a quartet of young women
nationally known as a Legion Auxil-
larry unit sang several beautiful
songs.
Another fine talk was given by John
P. Arnoldy, chief of the State High
way Patrol, who showed the Elmer
gency kits carried by the patrolmen.
These kits bear the emblem Of the
Red Cross and we're furnished by 1t.
Miss Hall, assistant superintendent
OF the Minneapolis schools, spoke OF
Junior Red Cross work, saying that
every grade room in the Minneapolis
schools is enrolled in the Junior Red
Cross as part of their regular work.
On Oct. 10, Home Service school
was conducted by Chris c. OConnor
of Veterans Administration service,
with offices at Fort Smelling. He is
employed and paid by the Red Cross.
Mrs. Robert Nelson of Hinckley, at
tended the school as Home Service
chairman for Pine county and will
be glad to assist any Red Cross branch
in the county with procedure relative
to veterans claims.
Pine county's was the largest single