The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-26
Flood Relief
DriveOpened
Last Saturday
Local Quota Has Not Yet
Been Attained-Place
Donation In Jars
STEARNS QUOTA $4l5
Within 48 Hours Following
Appeal Local Chairman
Sent In $30.26

Sank Centres Red Cross drive
for flood relief, which opened Sat
urday, has been quite satisfactory,
although the local quota has not
yet been attained. The local chair
man within twenty-four hours fol-
lowing the opening of the drive,
was enabled to send $30.26 to the
county chairman. The need Of
funds is urgent and your donation
to this humanitarian cause will be
greatly appreciated.
The drive in Sank Centre Is not
being conducted through personal
solicitation, but through the aid Of
SO glass jars which have been plac-
ed in the various business places Of
the city. Upon these jars have been
placed white labels indicating that
the purpose is to gather funds for
flood relief by the local Red Cross
chapter. These jars are, or should
be placed in prominent places and
the cooperation Of the merchants
is solicited insofar as they should
call attention to the urgent need
for funds to care for the more than
100000 homeless flood victims. Girl
Scouts, of this city, aided in fur
nishing the jars and placing them
in stores.
Stearns county's quota Of the g.
100000 dollar drive is $415, and 1t
has been reported that St. Cloud
has raised its quota.
Among the local religious and
civic organizations which furnished
immediate aid to this cause were
the M. e. Missionary Society with a
contribution Of $500, farmers
club Of north Sank Lake also sent
in $500, the children Of the paro-
chial school have placed snug
sum in one of the jars. and many
Of the individuals have given con-
tributions up to 800. Contributions,
no matter how small or how large.
may be placed in the jars, which
will be left in the various business
places until the local quota has
been secured or as long as funds
are needed.
These funds are being sent as
quickly as possible to the flood
threatened areas in Pennsylvania,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and
Connecticut, where a large num-
Der of Red Cross relief workers are
aiding in rescue work and the care
of the homeless, to alleviate suffer-
ing and to avert epidemics.
These relief workers left Wash
ington, D. c., on March IL and 18th
and proceeded to Williamsport,
Easton, and Wilkes-Barre, Penn
sylvania; to Concord, New Hamp-
shire, to Springfield, Massachu-
sets, and to Hartford, Connecticut.
The most serious situation exist
ed in the vicinity of Wilkes-Barre,
and to effect the rescue Of mar
ooned families the Red Cross re-
quested the Coast Guard to send
one boat from Baltimore, five from
Atlantic City and two from Buffa-
10. Across the Susquehanna River
from Wilkes-Barre, hundreds of
residents of Kingston, Pennsylvan-
ia were evacuated by a hastily or
ganized fleet of rowboats. Flood
waters in some instances had
reached the second floors of homes.
At Wilkes-Barre refugees were
fed and sheltered in six emergency
camps erected by the Red Cross,
and other families in that area aid
ed on an individual family basis
with the expectation that many Of
these would later be taken care Of
in the emergency camps.
Floods are also threatening areas
in other communities, where aid
may be necessary. Your help is sol
icited-drop your contribution in
one or several Of the many jars
placed on store counters through
out the city.