ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1955-08-31


people is still unknown The bodies of and chill
dren from one summer camp in Pennsylvania found
hundred miles from the of the disaster along
the Delaware River Floods of such terrible force have
not occurred for fifty years and left hundreds of thou
sands of persons without food without shelter, without
clothing medical care.
The staggering task of restoring the affected areas
to normal living conditions calls for immediate and ex
pert help in the form of trained disaster workers. equip
ment and emergency funds. In national catastrophe
such as this America turns to it's Red Cross and the
Red Cross turns to every individual, every man and
woman in this great country
The President of the United States Mr. Dwight D.
Eisenhower interrupted his vacation to fly to the dis
aster areas consult with experts and meet with the
ernors of the affected states decide the most exped
en and effective of help His first thoughts were
to appeal to the American people through the Amer
ican Red Cross for financial donations
All chapters of this great humanitarian organiza-
ton will be modified throughout the country for the
collection of donations for flood relief.
The American people have good heart We are
part of that people The Croatian Fraternal Union and
it's membership has responded hundred times in similar
disasters Our Lodges contributed great of money
as gifts to the American Red Cross. Our Executive
Board Supreme Board and Conventions approved thou
sands Of dollars for the needs of the American Red
Cross.
remember four years ago. after the great Kansas
City flood scores of families of national origin
reported to have suffered oss including many
members of the Union The Eighth Convention unani-
mousy voted donation to such members in proportion
to the loss suffered and the Supreme Board direct
ed to continue with such donations in the future when
any of our members victims of such disaster
The American Red Cross has directed a special ap-
peal to the Croatan Fraerna Union for financial help
knowing of humanitarian work of the past The
Ninth Convention being only three weeks away the Ex-
ecutve Board decided to refer the Red Cross appeal to
the Convention where the Delegates will decide the
amount which the Society will contribute to this flood
relief
Meanwhile we appeal to each individual member
throughout the country to respond to the appeal of his
her local Red Cross Chapter and to make sacrifice,
if necessary order to help those who have lost every
thing except the good hearts of their neighbors.
If there are any members of the CFU among the
flood victims any part of the disaster areas the Lodge
officers should Immediately investigate the damage and
submit appeal through their Delegate to the 9th
Convention. With trepdation, the lists of those
who have died in the floods to check any of them
members So far do not believe such is the
but even they all our brothers, and what has
happened to them could but for the grace of God have
happened to any of and will and desire for speedy
help must not falter
All public places hotels restaurants clubs, stores
etc. will display special Red Cross Disaster canisers
All of merchants and managers of such locales
urged to ask every visitor to drop generous contrlbu
ton into the canister and to remind him that
knows when such contributions will be asked to help him
his loved ones.
Every hour, every minute, means much in this dis
aster in the alienation of the terrible human suffering
that is the ira gic aftermath of flood.
Let us all respond generously to the appeal which
the President of the United States has directed to
through the American Red Cross.
He gives twice, who gives quickly