Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1919 — Disaster Relief Still a Red Cross Service [ARTICLE]

Disaster Relief Still a Red Cross Service

IF there comes to your town, Fire, Flood, • Storm, or Epidemic, the American Red Cross will come, too, bringing relief and supplies to tide you over the time of emergency. । This service Is to be part of the peace-time work of the organization for which public support Is to be asked during the week of November 2-11, when the Third Roll Call for members Is made by the organization There Is need of preparedness against disasters, as statistics recently compiled at NaUonal Hjadquartefb of the Red Cross show that since 1900 the disasters of peace-time at homd have injured 1.500,000 people, * destroyed $1,000,000 worth of property. In the year 1917 alone Red Cross aid was called for in eighty disasters. Under Red Cross direction the entire resources of all communities can be mobilized for almost instant use when needed. Three hundred and sixty-five Red Cross chapters in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky constitute preparedness committees which are to make surveys to locate food, hospital supplies, clothing, physicians and nurses, ready for emergency service. This information is to be flled*by the thirteen territorial division offices of the organization and will make possible the establishment of disaster relief centers centrally located and prepared to cover trouble anywhere in the United States. In cases where the emergency is too great for any one division to handle through its own relief centers, the entire relief strength of thd Red Cross can be mobilized through National Headquarters. Disaster relief work, a traditional service to the Red Cross, is to be included In the peace-time plans for service to Americans now being worked out in the Lake Division.