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Relief Workers W«H Rest Sunday f#r First Time Since Flood.TASK •ST|LIi|REMAINSWeek* of Effort Yet Before Hen and Women of the Organization.T?• tty11-. v Suntforvwili-be the lirat, day .that .the* /Td1uateer/ and- r^l Aci.yv-orkcrs pftlie •Jted ‘Crate huv* btiuu;• xnoriuug of ;tUe Cootf,'* over r. tWvweH;s ago. Mijny’were on duty day aud mgUt tJic fidl.n^eek after:the .fluwt and continued ' to work every Luc ate on d week. ' • . -V ; .This. energeticf a ad . faJtbfui effort. .pi tbo*c who fought utiilei' tile ^wbleiu 'of cbe Kwi Gross to alleviate suffering -and fill- the nncil? u£ tbose. fjvojjde H7: ing fu tlifr flooded districts lias brought .’conditions phnost' back . to noi'inal' out ' of what triebied almost1 impossible aud without bope of remedy •. fur the first! few dars.'.-... r. J* ; • ••. .• ' ’ • i-•Tiiosft in ch.dt'jfe of all d*p:»rtmeiitJo{ reliuf tfojrk are’.now- able. 16 see., ahead tu tbe tay svjteii th? vork’cafi.bc etii^icd out tbrouplutbe rvgula^eburfneis of kins ■lied Crons add by tbe Associated Charities. Yefc befoi* heatkjuaiwv* can . be closed much lb* to \bfe donni • But tiii situation is elenred up greatly aud it the people will continue to work for (lie next tlu’ee or :our wcyk^ as^tbey. liavt during fue. last two w«ekB,v pt'acticaliy, aJl.cusea deeding relief \vill. have-boca fouifcid uDd Measures-taken lt;6 heJp.iheiu.Red Cross Early’at Work.- v On tiilt;* morning of .the flood, «b anou as lliu' wateis hod receded, .the regulur7»... ..........r!f tii» V«lfr null die..r.......tv..rta^ju*. • Oar'tft tliit the 'fictTCa piQ.M b* fv U ki I^a U tiit rtii«f • f.trfc tmi \ko*, imbc* totie# At a CM* to. ia orw to .ft** a* *1 lira ***** 'luui-.sAr of «bw fckwU# tfce luani w»k-MMdllBi^tymi* Ufc, ntcvti*' areialhat tJiu»rvjt*e«a itJkf fr*?r**»uU ML WXOUHJt oftkm.war about, viSli im'trftiuaU* iu -uic^tuMp • iay afaallar :nner*fcwftVN : :: x; ■ 'x’;. ' Owrt WaA fur .WfTfliW'.'All* *caiw bandliw*,' *itU *n «*iaiate vf ‘(Jie iie/j) givim, aad tUe ai^^iui jjlilr netiW iu tack case,' ara buia* ;ai*: PRa^fd ia chart fwnu b$ ■ UwiaL vt tae-eoudiyebtetw Uiffioioa and wiU be tfubmltlfrd to. Mr. JSt.ev^ tuii Wetk. Tu«J celi^'X eoiam.ittee will tin** be ably to es-lixcalc; Ihivy' mucb 'Atu^cr tbe relief wiij be ivefled. : *.• Xko .^striLutlon of (ogd aud eloih-Waa.omt of the-urtateKt probieiiw. .liurJnjJ t^e flist dijfb. :,lt;JtUer yroblcu^ cdrfue up/;{jut ijwtributioa of auipliea remained Jliijjit ‘liupdrtantvjaloi)^ witb ^tbe aotoij {*ro^J«iut duriot •fbe\d4iya;- of ito-Ujmemaic)!; . * • •. !i• J*tk* H.; jurke, •’ astl'scci-by tfeutati Ehrlu of the ADibneiu Lejfku 4iix3rary,.bnudled tbe. aoU. dmi^ibui^n jn an. eeouonieai but eif^tive luiuacr, Tbe: djbliib^uon center ria. at tlk warr Xethejjfcf.. Tke Drogres ,ot tbaL dinattA ijjwttVwaiJ uko.a. atory. ff gi-uwtb• rrom bnpfcazaL-d donaiiim aud distribution, fbc firlt;st few days to *y*teiiutic buying and ‘Jastributiou.4. Tb» jiotle? during those rat.'d»j^.a5 i-y-^lj^we belji; ten costs' And bjify .orlelis Woiicby^it jV-better to have '.given aid in nine eases ubeie it was not needed thao to Lave failed-to helj tbii other one cate , of' feai need,* : ; . ; . • .•. The fopd ‘dial:ribofIon department was tb* fir^: tu be eloaeiL Food is still dit-tuKatetl amon^tlinse.iieeding. i.tr but i» giveavbje.reqU^jtiou fruii} the d^wtttowa offinea of tbe Hed.CVojfa* .TJip.food tic* iwrtmettt at tlre'iuaUethiniso closed last Wednesday evenia^. Mr, Burke’s fnwl reputt abowed tiiut Ifss tlinn $4tK)0-bd been expended for supptfes, wbieb iu-dudtjd the purrba^t. of a large purt’of 3 tbe food needed, Of ;pank -end' pol*, atoves ojuI .btronii$. !J.dver o7f0il0 .saml-wlch.es were and uent but fromthere Hiid 6770^. people received regulation intion#.• . HoUblnR rroWem Solved,*. Tbe di^tributiou u£..etotbin$ ;is stiU hrfnn baudled^at the market house, witjiTboiuan Lbjfan: in. cbarfe: TliO wurk Las'been Very tboroujjh and bas met evpi-y TequlremeisU . Working dose-!y wltli ber wa« Mine Bcrniuu iusrgan1 Tbe rnnjtfrity of- elotlunp bi* been .donated, although it bas bcen necessary to buy web articles as sb^eH, clntlijw in tarmt RizoH-' jnfantR1 Olgfbing aud* bed i-V a e i; xV t t r ? e f t t ’(IC(t1
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San Antonio Light
San Antonio, Texas, US
Sun, Sep 25, 1921
Page 28
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