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The American National Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. I, No. 3, July 1906) — John Shaqi

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The American National Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. I, No. 3, July 1906)

Name: The American National Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. I, No. 3, July 1906)
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It is impossible in so brief a report to mention the many
    incidents of our “California Earthquake and San Francisco Fire
    Appeal” as we called it. The pathetic letters, the sad plight
    of the refugees who came to us for succor and employment, of
    our inquiries for the dead and missing, of the free telegraphic
    bureau and of the letters written by the many who called to ask
    a seemingly hopeless question. Nor must we overlook thanking
    Dr. Devine for his quick and always satisfactory replies to our
    inquiries. The marvel of it all is that it was possible to so
    quickly bring the relief work to such a state of high potential
    efficiency, conclusive and splendid record of the success of
    the National Red Cross and its responsible State Branches. In a
    later report we will send you a list of the Pennsylvania State
    towns with their financial statements of subscriptions sent
    through these Headquarters. We wish now to thank the citizens
    of the entire State and particularly of those cities that
    responded so promptly and so liberally.

    “Who gives quickly gives twice.”

                        Very respectfully yours,

                                       JOSEPH ALLISON STEINMETZ.
                                       _Secretary for Pennsylvania._

The National Secretary received the following letter from Miss Emily P.
Bissell, Secretary of the Delaware Branch, who is making a tour of Europe:

                                               ROME, _May 27, 1906_.

    MR. CHARLES L. MAGEE, _Secretary the American National Red
    Cross, Washington, D. C._

    MY DEAR MR. MAGEE:

    I am sorry to say that I could not find out anything much about
    Red Cross relief work in Naples. When I landed there on May
    8th, the eruption of Vesuvius was a thing of the past. The
    streets were all cleaned up, the roads open, and the people who
    had at first crowded into the city from the destroyed towns
    had all been sent back or away. I went to the Red Cross rooms,
    and was shown the garments for distribution, which a committee
    of ladies had been attending to. That was the only sign of
    activity there, and only one man, and he not an official, but a
    subordinate, was in the rooms. He told me all the relief work
    now carried on was in the towns themselves—Bosco Tre Case and
    Ottajano. So I started off for them next day.

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