Clinton County Republican-News
June 9, 1927

BATH CHILDREN SUFFER SHOCK

Republican-News Fund Still Growing; Red Cross Is Busy

The Republican-News Bath relief fund passed the $2,800 mark this week and new 
subscriptions are being made daily.  The money has been deposited in a local 
bak (sic) and is awaiting the call of the governor's committee headed by John 
Haarer, chairman, of Lansing.

Thursday morning Mr. Haarer said over the telphone that nothing yet has developed
from the Senator Couzens offer - which some newspaper construed to mean that 
he would rebuild the Bath school.  The premature and unauthenticated publicity 
given Senator Couzens' offer to help has cost the Bath relief fund many thousands
of dollars in Mr. Haarer's opinion.  Gov. Green conferred with the senator 
in Washington recently and is expecting the Detroit solon to come to Bath soon 
to look over the situation.

Relief work is being carried on every day in Bath by the county Red Cross, 
according to Chairman Chas. S. Clark, Sr.  Headquarters are open each forenoon 
for about two hours and a number of the children who were injured are brought in
to have wounds dressed.  Miss Whitlock is spending a part of each day at this work.
In addition, Miss Olive B. Quinn, of Detroit, has been sent by the National 
Red Cross to do social work among the stricken families.  The terrible shock 
and the grief has (sic) been such a blow to several families that expert attention
is needed and Miss Guinn is doing this work.  Several of the children, too, 
have shown signs of mental disorders resulting from the terrible experience 
they went through.  Those who are close to the situation predict that 
it will be months before some of the children get back to normal, if ever.

Additional subscriptions made to the Bath relief fund 
through the Republican-News during the past week follow:

Bal. from last week's paper______________________$2765.20
Frank E. Gates___________________________________    5.00
A Friend_________________________________________    5.00
Hazel Newton_____________________________________    5.00
Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Stevens________________________    1.00
Mary Rogers______________________________________    5.00
Frank C. Swain___________________________________    3.00
Jesse Parks______________________________________    1.00
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Rossow________________________    4.00
McGowan Post No. 68, American Legion, Paw Paw____   15.00
Clark, Beach & Aultman___________________________   15.00
Everready Circle of Kings Daughters______________   10.00
Geo. Becker______________________________________    5.00