They didn't stop when they had provided food and clothing.

They furnished seed by the car-load to the farmers, just as in the Galveston disaster, a few years ago, they furnished thousands of strawberry plants to the people who were wholly dependent on their crops for their next year's food." "Where did they get all those stores ?" asked Lloyd.

"And the seeds and the strawberry plants ?" "Most of it was donated," answered the gentleman.

"Many contributions come pouring in after such a disaster, just as little Bertie's did.

But the society is busy all the time, collecting and storing away the things that may be needed at a moment's notice.