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children from one place to another place, sometimes in the same area, to provide that there would always be shelter for children in case of fire, in case of disaster of any kind. It was really easily done. It meant a large correspondence with all private agencies, as well as state, municipal, town and country organizations, who were equipped for the care of children, or the care of adults too, for that matter. That meant that there grew up a list, which is still in the Children's Bureau—an invaluable list— of organizations all over the country, private and public, the name of their principal officers and their principal executives. I don't mean we had a list of twenty people, but we did have the name of the principal officer and the principal executive officer, together with address, probable change in address and telephone numbers. So that, in case of trouble in Nebraska, the Children's Bureau knew who to get in touch with in Nebraska to undertake the care of some children who had to be abandoned because an area was going to be used for a testing range, or something other, or areas in the central part of the United States where children presumably could be moved out of industrial centers for temporary shelter. We had names of people who would be in a position to rally the forces of that community—not just the Chamber





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