The Belding banner-news., 1920-09-29
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of s4e,200.000
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
csntlnwancs Of Heavy Work Abeea1
Deemed Necessary to Prstsct
UnItsd ststes-$21 ~. 90
Less Than Last Year.

ward Which appropriations Of -
2ee,eee have been made has been -
lined fer the American Red Crsss fsr
the ascai year. July l. 1920. to Jsay /
1871. according to sficial announce
nent BY national headquarters Of tie
erganizatisn at Washington. The ~
ures for ls20-2l are S2l 900. 600 belsw
tllese Of i9l9-20. in which 500. 400. 80
was spent
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the ap-
preparation OF S3l, ,5OO.000 fer relief II
fcreign lands. WHICH includes s11.eee.-
o0e in purchased supplies ON hand and
Het distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American He'd
Crsss to continue its humanitarian sf-
fsrt to aid stricken peoples to re-estas-
lish themselves, to fght the disease cpl
denies which threaten many ceHHtries
aHA - eKaes largely the renaiHing
traces Of tAs blight left BY the wsrld
War. II 10 regarded as social - well
- physical sanitstie On large scale
that will have q direct bearing On fu-
turs conditions in America.
Osaral Europe, the chief sufferer
fren the eeaaict, to-day is facing an
ether winter Of famine, DestiIsaes and
ruiA TypAus decreased much turiAs
the S1nnw months whore laa vsntsg
II had its greatest stronghold. but DAy-
sicians wAs Investigated the sttsAttss
at The hsAsst Of tAs League sf -
Crsss sscstsss have given thsT ~
qualiAsd spiniss that this esninG viD-
ter will 80 q recurrence sn a -
preeoAantaA scala The Bel CBs9
feels Il nsss esnunss preventive nsss
urss abrsaA to keep this ana sther
dssAiy .aiadiss frsu ths UHissA
StataA
Mtitsns fs~ Wsrik at fseusa.
WIZ ths 1issass was swsspins O.
tral DWsps hst winter the Ansrisaa
Rel CrssA with the aid Of tbs govern
uea6 sf a0setel natisns, un1srtssk IL
Aght Against IT. HssDitals were sstah
lisAsd wherever possible ana fssd And
cis<AiAg were distributed to IL m
lsrr~vx1sAsA DsDuiatienG VIE ~ rsa-
sen Of their unasrnsurishnsnt wsrs
easy prey to the epidenics- WAsrs
dissrganixatisn contributed last yeaf
to the great threads made by the dis
ease, BY virtue Of its knowledge Of the
disease anl the presence Of well 60
car Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with a new confidence.
Including the fetal OF sl1 .ooo.0 900 In
supplies left frem the last fiscal year.
the $31 500. 90 Is s21. 100000 less than
the expenaitures for 1920.
Appropriation for domestic sctivi-
ties fetal $167oo, eco
The largest item Of this home
budget II T,1oe 600 for civilian relief
wsrk. This includes service and A.
sistaHce fer families Of soldiers, sail.
srs and marines, and work incidental
to disaster. OF the total apprepria.
tisn fer civilian relief, $4,000, 900 is
held In reserve fer the Carrying out sf
actual disaster relief
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross Invariably is the FIRST
thought Of a community visited by ca,
lamity. with this In mind, II was de.
termined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget OF 1920 to
have q fiIed reserve fund from which
to draw In these Instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailer;
and marines in hospitals and In camps
this year 81, 600, 900 has been set aside
Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
provement Of health and prevention
of disease throughout the United
States during the current twelve
months. The Red Cross is co-eperat
Ing fully with the United States Health
Service In this work and through Its
Junior Red Cross is doing much te
spread ansng children the principles
of sanitation An appropriation Of ST..
00o, 900 has been made for developing
the peace time program Of the Red
Cross by service to its chapters In al
regions.
The appropriation Of s4s, ,2o0, 900 I,
exclusive of the local expenditures oi
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administrator expenses this year
will be S1.s0o,0oo. Last year they
were $2.3oo.oo0