Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-01
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of $4S,2O0,000
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United statss-$2t, ooo, 900
Less Than Last Year.

| A program Of relief and service t.
ward which appropriations of $48.
100000 have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Cross 70
the fiscal year, July l, 1920, to July !
1921, according to official announce
ment by national headquarters of thu
organization at Washington. The fig
ures for 1920-21 are $21, 100000 below
those of 10000, in which $50, 100000
was spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the ap
preparation of $31,5O0,OOO for relief in
foreign lands, which includes $11,000.'
600 in purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross to continue Its humanitarian eff
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
llSh themselves, to fight the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countries
and to effacs largely the remaining
traces Of the blight left BY the Weird
War. tits regarded a. social a. we'll
~ physical sanitation on Z large scale
that will have a direct bearing On fu-
ture conditions In America.
Central Europe. the chief sufferer
from the conflict, today is facing an
ether winter Of famine, pestilence and
ruin. Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
1t had Its greatest stronghold, but ply
sicians who investigated the situation
at the behest Of the League of Red
Cross Societies have given their UNI
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see recurrence on an I'M
precedened scale. The Red Gross
feels 1t must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly maladies from the United
States.
Millions fer Work at Home.
When the disease was sweeping Gem
trail Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid Of the gOverR-
ments Of anlicted nations, undertook the
dght against 1t. Hospitals were estah-
lished wherever possible and food and
were distributed to the un-
dernourished populations, who by rea-
son Of their undernOurishment were
Easy prey to the epidemics. Where
contributed last year
70 the great inroRdS made by the dis
sase, by virtue Of its knowledge Of the
disease and the presence of well es-
ablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
.an Red Cross this year will undertake
he work with a new confidence.
Including the total Of $11 100000 in
upplies left from the last fiscal year,
he $31, 100000 is $21, 00O, 900 less than
he expenditures for 1919-2O.
Appropriations for domestic activi-
les total $16.7OO,OOO.
The largest item of this "home"
udget is 100000 for civilian relief
york. This includes service and as
lstance for families of soldiers, sail
RS and marines, and work incidental
0 disaster. OF the total apprOprla-
lon for civilian relief, 100000 is
ED In reserve for the carrying out Of
ctual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the tlrst
hought Of community visited by ca
unity. With this in mind, 1t was de-
srmined by the Executive Committee
! preparing the budget of 1919-20 to
ave fixed reserve fund from which
} draw In these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailors
nd marines In hospitals and In camps
lis year $1,900,00O has been set aside.
our million two hundred thousand
'llaio mas bCCA appropriated lOF iii
'ovement Of health and prevention
disease throughout the United
,ates during the current twelve
onths. The Red Cross Is co-operat-
g fully with the United States Health
ervfce in this work and through its
lnior Red Cross is doing much to
read among children the principles
sanitation. An appropriation of ST.
5000 has been made for developing
e peace time program Of the Red
'Oss by service to Its chapters in all
gIOns.
The appropriation Of $4S,20OOO0 is
elusive of the local expenditures Of
e 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
II be $1,SO000O. Last year they
IRE $2,3OO,OOO.