The Holt County sentinel., 1920-10-22
making WAR on
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of s4s,2Oo,000
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy work Abroad
Deemed Necessary 10 Protect
United s,ates--s2,. 900. 900
Less Than last Year.

A program Of relief and service to-
ward which appropriations of sls,-
100000 have been made has ben out-
lined FOR the American Rod Cross for
the fiscal year, July |. 1870. to July 1,
1921. according TO official announce
mcnt by national headquarter. Of the
organization nt Washington. The o.
urcs for i92O2i are 81, 900 oOO below
those OF ioio.O. 10 which sCs. 10000
was spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year II the ap-
preparation Of s'i,5OOOoo for relief 10
foreign lands. hlch includes Sli .0o0.-
600 In purchn supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This viii ennhle the American Red
Gross 20 continue iis Humanitarian ef-
fort To aid str''' on peoples TO re-estab-
fish themselves, 10 Hsht the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countries
and TO enncc largely tic remaining
trnccs OF the hight lcft by the World
War II II regarded Ms social as well
~ physical sanitation on n large scale
that viii have Il rect bearing on fu.
turc conditions 10 America.
Central Europe. the chief sufferer
from the conflict today Is facing an
other winter Of famine. pcstilcnce aud
ruin, Tyrhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
II had It's greatest stronghold. but ply
siclnns who Investigated the situation
NJ the hchcst Of the League OF Red
Co.. " H"'n''.r hr-r ~'".. '.r'- go.
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see n recurrence on an IN.
r'"cudcn'cd scale The Rcd Cross
feels II must continue preventive mrn -
urrs abroad TO keep this and other
deadly mnladcs from the United
States
Milllens for work At Home.
When the disease was sweeping Con-
nal Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid ~ the govern.
nnH's ~ afflicted nations, undertook the
hrh' HrnlnS' Il Hospitals were est h.
listed wherever possible and food Gnd
clothing were distributed 10 tho I'M
drrnugrIshri populations. who by rea-
son Of their undcrnourishment were
easy prey IN the epidrmics. Where
dis, gnn,ut'on contributed last year
to tho great iurords ninde 10y tie dis
g. 80. by virtue Ot It's knowledge OF tho
disease and the presence Of well es.
tabllshed hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with n new confidence.
Including the total OF sil 600, 900 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year.
the S3i 200. 900 II Soi. 900 900 less than
the expenditures for l9lo2o.
Appropriations for domestic activi-
ties total si0,TO0,oOo
The largest item Of this "home"
budget Il 81, 500. 900 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
sIstnnce for families OF soldiers. sail
ors and marines, and work incidental
TO disaster. or the total approprla-
lion for civilian relief. S5,OOO,OO0 IL
held In reserve for the carrying out Of
actual disaster relief
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Rcd Cross invariably is the drst
thought Of community visited by ca
laml,y With this In mind, II was de-
fcrmlned by the Executive Committee
In preparing the budget Of $4,000 10
have o hred reserve fund from which
10 draw In these instances.
For assistance TO soldiers, sailors
and marines IN hospitals and 10 camps
this year 81 900 600 has been set aside.
-Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
proyement Of health and prevention
OF disease throughout the United
States during the current twelve
months. The Rcd Cross Is co.operat-
Ing fully with the United States Health
Service In this work and through its
Junior Red Cross Is doing much 70
spread among children the principles
of sanitation An appropriation Of ST.
600 600 has hoen made for developing
the peace time program Of the Red
Cross hy service to Its chapters In all
regions
The appropriation Of S4s,20o,000 ~
exclusive ~ the local expenditures Of
the 3O11 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
viii be- - 500 no Las, year they
wore cr"gG CyD