The Ordway new era., 1920-09-24
Red Cross Has Big
Program Outlined

ward which appropriations of S4S.-
100000 have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year, July l, 1920. to July l,
1921. according to official announce
ment by national headquarters Of the
organization at Washington. The fig
ures for l920-21 are S21 ,0O0. 900 below
those of 1919-20. In which s69. 100000
was spent.
Important among the items Of the
budget for the present year is the ap-
preparation of s31 100000 for relief in
foreign lands. which includes s11 ,ooo,.
600 in purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This Will enable the American Red
Cross to continue Its humanitarian ef-
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estah-
lish themselves, to fight the disease cpl
denies which threaten many countries
and to efface largely the remaining
traces of the blight left by the World
War. 1t is regarded as social as well
that will have direct bearing on fu'
ture conditions in America.
Central Europe, the chief sufferer
from the conflict, today is facing an
other 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 un-
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see a recurrence on an un-
precedented scale. The Red Cross
feels 1t must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly maladies from the United
States
Millions for Work at Home.
When the disease was sweeping Cen
trail Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid of the govern
ments of afflicted nations, undertook the
fight against 1t. Hospitals were estab-
lished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the un-
dernourlshed populations. who by rea-
son of their undernourishment were
easy prey to the epidemics. Where
disorganization contributed last year
to the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue of its knowledge of the
disease and the presence of well es-
tablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake
thn rr,Itb
Including the total of $11 ,00O, 900 in
supplies left from the last fiscal year.
the $31. .5O0O 900 is $21. .OO0. 900 less than
the expenditures for 1920.
Appropriations for domestic activi-
ties total s16.7O0,OO0.
The largest item Of this home"
budget is s7.sOO,OO0 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
sistance for families of soldiers. sail
ors and marines, and work incidental
to disaster. OF the total appropria-
tion for civilian relief, $5,0OO.O0O is
held In reserve for the carrying out of
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the first
thought of n community visited by ca
lnmlty. win tnlS IN mlnu, u was de-
termined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget of 1919-20 to
have fixed reserve fund from which
to draw In these instances
For assistance to soldiers, sailors
and marines In hospitals and In camps
this year 81 900, 900 has been set aside.
-Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for im7
provement of health and prevention
of disease throughout the United
States during the current twelve
months. The Red Cross is co-operat-
ing fully with the United States Health
Service in this work and through Its
Junior Red Cross is doing much to
spread among children the principles.
of sanitation. An appropriation of ST.
600. 900 has been made for developing
the peace time program of the Red
Cross by service to its chapters in all
regions.
The appropriation Of $4,000, 600 is
exclusive of the local expenditures Of
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
will be s1.s0O.OO0. Last year they
were 81. 100000. @