Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-11-12
|uAK|EC war ON
Disease MENACE
,usrIcan Red Cross Announces
puGucl Of $4e,200,000
For Current Year.
,rw DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
...,i,u,nce Of Heavy Work Abroad
n..med Necessary to Protect
United states-$21 .ooo. 900
Less Than Last Year.


i. nrocram Of relief and service to-
.rd which appropriations Of S48.-
moo have been made has been out.
mod for the American Red Cross for
a, fiscal year, July 1, 1920. to July /,
MI according to ofiicial announce
,,ut by national headquarters Of the
r,anizat!on at Washington. The ng-
~, = for lo2O-21 are $21, 900. 900 below
Ao,e Of lgl0.20, in which 500. 400. 900
NJ spent.
important among the items Of the
hdret for the present year is the ,ap-
ropr,atloh Of $S1, 500, 900 for relief In
hsIgn lands, which includes $11, ,000,-
po In purchased supplies on hand and
VI distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American RED
boss to continue its humanitarian ef-
ut to aio stricken peoples to re-estab-
h themselves. to fight the disease epi-
smlcs which threaten many countries
nd to efface largely the remaining
sces Of the blight left by the World
Var. 1t Is regarded as social a. well
phys,cpl sanitation on q large scale
Mt will have a direct bearing on fu-
ne conditions In America.
Central Europe. the chief sufferer
tom the conflict, today is facing an
sher winter Of famine, pestilence and
nn. Tyfhus decreased much during
As summer months where last winter
had Its greatest stronghold, but ply
idans who investigated the situation
the behest Of the League Of Red
boss Societies have given their un-
nliAed opinion that this coming win
IN will see q recurrence on an un-
nceden,ed scale. The Red Cross
tls II must continue preventive meas
NJ abroad to keep this and other
indy maladies from the United
tra
viIilons for Work at Home.
Nm the disease was sweeping Cen
|GEurope last winter the American
h Cross, with the aid of the govern
pzs Of afflicted nations, undertook the
b. against II. Hospitals were estab-
he'd wherever possible and food and
thing were distributed to the un-
nourished populations. who by rea-
n Of their undernourishment were
ny prey to the epidemics. Where
Organization contributed last year
the great inroads made by the dis
Ne, by virtue Of its knowledge Of the
tease and the presence of we'll es.
ablshed hospital cdnters, the Ameri-
N Red Cross this year will undertake
Ae work with a new confidence.
Including the total Of $1,000. 900 in
pplles left from the last fiscal year,
as s3l, 500, 900 is $21, 900. 900 less than
te expenditures for 1910-20.
Appropriations for domestic actvi'
ss total $16,7O0,00O.
The largest item Of this "home'
sdget is $7,s00,O00 for civilian relief
work.. This includes service and as
stance for families Of soldiers, sail
rs and marines, and work incidenta
b disaster. OF the total appropria
Ion for civilian relief, $5,000.00O II
Md In reserve for the carrying out o.
'aual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the frs
bought Of a community visited BY ca
hnlty. With this in mind, 1t was de
emined by the Executive Committe
preparing the budget Of 1920 t
ave fixed reserve fund from whicl
draw In these instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailor
I'd marines in hospitals and In camp
es year 1890 900 has been set aside
!our million two hundred thousan
s9llars has been appropriated for in
p.ovemcnt Of health and preventio
disease throughout the Unite
yates during the current twelv
aonths. The Red Cross Is co-opera'
g fslly with the United States Healt
sefvlce in this work and through II
'tnior Red Cross is doing much I
1read among children the principle
=. sanitation. An appropriation Of 81
@ooo has been made for developin
ss peace time program Of the Re
~Os' BY service to its chapters in q
Sgons.
1ne appropriation Of $500, 600
SSusive Of the local expenditures I
$4,000 or more chapters.
=, administration expenses this yes
wv De sl,s00.000. Last year thu