Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-09-24
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE MENACE
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of s48,200,0O0
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United States-$21 10000
Less Than Last Year.

A program of relief and service to-.
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 ],
| 1921. according to official announce
ment by national headquarters Of the
organization ct Washington. The fig.
ures for 1920.21 are S21 100000 below
those Of $1,000, In which SG9, 100000
was spent.
Important among the items OF the
budget for the present year is the np-
preparation of $31 100000 for relief In
foreign lands, which includes S1l,OOO,.
900 In purchased supplies on hand and
r. distributed
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross TO continue It's Humanitarian or.
fort TO aid stricken peoples 70 re-csthb'
liSh themselves, 10 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
as physical sanitation on o large scale
that will have direct bearing on fu-
lure conditions In America.
Central Europe. The chief sufferer
from the conflict, today Is facing nn-
other winter of famine, pestilence and
ruin. Typhus decreased mnch during
| tho summer months where last winter
it had It's greatest stronghold, but ply:
ticians who investigated the situation
| MT the behest OF the League Of Red
| Cross Societies have given their I'M
| huallfed opinion that this coming WIN
| Ser will see recurrence on an I'M
precetleuted scale The Red Cross
feels it must continue preventive meas
ures abroad 10 keep this and other
deadly maladics 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
mcnts of afflicted nations, undertook the
fight against 1t. Hospitals were eslah-
Iishel wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed TO the un-
rlernOnrished populations. who by real
son of their underDourishment were
easy prey 10 the epldemlcs. Where
INSTRUMENTATION contributed last year
10 the great inroads made by The dis
ease, by virtue of It's knowledge of the
,Iisense and the presence of well es-
,ablshed hospital centers, the Amrri-
AN Red Cross this year will undertake
HE work with new confidence.
Including the total Of S11.0n00OO III
supplies left from tho last fiscal year.
The ST. 500. 900 is SCI 100000 less than
Inc expenditures for 1890.
Appropriations for domestic actlvi-
.,cS total SlG70O,000.
The largest item Of This home
budget Is S7,S00000 for civilian relief
work This Includes service and as
<lstance for families Of soldiers. sail
nrs and marines and work incidental
20 disaster. OF the total appropria-
lion for civilian relief, S5.000,000 is
held in reserve for the carrying out Of
lrtual disaster relief. g
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the first
,nnncht OF community visited by ca
lamity. With this in mind, it was de.
rermlned By the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget Of 1920 10
have fixed reserve fund from which
10 draw IN these instances.
For assistance 10 soldiers, sailors
and marines in hospitals and In camps
this year 81 100000 has been sci aside
-Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for I'M
provcmcnt of health and prevention
of disease throughout the United
States during the current twelve
months. The Red Cross is cO-opcrat-
ing fully with the United States Health
Service in this work and through lis
Junior Red Cross is doing mich IN
spread among children the principles
Of sanitation. An appropriation nj ST.
O0O,00 has been made for developing
The peace time program Of The Red
Cross by service TO its chapters in all
regions.
The appropriation Of SiS.%000OO Is
exclusive of the local expenditures of
the 1000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
Will be Sl.SO0.000. Last year they
we're $2.3O0,00O.
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