The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-10-09
MAKING WAR ON
DISEASE Menace
American Red Cross Announces
Budget OF S48,200,0OO
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
ContInuanee Of Hesyy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United States-S21 ,ooo, 900
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 fol
the fiscal year. July |. 1870. TO July l,
1921. according to official announce.
ment by national headquarters of the
organization at Washington. The fig
ures for l920-2l are $o1 ,Oo0, OCO below
those Of l9i9-20. in which SOS, 4Uo. 900
was spent.
important among the Items Of the
budget for the present year is the ap-
preparation Of $31. 500. 900 for relief In
foreign lands. which includes Sill .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 eff.
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
fish 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
.Wsr It Is regarded as social as well
as physical sanitation on large scale
that will have q direct bearing ON fti-
tsre conditions 10 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
y had its greatest stronghold. but ply
A.cians who investigated the situation
IL the behest OF the League Of Red
Cross Societies have given their IN.
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see recurrence on an IN.
precedented scale The Red Cross
feels 1t must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly ualadies from the United
States.
Millions for work at Horne.
When the disease was sweeping Cen
tral Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid Of the govern
ments OF afflicted nations, undertook the
fight against It, Hospitals were estab-
lished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the I'M
dernourished populations who by rea-
son Of their undernourishment were
20 no a~iAnvnioc Nyhop0
contributed last year
to the great threads made by the dis
ease. by virtue Of its knowledge of the
disease and the presence Of we'll es-
tablished hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with new confidence.
Including the total OF $11 .OG0,O00 IN
supplies left from the last fiscal year.
the SS1 100000 Is s21 900, coo less than
the expenditures for 1919-20
Appropriations for domestic activi-
ties total s18,7OO.COO
The largest item Of this home"
budget is $500. goo for civilian relief
work. This includes service ami as
distance for families Of soldiers. sall-
Drs and marines and work incidental
TO disaster OF tie total appropr,a-
lion for civilian relief, s5O90,0OA is
held In reserve for the carrying out OF
lctual disaster relief
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably Is the arsf
thought Of community visited by ca
amity. With this in mind. II was de-
by the Executive Committee
q preparing the budget Of l9I9-2O to
have a fixed reserve fund from which
% draw In these instances.
For assistance to soldiers. sailors
Ind marines N hospitals and In camps
his year 1890 900 has been sol aside.
Tour million two hundred thousand
lollars has been appropriated for Inn
'rovement Of health and prevention
Il disease throughout the United
states during the current twelve
months. The Red Cross is co-operat-
ag fully with the United States Health
'ervice In this woiI and through its
unior Red Cross Is doing much to
pread among children the principles
{ sanitation. An appropriation Of ST.
10000 has been madesf for developing
ne peace time program OF the Red
ross BY service to Its chapters In all
eEionS
The appropriation Of $4820O.OOO Is
xelusive Of the local expenditures Of
10 5000 or more chapters
Administration expenses this year
ny be $1.80O,0O0 Last year they
Tsre $2.20O.OOO.
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