Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-11-10
MAKING war ON
DISEASE Menace
American Red Cross Announces
Budget of S48,20O,OOO
For Current Year.
NEW DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary TO Protect
United States-$21 ,00O, 900
Less Than Last Year.

A program of relief and service to
ward which appropriations OF S4o.-
| 10000 have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Gross 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 192O-21 are S21, 100000 below
those of 1920. In which SIS, 100000
was spent.
Important among the items of the
budget for the present year In the ap-
preparation of $31 100000 for relief In
foreign lands, which includes $1,000
900 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-
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 LIS regarded as social as well
us physical sanitation on a large scale
that will have a direct bearing on fu-
ture conditions In America
Central Europe, the chief sufferer
from the conflict, today lis facing an.
other winter of famine, pestilence and
ruin. Typhus decreased much during
/ the summer months where last winter
/ Il had Its greatest stronghold, but ply
! sicians who investigated the situation
Cross Societies have given their IN
| qualified opinion that this coming win
Ter will see a recurrence on an IN
precedented scale The Red Cross
! feels IL 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
raj Europe last winter the American
Red Gross, with the aid of the govern
/ ments OF afflicted nations. undertook the
fight against IT, Hospitals were estab-
| iished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the un-
iernourished populations. who by rea-
son of their undernourishment were
.asy prey to the epidemics, Where
Reorganization contributed last year
TO the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue of it's knowledge of the
disease and the presence of well es-
x~~4
IAN Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with new confidence.
Including the total of Sill .000.0 In
supplies left from the last fiscal year.
The $31. 5OO.OO is sd. 600. 900 less than
the expenditures for 1920.
Appropriations for domestic activi-
les total S1670O.000.
The largest item of this ''home"
budget is $7.S0O.00O for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
sistance for families of soldiers, sail
nrs and marines, and work incidental
to disaster. OF the total appropria-
ton for civilian relief. 100000 is
held In reserve for the carrying out of
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
. LIE STOSS tHNHFldDly Is In6 urSt
thought of community visited by ca
sanaiy. With this In mind, 1t was de-
rermfne6 by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget of 1920 to
have a fixed reserve fund from which
to draw In these instances.
: For assistance to soldiers, sailors
and marines I'm hospitals and In camps
this year $1.9OO,OOO has been set aside
Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
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 I'm this work and through it's
Junior Red Cross is doing much to
spread among children the principles
of sanitation. An appropriation of ST.
100000 has been made for developing
the peace time program of the Red
Cross by service to its chapters in all
regions.
The appropriation of S4S 100000 is
exclusive of the local expenditures of
the 5000 or more chapters.
;. Administration expenses this year
will be S1,SOO,OOO Last year they
we're S2.3OO,OOO.