Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-08
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
$19,361 ,657 Allotted for, Cur.
rent Program of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European Chill
dren Will Cost $6,000,.
900 This Year.

Washngton.-Expe totahiAg
$19,361,6 for carrying through its
program OF relief and services in the
United States and overseas are out
lined in the budget of the American
Red Cross for the current fscal year.
This total Is more than $5,000,ooo lew
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disbsSRs-
ments reached $24,492,741, 1t is an
nounced at National Headquarters IN
statement calling attention to the
necessity of continued support Of the
organization by response to the An
nual Roll Call, November IL to ID,
II the vital work Of the society 10 to
be effectively carried en-.
Outstanding among the items Of the
domestic budget is the appropriation
of $3.669,256 for work In behalf Of
the disabled ex-service man and his
family. This appropriation represents
the amount allotted to this work from
National Headquarters Gully and dses
not take into consideration the Etl-
| lions being spent In chapters fer re.
lief of the World War veteran. 1t
Is In the chapter that the greater
amount is spent in meeting this ssli-
cation of the Red Cross, the announce
ment continues, as manifested by ng-
ures Of the fiscal year 1921 1921 when
the total was approximately 10000.
900, Of which S2,Go2 ,lQ4 represented
the disbursement Of National Head
quarters while the remainder was the
chapters contribution to this Sod OF
Red Cross service.
Vast Work for Disabled
Chief among the ub-dvisions OF
the appropriation for work with VET
Grams Is that which concerns itself
with assistance to disabled men aud
women in government hospitals. This
item Of $1,T90 600, an Increase Of mere
than 100000 over the appropriation
get, will provide those personal serv-
Ices for the disabled and their families
which are Indispensable to supplement
those provided by the government.
The director of the Veterans Bureau
has recently expressed his desire that
the Red Cross should continue and
extend these "humanizing services.
Other items of the appropriated for
veterans relief are proDortionately In
creased. An additional appropriation
of $469,600 has been made for Red
Cross work In connection with regu-
lar Army and Navy hospitals and
with the regular Army and Navy.
For disaster relief, the Red Cross
has set aside for the current twelve
months an appropriation Of S543.s78,
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the fiscal
year 1920-1921.
More than $2,O00,O00 is provided for
service and assistance to the $500
Red Cross chapters by the national
organization.
Helping Destitute Children
Other items of the domestic budget
include $40S,546 for miscellaneous nc.
tivities, including contributions re-
stricted for special purposes and $76S,'
600 for management. Each of these
items represents large reductions over
similar appropriations Of the previous
year.
From a fund of $10OO0,OO0. $4,000,
COO of which was contributed Through
the European Relief Council campaign
and $5,OOO,OO0 allotted by the Red
Cross for child welfare wsrk In
Europe, there remains $S.765.1 los still
available, OF which 1t IL estimated
that S6.OOO,OOo will be required fol-
this work during the current year
For Red Crsss participation In the
| Joint effort to relieve famine condi
lions in Russia, for Anal work In the
China famine, for Junior Red Cross
and other overseas activities including
the closing Of the old general relief
program in Europe $4,97s.000 Ia made
available.
In announcing the national budget
the Red Cross makes 1t clear that
the figures do not include chapter ek
pendltures or place any cash estimate
on the invaluable service Of vOlun