Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-10-29
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
s1e,36l,657 Allotted for Cur
rent Program OF Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European Chill
dren viii Cost s6,000,.
600 This Year.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN All

WashingtUn.-EIp t"taiiins
sl9,3Gl, GJ1 for carrying through IT'S
progran Of relief and services in the
United States and overseas are OUT
lined IN the budget Of the American
Red Cross for the current fiscal year.
This total is NOR, than to,00o.00 low
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disburse-
m.nt. reached y24, 4g2,74l, II Is an
nounced at National Headquarters in
q statement calling attention TO the
necessity Of continued support Of the
organization by response TO the An
nusl Roll Call, November IL TO "a,
II the vital work Of the society 10 TO
be effectively carried On.
Outstanding among the Items 81 the
domestic budget IA the appropriation
Of So. 6d9. 256 for work In behalf Of
the disabled e1ser,ice man and mis-
family. This appropriation represents
the amount allotted to this work from
National Headquarters only and docs
not take into consideration the mil
lions being spent In chapters Tor 70
lief OF the World War veteran. II
"a In the chapter that the greater
amount IL spent in meeting this obll-
cation OF the Red Gross, the announce
ment continues, as msnifested by hg-
pres OF the fiscal year 1870 1921 when
the total WAS approximately $1,000.
90, Of which $685., O94 represented
Oh. Alsbursement OF National Head.
quarters S~ue the remainder was the
chapt-s contra ~ 70 tn's he'o Vi
Red 'rss service. -s
,xsr WON ior Disabled
Chief among the sub divisions OF
the appropriation for work With vet,
Grams is that which concerns Itself
with assistance TO disabled men and
women in government hospitals. Till
item Of s1,TaO 900, an increase OF more
than 100000 over the appropriation
for the same work In last years bud
get, will provide those perscnai sers
ices for the disabled and their families
which are indispensable to supplement
those provided ny the government
The director Of the Veterans BureaI
has recently expressed his desire thai
the Red Cross should continue ant
extend these Ahurnantzins services
Other items Of the appropriation 10
veterans relief are proportionately In
creased. An additional appropriation
OF sass, 600 has been made TOR Re-
Cross work In connection with regu
lar Army and Navy hospitals ant
with the regular Army and Navy.
For disaster relief, the Red Cres
has set aside for the current fwsiy'
months an appropriation Of $543-87s
virtually doubling the appropriafio'
for the same purpose for the hsca
year 1920-192l.
More than s2,000, 900 10 provided 10
service and assistance to the $50
Red Cross chapters by the nasiena
| organization.
Helping Destitute Children
! Other items OF the domestic bulge
| include S4aS,5i6 for miscellaneous az
tirities, Including contributions ~
stricted for special purposes and S76S
GOO for management Each Of thes
| items represents large reductions owe
similar appropriations Of the pseriou
year.
From a fund Of St6,m0, 600, Sa,e0o
GOO OF which was contributed thrcug
the European Relief Council campaig
and S5,OOO,O0O allotted by the Re
| Cross for child welfare work
Europe, there remains $685. los sti
svsiisnle. Of which II is estimate
that S6.rNa!"p0 will be required u
this work during the current yea
For Red Cross participation In Il
joint effort to relieve famine esnd
/ lions in Russia. for final work In III
China famine, for Junior Red Cro'
and other overseas activities inciudir
the closing Of inc old general reli'
program in Eurore si,s1s.e0 Is mad
available -:t9Aa>-
In announcing the national bulge
the Red Cross makes II clear thr
the figures do not include chapter -
rsnditGyes or place any cash estimai
on the Invaluable service Of volul
teers in chapters.