The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-14
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
S19,361 ,657 Allotted for Cur
rent Program of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European Chill
dren Win Cost S6,O0O,-
600 This Year.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID

Westinghouse totaling
program of relief and services in the
United States and overseas ere out
lined in the budget of the American
Red Cross for the current fiscal year.
This total is more than $5,0o0,OOJ low
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disburse-
ments reached $24, 492, TAI, it 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 "A
Il the vital work of the society is to
be effectively carried on.
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
National Headquarters only and does
not take into consideration the mil
lions being spent in chapters for re-
lief of the World War veteran. 1t
is in the chapter that the greater
amount is spent in meeting this obli-
cation of the Red Cross, the announce
ment continues, as manifested by fig
ureS of the fiscal year 1920-1921 when
the total was approximately $4,000
600, of which 1892, 094 represented
the disbursement of National Head
quarters while the remainder was the
chapters contribution to this field of
Red Cross service.
Vast Work for Disabled
Chief among the subdivisions OF
the appropriation for work with vet
Grams is that which concerns itself
with assistance to disabled men and
women in government hospitals. This
item Of $1,790,000, an increase of more
than 100000 over the appropriation
Ior the same work in last years bud
get, will provide those personal serv-
ices for the disabled and their families |
which are indispensable.t to supplement
those provided by the government
The director of the Veterans Bureau
has recently expressed his desire thar
the Red Cross should continue and
extend these "humanizing services
Other items of the appropriation for
veterans relief are proportionately in
creased. An additional appropriation
Of $469,60O 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
las set aside for the current twelve
months an appropriation of $543,9I6.
'irtaally doubling the appropriation
or the same purpose fer the fiscal
year 1920-1921
More than S2O00,0O0 is provided for
service and assistance to the 5000
Fed Cross chapters by the national
Helping Destitute Children
Other items Of the domestic budget
include $49S,5 46 for miscellaneous ac-
ivities, including contributions re- Il
rricted for special purposes and $16S,-
60 for management. Each of these
TENS represents large reductions over /
imilar appropriations of the previous /
ear.
From fund of $l0,000000, $1,000
90 of which was contributed through /
ne European Relief Council campaign \
nd $5,000,000 allotted by the Red \
ross for child welfare work in II
Europe, there remains $S,765,10S still /
valuable, Of which it is estimated H
lat S6.0O0,O0e will be required for \
lis work during the current year. II
or Red Cross participation III the X
lint effort TO relieve famine condi- k
ons in Russia, for final work in the If
hina famine, for Junior Red Cross IL
I'd other overseas activities including *
e closing of the old general relief lE
'ogram in Europe S4,97S,000 is made E
-ailabIe. lie
In announcing the national budget, IL
e Red Cross makes it clear that tE
e figures do not include chapter ex- is
mixtures or place any cash estimate lE
the invaluable service of volun- lE
ers in chapters. lE