The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-11-24
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I Program of Relief
and Service. =
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Reduction
Ms FOR VETERI
full TEXT UEl Aid for EychIl.
statement by Tn 1n Will ceoo,-
Chairman of 00Qar.
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1851 1857 for carrying thronzb n.
program OF relief and services In the
United States and overseas are out
Nped IN *he budget Of the American
Red CrSss for the current fiscal year.
Inis total Ia more than $5,OOO, 900 low
sr than the expenditure during the
sst fiscal year, when the disburss-
ments reached S24.492,741, 1t is an
bounced at National Headquarters IN
q statement calling attention to IT,
Necessity of continued auap~-' -
organization by gSsr~- -. Oh .ne
nual Roll OsS -'hse 10 'he An
a. Oh. -.i, November IL to "a,
= vital work of the society II to
be effectively carried on.
Outstanding among the items of the
domestic budget is the appropriation
: OF S3,669,256 for work in behalf Of
the disabled ex-service man and his
family. This appropriation represents
the amount allotted to this work from
Nat-tal Headquarters only and does
nc oS &C. ,.ho snto consideration the mil
lie -, II, pent in chapters for re-
carriers I wjWorld War veteran. 1t
To Redus chapter that the greater
anIy~.c> 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
000 of which S2,692 ,O94 represented
iShn 8 No
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 yet
eranS is that which concerns itself
with assistance to disabled men and
women In government hospitals This
item Of 81, 100 900, an increase of more
than $500,OOO over the appropriation
for the same work In last years bud
get, will provide those personal serv-
ices for the disabled and their families
which are Indispensable to supplement
th(se provided by the government
The director of the Veterans Bureau
has recently expressed his desire that
the Red Cross should continue and
>extendN, these "humanizing services
Other items of the appropriation for
veterans relief are proportionately 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
ha ct aside for the current twelve
mohths an appropriation of $543, ,976,
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the fiscal
year 1920-1921.
n More than $2,OOO,06O is provided for
service and assistance to the 5000
y reorganization.
Helping Destitute Children
6tt' items of the domestic budget
Incl f;4as,546 for miscellaneous ac-
tivit..>-, including contributions re-
stricted for special purposes and $685.
600 for management Each of these
+ items represents large reductions over
y similar appropriations of the previous
'Iyear.
a From fund of ,S10,OOO,OO0, S5,OOO,-
y 600 of which was contributed through
i the European Relief Council campaign
\ and $5,OO0,OOO allotted by the Red
Cross for child welfare work in
H Europe, there remains $S,765, los still
available, OF which it is estimated
a that $6,00o,000 VIII be required for
this work during the current year.
For Red Cross participation in the
Joint effort to relieve famine condi-
t5tions 1 Russia, for final work in the
81 China famine, for Junior Red Cross
apd other overseas activities including
sthe closing Of the old general relief
Iprogram in Europe <497S,O 900 Is made
f;avall3ble.
4 In Announcing the national budget.
the Red Cross makes it clear that
sthe figures do not include chapter ex-
penditures or place any cash estimate
7 on the invaluable service Of volun-
teers In chapters.