The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1921-12-02
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 viii Cost S6,OC0,-
0CO This Year.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID

Washington.--EX lotHlling
S1436 ,65T for carrying through its
program of relief and services in the
United States and overseas are ont.
lined A the budget of the American
Red Cross for the current fiscal wear.
This total is more than SJ,UDU,uuU low
er than the expenditure during HE
last fiscal year, when the diSburse-
ments reached S2l,i02,14l, it is an
nounced ut National Headquarters in
necessity Of continued support of the
organization by response to the An
nual Roll Call, November II to II,
If 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
the amount allotted to this work from
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 ohi-
cation of the Rcd Cross the announce
ment continues, as manifested by Fix
ures of the fiscal year l02o-l92l when
the total was approximately ~.O"j.-
900, of which S2,692,U94 represented
the disbursement of NHtionH. lirat-
quarters while the remainder Wa tIc
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 n,n and
women in government hospitals. This
item of 81 100000, an iucrraSy q! more
than $JOO,OUU 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 10 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 "humaniAlng services"
Other items OF the appropriation for
veterans relief are proportionHlely ill.,
creased. An additional appropriation
Of S469,G0O has been made for Red
Cross work in connection with regu-
lar Army and Many 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 $5i3,9IG,
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the fiscal
year 192O-1921.
More than $2,OOO,0OO 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 $49S,3i6 for miscellaneous ac-
tivities. including contributors re-
stricted for special purposes and SI6S,-
600 for management. Each of these
items represents large reductions over
similar appropriations of the previous
year.
From fund of SlO,0O0,OO0, $1,000
/ 600 OF which was contributed through
the European Relief Council campaign
! and $5,0W,OUo allotted by the Red
Cross for child welfare work in
| Europe there remains $S.TG5, l0S still
! available. of which it IS estimated
! that $G,oO0,0OO Will be required fo'
! this work during the current year
/ For Red Cross participation In the
! Joint effort to relieve famine condl
lions in Russia, for final 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 is made
available.
In announcing the national budget
the Red Cross makes ii clear that
the figures do not include chapter cx
penditures or place any cash estimate
on the invaluable service of vo!un
teers in chapters.