Middletown transcript., 1921-10-03
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 Will Cost $6,000,-
900 This Year.

ton.-Expenditures totalling
$19,361, 1857 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 fiscal year.
This total is more than $5,OOO,OOO low
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disburse-
ments reached $24, ,492, IA, 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 II to "a,
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 mag 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. It
Is In the chapter that the greater
amount is spent in meetingsthis obli-
CATION Of the Red Cross, the announce
ment continues, az manifested by fg-
ures Of the fiscal year 102O-1021 when
the total was approximately $9.OOO,-
600, of which $2,692,O04 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 $1,79O;O0O, an increase Of more
than $5OO,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
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 "humanfzing services.
Other items Of the appropriation for
&c inn. a t.llV " In
creased An additional appropriation
Of S469.6OO las 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 S543,976
| virtually doubling the appropriation
| for the same purpose for the fsca
| year 192O-1821.
More than 100000 is provided fol
service and assistance to the 3,60'
| Red Cross chapters by the nationa
organization.
Helping Destitute Children
| Other items of the domestic bulge
include $49S, ,546 for miscellaneous &C
tivities, including contributions re
stricted for special purposes and $76S,
600 for management. Each of thes
items represents large reductions owe
similar appropriations Of the previou
year.
From a fund of $1O,OOO0OO, $1,000
600 Of which was contributed through
the European Relief Council campaign
and $5,OOO,OOO allotted by the Re
Cross for child welfare work i
Europe, there remains $S,765,1OS still
available, Of which it is estimate
that $6,OOO,OOO will be required 70
this work during the current veal
For Red Cross participation In tn
Joint effort to relieve famine cond
tions in Russia, for final work In tn
China famine, for Junior Red Cros
and other overseas activities fncludin
the closing of the old general relic
program in Europe $4,97S,OOO Is mad
available.
Il In announcing the national bulge
| the Red Cross makes 1t clear tha
the figures do not include chapter e'
penditures or place any cash estimat
on the Invaluable service OF volur