Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1921-10-15
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
e19,361.657 Allotted for Cur.
rent Program Of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European Chill.
dren viii Cost s6,OO0,.
3 900 This Year.

WV IiuS ICols
washington.-Expend totallin;
el9rsGl,G51 for carrying through II,
program Of relief and services in the
United States und overseas are out
lned In the budget OF the American
Red Cross for the current fiscal year
This total is more than $J,UuU,UUU low.
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disburse.
ments reached $2I, ,4ica.I4l, IL Is an
nounced at National Headquarters In
. statement calling attention to the
necessjty OF continued support OF the
organization by response to the An.
nual Roll Cali, November II to ~,
II the vital work Of the society is to
be effectively carried on.
y Outstanding among the items of the
domestic budget Is the appropriation
\ Of $3,6G9,256 for work In behalf Of
the disabled 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
- In the chapter that the greater
amount is spent in meeting this obli-
CATION of the Rcd Gross, the announce.
mcnt continues, as manifested by h;-
ures Of the fiscal year 1920 1921 when
the total WIS approximately $1,000.
800. OF which S2,J92 .Uyi represented
the disbursement OF National Head
quarters while the remainder was the
Chapters contribution to this held oi
Red Cross service.
Vast Work for Disabled
Chief among the subdivisions Of
thc appropriation FOR work with vet
erans is that which concerns itself
with assistance to disabled men and
women In government hospitals: This
item OF Sl.I9O,oco, an Increase OF more
than 10000 over the appropriation
for the same work In last Years bud
GET, will provide those personal s.ry-
lees 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 Rel Cross should continue and
extend these illuminating services.
Other items Of the appropriation for
Veterans relief are proportionaIely In
creased. An additional appropriation
OF siC9,Guo has been made for Red
Gross work In connection with resu-
lar Army and Navy hospitals and
with the regular Army and Navy.
For disaster relief, the Red Gross
has set aside for tn. current tweiy.
months an appropriation of s5i3.3.J,
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the fiscal
year Ia2Oig2
More than s2.Oo,rSo is provided for
service and assistance to the 3,0k,
Red Cross chapters by the national
organization.
Helping Destitute Children
Other items Of the domestic budget
include $&as.St6 for Embellishments &C.
cvtti~s, Including contributions r.
Otrtct-d for special purposes and e16S,
GO for management. Each of these
items represents large reductions over
amilar appropriations Of the previous
year
From n fund Of slO.0OO.noO. 5000.
O0O OF which was contributed through
the European Relief Council campaign
and 100000 allotted 10y the Red
Cross for child welfare work IN
Europe, there remains SS,7G1,los still
available, Of which IL is estimated
that SBUOOp0 will be required for
this work during the currrn, year
For Red Cross participation In tn,
Joint effort TO relieve famine condi
tions IN Russia. for final work In tn,
China famine. for Junior Red Gross
and other overseas activities Including
the closing OF the old general rclieI
program In Europe S+.9Ts,ooo Is mad'
available.
In announcing the national budget
the Red Cross makes II clear TIM
the figures do not include chapter cx
pcndi,urcs or place amy cash estimate
on the invaluable service Of volun
teers In chapters.