The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-11-22
THE RED CROSS WILL
SPEND MANY MILLIONS
IMMENSE TOTAL IN CASH IN
GUIDED IN BUDGET FOR
CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
FOR PURPOSES IT is SPENT
Vast Sum Will Be Used to Relieve
The Sufferings of Humanity. The
Annual Roll Call Will Be Extended
Through Thanksgiving Day.

Through thanksgiving Day.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Appro-
oriations totaling $19,361,657 are con-
famed in the budget of the American
Red Cross for the current fiscal year
# was announced at national headquar-
ters today. These projected expendi-
rrres are more than $5,000,000 lower
than disbursements during the last
fiscal wear, when the total reached $685.
4g2.741.
Reflective of the determination OF
the Red Cross to continue its service
to disabled world war veterans until
the last of these men is restored to
normal civilian life and outstanding
among the items of domestic budget
is appropriation OF $3,669,256 for Red
Cross service 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 millions being
spent by Red Cross chapters for the
relief of the disabled veterans. 1t is
in the chapter, the announcement
makes clear, that the greater amount
is spent in meeting this obligation of
the Red Cross, as shown by the fig
ures for the fiscal year i920-2l, when
the total expended by the American
Red Cross was approximately $l0,-
100000, of which more than S7,O00,O0O
was disbursed by chapters.
Chief among the subdivisions OF
the appropriations 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 S500,000 over the amount allotted
for the same work in last years bud
get, will provide those personal ser
vices for the disabled and their fami-
lies which are indispensable to sup
plement the benefits provided by the
government. The director of the vet
erans' bureau has recently expressed
his desire that the Red Cross continue
to extend those humanizing services"
An additional appropriation of $4o9,-
600 has been made for Red Cross work
in connection with regular army and
navy hospitals and with the members
OF the regular army and navy.
For disaster relief the Red Cross
has set aside for the current twelve
months an appropriation of $543,97o,
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose last year. More
than 100000 is provided for service
and assistance to the 5000 Red Cross
chapters by the national organization.
Other items of the domestic bud
get include $498,546 for miscellaneous
activities and 10000 for management.
Each of these items represents large
reductions over the last fiscal year.
From a fund of $10,000,00O, $4,000
900 of which was contributed through
the European relief campaign and S.
100000 allotted by the Red Cross for
child welfare work in Europe, there
remains $8,765,10 still available, of
which it is estimated that $6,OOO,OOO
will be required for this work during
the current year. For Red Cross par
ticipation in the joint effort to relieve
famine conditions in Russia, for final
work in the China famine, for Junior
Red Cross and other overseas activi--
ties including the closing OF the old
general relief program in Europe S4,-
978 is made available.
For the support of its work the Red
Cross will continue its annual Roll
Call through Thanksgiving day..