The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1921-11-25
! 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 S6,000,.
900 This Year.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID

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$19,361 ,657 for carrying through It's
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 S24,492,741, 1t is an.
nounced at National Headquarters In
a 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 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. It
Is In the chapter that the greater
amount Is spent in meeting this obi.
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.
600, Of which S2,692,094 represented
tile 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 S1,700,000, an increase Of more
than 100000 over the appropriation
for the same work in last years bud.
get, will provite those personal serv.
ices for the diss led 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 "humanizing services"
Other items Of the appropriation for
veterans relief are proportionately In.
creased. An additional appropriation
Of S469,6O0 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
has set aside for the current twelve
months an appropriation Of $543,e7e,
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the fiscal
year 1920.1921.
More than 100000 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
!nclhde $49s,54e for miscellaneous &C.
tivities, including contributions re.
stricted for special purposes and $685..
600 for management. Each of these
items represents large reductions over
similar appropriations Of the previous
year.
From a fund OF s1o,ooo,oOo, $4,000. |
600 Of which was contributed through |
the European Relief Council campaign
and 100000 allotted by the Red !
Cross for child welfare work in |
Europe, there remains $S,765,1OS still |
available, Of which it Is estimated
that 100000 will be required for
this work during the current year.
For Red Cross participation in tho
joint effort to relieve famine condi.
tons in Russia, for Anal work in the
China famine, for Junior Red Cross
and other overseas activities Including
the closing Of the old general relief
program in Europe S4,978,0OO Is made
available.
In announcing the national budget,
the Red Cross makes It clear that
he figures do not include chapter ex.
3enditures or place any cash estimate
N the Invaluable service Of volun.
:eers In chapters.