Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-10-14
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
$l9,361,657 Allotted for Cur.
rent Program Of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European Chill.
dren viii Cost S6,OOO,-
600 This Year.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. totalllng
SlD,38l 1857 for carrying through its
program of relief and services In the
United States AMI overseas are out.
lined In the budget OF the American
Red Cross for the current fiscal year.
This total Is more than $5,OOO,O00 low.
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disburse-
ments reached S24 .492, I4l, It 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 IL to "a
II 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, 258 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. II
Is In the chapter that the greater
amount is spent in meeting this obli.
cation of the Red Cross, the announce
ment continues, as manifested by fig
ures of the fiscal year 1920-l92l when
the total was approximately $1,000,
900, of which $500, 09I 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 81, 10000, an increase of more
than 100000 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 ant
extend these illuminating services
Other items of the appropriation fol
veterans relief are proportionately In
creased. An additional appropriation
OF S460,G has been made for Rec
Cross work In connection with regu
lar Army and Navy hospitals AM
with the regular Army and Navy.
For disaster relief, the Red Gross
has set aside for the current lively,
months an appropriation of S5i3.DTG
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the hsca
year 1920 1921.
More than $2,Oo0,000 Is provided FOL
service and assistance 10 the 3,GO'
Red Cross chapters by the natlona
organization.
Helping Destitute Children
Other items of the domestic bulge
include SI9S, $40 for miscellaneous ac
tivitles, including contributions re
stricted for special purposes and ST6S,
600 for management. Each Of thes
items represents large reductions owe
similar appropriations OF the previou
year.
From n fund OF Sl0,000Oo0, 5000
coo OF which was contributed through
the European Relief Council campaign
and $5,0000OO allotted by the Rex
Cross for child welfare work Il
Europe, there remains $S.705, los still
available, of which II Is estimates
that $6,OOO,OOO will be required 70
this work during the current year
For Red Cross participation In tn
joint effort to relieve famine condl
tons in Russia, for final work In TIA
China famine, for Junior Red eros
and other overseas activities includin
the closing of the old general relic
program In Europe S4,97S,OOO Is mad
available.
In announcing the national budget
the Red Cross makes II clear tina
the figures do not include chapter OK
penditures or place any cash estimat
on the Invaluable service of yOluu