The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
s1s,3s1,657 AiIaltee4cr Cur
rent Program Of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European CflI'
dren viii Cost s6,000,.
900 This Year.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID

Washiuston.-Exp totaliinS
si9.36l, 651 for carrying through us
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 hScal year
This total is more than s5,Go,0o0 low
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the dlsburse'
ments reached So, 492, IA, ii is an
nounced at National Headquarters IN
statement calling attention TO the
necessity of continued support OF the
organization by response to the An
nuai Roll Call, November II to "a,
If the vital work OF the society Is to
he effectively carried on.
Outstanding among the items OF the
domestic budget is the appropriation
OF $3,G69.2j6 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 Mill
lions being spent in chapters for re-
lief of the World War veteran. 1t
is III the chapter that the greater
amount is spent IN meeting this obll-
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 $1,000
900, OF which S2,692,QJ4 represented
tie disbursement O. National Head
quarters while the remainder was the
chapters contribution to this field OF
Red Cross service.
Vast Work for Disabled
Chief among tie 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 Sl,I9Q, 800, an Increase of more
than $4,000 over the appropriation
for the same work in last years bud
get, will provide those personal selY-
ices : the disabled and their families
which ire Indispensable to supplement
those provided by the government.
Tie { rector OF the Veterans Bureau
has r. emily expressed his desire that
the Red Cross should continue and
extend these Illuminating services"
Other items of the appropriation for
veter. IS relief are proportlonately in
creased. An additional appropriation
OF s. 1890 has been made for Red
Cross work In CONNECTION with regu- |
lar y my and Navy hospitals and
with tie regular Army and Navy.
For disaster relief, the Red Cross
has st aside for the current twelve !!
months an appropriation OF s543916, !
virtually doubling the appropriation |
for tie same purpose for tie fiscal !,
Year 9-t-i92l.
More than 100000 is provided for |
service and assistance to the 5000 !
Red Cross chapters by the national
organization.
He ing Destitute Children
Other items of the domestic BUDGET
include S49S,546 for miscellaneous ac.
tirities, including contributions re. |
stricted for special purposes and s76s,.
Gp0 for management. Each Of these
items represents large reductions over
similar appropriations of the previous
year.
From fund of 100000. $1,000.
90 of which was contributed through
the European Relief Council campaign
and So,Ooo,000 allotted by the Red
Cross for child welfare work in
Europe, there remains sS,765,l0S still
available, Of which it is cstimoted
That S6,C00,000 will be rsGalred for
this work during the current raor
For Red Cross PARTICIPATION In tho
JOINT effort to relieve famine condi.
ions in Russia, for final work in tbo
'hiha famine, for Junior Red Crosse
ana other overseas activities iDc,rdir.
Inc closing of the old general reliar
program in Europe S4,97S,Goo is made
available. '''''''
l" Announcing the national hudra,
inc Rei Cross makes it clear Tim,
the hsureS do not Include charfer nr.
lehS.iGrcs or place aay cash estimate
IN the Invaluable service Of vnI,,n.
teers in chapters.