Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-11-30
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
1885, ,657 Allotted for Cur
rent Program Of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European Chill
dren win Cost S6,000,-
600 This Year.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tOtalling
I9.S6I. 6JT 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 100000 low
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year. when the disburse-
msnts reached x24.4e2.T4l, II Is an
nouncsd az National Headquarters In
q statement calling attention 10 the
necessity Of continued support Of the
organization by response 10 the An
nual Roll Call. November IL 10 "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
q Ss.6ee. 2S5 for work In behalf OF
the disabled ex-servIcs man and his
family. This appropriation represents
the amount allotted 20 this wofk from
National Headquarters only and does
not take into consideration the mil
liens being spent In chapters for re-
LIEF OF the World War veteran IL
Ia In the chapter that the greater
amount r. spent In meeting this obi
cation Of the Red Cross, the announce
ment continues. as manifested By ag-
urls OF the fiscal year le20-ls2l when
the total was approximately $1,000
600. % which s2.6S2. 0e4 represented
the disbursement OF National Head
quarters while the remainder was the
chapters contribution 20 this field Of
Red Cross service
Vast Work fer Disabled
Chief among the Subdivisions Of
the appropriation for work wtth vet
erans iE that which concerns itself
With assistance 20 disabled men and
women In government hospitals This
item % 81. 10000. an increase Of more
than 10000 over the appropriation
for the same work In last years bud
get. vii provide those personal serv-
Icss for the disabled and their families
which are Indispensable TO supplement
those provided By the government
TIE director % the Veterans Bureau
has recently expressed his desire that
The Red Gross should continue and
sxtsn6 these -humaniEing services"
Oths- items Of the appropriation for
vsssranx relief are propOrtionAtely In
creased. Al additional appropriation
CT see 90 has been made for Red
Dress work In connection with regu-
lar Army and Navy hospitals and
With the regular Army and Navy.
Por disaster relief. the Red Cross
has set aside for the current twelve
nonths an appropriation of s543.eTe,
virtually doubling the appropriation
fer the same purpose for the fiscal
year 1901
More than 100000 Is provided for
service and assistance % the $500
BED Cross chapters by the national
organization
Helping Destitute Children
Other Items OF the domestic budget
ineluds SseS.5s for miscellaneous &C
rvtties. Including contributions re
strictsd for special purposes and sT6S.-
600 fer management Zach Of these
items represents large reductions over
similar appropriations Of the previous
year.
From q fund OF 100000. 5000
600 Of which was contributed through
TIE European Relief Council campaign
and 100000 allotted By the Red
Cross for child welfare work In
Europe. there remains ss.T65. los stiIl
available. OF which IL r. estimated
that 100000 vii be required for
this work during the current year.
Fer Red Cross participation In the
Josnf effort 20 relieve famine condi-
rons IN Russia. for final work In the
China famine. for Junior Red Cross
and ether overseas activities including
the closing % the old general relief
program IN Europe s4.e7s.ooo Is made
avaslabla
In announcing the national budget.
tha Red Cross makes Il clear that
TIE ngures DC not include chapter ex-
pentltures or place any cash estimate
c. the Invaluable service Of volun-
tsers In chapters