The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1921-10-07
Red CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
$19,361 ,657 Allotted for Cur
rent Program of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European Chill
dren Will Cost $6,OOO,-
600 This Year.

Observation-Disclosures totalling
$19,361 1851 for carrying through Its
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,0OO low
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disburse-
ments reached $24 ,492,7 41, it is an
nOunced at National Headquarters in
Il 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
lions being spent in chapters for re-
lief of the World War veteran. 1t
is in the chapter that the greater
amount is spent in meeting this oblE
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 $2,692,O94 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 divisions 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 S1,790OOO, 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 and
extend these "humanizing services.
Other items of the appropriation for
veterans relief are propOrtionately in
creased. An additional appropriation
of 100000 has been made for Red
n ali, in Will
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 $543976
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the fiscal
year 192O-1921.
More than $2,OOOOOO is provided fol
service and assistance to the 3,60t
Red Cross chapters by the national
organization.
Helping Destitute Children
Other items of the domestic bulge,
include $49S,546 for miscellaneous &C
tivities, including contributions re
stricted for special purposes and $76S,
600 for management. Each of these
items represents large reductions ovel
similar appropriations of the previou,
year.
From fund of $10,0O0,O0O, 5000.
GOO of which was contributed through
the European Relief Council campaign
and $5,OO0,OO0 allotted by the Rec
Cross for child welfare work il
Europe, there remains $S,765, 1OS still
available, of which it is estimated
that 100000 will be required TO
= this work during the current year
For Red Cross participation in tE'
Joint effort to relieve famine cOndi
. tons in Russia, for final work in thu
China famine, for Junior Red eros.
and other overseas activities includin!
the closing of the old general relic
:, program in Europe $4,97S,0O0 is made
: available.
In announcing the national budget
the Red Cross makes it clear tina
d the figures do not include chapter ex
y penditures or place any cash estimate
i on the invaluable service of volun
: teers in chapters.