News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-10-12
$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.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. totalling
$l9,361, 657 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,O00 low.
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disburse-
ments reached $24,492,7 TAI, 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 $685. 56 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 in the chapter that the greater
amount is spent In meeting this obu-
cation of the Red Cross, the announce
ment continues, as manifested by dg-
ures of the fiscal year 1920-1921 when
the total was approximately $4,000
900, of which S2,692,09 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 meif and
women in government hospitals. This
item of $1,790, 900, 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
n additional riot
of $469,6OO 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 $543,976,
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 5000
Red Cross chapters by the national
organization.
Helping Destitute Children
Other items of the domestic budget
include S49S,546 for miscellaneous ac-
tivities, including contributions re-
stricted for special purposes and $685.
300 for management. Each of these
tens represents large reductions over
similar appropriations Of the previous
year.
From fund of 100000, $5,0O0,-
100 of which was contributed through
he European Relief Council campaign
md $5,OO0,0O0 allotted by the Red
Cross for child welfare work in
europe, there remains $S,765, 10S still
lvailable, Of which 1t Is estimated
hat 100000 will be required for
his work during the current year.
FOR Red Cross participation In the
oint effort to relieve famine condi-
Ions in Russia, for final work IN The
nina famine, for Junior Red Cross |
nd other overseas activities including ,
he closing Of the old general felief
rogram In Europe S4,97s.0Oo is made :
valuable.
In announcing the national budget,
le Red Cross makes 1t clear that :
lie figures do not include chapter ex- :.
endtures or place any cash estimate !
4 the invaluable service of volun- :
GERS in chapters.