The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-21
Red CROSS GIVES
I ANNUAL BUDGET
SI9, 36I ,657 Allotted for Cur
rent Program Of Relief,
and Service.
mLI1Es FOR VETERAN AID
Medical kld for European Chill.
dsen WHE Cost $6,0O0,-
600 This Year.

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$fAs@ 65z tor carrying through Its
program % relief and services in the
United States and overseas are out
hned i'm tha budget of the American
Red Cross Ton the current fiscal year.
Taais fetal Is mare than $1,000, 900 low
q than the. expenditure during the
nj fiscal year, when the disburse-
@szas reached S24,402,741, 1t is an
nnUn9ed at National Headquarters in
q statement calling attention to the
neeessity OF continued support Of the
organization by response to the An
naa1 ROlB Call, November IL to "a.
IL the vital work of the society Is to
be ekfestiMsly carried on.
Outstanding among the items of the
Sssaestin budget Is the appropriation
II ta6Rss256 for work in behalf Of
tire disGbled ex-service man and his
fzrniig This appropriation represents
tkse aSn8unt allotted to this work from
National Headquarters only and does
ma take into consideration the mil
Hsas being spent in chapters for re-
Esa Of the World War veteran. It
- In the chapter that the greater
ssnaunt Is spent in meeting this obli-
gnsisn Of the Red Cross, the announce
Hnnna continues, as manifested by fig-
wes Of the fiscal year 1920-1921 when
~ total was approximately $1,000
CO. Of which $2,892,094 represented
ahe disbursement of National Head
gaaxters while the remainder was the
sAmptersl contributions to this field Of
Red Cross service.
Vast Work Tor Disabled
Chaef among the subdivisions Of
sAR appropriation for work with vet
esmRs In that which concerns itself
VIA assistance TO disabled men and
wsnen In government hospitals. This
Hs=m Of 81, TOO, 900, an increase of more
aAzn $4,000 over the appropriation
asr the Same work in last years bud
o.. will provide those personal serv.
sres for the disabled and their families
wfsch are indispensable to supplement
aksse provided by the government
Ina director of the Veterans Bureau
Ans recently expressed his desire that
IN Red Cross should continue and
Ez1end these "humanizing services"
Other items of the appropriation for
vssersns' relief are proportIonately In
creased. An additional appropriation
ID S469,600 has been made for Red
Crsss work In connection with regu-
Er Army and Navy hospitals and
with the regular Army and Navy.
Per disaster relief, the Red Cross
Inns set aside for the current twelve
msnths an appropriation OF $543,976.
siztuslly doubling the appropriation
kkw the same purpose for the fiscal
ysar 1e20LI921.
More than $2,0O0,0O0 Ii provided for
service and assistance to the 5000
Red Cross chapters by the national
ssEanization.
!; Helping Destitute Children
Oehen items Of the domestic budget
fs<,sde s4ss,5i8 for miscellaneous &C
fivsfieS. including contributions re-
sfxscted for special purposes and $685.
- for management. Each Of these
neas represents large reductions over
similar appropriations Of the previous
yaxr.
yrsm q fund Of s1o.o0o,00o, 5000
- e which was contributed through
ske European Relief Council campaign
nsd $5.0O0.00Q allotted BY the Red
Crss for child welfare work In
Krspe. there remains $s,7e5. los still
synflabIe, Of which II Is estimated
DAT s6OO0.00O will be required for
rkxs work during the current year.
Tur Red Cross participation in the
49, effort to relieve famine condl-
ss~ns N Russia, for final work In the
Oana famine, for Junior Red Gross
- sther overseas activities including
o. closing of the old general relief
ruessm In Europe s4.97sO0e Is made I
nrnf1xbie.
l. n announcing the national budget.
- Red Cross makes II clear that
- figures do not include chapter ex-
pendstures or place any cash estimate
- the invaluable service Of volun-
aees in chapters