Tombstone epitaph., 1921-11-27
RED CROSS GIVES
 ANNUAL BUDGET
S19,361 ,657 Allotted for Cur rent Program of Relief
 and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medicai Aic for European Chil- Gren Viii Cost S6.O0O.-
 900 This Year.

Washington Expenditures tntailing Sl9.G6l ,657 for carrying through Us program of relief and ser, .ces iu ,he United States and overseas are out lined in inc budget of the American Red Cross for The current u>,al year. This total Is more than S-.pr.Duu low er than the expenditure during the last fiscal year, when tAe dishurse- ments reached S24, i92,.+l l; k an nounced at National Headquarters in q statement G.'!ir- atirnr.Yn to the necessity ot continued support If the organization h. rr-puu>" 'u the An nual Ho Gall. NuNrnhr. Fl 10 2i. if the vital work q ,h.. snc.r.y is 10 be effectively carried on.
 ours-aai.a- anor- ,hr tens of inc domrsti, bGt.e .~ ta' appropriation of S2,G6?256 tor work .n behalf of the disabled rA->rr,Ic- man and his family IA> appropriation represents the amouu, allo--d e th.> work from National He~dqgar;rr, only anu does not take into consideration 'hr mil lions being spent in chapters fo. re lief of the World War veteran IL is in the chapter that tile greater amount $ spar; in meeting this oh!i- eation of the Red Cross the announce ment continues. as manifested by tig ures of the t,.J. veal l,E,-l!r.i when the to,a was npprnN.Ina;e., Sa,pbo,- Oou. of which S1.E'-,u9i represented the disbursement "f National Head quarters while 'Ir remainder was the chapters contribution to this field o: Red Gross service.
 Vas. Work for Disabled
 Chief among the suh-d.N. Sioa> uf the appropriation for work with vet erans Is that which concerns itself with assistance [" disabled men and women in government hospitals. This item Ut Sl,1@),Oc0. ap increase of more than sJo0OUO over the appropriation for the same work in last years bud get, will provide those personal sery- ices for the disabled and their families which are indispensable 10 supplement those provided by the government. The director Of the Veterans Bureau has recently expressed his iesir- that the Red Cross should continue and extend these "humanizing services" other items of the appropriation f"- veterans relief are propOrtionately in creased. An additional appropriation of S469,GDO 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 fur the current twelva months an appropriation of S5439.6, virtually doubling the appropriation for the same purpose for the fiscal year l92O-l92l.
 More than $2,J)0.GD0 is provided for service anG assistance tO the 3,6o) Red Cross chapters by the national organization
 Helping Destitute Children
 Other items of the domestic budget include si9s,546 for miscellaneous ac- tivit!es, including contributions re- stricted for special purposes and sI6S,' 600 for management Each of these items represents large reductions over similar appropriations of the previous year
 From fund of SioUOo,UCU, sj,OOO.- 900 of which was contributed through the European Relief Council campaign and SJ,ODo,Doo allotted by The Red Cross for child welfare work in Europe, there remains Ss,16j, JOS still ayailabIe, of which t Is estimated that s6.OO0.OOO will be required for this work during the current year. For Red Cross participation ;n the joint effort to relieve famine condi- tions in Russia. for final work in the China famine, for Junior Red Cross and other overseas activities including the closing of the old general relief program in Europe s4.31s,oOo is made available.
 In announcing the national budget, the Red Cross makes il clear that the figures do not include chapter ex- penditures or place any cash estimate on the invaluable service of voiun. teers in chapters.