The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-07
RED CROSS Gives
ANNUAL BUDGET
,657 Allotted for Cur
rent Program of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European Chill
dren Will Cost $6,O00,-
600 This Year.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID

$19,361,65 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,OOU,OO0 low
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the dlsburse-
ments reached $24,492, al, it 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 IL 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-seryice man and his
family. This appropriation represents
the amount allotted to this work from
National Headquarters only and does
not take into consideration the mil
lions being spent in chapters for re-
lief of the World War veteran. 1t
is in the chapter hat the greater
amount is spent in meeting this obli-
CATION of the Red Cross, the announce
ment continues, as manifested by fig
ures of the fiscal veal 1920-1921 when
the total was approximately $9,O0O,-
900, of which $2,692,094 represented
disbursement of National Head
quarters while the remainder was the
chapters contribution to this field OF
Red Cross service.
Vast Work for Disabled
he appropriation for work with vet
Grams is that which concerns itself
With assistance to disabled men n
women in government hospitals. This
TEN of 81, 100000, an increase of more
han 100000 over the appropriation
or the same work in last years bud
ct, will provide those personal serv-
ces for the disabled and their families
are indispensable to supplement
hose provided by the government.
director Of the Veterans Bureau
as recentG expressed his desire that
he Red Gross should continue and
xtend these "~humanizing services"
'ther items of the appropriation for
eterans' relief are proportionately in
reased. An additional appropriation
{ $4,000 has been made for Red
ross work in connection with regu-
II Army and Navy hospitals and
18th the regular Army and Navy.
For disaster relief, the Red Cross
as set aside for the current twelve
onths an appropriation of $543,976,
rtually doubling the appropriation
II the same purpose for the fiscal
EAR %192O-1921.
More han 81 900 is provided for
rvice and assistance to the $500
ed Cross chapters by the national
ganization.
Helping Destitute Children
Other items of the domestic budget
clude $685. 46 for miscellaneous ac-
titles, including contributions re-
-icted for special purposes and $685.
0 for management. Each of these
ms represents large reductions over
nilar appropriations of the previous
ar.
From a fund Of $1O,OOO,0OO, $780,
} of which was contributed through
! European Relief Council campaign
d $5,0OO,00O allotted by the Red
oss for child welfare work in
rope, there remains $8,765, 1OS still
Of which it is estimated
It $6,0O0,O00 will be required for
$ work during the. current year.
r Red Cross participation in the
1t effort to relieve famine condi-
IS in Russia, for final work in the
ma famine, for Junior Red Cross
other overseas activities including
closing of the old general relief
gram in Europe $4,978,0O0 is made
liable.
q announcing the national budget, .
Red Cross makes it clear that
figures do NOT include chapter ex-
or place any cash estimate
the invaluable service of vOlun-
s in chapters.