The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-10-06
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 viii Cost S6,OOO,-
900 This Year.

gton.-Expenditures totallins
$19,361, 1857 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,OO0,0O0 low
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year. when the disburse-
ments reached $24,492,7 TAI, It is an
nouncsd at National Headquarters in
u statement calling attention to the
Necessity of continued support Of the
organization by response to the An
nual Roll Call, November IL to "a.
II the vital work Of the society Is to
be effectively carried on.
Outstanding among the Items of the
domestic budget Ii the appropriation
Of $3,669,2o6 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 mil
lions being spent in chapters for no
lief of the World War veteran. II
is In the chapter that 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 year 1o2O-I92l when
the total was approximately $1,000
900, of which $2,692,094 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 itseli
with assistance to disabled men and
women In government hospitals. Thii
Item of 81, 100000, 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 Burea,
has recently expressed his desire tina
| the Red Cross should continue ant
extend these "humanizing services.
Other items of the appropriation TO
veterans relief are proportionately In
creased. An additional appropriation
of $3.50, 900 has been made for Re-
Cross work in connection with regu
lar Army and Navy hospitals ant
with the regular Army and Navy.
For disaster relief, the Red eros
has set aside for the current twelv
months an appropriation of $543,97e
virtually doubling sthe appropriation
for the same purpose for the fisca
year 1920-192l.
More than $2,000000 IL provided TO
service and assistance to the 800
Red Cross chapters by the nationa
organization.
Helping Destitute Children
Other items of the domestic bulge
include $498, $40 for miscellaneous az
| IlNIlltSt IL
stricted for special" purposes and $76S
600 for management. Each Of thes
items represents large reductions owe
similar appropriations of the previou
year
From a fund of S10,0OOOO0, $1,000
600 of which was contributed throug
the European Relief Council campaig
and $5,000,000 allotted by the Re
Cross for child welfare work 1
Europe, there remains $S,765,l0S sti
available, of which II is estimate
that $6000,000 viii be required 70
this work during the current yea
For Red Cross participation in tn
Joint effort TO relieve famine cond
lions In Russia, for final work In tn
China famine, for Junior Red eros
and other overseas activities includin
the closing of the old general relic
program in Europe $4,97S.000 is mad
available.
In announcing the national bulge
the Red Cross makes II clear tina
the figures do not include chapter e,
penditures or place any cash estimat
on the invaluable service of volur
teers in chapters.