The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-11
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
t1s,36l ,657 Allotted for Cur
rent Program of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European chIl-
dren viii Cost $6,000,.
600 This Year.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. totalling
Sic, 86l, 657 for carrying through it,
program Of relief and services In the
United States and overseas are out
tined In the budget Of the American
Red Cross for the current fiscal year.
This total is more than 100000 low
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disburse-
msnts reached $24, 492.741, 1t Is an
nounced at National Headquarters In
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 $3,669 ,256 for VIC < In behalf Of
the disabled ex-service man and his
family. This approx tiation 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 II
Is in the chapter that the greater
amount is spent in meeting this obi
CATION Of the Red Cross, the announce
ment continues, as manifested by fig
ures of the fiscal year 1920-1921 when
the total was approximately $4,000
600, of which $2,692, 694 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 men and
women in government hospitals. This
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 Bureau
has recently expressed his desire ina,
the Red Cross should continue ant
extend these SSSrmanizing services.
Other items Of the as rSropriai.o ~, ~ =,
veterans relief are proportioA..s - :.
creased. An additional appropriate,
Of $469,6QQ has been made for Red
Gross work in connection with regu-
lar Army and Navy hospitals and
with the regular Army and Navy.
For disaster relief, the Red Gross
has set aside for the current twelve
months an appropriation Of $543,976
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the fscal
year 1920-1021.
More than $1,000 900 is provided fol
service and assistance to the 3,60(
Red Cross chapters by the national
organization.
Helping Destitute Children
Other items of the domestic budget
include $49S,546 for miscellaneous &C
tivities, including contributions re
stricted for special purposes and $768,
600 for management. Each Of thest
items represents large reductions ovel
similar appropriations of the previous
year,
From a fund Of $10,OOOOO0, 5000,
600 Of which was contributed through
the European Relief Council campaign
and $5,0OO,OO0 allotted by the Rex
Cross for child welfare work i
Europe, there remains $S,785,10S still
available, Of which 1t Is estimate,
that 100000 will be required 70
this work during the current yes1
For Red Cross participation In tn,
joint effort to relieve famine condi
lions in Russia, for final work In thu
China famine, for Junior Red Cros
and other overseas activities includin,
the closing of the old general relic
program in Europe $4,978,0O0 Is mad'
available.
In announcing the national budget
the Red Cross makes II clear tina
the figures do not include chapter ex
penditures or place any cash estimate
on the invaluable service Of vslun
teers In chapters