The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-10
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 win Cost S6,000,-
600 This Year.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID

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S19,361,657 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 $5,000,000 low
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the discourse
ments reached S24, 492, IA, 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 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 S3,669,256 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 il chapters for re-
! lief of the World War veteran. 1t
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, 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 itself
with assistance. to disabled men and
women in government hospitals. This
item of S1,79O,OOO, an increase of more
than 100000 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 to supplement
those provided by the government.
The dire ter of the Veterans Bureau
| HAS Recently GApiCSSCu MS nCoAAC NAAeAA
the Red Cross should continue and
extend these "humanizing services
Other items of the appropriation for
veterans relief are propOrtiOnately IN
creased. An additional appropriation
of $469,60O 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 for the current twelve
months an appropriation of $543.976
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the fiscal
year 1920-1921.
More than S2,OOO,OO0 is provided for
service and assistance to the $500
Red Cross chapters by the national
organization.
Helping Destitute Children
Other items of the domestic budget
, include $685. $40 for miscellaneous &C
tivities, including contributions re
stricted for special purposes and S16S,
900 for management. Each of these
items represents large reductions over
, similar appropriations of the previou:
year.
From a fund of s1O,OO0,O0O, 5000,
600 of which was contributed through
the European Relief Council campaign
and S5,OOO,OO0 allotted by the Rec
| Cross for child welfare work In
Europe, there remains $S,765, 1OS still
: available, of which 1t is estimated
: that 100000 will be required TO
this work during the current year
For Red Cross participation in thu
joint effort to relieve famine condi
lions in Russia, for final work in TIT
China famine, for Junior Red eros
and other overseas activities including
the closing of the old general relic
: program in Europe S4,97s,000 is mad
available.
In announcing the national budget
the Red Cross makes ii clear tina
: : the figures do not include chapter eN
penditures or place any cash estimat
on the invaluable service Of volun
tporS in PhaDfprS