The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-11-25
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
Sl9,30l 1857 Allotted for Cur
rent Program Of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FoR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European Chill
dfen win Cost $6,O00,-
600 This Year.

WaspIngton.E Expenditures totalIing
aID,581.057 FOR carrying through lis
program Or relief and services in the
United States and overseas are OUT
lined III the budget Of the American
Red Cross for the current fiscal year.
This total Ia more than S5,OO0.O0O low
sF than The expenditure during the
last tiacal year, when the dishurse-
ments reached s24,4D2,7 IA, II Is an.
nonneed at National Headquarters In
statement calling attention 10 the
necessity ~ continued support ~ the
organization by response to the An
nual Roll Call. November II 10 "a
il tile vital work OF the society IL 10
pc effectively carried on.
Outstanding among the Items OF tile
domestic budget is the appropriation
Of <s.eee.250 for work In behalf Of
the disabled ex-service man and his
family. This appropriation represents
the amount allotted 70 this WORK from
National Headquarters only and does
not take Into consideration the mil
lions being spent in chapters Tor 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, tile announce.
ment continues, as manifested by fig-
ures 81 the fiscal year lD20.lg2i when
the total was approximately $1,000.
900, 0f which S2.692.O 0l represented
the disbursement Of National head.
quarters while the remainder was the
chapters contribution to this field VI
Bed 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 aud
women In government hospitals This
item 81 Sl,700, 600, an increase Of more
than 100000 over the appropriation
for the same work Ia last years bud
get, win provide those personal sery.
Ices for the disabled and their families
wssch are Indispensable to supplement
those provided by the government
Tile director OF the Veterans Bureau
has recently expressed his desire that
the He'd Cross should continue and
extend these "humnnizing services
Other items 0f the appropriation for
veterans relief are pr0portlonately lnr
creased. An additional appropriation
u 84e0,eO0 has been made for Red
Cross work IN CONNECTION with rega.
lar Army and Navy hospitals aud
with the regular Army aud Navy.
For disaster relief, the Red Gross
has set aside for the current twelve
months an appropriation OF $5439T5,
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the fseal
year 1D20-1a2i
More than S2,OOOOO0 IL provided for
service and assistance to the 1900
HE'D Cross chapters by the national
organization.
l4sIpInp Destitute Children
Other Items o. the domestic budget
include s49S.54G for miscellaneous ac-
tigities, Including contributions res
strieted for special purposes and $70s-
800 For management Each " these
items represents large reductions over
similar appropriations ~ the previous
year
From fund Of Sl0,000.O0O, 5000
600 of which was contributed through
tile European Relief Council campaign
and s5.OO0O00 allotted by the Red
Cross Tor child welfare work In
Europe. there remains Ss,705, Jos still
available, " which II IL estimated
TINT $o,OO0000 VIII be required fer
tits work during the current year.
For Red Cross participation IN the
Joint effort 20 relieve famine condi-
tions In Russia, for final work Ia the
China famine. for Junior Red Cross
and other overseas activities Including
the closing Of the old general relief
program fl Europe $4,9TS000 II made
ayailable.
III announcing the national budget,
the Red Cross makes II clear that
the figures do non include chapter ex-
pendltures or place any cash estimate
On the Invaluable service OF volun-
teers IN chapters.