Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-10-14
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
S19,361 ,657 Allotted for Cur
rent Program of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European Chill
dren viii Cost s6,OoO,-
600 This Year.

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Sl9,36l ,657 for carrying through it's
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 S5,0tU,COY how.
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disburse-
ments reached s2I,4o2, TAI, it is an
nounced Ut 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 10 "a,
II the vital work of the society Is to
be effectively carried on.
Outstanding among the items OF the
domestic budget Is the uppropria tiou
Of $3.50. 1853 for work Ia behalf of
the disabled ex-service man and his
family. This appropriation represents
the amount allotted to this work from
National Headquarters only aud does
not take into consideration the mil
Lions being spent in chapters for re-
lief OF the World War veteran. Ii
IL IN the chapter that the greater
amount is spent In meeting this obi
gation Of the Red Cross, the announce.
ment continues, as manifested by nY-
urea OF the fiscal year l93O-182l when
the total was approximately $1,000
900, Of which $2,6o2, O94 represented
the disbursement Of National Head
quarters while the remainder was the
chapters contribution to this held Of
Red Cross service.
Vast Work for Disabled
Chief among the snb- div1aions at
the appropriation for work with vet
Grams 10 that which concerns itself
with Assurance to disabled men and
women In government hospitais- THIS
item OF l,790, 600, an Increase of more
than 100000 over the appropriation
for the same work in last years bud
get, will provide those personal eeCy-
ices for the disabled and their families
which are Indispensable TO supplement
those provided by the government
has recently expressed his desire that
the Red Cross should continue and
extend these Illuminating services"
Other items OF the appropriation for
veterans relief are proportionateIy in
creased. An additional appropriation
Of $iG9,6O0 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 S543,978,
virtually doubling the appropriation
year 1820-132I.
More than $1,000, 600 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 S49S,546 for miscellaneous &C
tivities, Including contributions re-
stricted for special purposes and $685.
go for management. Each OF these
items represents large reductions over
similar appropriations Of the previous
year.
From fund Of $4,000, 600, S5,UOO.-
600 OF which was contributed through
the European Relief Council cainpaig en-
and S5.np,OJp allotted by the Red
Cross for child welfare work IN
Europe, there remains SS,7G5, los still
available, Of which 1t Is estimated
that $6.U0O,O0O will be required for
this work during the current year.
For Red Cross participation in the
joint effort to relieve famine condi-
lions In Russia. for tinn, work in the
China famine. for Junior Red Crosx
and other overseas activities including
the closing of the old general relief
program in Europe ST. 1918 ,OO, is made
available.
IN announcing the national budget.
the Red Cross makes It clear that
the figures do not include chapter e1-
pcrditUrpS ar p!aC" any cash estimate
on the Invaluable service o{ vOiUn-
tecrs in chapters.