The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1921-10-19
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET,
$1a,361,6 ,657 Allotted for Cur.
rent Program Of Relief
8 and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
medicaI Aid for European ChlI.
dren Will Cost $6,000,-
900 This Year.

dren Will Cost $6,OOO,-
900 This Year.
Washington.-Expen toraIlins
$193d, ,657 for carrying through its
program Of relief and seryices in the
Enited States and overseas are out
lined In the budget Of the American
Red Cross fer the current fiscal year.
This total is more than $5,0OO,e00 low
.er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disburse-
ments reached So, 4,492,7 2,741, it 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 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 re-
lief Of the World War veteran. 1t
is in the chapter that the greater
amount is spent in meeting this obl-
CATION of the Red Cross, the announce
ment continues, as manifested by fig-
ures Of the fiscal year 1e20-1921 when
the total was approximately $9y000,-
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
erans is that which concerns itself
with assistance to disabled men and
women In government hospitals. This
item Of $1,79O,0O0 an increase of more
than $5O0,0OO over the appropriation
for the same work in last years bud
get, will provide those personal serv-
S 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 that
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 $469,600 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
4 las set aside for the current twelve
months an appropriation Of $543,976,
5 virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the fiscal
year l820-1021.
More than 100000 is provided for
3 service and assistance to the $500
Red Cross chapters by the national
organization.
Helping Destitute Children
Other items Of the domestic budget
q Include $49S,546 for miscellaneous ac-
s tiyities, including contributions re-
tstricted for special purposes and $685.
900 for management. Each Of these
Items represents large reductions over
similar appropriations of the previous
year.
From fund of s1O,OOOoOO, $5,O0O,-
600 of which was contributed through
the European Relief Council campaign
and S5OOO,OOO allotted by the Red
Gross for child welfare work in
Europe, there remains sS,765,1oS still
sAyaflable, of which it is estimated
that $6,O0O,O0O will be required for
this work during the current year.
For Red Cross participation in the
Joint effort to relieve famine condl-
flons in Russia, for final work in the
China famine, for Junior Red Cross
# and other overseas activities including
the closing Of the old general relief
program in Europe S4,97S,0OO is made
ssayailable.
In announcing the national budget,
@ the Red Cross makes it clear that
sthe figures do not include chapter ex-
penditures or place any cash estimate
ION the Invaluable service Of volun-
@teers in chapters.
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