Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-05
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 win Cost S6,oO0,-
600 This Year.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN ALI

ashington.-Expenditu totalling
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 $5,0O0,0O0 low
er than the expenditure during the
last fiscal year, when the disburse-
ments reached S24. 492, T41, il is an
nounced at National Headquarters in
a statement calling attention To the
necessity of continued support of the
organization by response To the An
nual Roll Call, November IL In -,
IL 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, 20 for work in behalf OF
the disabled ex-service main 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. IL
is In the chapter that the greater
amount is spent in meeting this obi
CATION az the Red Cross, the announce
ment continues, rs manifested by fig
ures of the fiscal year l92O-I92l when
the total was approximately S@.p~,-
900, of which S2,6,2,U9l represented
Il.
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, 190.OOO, an increase of more
than $500,OO0 over the appropriation
for the same work in last years bud
get, will provide those personal scrv,
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 lttQ tft>S- ShDuiu toAttif tre- >1-t0
extend these "humanlzfng services"
Other items of the appropriation for
veterans relief are proportionately in
creased. An additional appropriation
of S469,600 has been made for Red
Cross work in connection with resu-
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 S543.9T6.
virtually doubling the appropriation
for the same purpose for the fiscal
year 192o-1921.
More than 100000 is provided for
service and assistance 10 the 1900
Red Cross chapters by the national
organization.
Helping Destitute Children
Other items of the domestic budget
include S49S,54 for miscellaneous ac-
tIvItIes, including contributions re-
stricted for special purposes and ST6S.-
800 for management. Each of these
items represents large reductions over
similar appropriations of the previous
year.
From fund of S1O,OOO,OO0, S5,OO0.-
600 of which was contributed through
the European Relief Council campaign
and S5,OO0,OOO allotted by the Red
Cross for child welfare work in
Europe, there remains SS,T65, los still
available, of which il is estimated
that $1,000 900 will he required for
this work during the current year.
For Red Cross participation in the
joint effort 70 relieve famine condi-
tions 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,aTs.0oO is made
available.
In announcing the national budget,
the Red Cross makes Il clear that
the figures do not include chapter ex-
penditures or place any cash estimate
on the Invaluable service of volun-
teers In chapters