The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-10-06
RED CROSSPUTS
up S9,739,872
Years Budget Stresses Relief
and Services at Home
and Overseas.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Over 100000 Allotted to the
Disabled Foreiun Work
Lessons.

50, 7S9, ST2.47 for carrying through Its
program Of services and relief during
the fiscal year In the United States
and overseas are authorized Ia the
budget Of the American Red Cross, ef-
fective July /, 1922. This total Is g.
T35,975 less than the expenditures for
the last fiscal year., when disburse-
lnents reached So, 475,847.8 so, 1t il an
nounced at National Headquarters in
a statement emphasizing the necessity
Of continued support Of the organiza-
ton by enrolment during the annual
Roll Call, November 11-November 80
Inclusive. This total for the budget
Is exclusive Of the large financial op.
erations Of the $500 active Red Cross
Chapters, which, 1t Is estimated. will
more than double the total.
War Veterans Have First Call
First call ON Red Cross funds is for
the disabled ex-service men, Of whom
q ,487 were receiving treatment from
the Government on June ! last. This
work for veterans and their families
in wide variety Of service that the
Government Is not authorized to rem
der and for which It, has neither
funds nor facilities has the call on
60, 030, 1920 during the current year.
or about &368,OOO more than was ex
pended last year for soldier service.
Adding the funds disbursed in this
humanitarian work Of physical recon
stitution following the World War by
the Chapters throughout the country
will approximate q total for the cur.
rent year approaching $1O,O00,OO0.
This work. In the opinion Of the Sur
ge0n Generals Office. will not reach
its peak before 1925.
Through Its Chapters the American
Ked Cross Is equipped to End the In
dividual ex-service man, help him IN
HE problems and difficulties. provide
Immediately for his necessities, and
open the way for him to the Govern
ment compensation and aid to which
he Is entitled. The extension Of this
work to the families OF 14ch men
proves to them that the Red Gross
has lost none Of It's sympathy nor will
to service manifested In wartime. Sim
ilarly the service goes out to the men
still in the Army and Navy, 11,007 Of
whom were under treatment in Gov
eminent hospitals ON June !. 1922.
Greater Domestic Program
This year-after ave years Of con-
structive effort during the war and
sfter the arpistice brings with it
greater responsibility tor domestic
service TO the American Red Gross
The budget for foreign operations.
however, totals $S,4O4 900. but Of this
amount $1,SS4,0OO Is for medical re-
lief and hospital supplies for Russia
which is a part Of the gift made by
the American Red Cross In 1921 to
the Russian famine relief work of the
American Relief Administrator pro-
gram. The child health service In Eu-
rope continues moreover, and 1884,
100 Is appropriated for this werk un-
dertaken In 1920 Other Items In the
stringently diminished foreigN pro
gram include 100000 to support the
League Of Red Cross Societies. s22.
600 for nurses training schools insti
tuted by the Red Cross abroad. and
$500, 900 for liquidation Of the general
Red Gross foreign relief program.
Prepared for EmsrSanclsa
For disaster relief the Red Gross
has set aside $780, GOO, and for emer-
gencies in Chapter work 100000
to be available for domestic, insular
and foreign demands, This is more
than $S95,0OO above last years expen-
ditures. For service and assistance
to the $500 Chapters and their
branches &i,293, 900 is provided by the
National Organization.
Other budget items Of Importance
in the domestic program include 5000.
600 for assistance to other oygariza-
ticns and education institutions tor
training Red Gross nurses and work
ers; $4,000 for Roll Call assistance
furnished to Chapters 100000 for
unforeseen contingencies.
OF the total budget leas than $780,
600 Ia allotted for management In the
National Organization. No cash esti-
mate. Of course, Is possible to weigh
che value OF the service BY volunteers
IN rho Chnntars