The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-12-20
RED CROSS PUTS
UP S9,739,S72
Years Budget Stresses Relief
and Services at Home
and Overseas.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Over 100000 Allotted to the
DisabIed-Foreign Work
Lessons.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID

Washington. Expenditures totallng
$9,T39,S7247 for carrying through It's
program Of services and relief during
The fiscal year In the United States
and overseas are authorized in the
budget of the American Red Cross, eff.
fective July /, 1929. This total is ST.
735,975 less than the expenditures for
the last dscar year, when dishurse-
lnents reached $l2,47o,Si760 1t is an
nounced ut National Headquarters in
"A statement emphasizing the necessity
Of continued support of the organiza-
lion by enrolment during the annual
Roll Call, November 11-Noyember 30
Inclusive This total for the budget
Ia exclusive OF the large financial op.
emtions of Tie $500 active Red Cross
Chapters, which, it is estimated, will
more than double the total.
War Veterans Have First Call
First call on Red Cross funds is for
! the disabled ex-seryice men. OF whom
-, 4S7 were receiving treatment from
The Government on June ! last. This
work for veterans and their families
in a wide variety Of service that the
Government Is not authorized to rer-
der and for which IT. has neither
funds nor facilities has the call on
$1,000 1920 during the current year,
or about 100000 more than was ex.
pended last year for soldier service.
Adding the funds disburSed in this
humanitarian work Of physical recon.
siitution following the World War by
the Chapters throughout the country
viii approximate total for the cur
rent year approaching Sl0,0O0,00O
This work, in the opinion OF the Sur
geon Generals office, viii not reach
It's peak before 1926
Through Its Chapters the American
Red Cross is equipped to find the in
diyidual cx-service man, help him il
ms problems and difficulties, provide
Immediately for his necessities, anf
open the way for him TO the Govern
ment compensation and aid to whlcl
lie Is entitled. The extension Of this
work TO the families Of such mel
proves to them that the Red Cros'
ras lost frrfe Of i;srsympathy- nor swil
10 service manifested in wartime. Sim
iarly the service goes out TO the mel
still in the Army and Navy, ll,0SI q
whom were under treatment in Coy
crnment hospitals on JHrc /. 1922
Greater Domestic Program
Tbs year--after five years of con
sructiye effort during the war an'
after The arihistice brings with it
greater responsibility for domeSli
service to the American Red Cross
The budget for foreign operations
however, totals S3,l0i,0O0, hut Of lhi
amount S1,S34000 is for medical re
lief and hospital supplies for Russia
which is Il part OF the gift made b.
The American Red Cross in 1921 1
the Russian famine relief work of tn
American Relief Administration pr1
gram The child health service in FL
IoLc continues. moreover, and S6Ji
600 Is appropriated FOR this work III
dcrtaken In 1920. Other items in tn
strlngently diminished foreign pre-
gram include 100000 to support ih
League of Red Cross Societies, So
COG for nurses training schools inst
tuled by the Red Cross abroad. an
100000 for liquidation OF the gener;
Red Cross foreign relief program.
Prepared for Emergencies
For disaster relief the Red Cros
has set aside S750,000, and for eme
gencics in Chapter work $4,000
to be available for domestic, insuls
ard foreign demands. This is MOI
than S395,000 above last years eXpel
dAtureS. For service ana asSislan'
u the $500 Chapters and the
branches Sl,2o3,0o0 is provided by til
National organization.
Other budget items of importan'
in the domestic program include 500
600 for assistance TO other organic,
items and education institutions +,
training Red Cross nurses and worl
crs; 100000 for Roll Call assistanC
furnished TO Chapters; 100000 e
Unforeseen contingencies.
Of the total budget less than $50,
600 is allotted for management In Il
National organization. No cash est
mate, of course, Is possible TO wels
lie value of the service By voluntee
in the Chapters.