Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-10-19
RED CROSS PUTS
UP Sa,739,S72
Years Budget Stresses Relief
and Services at Home
and Overseas.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Over $4,000. 600 Allotted to the
Disabled foreign Work
Lessons.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AIO


EAT39 .ST2.4I 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 ef
fectfve July /. 1922, This total Is 81
135. y73 less than the expenditures for
the last fiscal year. when disburse-
Iaents reached <i24T5.s47. 80. 1t is an
nounce.t at National Headquarters in
a statement emphasizing the necessity
of continued support Of the organiza-
tien by enrolment during the annual
Roll Call, November IL November 80
Inclusive This total for the budget
In exclusive VI the large financial op-
erntions of the $500 active Red Cross
Chapters. which. il Is estimated. will
more than double the total
War Veterans Have First Call
Fiat call on Red Cross funds is for
the Disabled ex-ssrvfee men. Of whom
2. ,iS7 were receiving treatment from
the Government on June / last. This
work for veterans and their families
In wide variety VI service chat the
Government is not authorized to rem
der and for which il has neither
funds nor facilities has the call on
1880. $3.50 during the current year,
or about $3ti6.oOo more than was ex-
pended last year for soldier service.
Adding the funds disbursed in this
humanitarian work of physical recon
stitutlon following the World War by
the Chapters throughout the country
VIII approximate total for the cur
rent year approaching Sf0,W1,ooo.
This work. in the opinion of the Sur
geon Generals office, will not reach
it's peak before i026
Through Its Chapters the American
Red Cross is equipped TO ind the in
eividual ex-serviee man, help him III
his problems and difficulties, provide
Immediately for hts necessities. and
open rhe way for him 10 the Govern
ment compensation and aid IN which
be is entitled The extension of this
work 10 the families of such men
proves To them that the Red Cross
has lost none II it's sympathy nor will
tn service manifested in wartime. Sim
Harry the service goes out 20 the men
still in the Army and Navy. Host Of
In,
eminent hospitals On June /, 1877
Creator Domestic Program
This year--after five years Of con-
structive effort during the war and
after the armistiee-brings with IL
greater responsibility for domestic
service tn the American Red Cross.
The budget for foreign operations,
however. totals S3,40l .noo, but of this
amount 1854 900 IL for medical re.
lief and hospital supplies for Russia,
which il part of the gift made by
the American Red Cross in 1921 TO
the Russian famine relief work Of the
American Relief Administration pro-
gram The child health service in Eu-
rape continues moreover, and $654.-
on liz appropriated for this work I'M
dertaken in 1890 Other items in the
strtngently diminished foreign pro-
gram include Ss0o.0O0 TO support the
League af Red Cross Societies. 81
100 for nurses training schools insti.
rsted by the Red Cross abroad. and
$500 0oo FOR liali,iatian at the general
Red Cross foreign relief program.
Prepared for Emergencies
For disassew relief the Red Crusa
has set aside $151Oa, and for emer
xencies in Chapter work $aD00t
and foreign demands This Ii mors
than $sa5, 000 above last FEARS expen
| dirures For service and assist anc,
to the a.3o0 Chapters and thei
| branches 81. 29s.0so Is provided by rhs
| National organization.
| Other budget items Of imporeanc,
In the domestic program include $cO0,
/ items and education institutions 70
/ training Red Cross nurses and work
ers: $19O.0OO for Roll Cali as~israne,
furnished to Chapters: 31O0.00N fo
| unforeseen contingencies
Of the total budget less than $500
90 - allotted for management In tn
National organization No cash esfi
mate, of course. II possible to weig
%hs value of the service BY volunteer
In the Chapters