The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-12-08
RED CROSS PUTS
[. UP S9,739,872
Years Budget Stresses Relief
and Services at Home
and Overseas.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN All
Over 100000 Allotted to the
Disabled-Foreign Work
Lessons.

ton.-Expendltures totHllng
S9,739,ST2.47 for carrying through Its
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
fectlve July /, 1922. This total is 81
T35,975 less than the expenditures for
the last fiscal year, when dlsburse-
ments reached $124T5, S+T 80, 1t Is an
bounced at National Headquarters in
statement emphasizing the necessity
Of continued support of the orGaniza,
ton by enrolment during the annual,
Roll Call, I,v,>--- 4T-4.1 -
!~-.---.-- This total Tor the budget
is exclusive OF the large financial OPP
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
2I,4S1 were receiving treatment from
the Government on June l last. This
work fer veterans and their families
in a wide variety Of service that the
Government is not authorized to rem
der and for which 1t has neither
funds nor facilities has the call on
5000. 5000 during the current year
or about S366,00O more than was ex-
pended last year for soldier service.
Adding the funds dIshursed in this
humanitarian work Of physical recon
stItutiOn following the World War by
the Chapters throughout the country
will approximate a total for the cur.
rent year approaching Sl0,OOO,OOO
This work, in the opinion Of the Sur
geon Generals office, will not react
its peak before 1926.
Through Its Chapters the American
Red Cross Is equipped to find the In
dlvlduaI ex-servlce man, help him tIr
his 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 such men
proves to them that the Red Cross
has lost none OF Its sympathy nor will
TO service manifested in wartime. Sim
Harry the service goes out to the men
still in the Army and Navy, ll.0SI OF
whom were under treatment in Gov.
eminent hospitals on June l, l022.
. =. Greater Domestic Program
This year-after Ave years of con
Rtructive effort during the war and
otter the armistice-brlngs with 1t
greater responsibility for domestic
service to the American Red Cross
The budget for foreign operations,
however, totals 81, 900, but of this
amount S1,S34 900 Is for medical re.
lief and hospital supplies for Russia.
which Is a part OF the gift made by
tie American Red Cross in 1921 to
the Russian famine relief work of the
American Relief Administration pro
gram. The child health service in Eu
rope continues, moreover, and S6j4.-
600 Is appropriated for this work un
dertaken in 1920. Other items in this
stringently diminished foreign pro
gram include 100000 to support the
League OF Red Cross Societies, S22,
900 for nurses training schools lnstl
tuted by the Red Cross abroad, and
S6O0,O00 for Liquidation Of the general
Red Cross foreign relief program.
g., Prepared for Emergencies
For disaster relief the Red Cross
has set aside SI5O,000, and for emer.
gencies in Chapter work Sjo00O0
to he available for domestic, insular
and foreign demands. This Is more
than 100000 above last years expen. 1
dltures. For service and assistance
to tho 1900 Chapters and their
branches Sl,c93,OO0 is provided by the
National organization. I
ther budget items Of Importance
In the domestic program include S2OO,.
900 for assistance to other organiza-
tIcns and education institutions for
training Red Cross nurses and work,
ers; $4,000 for Roll Call assistance
furnished to Chapters; 100000 for
contingencies.
OF the total budget less than $780,
900 is allotted for management In the
National organization. No. cash esti.
mate. Of course, Is possible to weigh
tile value Of the service by volunteers