The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-02-23
RED CROSS GIVES
ANNUAL BUDGET
,657 Allotted for Cur
rent Program of Relief
and Service.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Medical Aid for European Chi
&en viii Cost $6,OO0,-
600 This Year.

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s1o,s61,657 fer carrying thrsugh It's
program Of relief and services in tina
United Statcx and overseas are out
lined in the budget Of the American
Red Cross for the current fiscal year.
This total is more than 8,000,00o low
er than tho expenditure during he
last fiscal year., when the disburse-
ments reached S24,4o2, TAI, it il 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 to "a,
if the vital work of the society il to
BE- effectively carried On.
Outstanding among the items sf the
domestic budget is the appropriation
Of $3,6e9,256 for work in behalf of
the disabled ex-serviee man 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. 1t
is In the chapter that the greater
amount is spent in meeting this ebli-
cation of the Red Cross, the announce
ment continues, as manifested by ng-
ures of the fiscal year 1o2O-1921 when
the total was approximately $o,0O0,-
900, of which 1882, 094 represented
the disbursement of National Head
quarters while the remainder vas 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
al is that which concerns itself
with assistance to disabled men and
women in government hospitals. This
item Of S1,790,000, an increase Of more
than 100000 over the appropriation
for the same work in last years bud
get, will provide those personal serv-
ices for the disabled and their families
are Indispensable to supplement
those provided by the government
The director of the Veterans Bureau
has recently expressed his desire that
the Red Gross should continue and
these "~humanizing services"
Other items Of tho appropriation for
veterans relief are proportionatsly in
creased. An additional appropriation
Of $3.50 900 has been made for Red
Cross work in connection with regu-
lar Army and Navy hospitals and
the regular Army and Navy.
For disaster relief, the Red Cross
has set aside for the current twelve
an appropriation of $543,97d
virtually doubling the appropriation
FOR the same purpose for the fiscal
year 1o2O-1921.
More than 100000 " provided for
and assistance to the $500
Red Cross chapters by the national
Helping Destitute Children
Other items Of the domestic budget
S498, $40 for miscellaneous ae-
including contributions re-
for special purposes and $685.
100 for management. Each of these
represents large reductions over
imilar appropriations Of the previous
ear.
From a fund Of s10,0OO,000, $1,000
90 Of which was contributed through
he European Relief Council campaign
nd 100000 allotted by the Red
for child welfare work in
there remains $685. 08 still
valuable, of which 1t is estimated
hat 100000 will be required for
his work during the current year.
or Red Cross participation In the
pint effort to relieve famine condi-
ons in Russia, for final work in the
hina famine, for Junior Red Cross
nd other overseas activities including
lie closing Of the old general relief
in Europe $4,978,OO0 Is made
valuable.
In announcing the national budget,
le Red Cross makes it clear that
lie figures do not include chapter ex-
snditures or place any cash estimate
the invaluable service OF volun-
sers In chapters.