The Adair County news., 1922-11-14
SPEND MILLIONS
TO AID VETERANS
Red Cross Has Used S10,000,-
coo in Assisting Disabled Ex-
Service Men and Families.
ANNUAL REPGRT ON ACTIVITIES
Contraction of Postwar Work in For
eien Fields and Expansion in Do
mestic Activities Of Peace Fea-
ture of Last Years Work.

mestic Activities of Peace Fea-
ture of Last Years Work.
Wsshington-CO Contraction of post
war work in foreign fields, expansion
in the domestic activities of peace,
and sustained interest, of the members
of chapters in local service programs,
are featured in the annual report of
the American Red Cross for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1922, just made
public,
Membership statistics show approx
imately 100000 enrolled on July 1
last, and $500 active chapters in the
United States and in it's insular pos
sessions and foreign territory. The
peak of war time had 3,7S5 chapters.
When a year ago emphasis was laid
on the fact that the Red Cross was
spending some $10OO0,O00 to help the
disabled ex-service man or his family,
the general opinion seemed to be that
the high mark for this service had
been reached. Yet for the fiscal year
just begun a budget of $3,030,69 692.9O,
or $685., $50 more than was spent last
year for soldier service, was set apart
by national headquarters. Adding to
this budget the funds which will be
disbursed by the chapters throughout
the country, 1t Is estimated that the
aggregate for the current year will
fall not far short of another $4,000
600. These funds are devoted to a
wide variety of ministratiOns to the
disabled veterans which the govern
ment is not authorized by law to rem
der and for which no funds are pro-
vided by congress. On June 1 last
27 ,4S7 disabled ex-service men were
receiving treatment under the govern
ment, and authorities declare that the
number will reach $4,000 by January
1, 1923.
Help for Veterans.
In addition to individual service to
veterans under treatment the Red
Cross claims and information service
handled Il ,260 claims of all kinds in
the year just closed. The chapters
reported 1895 ,079 Instances of service
to veterans and their dependents, at a
cost estimated to exceed S., 5,34O,O 900,
and Gaia allotment checks which the
Post Office department reported I'M
deliverable were delivered to their
rightful owners by the Red Cross.
Although the service which the
American Red Cross was called upon
to do in behalf of the stricken and
impoverished nations overseas during
and after the war practically came to
a close on last July l, the program of
services and relief adopted for the
current fiscal year require a budget
mounting TO S9,739,S72.47 This is less
by S2,735,975 than last years expendi-
lures by the national organization.
However, the large financial opera.
tions of the $500 active chapters dur.
ing the year, combined with this bud
get, it is estimated will approach an
aggregate of some $20OO0,00O eX-
pended throughout the world by and
in the name Of the Red Cross.
The following summary of the allO,
cation of Red Cross expenditures un-
der the various main headings in the
national budget for the year July 1,
1922, to June 20, 1923, does not include
chapter expenditures or any estimate
Of the value of volunteer work done
by thousands of chapter members, but
it viSualSzes an operating expense in
peace time in the spirit and along the
lines of the chartered duties of the
American Red Cross:
How the Money Is Spent.
Assistance to disabled ex-ser-
vice men and women. So O30, ,692 81
Service and assistance to Red
Cross chapters and their
branches ...::.................... 1.2s3, ,24O 81
Disaster relief........-........... 75O.OOO.N
Hospital and other service to
regular army and navy.....,. aO6,aCON
Assistance to other organiza-
tions cooperating in work re-
lated to Red Cross activities 900 OOOW
Other activities in the United
States ................"......... lso.4S.S
Medical and hospital supplies for
distribution by tEe American
Relief administration in Rus 80
sia .....................i-.. -. 1854 044S;
Completion of child health pro-
gram in Europe. GA.a4u
Completion and liquidation of
general relief operations
abroad ,.......,.,................ S1o,nsT
Assistance to League of Red
Cross Societies. ies............... 2Oc G10.O
Management ...................... 49S, l54T