Phillips County herald., 1922-11-16
RED CROSS PUTS
UP ss,739,872
Years Budget Stresses Relief
and Services at Home
and Overseas.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Over 100000 Allotted to the
Disabled Foreign Work
Lessons.

Washlngton.-Expenditures totaling
S9,739,S72.47 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.
fective July /, 1922. This total Is S.
I35.975 less than the expenditures for
the last fiscal year. when disburse-
inents reached $12.475,s47.60, 1t Is an.
nounce1 at National Headquarters In
statement emphasizing the necessity
Of continued support of the organiza-
tlon by enrolment during the annual
Roll Call, November 11-November 80
Inclusive. This total for the budget
is exclusive Of the large financial op.
erations OF the $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-service men, of whom
21,4S7 were receiving treatment from
the Government on June l last. This
work for veterans and their families
In 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, ,692.90 during the current year.
or about $4,000 more than was ex-
pended last year for soldier service.
Adding the funds disbursed In this
humanitarian work of physical recon.
stitution following the World War by
the Chapters throughout the country
win approximate u total for the cur
rent year approaching $4,000. 900.
This work. in the opinion Of the Sur
geon Generals Office. will not reach
its peak before 1926.
Through Its Chapters the American
Red Cross Is equipped to and the In
dlvidual ex-servlce man, help him In
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 10 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
ilariy the, service goes out to the men
still In the Army and Navy, 1i.0S7 OF
whom were under treatment In Gov
ernmcnt hospitals on June /. 1922.
Greater Domestic Program
This year-after Ave years Of con.
structive effort during the war and
pfter the armlstlce-brlngs with II
greater responsibility for domestic
service to the American Red Cross.
The budget for foreign operations.
however. totals s3.aOi.0o0. but Of this
amount $i.S34.000 Is for medical re-
lief und hospital supplies for Russia.
which Is a part OF the gift made By
the American Red Cross In 1921 to
the Russian famine relief work Of the
American n =. Administration pro-
gam. The child health service In Eu-
rore continues. moreover, and SGji.-
600 Is appropriated for this work un.
dertaken In 1920. Other Items In the
str!ngently diminished foreign pro.
gram include 100000 to supper, the
League OF Red. Cross Societies. S22,.
600 for nurses training schools ins,l-
iIted by the Red Cross abroad. and
5000. .00O for liquidation OF the general
Red Cross foreign relief program.
Prepared for Emergencies
For disaster relief the Red Cross
has set aside $I50,OO0. and FOR emer.
geneles In Chapter work S50O000
to be available for domestic, insular
and foreign demands. This Is more
than $4,000 above last years expen.
dltures For service and assistance
10 tho $500 Chapters and their
branches 81 .so3.00 is provided By the
National organization.
Other budget Items OF Importance
In the domestic program Include $780,
OD0 for assistance 10 othcr orgnniza'
liens and education institutions for
training Red Cross nurses and work
ers: $4,000 for Roll Call assistance
Furnished TO Chapters; 100000 for
unforeseen contingencies.
or the total budget less than $780,.
900 is allotted for management In the
National organization. No cnsh esil-
mate. nf course. iH possible 10 weigh