Gunnison news-champion., 1923-11-09
Over Sc 2,000. 600 h Fund tor War
Sulserers-nationa Budget
Is $5,543,077.
AID TO VETERANS
STANDS FIRST
Expended So, ,73e. .440 IN Services
to Mankind Last Year at
Home and Abroad.

ttS.077.Sl tor carrying out the pro
gram Of service during the current H.
cal year. beginning July I. the Ameri.
can Red Gross announces that this
amount was sl.lss.s7o.ll less than
was expended during the fiscal ysar
ended last June 30. During that year
expenditures reached . total Of -
7ss.%Ss.23. Of which amount e2.e06.-
$500 was devoted 10 relief Of refu.
gees In Greece who had been driven
out OF Asia Minor. In announcing the
budget for the year. the statement
from National Headquarters empha.
sized the fact that It's extensive work
q homo and abroad depends almost
wholly upon the nationwide support
OF the organization through enroll.
ment Of membership 10 large numbers
during the annual roll call. which will
be In progress from November II TO
November 20 under the auspices Of
the 5000 Chapters in the United
States and throughout the world.
These Chapters. II II pointed out. dur
ing the las, fiscal year expended Of
their own funds approximately $780,.
900 in work for the men who wore the
United States uniform during the
World War. SO that the estimate Of
some &i5.000.000 expended during
twelve months by the American Red
Cross as . whole II considered con.
servative.
Soldier SsrvIes Stands First
From July !. 1917. TO June 80. 1898.
the American Red Cross spent nation.
ally and through its Chapters close 10
elsl.060. 900 In behalf Of American sol
dicrs who served In the war and their
families. During last year the ngurs
alone mounted TO moro than $685..
sss. and for the current fiscal year
National Headquarters has set aside
under the heading. Assistance to Dis
abled ex-Service Men and Women"
32.065, ,S34.20. The Chapters will con.
tinus TO do their part. 20 that Il may
be predicted with confidence that
again moro than $500. 900 win be dis.
bursed In the large variety Of services
to the disabled men and women and
their families-services for which the
Government cannot provide and which
reach the individual case with the
sympathy and understanding only &C
tual contact can insure. This work
Of the American Red Cross approaches
the nfth anniversary Of the Armistice.
which ended the World War with only
slight decrease In calls for service IN
the interest Of the welfare and 70.
habilitation Of those who suffered
physical disability in the service Of
their country.
In the interest OF the enlisted men
serving In the Army and the Navy
the budget provides e30S .02o for the
current year. This IL obligatory Nm.
der the Red Cross charter. for the or.
ganixation must act IN matters OF vol.
untary relief and ~ . medium Of com.
munication between the people and
their Army and Navy.
Domestic Program Extensive
The domestic operations Of the
American Red Cross comprise an ac-
curate indicator of the continuing
calls for expansion. in all the estah
lished and authorised services. The
budget aggregates e4.s3s.%4s.7e. -
against expenditures during the last
year Of el.452.0ss20. The abnormal
demands IN the foreign feld In the
hast several years. however. have
largely subsided. and n consequence
$500. .63S.11 has been set for the le23-zl
budget under foreign operations. On
this amount a394. 4.303S1 10 set aside for
engagements which win close the
work for the refugees IN Greece. for
whose amelioration S3.e06. 5000 vas
expended mp 70 June 20. when the
American Red Cross withdrew, and
the work was taken over under the
control Of the Greek government. For
liquidation and completion Of general
relief in Europe the budget provides
500. 900. and for American Junior Red
Cross projects, foreign and insular.
and assistance to Chapters listed IN.
der foreign operations.
Ready fer Emergency Calls
The readiness Of the American Red
Cross to answer Immediately with o.
fective service In cases Of emergency
10 an outstanding feature Of its pro
gram that 10 universally recognized.
During last year eb25. 900 was spent
for relief IN ITO disasters, which Was
t1o7.Ee0 in excess Of budget provi.
sions. This year e4oo.0oe has been
appropriated for this service. Since
1881 the Red Cross has administered
more than s1o.000.o 900 In relief work
following disasters
Other budget items In the schedule
Tor domestic operations include e1.-
2s3,5z4.3o Tor service and assistaues
to the $500 Chapters and their
Branches: $4,000 for assistancs to
other organizations. particularly
strsssing child health activities: s1tl..
60 Tor Junior Red Cross projects and
ssgvice: e1o.S14.2o for assistancs y
Nurses Training Schools. and Tor oh
= activities tl11.46e.so For supervt
sjo1 u seTvics acfivities and general
nanagemsnt ef tho entire American
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