Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-10-19

AID TO VETERANS
STANDS FIRST
Expended s9,738,448 in Services
tc Mankind Last Year at
+ Home and Abroad.

643,077.Si for carrying out the pro
gram of service during the current ifs
cal year. beginning July I, the Ameri-
can Red Cross announces that this
amount was s4,1e5. 370.41 less than
! was expended during the fiscal year
ended last June 80. During that year
expenditures reached a total OF sS,-
72S. 44S.22, of which amount S2,bo5,-
6aG % was devoted to 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 its extensive work
& home and abroad depends almost
wholly upon the nationwide suppni
Of the organization through enroll
nent of membership in large numbers
daring the annual roll call, which will
be IN progress from November IL to
November 90 under the auspices OF
the zee Chapters in the United
S-atas and throughout the world.
Tl-se chapters it is pointed out, dur
g. u lost fiscal year expended OF
Il awa funds spproximately $780,
0G0 work for the men who wore the
t. red States uniform during the
Vrs..d War. so that the estimate of
some $4,000 600 expended during
twelve months by the American Red
Cross as a whole is considered con-
servative.
Soldier Service Stands First
From July /. 1917, to June 50, 1928,
tha American Red Cross spent nation
a]Lz and through It's Chapters close to
SIS $40 eco in behalf of American sol
diers who served in the war and their
families. During last year the figure
alone mounted to more than 1885,
255, and for the current fiscal year
National Headquarters has set aside
under the heading, Assistance to Dis
abied ex-Service Men and Women"
S2,065 .S342a The Chapters will con-
time 10 do their part, so that 1t may
be predicted with confidence that
again more than S5,500000 will be dis
bursed il 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 fifth anniversary of the Armistice,
which ended the World War with only
slight decrease in calls for service in
the interest of the welfare and re-
habLlitati0n Of those who suffered
rhysos. disability in the service of
Fhe.r country.
Ii the interest of the enlisted men
serving IN the Army and the Navy
the b get provides $685. 20 for the
current year. This is obligatory un-
Ger he Red Cross charter, for the or
ganization must act in matters Of vol
unlary relief ard as a medium of COM
nuRication between the people and
their army and Navy.
Domestic Program Extensive
The domestic operations of the
American Red Cross comprise an &C
curate indicator of the continuing
calls for expansion in all the estab-
nshed and authorized services. The
budget aggregates s4636,449.70, as
against expenditures during the last
year of S4,452 ,06620 The abnormal
demands in the foreign field in the
last several years, however, have
largely subsidized. and in consequence
1906, 62S.11 has been set for the 1924
budget under foreign operations. On
this amount 1894 ,30391 is set aside for
engagements which will close the
work for the refugees in Greece, for
whose amelioration s2,6O5, $1,000 was
expended up to June 80, 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
100000, and for American Junior Red
Cross projects, foreign and insular,
and assistance to Chapters listed I'M
der foreign operations.
Ready for Emergency Calls
The readiness of the American Red
Cross to answer Immediately with eff
fective service in cases of emergency
IS an outstanding feature of its pro
gram that Is universally recognized.
During last year s525,Oo0 was spent
for relief in 10 disasters, which was
s207,500 in excess of budget provi-
sions. This year $500, 900 has been
appropriated for this service Since
1881 the Red Cross has administered
more than $2000e,O0o in relief work
following disasters.
Other budget items in the schedule
for domestic operations include ST.
2S2,524.20 for service and assistance
to the $500 Chapters and their
Branches; $4,000 for assistance to
other organizations, particularly
stressing child health activities; 1884,
800 for Junior Red Cross projects and
service: s10,82420 for assistance to
Nurses Training Schools, and for 9TH
er activities Sill, 1850. For supervi-
sion of service activities and general
management of the entire American
Rad Cross 1nea than s125 0a0 is ailoffad