The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-10-26
RED CROSS PLANS
FOR COMING YEAR
Over $1,000, 900 in Fund for War
Sufferers-National Budget !
Is S5,543,077.
AID TO VETERANS
STANDS FIRST
Expended SO, 738, 448 in Services
to Mankind Last Year at
Home and Abroad.

amount was $4,195,s7o.41 less thai
was expended during the fiscal yea
eAAed last June 50. During that yea
expenditures reached total Of 80,
738,44S.22, of which amount $2,605,
696.09 was devoted to relief of refu
gees in Greece who had been driver
out of Asia Minor. In announcing the
budget for the year, the statement
from National Headquarters empha
sized the fact that its extensive work
at home and abroad depends almost
wholly upon the nationwide support
of the organization through enroll
ment of membership in large numbers
during the annual roll call, which will
be in progress from November II to
November 20 under the auspices OF
the $500 Chapters in the United
States and throughout the world
These Chapters, it is pointed out, dur
ing the last 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 $15,000,000 expended during
twelve months by the American Red
Cross as a whole is considered con-
sentative. =
Soldier Service Stands First
From July 1, 1917, to June 30, 1928,
the American Red Cross spent nation
ally and through its Chapters close to
1854, 200, 900 in behalf Of American SOL
diers who served in the war and their
families. During last year the figure
alone mounted to more than $685.
255, and for the current fiscal year
National Headquarters has set aside
under the heading, Assistance to Dis
abled ex-Service Men and Women"
$2,065, 834.20. The Chapters will con-
tinue to do their part, 80 that 1t may
be predicted with confidence that
again more than s5,5O0,O00 will 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
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-
Of those who suffered
disability in the service of
their country.
In the interest of the enlisted men
serving In the Army and the Navy
the budget provides 100000 for the
current year. This is obligatory un-
der the Red Cross charter, for the or
ganization must act In matters Of vol
untary relief and as a medium Of COM
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 estab-
lished and authorized services. The
budget aggregates $4,636, 449.70, as
against expenditures during the last
year Of s4,452 ,066.20. The abnormal
demands in the foreign field in the
last several years, however, have
largely subsidized, and in consequence
5906, 62811 has been set for the 1924
budget under foreign operations. On
this amount $394303.91 is set aside for
which will close the
work for the refugees in Greece, for
whose amelioration $2,605. $1,000 was
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
300 900, and for American Junior Red
Cross projects, foreign and insular
and assistance to Chapters listed I'M
Ter foreign operations.
Ready for Emergency Calls
The readiness of the American Red
Cross to answer Immediately with ef-
'ective service in cases Of emergency
IS an outstanding feature of its pro
TAIL Ludl Is Univ Cl odiy hSSO6LiLSd.
During last year s525,0OO was spent
or relief in 10 disasters, which was
1907, 500 In excess of budget provi.
lions. This year 100000 has been
for this service. Since
1881 the Red Cross has administered |
more than $2O,OO0.OOO in relief work
following disasters.
Other budget items in the schedule |
or domestic operations include ST. |
.S2,52420 for service and assistance |
o. the $500 Chapters and their |
$4,000 for assistance to |
,ther organizations, particularly |
,tressing child health activities: 1894. |
800 for Junior Red Cross projects and |
service; S10.S24.20 for assistance to
Nurses Training Schools, and for 9th
,r activities Sill, 456.S0. For supervi-
lion OF service activities and general |
MANAGEMENT of the entire American |