The Portland daily press., 1900-04-12
Mrs. Kendall Reported for Salvation
Army Aid Society.
The Good Work Which
is Being Done Here.
The Council Will Try to Secure
q Curfew Law.

The April meeting OF the council, az
Mira Kelsey's, Wednesday moaning, was
most interesting. Mrs. Dyer, vice-prssi.
dent, presided. In the absence OF Mrs.
Worcester, Mrs. A. b. Cole Was elected
recording secretary pro tenn. Minutes Of
last meeting we're read and approved,
and the treasurer's report read and re-
ferred to the auditing comm ittse. A
note from the honorary president, Mrs.
Merrill, was resd, showing her deep In
terest In the work Of toe council and CON-
veyiDg her greetings to she body.
The report from the Salvation Army
Aid Society by Mrs. A. A. Kendall, was
warmly applauded. She faid: The Sal
walton Army Aid Society IL probably the
youngest OF all the organizations repre-
sented here, but In the earnestness OF It's
purposes and the breadth Of its nelds Of
labor. IL is surely In the front rank.
There was great need Of organized ss-
slstancs from the different churches
when Adjutant BrensIs made his appeal
to Mrs. ]. II. Fletcher five years ago. and
be did nos ask In vain. The woman
called upon was eminently fitted in all
ways to organize and carry out suoh .
work. There was no enthusiast 10 be
carried away for q short time and then
to lose all interest in the work, but an
earnest, thoughtful woman many felt
they might safely follow when she would
lead. Her interest has never Tagged and
much Of the good work accomplished may
be traced to her careful guidance. The
folio wing of our church help to carry on
the aid: The First Parish, Second Par.
isb, First Baptist, Free street, State
street. High street, wiiiisson. Congress
Square, Plymouth, Church OF the Meg
slab. Swsdenborgian, Chestnut street,
Pine street, st. Stephens and Ssamen's
Bsthsl. The Aid have made great effort
to have each church that was able to do
so pay one months rent of the hall In
which the indoor meetings Of the army
are held, and when the sum oollestsd by
one was not sufficient to put two Of the
smaller churches together. So far they
have been able to do this, Perhaps ths
greatest obstacle that the Aid has to con-
tend with Is the Indifference OF people In
the matter which undoubtedly arises
from not being familiar with the work of
the Army. Many Of a. would not be at
tracted BY the outward Appearances
exceptional Circumstance brings US more
closely In toucn with its work. When We
snce become sufficiently interested to l,ok
into the matter we find the claims made
by their friends are true that they do
reach class OF people that no other scot
can touch and their methods do appeal
to the GLASS OF peopls that they are most
en- By the Army this year was successful
In every way. The public responded
most generously, and between two and
three hundred were fed at that time.
Turing the past winter this need for q
she liter was so keenly felt by those work
ing In this GAUSS that an arrangem emit
was made with the owners OF the build
ipgs where the indoor meetings are held
and lodging was furnished them. Seven
hundred and eighty mine garments, go
pairs Of shoes and II pairs Of rubbers
were given away. Two rolls and bowl
OF coffee WAS given each man In and
In return they cleaned up the building
for indiscriminats giving is against the
principles Of the Army. They fully be-
lisve In making one earn every thing
they have and thus keeping the Eelf-re-
spsct Of the Individual. To make pau
per quickly give him aid without asking
any return. Self-rsspect once gone and
the rest Ia easy.
The Army In Portland desire above all
else to start and maintain shelter with