Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-09-01
THE, SALVATION ARMY
Harvest Festival to Be Held During
the Present Month. ~t

the Present Month.
There Is probably no section of the
country, certainly no community or
class, w1ich the influence Of the Saliva
tion army has not in one way or an
other permeated, never ceasing its
work, adapting itself to all times, sea-
sons and places. 1t has converts,
lovers and friends in probably every
town and village throughout the land.
Thus 1t is, that, he the. season what
It may, be the army's seasonable eff
forts what they may, there is always
throughout the country an interest
quick ito respond While the cold Of
winter and early spring are with us we
hear Of the army's gigantic operations
In supplying coal, clothing and susie
nance to the wretched1y poor; when
the summer is under way we learn of
the noble charities in the shape OF
fresh air camps, outings, excursions
and the like, as also Of the penny Ice
wagons: then with the coming fall
comes the annual harvest festival, the
years last special effort until that huge
christmas dinner begins to loom up.
Confronting US just now is the har-
vest festival. the dates of which are set
for September 10 to %, inclusive, and
for the celebration of which the local
corps is making active preparations.
The character of this annual event is
too we'll known by this time to require
any definition. It is. in fact, special
season Of thanksgiving and yielding to
God for His use in The Army anything
and everything that may have either
pecuniary value or practical utility.
No gift, no donation can come anliss,
but ais guide to it's friends. The Army
mentions the following articles as be-
ing easily available by its various de-
partments. We append a full list OF
articles asked for: 80
Fruit, flowers, canned goods, vege-
tables. fish, meat, chickens. live stock,
corn, flour, wheat, oat meal. condens-
ed milk, bread, crackers. cheese, fur
niture new or used). clothing new or
second hand, tea, coffee, cocoa, books,
pictures, jewelry, shoes, coal, wood,
lumber, shingles. chairs. sheets, blan-
kets and fancy work, cutlery tools.
At first glance there may seem an
almost laug1lable incongruity about
tfis list. but when 1t is rememb cred
what a widely diversified field of ac-
tivty the Army covers 1T does not ap-
pear that the list is so homogeneous.
1t must be remembered that out
side the 730 corps and outposts the
Army maintains SO shelters for men
and for women, 2 food depots, "a in.
| dustrial homes for the unemployed
and disheartened, 20 rescue homes fol
! fallen women, "a slum settlements
wherein eighty noble, heroic young
women labor; farm colonies, EN-
| ployment bureaus, relief stores and q
| half dozen other activities-all these
! scattered over the United States from
| the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Well above quarter of a million
dollars Is expended yearly in reliev
| ing the poor alone and the Army shell
tiers annually give housing and com
| fort to something like 100000 souls
while over $50 debased women are
each year reclaimed, and either re
stored to their friends or placed in Sc
| cure and honorable employment.
The sum of money necessary yearly
to meet such diverse and growing de
mands cannot but be very large. and
| it is in the hope Of contributing to
ward it that the Army holds its har.
vest festival.
We of this community are called a
generous people. Let us make good
the claim by giving largely to this no.
BILE work.
All donations called for, or can be
sent to the officers in charge Of the
local corps. Captain and Mrs. Had
field, 70 Abbott avenue.