The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17
Salvation Army Festival.

There is probably no section IF the
country certainly no community OF
class which the influence Of The SALIVA
ton Army has not in one way or an
other permeated, never ceasing lts work,
adapting itself to all times, seasons and
places 1t has converts. lovers and friends
in probably every town and village
throughout the land.
I Thus it is that, be the season what II
may, be The ArmY's seasonable efforts
what they may, there II always through
out the country an interest quick To re-
spond. bile the cold Of winter aud
early spring are with Us We hear Of The
+ Army's gigantic operations IN supplying
coal, clothing aud sustenance 10 the
wretchedly poor; when the summer ia
under way we learn of the noble
charities in the shape OF fresh air camps,
outings, excursions and the like, as also
! OF the peuny-ice wagons; then with the
coming Of fall comes the annual harvest
festival, the years last special effort un-
/ I'll that huge Christmas dinner begins 70
/ loom up.
Confronting us just now is the harvest
festival, the dates Of which ara set foI
September 10 to y, inclusive, and fof
the celebration of Which tie local corps
il making active preparation. The
character of this annual event Is toe
well known by this time to require any
definition. II is, In fact special sea
son Of thanksgiving and yielding to Goo
for His use in The Army anything aud
everything that may have either pc
cuniary value or practical utility.
No gift, no donation, can come amiss
but as guide to its friends, The Army
mentions the following articles as being
easily available by its various depart
ments:
We append a full list of articles asked
! for:
Fruit flowers, canned goods, yege
tables, fish, meat, chickens, live stock
corn, flour, wheat, oatmeal, condensed
milk, bread, crackers, ch eese, furniture
| (new or used), clothing (new or second
hand) tea, coffee, cocoa, books, picture S
/ jewelry, shoes, COAL wood, lumber
shingles, chairs, sheets, blankets, cut
lery, tools.
AT first glance there may seem al
almost laughable ineongruity about thu
list. But when it is rememb ered VIVA
a widely diversified field of activity the
Army covers it does not appear that the
list is so homogeneous
1t must be remembered that aside
from 730 corps and outposts, The Army
maintains 90 shelters for men and 70
women, "a food depots, "A industrial
homes for the unemployed and dis
heartened, 20 rescue homes for fallel
women, "a slum settlements wherein
eighty noble, heroic young women labor
3 farm colonies, employment bureaus
relief stores, and a half dozen or othe
4 activities--all these scattered over thu
United States, from the Atlantic to th
Pacific.
Well above quarter of million dol
lars is expended yearly in relieving thu
poor alone, and The Army shelters an
nually give housing and comfort Il
something like 5000, 900 souls, Will,
over $50 debased women are each yea
reclaimed, and either restored to thei
friends or placed i'll secure and honor
able employment.
The sum of money necessary year,,
to meet such diverse and growing de-
mands cannot but be very large, and i
is in the hope of contributing toward i
that The Army holds its harvest festi
val.
We of this community are called q
generous people. Let us make good thu
claim by giving largely to this noble
work.