The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-04
SUPT. WOODS
TO TAKE CHARGE
Experienced Man at Head of
Charity Association.
PRINCETON HIS ALMA MATER
LEFT BUSINESS CAREER TO JOIN
SALVATION ARMY.

As soon as the Salt Lake Charity as
aociation finds headquarters from which
e carry on its work of aiding the worthy
poor Of this city, N NJ. Woods Of the
Salvation Army. one of tho most capable
and experienced laborers in the field Of
charity work in the west viii be in
stalled as superintendent. During his ten
years membership in the Salvation Army
the last six Of which have been spent in
this city. Mr.. Woods has had opportunity
to aid thousands of persons along the
lines on which the newly effected organ
ization desires to work.
Since coming to Salt Lake Mr.. Woods
efforts have in the main been bent to
ward helping young boys and girls. He Is
at present, with Rev. Elmer /. Goshen
of the Infants Day Nursery on ] street.
Two years ago he succeeded IN having
a Dill passed through the legislature
which provided that where parents will
fully made dependents of their children
rhe latter might be taken from them and
kept in the custody OF some competent
association.
He has been associated with various
charitable organizations of this city in
addition to the Salvation Army in the re
lief of the unfortunate. His experience
therefore. locally. amply qualified him for
the position which he is to assume with
ters of the Salt Lake Charity asSOcia-
ton.
Has College Education.
Mr. Woods association with active so
Geological work began after he had at
tanned middle age and after, in the ordl
nary business pursuits of life he had &C
Cumulated and lost three fortunes, any
of which aggregated nearly half mil
lion dollars. At the time of his enroll
ment I'm the army of blood and fire ne
was engaged in a successful real estate
and insurance business at Walla Walla.
wash.
Previous to 1889 Mr.. Woods had never
Eeen personally interested in philanthropic
enterprises nor even remotely connected
with any religious body. During his col
leGiate term at Princeton university ne
embraced to some extent infidellty. In
the years Of business life following I'M
mediately the close of his college course
in 1876. he schooled himself in this be
lief TO such a degree that the first timtd
steps raken when young man were now
justified by the very philosophy that IN
Engaging in the hardware business in
Nashville Tenn, his native city. IN the
latter seventies. Mr.. Woods succeeded IN
accommodating no small fortune rms ana
another and a succeeding one went Ike
they had come-thrOugh some unlocked
for changes.
Located on the Coast.
+ lnallN. lIl the carry tlEulltSs MI " tbh1
decided to go TO the Puget Sound district.
on which he had long had his eye. ON
the coast his knowledge of real estate
soon found him i'm more than comfortable
in Walla Walia. Wash.
Ii was here. about six years after ms
arrival on the coast that Mr.. Woods was
given an opportunity 10 perform the first
Of a subsequently long list OF philanthro-
PIC acts. Three women were arrested ana
thrown into Jail on the charge Of run
hing house Of in fame. So vile were
the allegations made against them that
Mr.. Woods, then northwestern repreSen-
tative of one Of the leading New YORK
insurance companies, became convinced
that their acts had been inspired by des-
and that il they were helped they
would reform.
reform With the aid Of several leading
men and women of Walla Walla Mr..
Woods succeeded in raising an amount
sufficient 10 send the unfortunate 70
with a daughter at Redlands, Cal, and
free from suspicion, bears good name
in the community
Took Up Charitable Work.
From this time. Mr.. Woods attention
was given in some measure 10 aiding
any movement looking towards the upliit-
ing of fallen women. II was IN 1879 Whle
in San Francisco that Mr.. Woods became
convinced that in sincerity and purpose
the Salvation Army was above reproach.
His religious unbelief, II any stll eN-
listed ceased with his admission to the
ranks
For nearly five years he labored in
south San Francisco, deVoting his es-
De ciaI efforts 10 reforming men whom dis
sipstion had wrecked. His ability and
worth We're recognized on more than one
occasion by offers of Announcements but
these he consistently refused, beheNmS
that ne could help his fellOwmen more
lv retaining the rank of private.
Five years ago last spring he was
to Salt Lake His knowledge
Of the undcrsidc of life gained from his
coast experience was soon put into ell
feet He resumed his efforts 10 help
wrecked men He was instrumental I'M
establishing the Salvation Army shelter
which has aided hundreds OF men in the
ast few years