The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-19

the picture Of one OF your nice. com
Portable missions and a group Of
the plump. woil-fed heather. let me
do a little dark-lantern stunt and
give you some Seattle views.
Monday I went among the humble
messengers OF charity and rell-
gion in this city and asked them
what they could do with a $4,000
donation from seattls'a rich.
Here Is what Ensign Fred Baum
sectional officer of the Salvation
Army relief department here. said
Have you ever heard Of a poor,
troubled. sorr0wful. pefplexed and
hopeless man or woman appealing
frulllessly 10 the salvation Army
DO YOU know that something Ike
1000. 900 Just such people are M
held by this wonderful orghnizh-
tom
DO you know that In q different
homes fallen women are each year
restored by the cores 70 honor ana
a life of useful purlty1 do you
know that In three different havens
little children, all the way from
nursing babes TO sturdy boys ana
girls are being ~succored7
DO you know that scattered over
the country are Is shelters In which
Nightly some 1000 homeless, often
hopeless. men or women are cared
for
DO you know that these instiiu-
tons represent but a mere fraction
Of the charitable work successfully
carried on By the Salvation Army
In the United states7
Twenty-Five thousand dollars
could be judlciously and economic
ally spent Ia the aforementioned
institutions. not yet in operation In
Seattle.
The cry Of the needy on every
hand Is heard, wives and helpless
children are being cared for with
limited means. begged out OF the
Army's funds.
AN industrial home for out-ot
work husbands Is much needed.
a rescue home for fallen and
destitute women is In great demand
as well a. n home Tor dear children,
without parental care Many cases
are open for investigation to those
who are interested"
When | called on Can't. j D.
Boyes. IN charge OF the local branch
Of the Volunteers OF America, he
told me that he had Just written o
letter 10 a prominent wholesaler OF
this city along the very same lines
that this article Was intended 70
reach.
1 took a copy OF the letter which
would open the eyes OF the donorf
OF 'Seatfle's offerings 10 Mi. John
Chlnaman aud his brother heather
Here IL what Capt BoYes wrote;
Il hereby forward for your con
s~ldcration a proposition for assist
ance towards helping me In my
work among the needy in this city
/ am a new officer in the field ard
while approving Of the principles Of
our organization. the methods o.!
our work have. to some extent. been
terribly m~lsearried.
since coming 20 this field I have
endeavored 20 interest enough bust
ness men In our work 10 have them
consider setting aside a donation TO
be collected monthly toward our
support Some have responded
splendidly and We have now s2i25
donated monthly toward the main
tenRucc OF NJ work.
but that Is not sufficient. as our
expenses amount TO 5000 per month.
beside the drain on our finances in
charity causes. Now, some % the
business houses of the city. instead
Of donating cash. set aside such ne
eessitiee as meat, potatoes, flour.
etc. articles needed in the home.
vet we have not enough.
When I tell you that In the "a
weeks | have been here. my family
and | have for nearly three weeks
never eaten any meats of any kind
YOU may. In 4 measure. understand
the nature of my appeal. At pres
ent all the meat donated TO us is
Il pounds aud very often we turn
that over 20 some poor. needy fam.
lily.
II am Al present caring for I fam
lilies. some Of whom are sick and in
need of nourishmcnt and good foed.
Thank God, | have been able so far
TO provide a few Of the necessities
FOR them. but the burden would BE-
much lighter II We had more mate
rial assistance
When we review the result e
the appeal for foreign missions
made In this city last Sunday. when
over SCI 900 was donated. we ought
ia be willing TO support our home
endeavorers still moro. II We had
income enough 20 keep up with nur
expenses how much more goo
could be done in this city for -
benefit of our fellowman II y