The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-24
us Acres Offered For.
Purpose.
Aged Lady WIN Give Property BE-
tween jacksonville and Ann,s-
to. to Cause-Gift Must he
Accepted BY National Board.

II the National Property Board Of the
salvation Army at New York favor the
acceptance of gift of 125 acres OF
land in Alabama. which has been Of
fered for the purpose of the establish
ment Of a farm colony" Alabama Will
be one OF the four States In the Union
in which Is located one of that branch
Of the Industrial institutions of that
organization.
The land which has been offered to
the Salvation Army. as announced by
Major J. M. Berriman, commander OF
the Southern Division of the Salvation
Army, in an address at Electric Park
yesterday afternoon. lies between An
niston and Jacksonville, on the South
ern Railway. and Is the property OF
Mrs. Alderman. an aged lady. who,
in the disposition of her property. feels
that she could not do better than help
the cause Of the army in it's work in
Alabama.
In the United States, according to
Major Berrfman. there are now three
farm colonies" located In Ohio. Col
orado and California. The good which
is accomplished by this special branch
yond the expense of the equipment and
maintenance of the institutions.
Addresses Large Audience.
Institutional work of the Salvation
Army in the United States was the
subject of the address of Major Berri-
man, to which several hundred MEN
and women Of Montgomery gave close
attention at Electric Park. From all
sections of the city, and from all classes
of men and women. an audience that
filled the dancing pavilion and all avail
able space about the large. floor Of the
structure, paid closest attention to an
address that had In 1t an element OF
interest for rich and poor alike
The Salvation Army Is to be a per-
nanent establishment in Alabama, and
from the facts and figures given by
Major Berriman in his address yester-
day 1t Is to the advantage OF the State
that 1t Is to be SO. The thirty min
utes of the time allotted for the adj
dress at the park was taken up by
Major Berriman In an explanation OF
the work OF the various permanent In
stitutions of the army and Of the pow
er for good which these institutions
are.
The Salvation Army, he said, is the
greatest temperance order in the world
and he said 1t with all respect and
consideration of that grand body OF
women, the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union. or the members of the
Salvation Army serving In the ranks
today, there are $4,000 men who are
converted urhHharus. Inc purpose OF
the farm colonies" is to help men with
families who are capable of doing farm
work. and who are living in the siums
of the larger cities. handicapped with
responsibilities and conditions from
which they are unable TO obtain relief
An Ideal Colony.
The Alabama Farm Colony. II II be.
comes fact, will be smaller than the
other three colonies belonging to the
| Army, but II the gift of land Is accept.
nd by the Property Board of the Army
| 1t Will be made an ideal one. The trac,
will be divided into lots of ten and
| fifteen acres each.
Men with families. who 1t is known
by the officers OF the Army in charge
of the farm, are deserving and capable
will be allowed to occupy the house