The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-08
SALVATION ARMY
ISSUES A PORT
MINNEAPOLIS WORK rs GIVEN IN
DETAIL.
Statistics Cover All Branches Of Eng
lish, Swedish and Norwegian Organ
ization and Account for Every Cent
Collected and Spent Hundreds Of
Needy Given Food and Medicine.

A'iJ opscuIe 1edtuIoS Oh tHe cOIHpltA
organization of the Salvation Army in
Minneapolis are made clear by the com
prehensive report prepared by Brigadier
John w. Cousins and his staff for cir
culation among the friends and support
ers of the army and all others who are
Interested enough to apply for copy.
The booklet is full of interesting in
formation and contains tabulated state
ments and balance sheets which show to
cent just how much money has been
raised in Minneapolis and what has
been done with It. The summary of
the activities of the army, which ap-
pears on one of the first pages, is partic-
| ularly enlightening. r..
Where Army Does Work.
This summary states that the army
operates in Minneapolis an English
speaking corps, an English-speaking
Sunday school, an En- glish-speakinlg
Young Peoples society, two Swedish
Sunday schols, two Swedish-speaking
Young People 8 societies. Norwegian
speaking corps, a Norwegian-speaking
| Sunday school, a working men 8 hotel,
an industrial home, two rummage
stores, free medical department, a
poor relief department, a missing
friends department, a labor bureau,
|
cities. "
All these agencies are located and
have local officers. The corps are reg
ular church organizations and have, lay
secretaries and treasurers. The subsidi-
ary societies are under the control of
their respective corps. In addition to
the local organization, Minneapolis is
the headquarters for the northwestern
territory, comprising Minnesota, North
| nalnto Wisconsin, and Michi-
gan. The headquarters staff has no dl-
rect charge over the local work. j..
Reports from Corps.
A full financial report from each
corps and from the industrial and relief
agencies is presented in the report.
Corps No. /, English, has hall at
ZIG First avenue s. It is in charge of
Staff Captain and Mrs. McAbee. Mrs.
E. Drake and W. E. Miller are secre-
taries. The financial report shows that
the corps raised and expended 3,47l.34
in the fiscal year of 1905. r.. ~
Corps No. 4, Swedish, has hall at
: 1909 Sixth street s, Captain Carl Il.
, Swanstrom is in command. P. Wallin
!; is treasurer and N. Strand is secretary.
The corps raised and expended $2,856.60
in the fiscal year of 1905.
Corps No. 7, Swedish, has hall at
210 Twentieth avenue N. Captain H.
Hahl and Lieutenant G. Olsen are in
; command. I. Aaker is treasurer and
fassd Hsssn snd is ezpsndsd sHhss Hhs in s
Corps No. s, Norwegian, has a hall
at 2203 Central avenue. Captain O.
Hansen is in command; Axle Bergsen is
treasurer. The corps raised and ex
o pended $635.94 in eight months Of the
t fiscal year of 1905. '~,> '.......-
: Each corps conducts it's own religious
services, maintains from two to -four
q salaried workers, and has all the de-
partments Of we'll organized church
!. Detail Of Work.
In the general work are included thu
4 twin city rescue home, winter relief
/ free medical department., Christma'
dinner, industrial home and working
h man 8 hotel.
The rescue home admitted 162 cases
/ passed out to good situations g., re
l stored to relatives 68, unsatisfactor,
4 cases IA, still in home 49,, number O.
I babies born 40. This work was accom-
| plished at the cost of $2,733.15, whicl
was $6323 less than the total income O.
I the home. ~ 80 ..s
/ The relief work done was as follows
| clothing, 6,627; given medical aid, il
connection with free medical depart
ment from Dec. l to March 3d. 378
supplied with medicine, 3O8; girls sen
to rescue home, 25; persons given work
122. 80
| This was done at a cost of So ,339. As
raised as follows: Donations for relief
$72; Christmast income from al
I sources, $2,753.63; relief refunded
$39.05; from general fund, $475.82. Th
cost of the Christmas dinner wa
$1,72O.79. Salaries amounted to $376.5s
/ Groceries cost $411.87. The balance !
1 divided among eleven other items, non
| over $500.
Financial Reports.
The financial report for the industris
home and workingmen s hotel was mad
I public some time ago. The total amour
handled was $24,127.48, of which $17
1878 was derived from waste an
4 rummage donated by the people of til
l city. :
In addition to this local work, whic
/ represents $36, 6,129.44 raised and e,
pended in Minneapolis for religion
and charitable purposes, the city col
tributed $7,854.89 to the general pr
/ vincial fund. Of this sum $475.82 WI
l paid back for deficit in the relic
fund.
l In addition to these statistics, whit
- are given in greater detail, the repo
contains much other valuable inform
tion and is, taken altogether, mo
: interesting and instructive ,pamphl
1 for the student of relief and charitab
work. It will be ready for distribute
in a few days, and anyone may obta
CODY by applying at the provinci