The Pensacola journal., 1908-12-17
SALvATION|STS
PLAN fine WORK
Adjt Grinshaw Will Intro
duce some Really Valuable
and Attractive Features
During the Holiday Tide.
Much Good Work in View

Adjutant and Mrs. Grinlshaw. assist
ed by the local Salvation Army corps.
will appear on the street today, and
upon each day until Christmas, to So
tcit donations for the Christmas cheer
which is to be Afforded the city's poor
pn Christmas day. The proceeds of
this departure upon the party OF the
hfmy is to be used OF course. TO de-
fray expenses which will be attendant
upon the supplying of 100 Christmas
Baskets to the poor, each basket to
contain sufficient Christmas fare to
supply a family of from 5 to mem
bers, These baskets will be distribut-
ed from the army hall on Christmas
eve between the hours of 1880 and
$3.50 o'clock, and the public is invited
20 inspect them on the same evening
from $50 until TAO. 1t is safe to
say that once those WHO have been
generous in. their holiday contribu-
tions receive an insight into just how
this. important feature of the Christ
mas. work of the army is conducted,
that they win rest assured of their
well doing
To Give Christmas Tree.
A Christmas tree will be among the
features or the weeks festivities as
planned by the army, the event to oc-
cur at the hall on Tuesday night.
on the 29th inst. Arrangements will
be made for the entertainment of 800
poor children. each child to receive a
toy; more attention, however, to be
paid to the furnishing of more sub
stantial gifts, such as shoes, stock
angs. ETC. A most attractive pro-
gram. which is to consist OF recita-
tions. singing, and special music. is
being prepared for that night. The
members of the Army Sunday school
are to be especially remembered
A Salvation Army Wedding.
On Christmas night a novel feature
will be introduced in Salvation Army
wedding, the interesting event to oc-
cur at the hall. Miss Nettie Owen
and Mr.. Henry Thobe are to be unit
ed In matrimony, Major White, of At
lanta. divisional commander of this
district, to officiate. In the event of
his being unable to be present, how
ever, Adjt- Grimshaw will serve
Tickets viii be sold to this event.
adults to- be admitted for is cents,
and children for 10 cents. The pro-
-ceeds, OF course, are to be used for
the furthering of army plans, Both
young people are well known locally.
ard the extraordinary event will
doubtless be we'll attended.
A New Departure.
WHAT promises 10 De OF unusual IN
terest TO the public, and of great value
20 the army work as planned from a
local standpoint, will be shortly in
troduced in the form of small in
dustrial store, to be owned and ope-
rated by the army. Envoy Watson,
who has Just arrived from st. Louis.
where he has been in charge of
series of such stores, will introduce
the work, having already met with
much SUCCESS in, the larger cities. The
scheme is that of reducing the gentle
art of giving 10 an extremely fine
point. Old clothing. furniture, etc,
are 10 be repaired by persons out of
work and employed by the army at
a small salary. placed on sale in the
army store, and sold for a few pen
niSs to persons who are needy, but
who refuse to be pauperized- In this
manner, worthy cases will be brought
cut in a most satisfactory manner.
snd It will be possible, by offering GER
tain classes of poor persons small
Jobs. to ascertain whether or not they
really wish to work or had rather
throw themselves unreseryedly upon
the bounty of the army. Waste paper
is also TO be collected about the
streets by persons salaried by the
army. the refuse matter to be shipped
and sold to paper mills. The work,