The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-01
' ARMY PLANS. Captain 0dom to Try
 New Methods. '.
 - s zss , MAY REMAIN IN MONTGOMERY Appointment to New Orleans May Bs Cancelled. All waste Paper and Rags In City to
 Be Collected, Classiaee and Sent to Northerns Paper R1iIls. Y < | |
LAY REMAIN IN MONTGOMERY

Despite the assignments Of Captain. and Mrs. L. A. odom. in charge of the local Salvation --rmy on Whitman Street, to- duty -.in New Orleans plans for a. strenuous winter campaign in Montgomery are about to be tnaugur- ated sby them. Upon special requests of the captain. the divisional officer, Major White has all ,wed him the sprivs ilegeeof staying in Montsomery for some months to. come and 1t Is barely possible that after the beginning of his plan hIs assignment to New Orleans may be cancelled. ySs.
 Captain Odom Is planning to give employment to numerous persons du- ring the coming wtnteriby a plan which has worked to great advantage in many Southern, and. Northern cltiessE This plan is to collect all waste papers and linen rags and sell them to paper mills nearest Montgomery. In this manner the Salvation Arm.' will be. epr abled to keep many persons employed untll permanent situations can Y De found for them. Wagons will be used in the collection sof it.-e. vase of tsis large buildings of the city, and store houses. in tilee rear 'of'fs esshomel'on Whitman Street to be built upon the inauguratfona of.sthe Fian,s will, afford suitables splace@ for the scrttnR's ofS the waste and it's proper classification for the baling machine and t.e purchasing mill. .ts s@.rss -, 6~gtss ssss
 But in addition to this means of enr- ployment for the great army of the un- employed during the severe winter months, t. Salvation Army will take contracts for the cleaning of build l inxs of the City The work of the Sal- yation Army along this line is well known to Montgomery property own | CTS. and ls no innovation. but It IS con- tempiSted to sTilerge upon this feature of giving employment to those who apply for aid during the. coming win ter months.
 The, night school which became so successful a feature of the work du- i ring last winter, has already been started, an this season win run long 1 er than before. A larger number of pupils than the enrollment last season have been enrolled In the West End School, and 1t is stated that unless im- mediate steps al c taken by the Board of Education on the much agitated night school question. two additional schools in different parts of the city will be start under the supervision of the Salvation Army.
 Practical charity Is the aim of the army, and under the leadership of Cap-' tain and Mrs. Odom all forms found successful will be tried at the proper
 
 But the pride of Captain Odom Is the annual Christmas tree. Three years ago the factory children of Montgom- cry knew not the Joys of g biz Christ, mas tree and the good tlftAg Sdib btrtbs uted to the fa.:.ers and smothers to eat But with each successive year this feature of the Salvation Army's work has become more and more popular. Every year an enormous amount of things needed, by t,-e poor of the city are collected and placed upon the bril- 1iantiy lighted tree. It was partly upon this account that Captain Odom asked permission to remain ifl. charge in Montgomery until the 1rst of the year. He is planning to make this coming tree the greatest success of them all.s
 Following Is a statement f the work done in Montgomery d-ring the month of October by the Salvation Army:
 Meals served. 250: night school for working children. nightly attendance, 50; school books furnished to Public school children, 50; garments givens away, ZOO; children carried to Fair 100: meetings eondncted. bo; nights. lodging. 150; stranded persons sent home. '; situations found,i g. families visited, 1Se.