The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-13
FROSTY AIR NEEDED TO
MAKE PUBLIC GIVE MONEY
TO HELP FEED THE POOR
Mild Weather Plays Hob With
Plans of Salvation Army and
Other Charities.
COLLECTIONS ARE LIGHT.
Poverty Greater Than Last
Year, With Number of De-
serted Wives on Increase.

Paradoxical as 1t may seem, the Of
fcers OF the Salvation Army are
praying for cold weather for the bene-
ut OF the poor. They have learned
from experience that It takes a frosty
air to separate people from a portion
OF their money for the assistance or
their less fortunate fellow-creatures
The present brand of mild, spring-like
weather makes people Indifferent TO
the wants of those in poverty, and the
charity kettles OF the Salvation Army.
the Volunteers of America, and the
American Salvation Army are suffer
ing In consequence.
Il am sure l don't know what we
shall do II the weather doesn't get q
bit colder" said Brig. A. Il. Kimball.
OF the Salvation army, 10 The Times,
Tuesday. Our collections thus FAR
have been very small, as compared
with those OF year ago, and the
only way / can account for 1t Is the
mild weather. We plan to feed 5000
people, or 500 families, this Christ
mas. and We Will need lot OF money
to provide the food
The Salvation Army is going to pro-
vide the dinner for the poor by the
basket system, By which every de-
serving family In the city will be re-
membered. In each basket will De
enough provisions for at least six
persons. The contents will be as fol-
lows One chicken. potatoes, turnips,
celery, on,vns, COL ON tomatoes. can
OF corn, can of condensed milk. pound
Of coffee. pound OF sugar. pound or
rice, two loaves Of bread. package or
soda biscuits, bottle OF jam. bottle or
pickles and bottle OF catsup. The
baskets will be given out in the Sal
walton Army citadel between . and .
p. M, Saturday. Dec. %.
The Salvationists are also going to
remember the children of the poor
families. They are to have big
Christmas tree in the citadel, Monday
night, Dec. 25. Each child will get
candies and toys. An entertainment
Is also to be provided for the young
sters, local entertainers having offered
their services. On the platform there
is TO be an old-fashioned fireplace, out
OF which Santa Claus will come with
his pack on his back
Ensign Annach, who has charge or
the relief work for the Salvation
Army. told The Times that there APP
peared TO be more poverty this Christ
mas than year ago; also that there
was great deal Of sickness among
the poor
1T 10 noticeable that there are many
more deserted wives than formerly
she said. t"And, of course, that means
more deserted children. for every de-
serted woman has children. On my
list now | have 20 women, either
widowed or deserted, and belonging
to them are Ill children. This num-
Der is big AK on our resources, but
we are trying to care for them as best
We can"
Ensign Annach said she believed
there was Just as much work for the
husbands OF the wives deserted as
there was this time last year. and
she was unable to explain the num-
erous assertions.
Brig. Kimball stated that there
were also deserted husbands to deal
with.
The deserted wives are, OF course.
greatly in the majority" said the
brigadier, but | have had deserted
men 10 help out of late. Only this
morning | have been trying to bring
about reconciliation between a wom-
an and her husband, the latter being
deserted In city out in the state.
The woman, whom found in Detroit.
refuses. however, TO return to her
husband and child. She ran away
with an Italian.
The brigadier would like the pub
lie to know that the charity recep-
tacles OF the Salvation Army in tbs
streets are marked, Keep the kettle
boiling"
The American Salvation Army 10
also planning TO distribute baskets
among the poor. having arranged TO
provide enough food for upwards or
500 people.