The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-07

charity I don't mean to say that he
who gives loaf of bread is not doing
the highest k'nd of good | mca. that
the many scores Of professional be,;Ears
VINO infcst New York DRAW from cur
good natured citizens sufficient money
every dag to almost completely finance
our scheme. a short time ago one of
our young women sat at the window
OF our building facing the armory.
She occupied her position a half
hour. during which 500 persons passed
a beggar Twenty-Five OF these
dropped thing into his hat. He
had smirk on his face which seemed
to say. This is a pipe He was Grip
Piled. but IT was noticed when
! hostile policeman made his appear
ance he made good time in the dlrec-
/ ton of the Hudson"
The plan Of making employment in
! connection with the European war
q situation has suggested to the Saliva
ton Army larger schemes which will
/ be considered at later meetings of the
cabinet What form these schemes
will take, Commander Booth and her
associates refuse To say. hut they de-
clare something substantial in charac-
/ ter and national in scope will certainly
result from il.
COL T.. j. Parker. Eastern social
, secretary. and Major Welte. his
assistant. have been asked to CO.
operate with Col. Margetts in map
ping out a programme for future
action.
II don't know what We will do"
said Col Margetts, but certainly
the unemployment pr. blpm should Ia
solved. There shouldn't he the So
periodic distr.sscs. The present sit
uation is brought on largely 10y tn.
war. but under normal conditions
there are always a large number Of
I both men and women out Of work
some kind Of productive employment
should be found for them
There is tremendous waste in the
United States, waste in men as well
as in money and provisions. These
should in some way be conserved
This, however. Is not - question which
lends itself To immediate solution 1t
viii require much thought and effort
4 OF course the Salvation Army be-
+ lieNcs II every man would become an
d '
things which veX uS now would cease
( To trouble us
But a. this happy condition seems
To be- far in The future som. arrange
mrnt to meet the real situation should
I he male. There is enough waste land
! in the United States to provide en-
ploymcnt for all If 1t should be made
productive
Col MargettS said. spiritually the
, salvation Army was making immense
+ progress.
/ The spiritual mission Of the Sal
walton Army is its supreme mission"
I said Col. MargettS. The social work.
J distribution Of aims and the finding
1 Of employment FOR men and women
are mere adjuucts. In this mission
We are making remarkable progress.
! "Our meetings never were So well
! attended. our members never more en-
1 thusiastic and our friends never So
! loyal as al the present time. Reports
I from all over the country show cspe-
| cialIy that the young people are flock
/ ing To our standard. Perhaps the war
has had the effect Of making people in
( large numbers I'm the United States
, thankful that their country is not in
, vOlved in 1t and they are giving cN-
I preston to their gratitude by hecom-
Ing more deeply religious
AS far as ! can learn. too. this is
characteristic of many Of the churches.
, But We have conditions to deal with
that can't be met merely by deepening
our spiritual life and becoming more
devoted TO the ideals toward which
We are striving. These must be met
in a statesmanlilie manner"
From statement ISSUED by the
Salvation Army finance department
it is shown that the gross cost Of ad-
ministering the charity or relief fund
is 10 per cent. In other words. aC-
cording to this statement. 90 per cent.
of the money sent to the orgd nization
with which To buy food. coal. milk
groceries. clothing and other neces-
sarieS for the destitute actually ac-
composites these purposes.
and as we can buy provisions
cheaper than any organization in the
United States said an officer CON
nected with the relief department Ia
me, you can see that the 80 cents is
able to Do more than a similar amount
expended by other societies"
/ Special buyers are employed by the
Salvation Army just as experienced
buyers are employed by department
stores. These get goods at rock bot
tom prices and often induce the mer-
chant from whom they buy 10 add a
substantial contribution to the cause
to the discount allowed.
"But the Salvation Army wants to
get into that condition whore it will
, he unnecessary to give any gratuities
except to those who are really unable
to work. said Col. Margetts. 1--WE
want to provide something to do fol
every person who is able to do any
kind of task. We are hoping that
the old linen campaign will point the
, way and that in the near future We
. will be- able to at least partially meet
the situation"