The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-21
PRISON DAY OBSERVED
Salvation Army Holds Spe-
cial Services for. All
Glasses This Month.

The Salvation Army is today OBJ
serving Prison day throughout the
whole country. All the state peni.
tentaries and county and city jails.
reformatories. reform schools and
other penal institutions will be visited
today and special services held. The
Salvation Army visits the jails regu-
larly but special efforts will be ex-
erted today in order to reach the un-
fortunates confined in the institutions.
Last year over 5000 people were
claimed as converts as the results Of
Prison day.
Army and Navy Day.
Yesterday was special Army and
Navy day for the Salvation Army
throughout the country and every
military post in che country. as well
as all the warships and naval stations
were visited by the Salvationists. and
special services were held. At .;lese
meetings. besides the preaching serv-
ices, literature is distributed and much
personal work Is done in order to add
new recruits to the Salvation Army.
The members Of the local offices
held services at Fort Missoula for the
few soldiers located there.
The Naval and Military league Is a
regular department of the Salvation
Army. and consists Of regularly or.
ganized corps among the men in
Uncle Sans service on land and sea-
Most of the large forts and barracks
as well as many Of the warships have
their individual Salvation Army or
CARNATIONS.
.. Special Services.
Prison day and Army and Navy day
arc part Of the so days of special serv-
ices held by the army throughout the
country in order to make nation
wide effort in their work. Meetings
have been held since January IA, and
will continue until February IL. and
during this time the Salvation Army
will hold special services for all
classes of people and. for all the vary
ing conditions. and will make an effort
to get into touch with everybody and
gain new converts and recruits.
While~the general understanding is
that' the work Of the army is among
the poorer classes. the officers of the
army say that the organization
reaches everybody, and that among its
members are numbered many people
prominent in the business world,
| The army makes regular visits to
the insane asylums throughout the
country and give concerts wherever
possible. They have also organized
the Brighter Day" league among
prisoners in the penal institutions. and
through this club try to help the UNI
fortunatcs confined there in every pos
sible way. They also do great deal
LOT effective work through the police
courts and many Salvation Army Of
ficers are probation officers. The
women's department. deals especially
with the women prisoners.
| y. Local Work.
There are about IS names on the
roll Of the local Salvation corps, sew
eral of these having joined during tho
last year During the special meet
ings held this year half a dozen con-
verts have been made. and most Of
these will join the training classes o.
the army. 800.
The Salvation Army Is doing sons
very effective relief work, and durini
the last few months has spent abou
$500 in this way. besides what ha|
been donated. The army furnishes
clothing, groceries and shelter whel
necessary and also In a few cases ha
furnished transportation. A wood
yard is maintained and those applying
for aid who are able to work, labor o.
this woodpile in return for food an,
shelter.
According to Ensign Haas. there ar
not quite as many unemployed men n
usual this year, although the ,nunnbe
Of cases calling for the help of tn
army is about thesi same as in pas
, years. Altogether. >the officers of tn
salvation Army believe that their eff
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