Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-09


| for food at the camps. TT was nke
a huge, sad panic" wrote one omce.'
Then there was the problem OF rees
tablishing the homeless. Inc oaasa
ton Army co-operated with the 1tallan
authorities here. They try 70 se.uo
the people in circumstances as nea.
the normal as possible. Most OF them
are peasants, SO city life Is q great
change. To meet this difficulty INC
authorities have considered plans 1or
land colonies. and in these relie1 pro-
jects the Salvation Army has oone i'S
part.
The Salvation Army is an interna.
tional organization, whose natlosa'
branches cooperate. The war service
branch in each country works 1or lts
own troops. The huts and canteens'
the hotels and hOstels OF TINS ore''ni-
zation never conflict with or dupllcate
those of the Red Cross or the I. M.
C. A. They are organized on much
the same plan, and meet similar neeuS
in their districts. But each organlza-
ton has distinct personality. Inc
American soldiers in France Will III
ways think of the Salvation Army as
a dispenser of pies and dOughnuts,
store for the sale of everything from
chocolate to shoe strings. But they
will also remember the religious WORK
of the Salvation Army, its meetings
and songs. Some of these meetings.
have even been held in the Catholic
churches of France, which shows the
good feeling between the leaders.
Then there are the quiet talks WIN
the men or girls of the units. girls
who can cook fudge-just tiny piece
for each-and talk like the girls at
home.
SO welcome have they made them
selves at the front that army officers
are asking for huts at special places
Once, when a Salvation Army lass
was ill, a gruff colonel insisted on
turning over his comfortable billet to
her, while he went into tent. Often
army officers address meetings at the
huts.
Money Literally Subscribed.
The soldiers have showed their ap-
probation of the work In many let
tiers home. But they have not stopped
at letters. The headquarters finance
department has received by cable
$4,000 which our soldiers in France
have asked to have sent back to the
Salvation Army here.
~
raised by campaigns. Last spring the
Salvation Army conducted it's first war
fund drive for $1,OOO,OOO. At the close
of the campaign $2,372,OOO had been
contributed. The largest single con-
tribution was $1,000, and most of the
fund was raised in small gifts. The
success of the appeal has enabled the
Salvation Army to enlarge it's program
of war work. Already $50 workers
are abroad, the total number scheduled
for 1918. There are now % huts, and
the SO contemplated will probably be
finished ahead Of time. This fall the
organization will conduct a second
campaign, probably for $5,OOO,OOO.
During the summer Evangeline G.
Booth, commander of the United
States Salvation Army forces, went to
France to study the field and get fresh
ideas for the work there.
Four physicians and % ambulances
have been supplied the Red Cross by
the Salvation Army. During the last
Liberty loan drive many Of their work.
ers secured subscriptions. In Chicago
a booth run by army women sold more
bonds than any other street booth in
the city.
From all they have accomplished In
war service, our soldiers are learning
that the 4Un In the s. A. is not omit
ted, but merely understood"