Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-07-26
SALVATION NELL IN THE TRENCEs-ByF Frederic j. Haskins

over to the Salvation Army workers last week
included thousand pie tins, which, it is be-
lieved, will greatly relieve the pie situation The
French government has shown its approval OF the
work of the Salvation Army, not only in WORDS
but by recommending special consideration in
transporting its supplies, so that delay IS mini
mized.
Besides cheering up the soldier with home
made apple pie, the workers keep open house for
the huts are full of soldiers writing, playing
checkers, reading, playing the graphophone or
plano-h the hut is so fortunate as to possess
one-and making themselves comfortably at
home At end of the structure behind
counter where chewing gum and other necessi-
ties sold, sits the wife of the officer in charge
help in any difficulty. She is a middle-aged
woman, probably with the firing line,
and her motherly solicitude for the boy with a
cold or the blues have made her important
element in keeping up the morale of the army.
according to more than one army officer.
Her husband, responsible for the hut, may be
called upon to cook, draw water, conduct meet
ings, or visit hospitals. If his hut is near a
hospital, he makes frequent visits to write let
tiers and send messages. If he is stationed some
distance from an army postoffice, he undertakes
to send money to relatives for the soldiers A
receipt is given each man and the money Is
cabled to this country, together with list of
addresses to which the stated amounts are to be
forwarded.
On Sunday, undenominational religious serv-
ices are held, to which the soldiers come in such
crowds that other meetings have to be held in
the middle of the week. These meetings say
the reports, are popular with the soldiers espe-
clally with those about to go into the trenches
Soldiers returning from trench duty prefer
doughnuts to sermons, particularly at first, and
the salvation Army, understanding this, supplies
the immediate need.
Soldiers near a hut soon learn that they can
call upon the young women to eliminate hole
in coat sleeve sock. The Salvation Army
lassie usually rests with bit of sewing in ne:
fingers and a watchful eye the stove.
When she has a little extra time she gathers
roses and daisies and goes out to the military
cemetery to scatter flowers between the rows of
white crosses. The Salvation Army was the first
organization to decorate with flowers the graves
of the soldiers
The American Salvation Army was not the
first in the field. Three days after the German
attack Belgium, the British Salvation Army
was at work, helping refugees to find shelter
giving first aid, carrying wounded from the bat
tlefeld. From that time until today members
of the Army have been among those present on
all the battle fronts, from Mesopotamia to Rus
STA. There 400 huts in British and French
armies presided over by 700 workers Be-
sides establishing and maintaining huts the
army has raised money at different times for
ambulances. Twelve ambulances have beer
given to the United States army by the American
Salvation Army alone
In order to carry out its work in the
zone the Salvation Army made drive not long
ago for 100000. The result $4,000, 900,
all of which Will go for service in camps
here and abroad The work has the approval
Pershine and allied generals too numerous to
mention 1t is not a duplication OF Red Cross
or Y. NJ. C. A. activity. The Salvation Army is
working in cooperation with these and other
war service organizations, and with the good will
of all.