The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-13
p-PSHING SOLDIER
Inspires S. A. DRIVE
SAW RESULTS Or GREAT WORK
WHICH WAS BEING AC-
COMPLlSHED.
DUcc'''"'.-SS MAN is enlisted
Great Drive for Funds for S. A. Work
Places Houston at Head of Ameri-
can Cities in Campaign.

wer.t to France with the first Per-
shng forces in 1917-that the great
work the Salvation Army was doing
for him and his fellow soldiers must
have its proper recognition and sup
port by the people back home. over
and over again ne and his fellows
benefited by the work of that great
organizations; over and over again
they found its workers eagerly.
cheerfully and courageously spending
themselves in service for the men in
the ranks through the day andE
through the night, in times and pla-t
ces which gave to such service a.
peculiar and tremendous value in sus-
tanning the morale Of the men.
This soldier has been there, where
"at night The troubled earth between
the lines is carpeted with pain;
where death rides whistlins in ev-
cry wind" and where the very
IT SITS are charged with awful tor
me.t.' He knew the awful pull
acoinst a fellows manhood in The
AMID .9ul mire, and vermin, and cold
ana vet, and the nerve-rachina crasL
ana concussion OF high explosives.
And he knew how nearly heavenly
it seemed, on coming -mired. cold
weary and sometimes nearly mad
from that he'll of trench duty. 70 Hnd
the simple, earnest men, Or the pure,
honey women or girls Of the Saliva
ton Army right there with CHEEKY
word, and the yet more CHEEKY deed
OF hot coffee or cocoa, or doughnuIs
Or pies or sandwiches.
And in the days Off from trench
duty how the def fingers of those
wholesome women, as they piled
needle and thread mending the rent
Jacket, or trouSer, or sock, or seWed
on missing button, proved magic
telescope lens piercing through dis
lance and time, bringing UP wildly
those other faces and hands of moth
er, or sister or wife, and making
more precious than ever the home
ties. And ia simple thankfulness,
there formed in that soldier lads
heart the purpose that the folks back
home should know of the service he
and his fellow workers were getting
from the Salvation Army workers,
and should generously support that
service.
And over and over again as this
soldier wrote to his home folks, came
the story and testimony concerning
the work of the Sllvationists, and
his urgent, reiterated plea for aid
for it. And in the head and heart OF
the hard-headed and successful man
to whom he wrote-a man who for
merly had only seen its work to
criticise-was planted a virile germ
of sympathy and interest for the Sal
vatiOr Army.
Before the days when Irwin Cobb
and other peers OF the quill chaileng-
ed the attention of the nation to the
wonderful work of that organization
q quiet, unassuming PennzylEanian,.
with wide and successful experience
as a campaign organizer, came to.
Houston at the command of Briga-
der George Wood and Commissioner
Esull, but between the quite general
feeling among many business and
professional men then that its wor4c
was duplicating the Y NJ C. A and
similar organizations, and the lack
of definite knowledge or convincing
testimony as to the extant and quail
Ny of the service of the Safvc+ion
Army. be found It pretty nearly i'm
possible to enlist the organization
necessary 30 make a campaign sae.,
cessfui. and was just about ready 20
conelade he had undertaken a hope
less task
Finally, in a conference with tho
leader Of another great war service
drive, he learned of the business men
referred to above. And he found |
that the gem planted by that soldier
IN France had become a fuIl-grown1
conviction that the Salvation Arny'st
work deserved generous recognition
and aid, also an equally strong pur-i
P9oS VA.~tt Iili5 lily uD JItJ 4
share. Through his personal help5
and counsel other leaders were in-E
terested: in ever widening and inf
tensifying circles the interest grew,
and an effective organization was en-
listed Houston's citizens, and thosei
throughout TIE county, were giyens
the opportlMr 2 help our soidierss
through the Army and have
responded SO be and generously
as 20 win for our city and county
the very first place in the United
States in the national $4,000 900
drive, But back of it all--Jhe earnest
gratitude of a "Sammie '-Corporas
Joseph Lynch Calvert And through
his interest our community found its
opportunity to do a creditable SER
vice
The fund has passed the $49,OsG
line, being increased since Friday by
$3.50 from Chairman Daley of block
,38, s485 additional from the Employ
lers' club Of the Universal Shipbuild-
ing company and $500 from the Big
Stick committee, making the 2rapd