El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-14
To AID WORK Of
SALVATION ARMY
Elks Begin Campaign for
Funds for Use in Mercy
Work Overseas.

: some body has said II would be i'm
I possible 10 have a war without hay
/ ing the salvation Army in il; the
reason is obvious said adjutant Har-
ris today. Its vast organization with
its ramifications reaching TO every
part Of the world was built up for one
thing only-to serve Hence it is in
this. the greatest war that has ever
drunk the blood OF suffering human
fly. Its work in this war is TO be
OF use. TO look after the welfare Of
souls. to bind up the wounds OF NOR
tai bodies, to assuage the grief OF
over charged hearts"
Adjutant Harris is here to lead in
the campaign which FL PasO Elks are
putting on, beginning next Wednes-
day, to raise $4,000 in Ell PasO for
the overseas war work OF this organi-
zation- Friday at 1915 there will be a
meeting at the Elks' club Of all cap
tains with exalted ruler Hal z. Chris
tie to make plans for the campaign.
TO fail to place its mighty organi-
zation at the disposal Of mercy would
be to violate the fundamental rea-
son for its existence" continued ad-
jutant Harris Hence the Salvation
Army has been in the war from the
beginning 1t has been there through
its chaplains. through its nurses. its
ambulance units. its missionaries. all
on an errand Of love.
Went Over Early.
% drawing its mighty net through
TINS awful and almost fathomless
ocean Of pain. the Salvation Army
went to the front almost as soon as
the soldiers reached there.
In doing this work it was not
necessary to create new ORGANIZATIONS. I
q HnfanlN
the usual difficulty of finding men 4
and women suitable for such service. I
They had a big army trained in er- !
rands Of mercy. trained Tor self sacri- I
flee. trained in habits Of devotion TO I
Cooperating with other agencies, /
Yet working in its own field. the sal \
walton Army has been able TO do much .
to ameliorate conditions in the trench
es. Its supreme purpose is TO bring
plished, little else counts But. OF
course. it does not in any degree be-
little the material service II is able TO
extend to the unfortunate fellows who .
are fighting for their native land.
Acting rs Bankers.
zone Of the things that we do in
France is conduct banking system
for the soldiers We encourage them
10 deposit money FOR relatives at
home and this we cable every week
Last pay day over $4,000 was depos-
tied with our huts The names OF the
depositors. the amounts they deposited
and the addresses TO which the money
was to be sent were cabled 10 our
headquarters and the money
was sent out to them from there Many
a needy mother back in the states was
thus enabled to received funds from
her soldier son quickly.
Big Force Overseas.
seven hundred salvation army OF
ficers devote their entire time TO re-
Iicious and social work among the
soldiers. Thirty-eight OF these are
officially appointed chaplains- Two
Of them hold the rank of major. an
unusual honor TO confer on a spiritual
advisor Of the soldiers. The two chap
Iain-majors wear the Victoria cross
given them for their bravery IN res
cuing wounded soldiers
AT the front are IS motor ambu-
ances manned by SalvatiOnists. In ,
addition Il ambulances- have been CIV
IN TO the United states government
'or shipment TO France. and IS more
will be ready as soon as the govern
nent indicates its need Of such con-
-eyances.
"As soon as war was declared by
congress, against Germany, the gov
.rument was notified by the Saliva
ion Army that every building it q
possesses in this country was at the J
disposal Of the war or navy depart ]
nent. Many Of its largest buildings
n Europe and Canada are used for q
lotels for women and children whose 2
ZONES have been destroyed
Huts For the Soldiers s
ITO take care Of the boys when q
hey are not in camp in the United
itates, huts have either been built or
re in process Of erection adjacent 10 4
he environments IN this work the sal
alton Army has the endorsement OF
resident Wilson, secretary OF war
Baker, and many other pubic men
{ works in cooperation with the heQ
ross, which organization recently put
he stamp Of its official approval on s
Is war methods Z
Among other material comforts II
which the Salvation Army has so Tar
distributed among the soldiers may be F
mentioned hundreds Of thousands or j
'arcels Of food and clotning- Near cary
90 huts are on the French front built p
within ear shot Of the bursting shells 4
n these the men find reading mat Y
CT. writing materials, good food, and 4
ther creature comforts e
Beds For Soldiers.
an spite, OF occasional financial il
andicaps the Salvation Army has s
cen able TO do prodigious things IN I,
Is special field OF mercy In its near q
= so hostels or hotels. located close 10 o
aiIway stations or landing ports in y
-reat Britain. IL is able TO take care r.
: 1000 soldiers nightly. h
Its ambulances have taken more !,
nan 100 900 wounded soldiers from q
ne field into the temporary hospitals y
nd here il should be said that every .,
river of an Ambulance takes as much q
six as the man in the trenches
often q man with a shattered leg, II
broken arm, or some other major in =,
lrv is taken from the field in the
fdst Of a torrent Of steel
The Salvation Army operates so
hoe o
I are supplied by Gen Pershing with
as masks. The men were given u
asks Immediately upon taking their y
1sitfOns, but Gen. Pershing insisted G
Iat like protection be given their al
ives
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