Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1918-08-23
SALVATION -ARMY
WAR DRIVE

Orcgon's closest touch, with
the actual war service which the
Salvation Army is doing botL
here and ovtTseas-a touch that
has already been felt by hund-
reds of Oregon boys-is thu
splendid new Salvation Army
Building recently erected in
Greene Park, Camp Lewis.
John M. Linden of Chicago,
who has arrived in Portland to
manage the Oregon state drive
for the Salvation Army War Ser
vics Fund, which opens Sept. 10
was present at the opening of
the building and in discussing
its plans, purposes and scope:
said:
When Camp Lewis became
the great cantonm,lt that it is,
the largest in the United States,
the government found that the
usual takers were swooping
down upon the men with their
we'll known wares, hot dogs"
pink lemonade, etc. Such as
these wele the original war prof.
''tlers. To overcome this the
government set aside a large
tract of land for recreation and
legitimate shops, moving pic
tulls, barber shops, haberdash-
ers, candy and refreshment
shops, ani in this tract known
. as Green Park, named for Gem
eral Greene of the SiXty-ninth
division, the Salvation Army
secured a concession and erec-
. ted and equipped at a cost of
$4,000 a two story building,
so X 122, the ground floor con-
sisting of a pergola II X so, read
ing and recreation room, audi
torium with seating capacity
for $50, lunch room, CHECK
. room, public telephone, writing
I and reading facilities, etc. The
! second door Includes II rooms
} for visitors, each room fltrnis"-
ed with hot and cold water
7 electric ligh.s and all modern
I convenienccs.
"One of the prime objects OF
I this building is to accommodate
{ the visiting mothers and wives
I OF soldiers and the II sleeping
: rooms are for women exclusive
I 1y. 1t is the only place of its
I kind where women may stay
Z over night for a nominal sun
: and if thlre were $50 rooms
\ they would be full every might
Z The first floor is given over tt
the comfort and recreation o.
= the soldiers, with reading, writ
: ing and lounging rooms will
I games, music and refresh
+ ments;
\ while / was there woman
7 sarrived in Camp to visit her twt
1 sons. That she was a rea
I daughter Of tn. soil was appar
ent. Her home was in tn,
I mountains of California, sh
I had ridden 80 miles on horse
I back and then staged 40 mile
more to the train which carrie
7 her to Tacoma and from ther
I she came by auto to the Camp
I radiant in the joy of cxpectan
! cy, but the two sons had starte'
= only tn, day before for thei
y long journey over there. i
Salvation Army lassie found he
= in a little crump,,d d heap in on
+ corner Of the building scGbin,
7 her heart out. krl ad1ad grie
7 was h.r penniless condition, sh
( had expected the boys to have
/ little money to help her on he
/ way home. She was given foo
! and a room and the next day
! purse was made up and she wa
/ started en- her HON ward jour
! ney.
J ut is for the purpose Of doint
I such work as this as well a
I ministering 10 th; spiritual an
7 physical needs Of the boys i
: the trenches, that Oregon |
! given the opportunity Of con
1 tributing $4,000 to the $4,000
Y 600 fund which is being raise
~ throughout thu United States.