Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-10
SALVATION ARMY EXTENDS
ITS WORK WITH SOLDIERS
Seeks to Raise 100000 Fund for
War Activities in
France.
RICHMOND COMMITTEE NAMED
Former Governor Mann Is State
Chairman and G. Jetcr Jones City
Is Asked TO
Contribute 81 900.

AS soon as war was declared over three
years ago, General Bra,nwcll Booth.
commander in-chicf OF the Salvation
Army. offered the service OF Army
buildings and his officers near the war
zone in each country, and near the
training camps to the different govern
mcnts, little dreaming that its service
would become so far-rcaching and so
helpful to the soldier boy and to his
country. From all quarters of the lead
ing military officers. from King George
OF England. the President of France
and President Wilson profound apprc
cation has been expressed for the
great work the Salvation Army is doing
for the sailors and soldiers.
General Secretary ]. r. Mott OF the
y. NJ. c. A.. New York. says of the
Salvation Army work: There seems to
be, far as I can see. not only de-
lightful unity, but the absence Of dupli-
cation"
| Tho Salvation Army has now at the
different training camps and near the
field of battle 237 huts for refresh
mcnts and recreation. and always open
| to the needs of the soldiers. at COM
bined cost OF 100000.
| Forty-two ambulanccs have carried
over SO. 900 wounded from the different
! battle fields. The cost of this work has
reached $4,000. Three hundred thou
/ sand soldier boys have been given
temporary aid and help. seventy
seven soldiers and sailors homes have
been established near the docks in tho
/ cities where troops are landing every
/ day; baths. beds and meals and such
other service is offered the boys in these
| homes.
Besides this. 1900 parcels OF food
and clothing have been distributed by
! the Salvation Army war workers to tho
prisoners of war in the different war
! camps.
PERSHING HAS GIVEN
EVERY ENCOURAGEMENT
Every encouragement has been eH-
| tended to the Salvation Army by Gen.
| cral Pershing in France and by Newton
G. Baker. Secretary Of War: while
! the national officers of the Red Cross
speak in the highest terms of the work
| the Salvation Army renders, their only
complaint being that the Salvation
Army needs greatly to extend it's work
to meet the demands for the millions
| of soldiers who stand in need.
The crying need Of tho hour by the
| Salvation Army is the money to make
| these developments. One million dollars
| must be raised for this war service
/ work. An effort will be made to put
day. February Il. to Washingtons
! birthday. February 90. The funds to be
used In the erection OF fifty more huts
and social centerS at a cost or s55O,OO0,
| Tor transportation, equipment ana sup
port of 100 officers who are carrying on
| this work near the lighting zone at a
cost of $4,000, at home for the crcc-
! tion of twenty cantonrnentS equipment
and support OF eiEhty-five officers at
cost of 100000. for ambulance work
| $4,000.
The State OF Virginia will fall In line
| in this big drive and be led by former
Governor William Hodges Mann, who
is State chairman, and Waller Holiday.
vice president Of the American National
Bank, as State treasurer.
RICHMOND is ASKED
TO CONTRIBUTE - 600
! The city of Richmond will have for
| its team workers in this campaign the
| following: Ct. Jeter Jones. OF the Mer-
chants National Bank. chairman of the
local committee: Robert NJ. Kent. Jr..
of the Bank of Commerce and Trust a.
! treasurer of the fund. The following
arc members of the committee: j.. l..
| Word. of the Broad Street Bank; =. L..
| W. Goodwin. of the Central National
| Bank; Q. j. Sands. OF the American Ma
tional Bank; d. V. Morton. OF the
Planters National Bank; Max ]. Cohen
of the Cohen Company; J. +. Rose, Jr
of tho ]. l.. Rose Company: j. A. Rich
ardson, OF tho Harrcllson Company:
| Dan l.. Sigourney. of SiGourney & Far
don Co: s. T.. Bates. Jr., OF the First
National Bank; w. II. Murphy. of the
| !NiHci ICdn lIcdllnS anu NCntllatl ing
| Company: David Meade White lawyer;
| y. y. Swink, OF the Atlantic Insurance
| Company.
The opening day OF the drive will be
| Tuesday of this week. 1t is expected
by that date that number of others
viii he added TO this team and in this
way help with their services to make
a success of this drive for tho good OF
! the soldiers boys. -Four thousand dol
lars is Richmond's quota. and it Is hoped
to more than raise this amount and go
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