The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-21
FIRST TO THE FRONT
And Last to Appeal for Funds. Salvation
Army Statement.

Six thousand women knitting inces
sanity, $4,000 a day being scraped M
from the ends OF the earth where small
givers help regularly with their "bit, :
and hundreds of reclaimed camp follow
ers being constantly transformed from
real menaces against the government, u
knitters and darners and sewers for the
troops, are three outstanding features in
the sudden revelations concerning prac.
tical activities of the Salvation Army in
this war crisis.
| For the first time in its history. the
Salvation Army is actively al work or
ganizing war fund. First TO the front
in Europe and last 10 ask for funds" is
slogan of the campaign which is shap-
ing up throughout the New England
states, even as ii is crystallizing in every
other province of the great Christian
army in America. Six thousand women.
all Salvationists, and knitting garments
for the boys over there" watch and
wait for the result. 0ne-fourth Of the
million dollar fund sought in the United
States is 10 90 for yarns and other ma :
terials with which these industrious
women may continue to knit for the Red
Cross, and to increase the output. Thus
far they have delivered tons upon tons
of fine knit sweaters, socks, wristlets and
muillers, and the more they knit and
deliver for shipment, the more the de-
mand seems TO grow.
The cantonment huts in America,
where camp followers are rounded up,
and vice and disease are fought in very
practical way are likewise watching for
the result with anxiety. Here double
duty is being performed, since the ele-
ment of men that cannot be reached by
other organizations is worked upon for
spiritual and moral betterment, while, at
the same time, camp followers are taken
To Salvation Army institutions, given n
chance to reform, and are induced to lead
useful lives henceforth. Hundreds of
them are being taught daily to knit, and
to sew for the men in khaki The other
so per cent of the money sought is be-
ing anxiously awaited at the l53 huts |
which the Salvation Army has estab-
ished for the allies within the last three |
and half years at the front in Europe. |
md by the seven additional huts erected !
here since Uncle Sam got into the fight. !
70 sustain these. with 700 trained and |
attendants, and nearly 80 hos
els back of the lines, the Salvation |
Army now has to gather in small sums
throughout the country and pay out !
laily, $4,000. Over million dollars in |
ash has been spent thus far in the en-
ire work, and every cent of it came from
he small givers throughout the country.
Indicating the surprising degree of i'm
'ortance which the work of the Salvation
army has attained at the front in Eu-
ope, the following statement has been
ssued by Hon. Arthur Stanley, c. b.,
4. " O., M. p, of London, who is chair
nan of the executive committee of the
british Red Cross society: "The Saliva
ion Army has in the war zone, fleet of |
0 motor ambulances. Each car is
named by Salvationists who comfort
be wounded TO their extremity {
More huts for the men who cannot !
ow get into any hut--more sweaters I
nd socks and mufflers from the needles '
/ untiring American women, win be the
suit of this initial Salvation Army j
rive now being prepared for throughout j
re country. 7