Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-01
WHAT SALVATION
ARMY DOES ABROAD
R-u,,,. of Work in France De-
scribcd at Start Of Campaign
for Funds.

Na,,, tho Salvation Army captains and
,.ss,cs arc extending homo comforts to
Ii,clc Sans men abroad. through home
m,dc PIES. sock exchanges, and good
,,mrad,~hlp that has won the admiration
.,J y,~,sct of men who before scofed
=, the religious order To some extent, was
,,ld a selected group of Wilmingtonians
!, ParI,r A at the Hotel du Pont yester-
day aftrruoon. Mrs. Stanynn, secretary
to Commander Evangoline Booth. of the
Salvation Army of New York was the
speaker and the meeting called under the
a,,st,i,,-s of the local committee of which
Iudye David Il. Marvel is chairman,
WAS for the purpose Of supplying the
necessary impetus 10 a campaign to raise
5000. Nilmingto on $ share for war work
In this country This is To be part of
the fund for 81 0o0.0 600 that is asked
Of the entire country.
Ii other cities and towns have the
project presented to them in the inter
csting manner with which those IN sym
p,thy with the cause here heard it. there
will be no question Of the money being
raised All funds are to bc made to
Richard Reese of the Equitable Trust
Company.
Mrs Stanyon said that the Salvation
Army was always in the front rank when
II came 10 serving mankind, no matter
whether II WIS oarthpuakc. Hood ar war.
That the workers believe that service is
the highest type of patriotism and this
precept they hravcly try TO follow out
She said that the Salvation Army
workers in Franco were SO close TO the
actual ghting. that they are compelled
90 wear gas masks, and that they are
daily placing their talents and the work
Of their hands and the inspiration of their
hearts at the risk of their lives at the
disposal Of Uncle Sans boys.
srlENpIp WORK q, LAssIrs
I'VE scrve eh1crrntiy," said Mrs
Stxnyon, Through our iasSios who are
over there The Y. 81. &. a. has no
voinen workers at the front and II Is
rIrpYlsIng xhs, our women arc doing ho
hAvp tscp tri,d out III many conditions OF
life Oh this side OF the water.
spur li.sslcs have two magnetic keys,
ccntinucd Mrs. Stanyon. among the
soyx. They have mothers book-the
h,hie--nnd they ala, make mother S
p4sr lt~ not always tho religious touch
that ia nssxicd at sInc tiincs IN soldiers
I,!a. and YOU all kno~ the old story about
mankind tsins reached through his stun-
arh. 30 oar lses,cs employ tho culinary
an a. well m 'o,tu Ways " bnhg comfort
- Ihe urn hgbt,ng ios this country.
BAxH uur1,kn's KIND % Plea
Tho, bake gacs, the kind the bows got
n home. and which the French do not
mske like az do. and the results are
astounding. Then again our workers are
called u,.,n Ia ~rits letters for the men,
~ their n,othcrs wives and for some TO
their swccihcsrts.
Il saw a letter from one Of our captain
St.,s "a a v,s,, for .
soldier 10 his sweetheart He told the
captain to shy that the French danes
could no, make hun forgrt his American
sweetheart, % YOU Ae that our iassiCs
arr dong PRETTY well when they have so
much coni dencc imposed IN them.
'plY women are not afraid Of work.
In fact they r,slrh nothing better than
hing of s.ryicc To tho boys. That's whom
they arr the hsppicxt. And the orrands
Of mercy that they undertake would snrne-
times staggcr man. kcccnily one OF our
wurkers started on loot OF an errand OF
mercy for s wounded man On the way
from the camp she met the colonel IN com
mand tie rsk,-d tier where she Was going
and when she told him he gave her his
hor~e, and returning 10 his headquarters
i.ft wprl that she was 10 have horse
when going on such erranus.
TACT THAT PAYS.
Our women have tact In what they
do. One l..ssic approached a man suffering
from nerve siivck IN hospital. The man
as soon AS he saw her uniform waved his
hand and said to get away. | haven I
snv time 10 talk religion, don't you see
I'm all nerves? The l,ssie waited quietly.
Then he said If you will get me a cigarette
II will be doing me kindness.
"The lassie didn't try to use her Bible
or her talent for pleading, but ran and got
a cigarette and lighting II took IL to the
man. After lac had smoked IT, ne turlied
20 her and said, w ell, II you Gun be such
comfort to a man as you have been just
now, let hear u little about your religion
socK EXCHANGE.
Conc OF the features of our work Is our
.ock exchange. We have headquarters
near all our main stations, where soldier
coming IN from the trenches 10 rest biilets,
can Obtain a clan, whole, dry pair of
socks. leaving his worn out socks for the
new ones You can imagine what sort Of q
comfort this affords.
we also maintain money exchange.
4 man wishing TO send money home TO
his folks gives II 10 our workers Our
New York office Is ncdhed and In turn