Evening journal., 1918-02-01
SlLVATIONSTS BUSY
OIL WESTERN FRONT
Cheerful LasSies Teach Bible
and Make Mothers
Pie"
WANT DELAN ARE
GIVE $1,000

Now The Salvation Army captains
and lassies are extending home COM
forts 10 Uncle Sans men abroad,
through homemade pics. sock ex-
changes and good comradship that
has won the admiration and respect
Of men who before scoffed at the relig-
lous order to some extent was told a
selected group OF Wilm'ngtonians in
Parlor A at the Hotel dupont yester-
day afternoon. Mrs Stanyon, secre-
tary TO Commando Evangeline Booth,
OF the Salvation Army OF New York,
was the speaker. and the meeting called
under the auspices Of the local COM
mtteu OF which Judge David T. Marvel
is chairman, was for the pu nose OF
supplying the necessary impetus TO
campaign TO raise $1,000 Wilmngton's
share, for war work In this country.
This is to be a part Of the fund for
H0O0,O00 that Is asked Of the entire
country
All funds are to be made TO Richard
Reese Of the Equitable Trust Company
Mrs. Stanyon said that the Saliva
tion Amy was always in The front
rank when /. came TO serving man
kind, no matter whether Il was earth
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believed that service Is the highest type
Of patriotism and this precept they
bravely try TO follow out
She said that the Salvation Army
workers in France were so close 20
the actual fighting that they are COM
PEELED TO wear gas masks, and that
they are daily placlng their talents
snd the work Of their hands and the
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Of their lives at the disposal Of Uncle
Sans boys.
1--WE serve efficiently" said Mrs
etanyon, through our lassles who are
over there The Y. NJ. c. A has no
women workers at the front, and IL Is
surprising what our women are doing
who have been tried out IN many con-
dltions Of life on this side Of the
water.
"Our lassies have two magnetic /
keys" continued Mrs Stanyon. among /
the boys They have mothers book
the Bible-and they also make mothers /
pies It's not always the religious /
touch that is needed at times IN
soldiers life. and you all know the
old story about mankind being reach
ed through his stomach So our lasses
employ the culinary art as we'll as
other ways TO bring comfort 10 the 4
men lighting for this country
"They bake pies. the kind the boys /
got at home, and which the French I
do not make like we do and the re-
suits are astounding. Then again, our
workers are called upon 10 write let
ters for the men, 10 their mothers,
wives and for some TO their sweet
hearts.
lone OF the features Of our work is
our sock exchange. We have head
quarters near all our main stations,
where a soldier coming In from the
trenches 10 rest blllets, can obtain
clean. whole. dry pair OF socks. leav-
ing his worn wet socks for the new
ones. You can imagine what sort Of
comfort this affords
I'VE also maintain a money exchange.
A man wishing to send money home 10
bis folks gives Il to our workers Our
New York ONCE Is notified and In turn
the local city, town or village where
the mother or sister or wife lives and
our workers IN that town take the
money to The mother, saying Here Is
what John has sent YOU
From the United States We have
now established seven hutmenis.
twelve ambulances are in operation on
the front and five hutments ore near
environments over here. These are IN
addition to what the Salvation Army 0f
England and Australia have establish
ed | can best sum up what we are
doing by a letter that a soldier wrote
home about our work. lie said "lhe
Salvation Army worker meets us with
ham and eggs when we are dOwnheari-
ed. provides us a rough time at their
meetings if we are bad. carries us IN
their motor ambulances when we are
wounded. and If we go west, put a slab
up for us