The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-31
ARDM0RE WILL HAVE
$4,000 SAL vAT|ON
AR MY POST BUILDING

A Salvation Army Post bullding
costing not less than $50, 20 will b,
built in Ardmore by the Salvation
Army national organization and be
ready for operation early in 1920, II
plans launched at Il meeting in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms Friday
evening are carried to completion.
The proposal to secure this institu
tiln for Ardmore has been enthusias
tically received by all those to whom
the proposition has been presented, said
1t is the general belief that early and
complete success will result.
w. h. Aston, representing the sal
walton Army organization, spent sew
eral days in Ardmore in preliminary
work. and when he left for Oklahoma
City he expressed complete confidence
I'm the success of the undertaking.
The movement was initiated by first
receiving general endorsement irom
the Chamber Of Commerce, the Rotary
Club and the Lions Club. Each of
these organizations appointed a com
mittee to represent them in the for
nation of an executive committee
which will put on n campaign to Sc
cure the necessary funds. In addition
to these organizations, the local Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor has been asked To
appoint a committee which will repre-
sent organized labor equally with other
interests in the campaign. An auXil-
larry committee of women, representa-
tive of the various clubs, churches and
other organizations, Is also to be ad'
ded to the executive committee.
AT the meeting Frida j. +. Hamil-
ton was elected as general chairman
to head the campaign organization. The
committee so far appointed are as fol
lows
Chamber of Commerce, G.. A. Ram
sey, president; Paul Il. Smith, secre-
tary; Errett Dunlap. Geo. X. Fish, Roy
NJ Johnson.
Rotary Club, C. w. Richards, presi-
dent: James Barron, secretary; V. c.
Suggs, Frank 5. Gates, Fred Il. Tuck
er
Lions Club, J. f. Hamilton, presi-
dent; o. c. Lasher, secretary; j. X.
Pennington Ivey johnson, Moss Pat
terson.
Among the women so far selected
for active participation in the work or
the committee are the following:
Mesdames n. c. Wood, c. l.. Me
Cam. II. II. Sayre, John w. Carlock'
J. S. Mullen. a. c. Straehley, X. +. l..
Morgan, Paul b. Smith, II. 5. Cox, and
Miss Daisy Nichols. Other represen'
tative women will probably be added
to this number.
The labor organizations have not yet
had an opportunity to appoint their
committees but it is expected that they
will select at least five. so as to rep
resent the various labor interests.
In working out the organization,
motion was adopted to the effect that
If any committee as named above lihds
ii impossible to serve, he shall secure
q substitute representing his organl-
zation, who will give his personal ser
vice in this campaign.
Mr.. Aston will return to Ardmore III
a few days and in the meantime the
local comrQittee will perfect its orsani'
nation Mr.. Aston will also have
Colonel Wood, who is in charge OF the
Salvation Army Post in Dallas, and
who is recognized as one of the ablest
men in the service of the organiza-
ton. to come to Ardmore and hold
conference with the executive commit
is completed.
The campaign will be carried for
ward in a general way on the same
plan successfully used in other cities
where buildings have been erected and
equipped for the use of the Salvation
Army.
According to present plans the cam
paign will be made for minimum OF
s25, 900 at least 100000 of which VIII
be invested in the building. When
complete and furnished the entire
equipment will be turned over to the
Salvation Army organization for It's
use.
These Salvation Army buildings are
designed to render a service cores |
ponding in considerable detail to the !
y. NJ c. A., but designed to meet the
special needs of the people usually
served by the Army. There will be
club rooms, a dining room, chapel
and a dormitory.
While the chief function of the sal
walton Army is the propagation of re-
ligious doctrines. the work of that or
along lines of social service
is scarcely less important than its re
ligious activities.
In conducting the campaign the eN
ecutive committee, with the general
chairman at the head. will outline ana
organize the campaign.
The organization will consist OF com
mittees to be responsible for the fol
lowing lines of work; publicity and
sneakers: team captains and workers
for general soliciting of subscriptions;
special soliciting committee, to handle
special and large subscriptions; com
mittee to organize a drive covering the
entire county; committee on dough
nut day" which will be the closing
day of the campaign; committee on
luncheons for the workers during the
campaign, it being the purpose to run
the campaign for three days with
lunch each day, where the workers
will gather and make their reports and
receive instructions.
Subscriptions will probably be asked