Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-16
Organize, Standardize, Advertise
and Patronixe Maine products. This
slogan Of the State Agricultural
and industrial League 10 q pretty
good one for the people Of Maine to
follow.
The Salvation Army Fund

plug-uglies hooted and jeered, when
even sober business men smiled pity !
inEly and moved by ION the other ;
side" as the little band Of Salvation ,
Army loyalists went down the !!
street, singing and beating their
drum. II is not so far back that the I,
sidewalk kettles were almost ignored !
of passers- by and the brave lass:es. !.
standing there in all weathers OF the
winter holidays, were regarded as
specimens OF misappiied ndei'ts.
Some said: Poor fools: What good
do they think that sort o. work &C"
complisnes:'
A little later we began to recognize
the worth of the Christmas dinners
for the poor of every city in the land.
Slowly We took notice of the down"
humans who were here and there
prevented from going ''out." Reiuct-
an,ly some of US admitted that the
salvation Army could do more sood
with two bits than others Of us could
do with a dollar.
And then came world war. DO You
know what the Salvation Army did in
the war: Neither do we, and it is
cur humble conviction that only God
does know. But we can ask OF any
soldier or sailor at home. on the sea.
in Europe or the Holy Land-the an
swer is ever the same God bless the
Salvation Army And it is said SO
1ervently as to admit Of no misun-
Outstanding of the genuine feeling be-
hind it.
Only Yesterday we were discussing
with a naval recruiting officer the de-
sire of the press to aid his work as
curtrastcd with the ability OF news
papers to carry more than small
percentage Of the publicity asked Of
them by meritorious causes. We
started to name a partial list OF
those asking aid Of the press
in putting over" their campaigns
and drives. We began with the Sal
walton Army's Home Service fund
campaign and were promptly inter-
rupted by the officer with:
OF course we want all the pub
lefty we can get. but not man of
us would have YOU cut into the needs
of the Salvation Army for us. We
take off our caps to them. every time"
And so. at the opening of the Mon
day to Monday drive. May ~ to
May :s. we find ourselves and all our
surroundings prejudiced in FAVOR
of the Salvation Army's $13.OO0,OO0
fund. We have formed our convic-
tons from what we have observed in
the last dozen years, reinforced by
the testimony Of the doughboys from
over seas. We know that the appeal
IS endorsed by the most prominent
men before the public-President
Wilson, General Pershins. David
Lloyd George. Cardinal Gibbons.
These men and hundreds, thousands.
Of others give their unqualified en-
dorsement of the organization and it's
work.
The Salvation Army slogan is: "A
man may be down but he is never
out" Ask any soldier and he will
tell you that the S. A. has proven the
truth Of it. ~
AuRustas quota in the drive was
originally hxed at $4,000. That sum
was to be divided as follows: For
local CORPS expenses for the year.
se,s47.52: to be paid to headquarters
for various funds. $4,152.4s; for local
building fund. $4,000. BY permission
of Colonel Clifford Of Boston. through
Major Widgery Of Portland to Com
mandant Magee Of Augusta, this sum
has been reduced to $4,000.
Will Augusta do its part in this
campaign? We shall be greatly sur
prised and disappointed il it fails. for
Augusta Is . loyal friend. in word
and deed, Of the Salvation Army.
Augusta people have been informed
that practically the entire amount Of
the local subscription will BE- sxpend-
ed for local work. Now Command
ant Nagee asks the Journal to say
that the expenses Of the campaign
will b paid hrst: then the local corps
budget for the year; then the head
quarters budget. ana the balance will
60 to the building fund for Augusta
unless personal contributions are spe-
ciAed for one Of the objects above
mentioned. In that case the contri-
buttons will DO applied ~ dssisnatsd.
Granting that the Russian bolshs-
Wiki are on the verge Of yin. what