The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-18
SOCIETY TAKES OVER
SAL ATI0N ARMY

New York. May Ib.--Sew York So
ciety has taken the Salvation Army to
It's heart and, in the $13.ooo.oee home
service fund campaign. which VIII be
conducted throughout the nation next
week members OF some OF the most
fashionable and exclusive families are
among the ardent and active workers.
Many years ago Il was said that there
were but 400 persons In New York VINO
vera worth knowing from social
poin; of view The number OF persons
in the inner circles OF society has nat
urstfy- Increased the years SO
much so that, when the greater New
York womans committee of the home
service fund sought socially prominent
Young women TO serve IN the campaign.
more than 5000 names were put on the
list OF workers.
These 1000 wearing Salvation Army
hcnnets and capes will cover every
square inch OF territory within the cor
pcrate limits Of greater New York dur
ing the week OF the campaign. How
socially prominent is the personnel OF
this corps of workers ia known by the
fact that the mem hers OF the Junior
league. the most fashionable and ex-
elusive organization OF young women
in America are working for the Sal
vatton Army in a body,
Nor are the young women the only
s>ttre warkAr " A.eh- ssa.s iatp~ has give :.
the home service fund campaign. The
mothers OF many of the Junior league
members also are taking a prominent
part in the cam paigu, serving on the
various committees. The fathers ana
brothers of the temporary salvation
lassies also are figuring prominently,
serving either on the city or national
committee or else showing their esteem
Of the Salvation Army by their gen.
erous contributions.
That the present activity Of the So
ciety In behalf of the Salvation Army
IA no nere fad is demonstrated by the
assurances which have been given to
Eyangeline Booth. commander OF the
Salvation Army in the United states.
OF the intention of many OF the work
ers in the present campaign to con-
tinue to support the salvation Army In
it's endeavors The salvation Army is
well beloved Of them, they say. be
cause Of its war service Young men
members Of New York's prominent
families who fought overseas have told
their relatives what the salvation Army
did for them there. It was the first
time in the Salvation Armv's history
that it's workers were able to perform
useful service for the socially elect.
|, The chairman OF the greater New
York committee, Brtgadier General
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Is the head Of ono
Of tho wealthtest and most socially
monument families in America. He
showed tho way TO members OF the
mythical 400 when he accepted Com
mander Booths Invitation to serve as
head Of the committee, and other peo-
pie of society were quick to follow
him
The head Of the women's city COM
mittee Is Mrs. F, Gray Criswo'd n
woman most prominent In social cir
cies Mrs Griswold is vice president of
the exclusive Colony club. and has dem
onstrated that she is possessed of posi-
tive genius for campaign work, When
the Colony club wished sfnoo. coo for
Its building fund. Mrs. Griswold raised
the amount in week. She gathered
In a like sum for the Y. NJ. 6. A. in
its war work campaign and in the same
length OF time New York citys quota
In the Salvation Army drive is l,5eh-
600. The total collections for the
metropolis of course Will not be known
until the campaign closes. but friends
of Mrs Grisw old. so much confidence
have they in her. assert that she Is
capahle of raising the New York quota
unaided,
Mrs Vincent Astor Is another who