The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-08-01
TELLS HOW II Is PROPOSED
TO SPEND THE CASH
WORK OF ARMY ABROAD
Splendid Efforts Rendered BY
This Organization During
Bloody Struggle

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This is to be the slogan for the
Salvation Army home service drive,
August 10 to 16. The first keynote
for the drive in Blue Earth county
was sounded last evening at the Elks
club when supper was given for all
the township chairman in the coun-
ty who are to have charge of the
drive and Major William Riddle
made the address of the evening.
hearts but with little money" de.
clared Major Riddle. 1--WE had spent
millions in France getting ready for
the boys before they arrive and their
minds were filled with wonder when
they arrived on foreign shores and
found us there But we have always
heen there for the last fifty five
years, since the army was first form
ed. Our work in France was no bet
ter than our work at home, it simp-
ly gave us an opportunity to better
demonstrate the good we do. The
army always stands for helping some
one else than SELF"
Has Been In Army Long.
Major Riddle is provincial secre-
tary of five states where the drive is
in progress, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Wisconsin and South
ern Michigan. For the past thirty
five years Major Riddle has been as
ISOLATED with theSalvation army. Fo'
three years he was in the ranks and
since that time he has been an Off
Ger. Last evening he told of his ex
periences in India where he went
barefoot like a native in order to helr
the people of that land. He stated
that there are today 5000 Salvation
army officers in India doing tina
same work for the natives there
Later he spent sixteen years in AT
RIGA, was with both the British ant
the Beers during the Boer war ant
was in Kimberley during the famous
siege of that place. a!r
Speaking lof the work in France
ha told Of a prominent American
who went to France, and upon land
ing he askedsfOr the Salvation army
Upon reaching Paris he again asked
for the army and finally FRIEND
said: eff you want to see the Sal
walton army you will have to go int
the trenches" and in the trenche'
where the ffghting1 was thickest thu
man found Salvation army lassie:
serving the men.
Army Ii Nonpartisan. :
Thct the Salvation army is ALSO
|lutcly Nonpartisan in its work r'as
the statement Major Riddle M
He said. that all people and all sects
were beneftted by the army and
that all realized the good it did anf
stood ready to support It. He told O
how Archbishop Bowling and Bis
hop Busch, both OF, this state readily
agreed to act as state chairman IL
the drive and to contribute as much
as possible to the work.
"Only yesterday" said the major
1--WE entered $500 boys without arms
without legs or otherwise seriously
wounded. They ate four tons of wat
ermelons, gallons of ice cream, 5000
doughnuts and 5000 large sandwich
es. They said it was the greatest
picnic they ever had. That is an
example of our home service work.
Assisting the Men.
A touching story was related OF
how the Salvation army helped a
wounded man, who had lost both
legs. to get artificial limbs and a
position as information clerk in a
business firm. Every branch of the
army is assisting in this employment
service for injured men. In nearly
every large CITY the army is spending
millions for Home Service camps
where the men can come and Major
Riddle stated that not single home
less service man had ever applied tc
the army for a room or food or foI
anything they could give him and had
been denied it,
New Building For Mankato.
Briefly he outlined to the chairmer
the plans for the new $4,000 build
ing which will be erected in Mankatc
if the fund is out over the top. Man
kato, Rochester, st. Cloud and Grand
Forks are to have buildings of this
kind. Major Riddle stated the al
lotment for Blue Earth county had
been set for $4,000 hut the county
chairman, John HI. Hohmann had
pledged the county. to raise $4,000
The building if erected here, will
have large hall for the army serv-
ices, young peoples hall! shower
baths, bath tubs. where all can use
them free of charge. A free read
- room with the best of literature
would also be provided and a rest
room for ladies.
eve would build this for the glory
of God and the good of the Ameri~
can nation" declared Major Riddle
in closing. Fl }e
Meeting Opened BY Thompson.
State President of the Elks, Franz
Thompson opened the meeting lasl
evening explaining briefly the pur-
pose Of the meeting. He said 1t was
a business gathering to plan the
campaign for raising $4,000 in tine
country and he felt sure the drive
would ego over the top" as this,
country has done in every drive here
tofore.
+ John H. Hohmann. county chair
man of the drive, stated that the mer
present had geen chosen because
they wero mod workers and it was
expected they would raise the quota
and more. He said all knew and ap-
nrccieted the wonderful work the
Salvation army did for mankind In
the war and that now the post wal
drive was on the same support should
be manifested the work.
1.-THE Salvation army endeared It
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