The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-09-26
S. A. CAMPAIGN
TO Be PUSHED
Three Day Drive for 100000
Will Begin Friday Morning

AT a meeting of the Elks who have
charge of the Salvation Army drive at
the Commercial club rooms Tuesday
evening. plans were outlined tor
prosecution of the campaign for 5000
Impetus will be given the work Friday
and every effort made to clean it up
in short order. Such response as has
already voluntarily been given the
campaign indicates that Caldwell peo-
pie are only too glad to contribute to
that worthy cause.
Saturday, delegation of local Elks
will 60 to Parma to put the campaign
over there, assisting Elks of that town.
1t is expected that well conducted
drive for that day will net the cam
paign at least 500. Those in charge
of the drive point with satisfaction to
the record made at Wilder last week
and express the belief that Parma
will double that amount in short order.
Salvation Lassies VIII Help.
Three Salvation lassies from Boise
will be in Caldwell Friday, Saturday
and Monday to assist in putting the
drive over in record breaking time.
Local young women will be asked to
add their assistance to the work
which the Salvation Army women will
do here. Service men and all local
Elks will also be very much on the job
to boost the drive along.
Something of the spirit with which
the work is being met with came to
light early in the week when r. M.
Collins, rural resident, voluntarily left
S. at the Commercial club to find its
way to the Salvation Army Golfers.
He had son in the service in France
who knew what the Salvation Army
had done and it made of Mr.. Collins
an ardent supporter of the home serv-
ice work. Another woman presented
Henry Johnson with a check under al
most identical conditions, insisting
that it be accepted. Unfortunately,
The Tribune was unable to learn her
name.
Wilder Results Gratifying.
Considerable impetus was given the
local Salvation Army drive last Thurs
day when Harvcy's Minstrels, show
ing that afternoon and evening at the
Bungalow theatre, were guaranteed
500 to make the trip to Wilder. Prac-
tically the entire aggregation of
amusement providers made the trip
and put IN their usual creditable show.
Ten Wilder girls, showing an adept
ness at their afternoon vocation, dis
posed of about 800 Salvation Army
buttons at 81 each to the big crowd
which collected to hear the free min
strel show. Following this contri-
button. additional funds were taken in
when the hat was passed and many
smaller contributions, ranging from
one cent upward, were taken.
Funds to defray the expense of
taking the minstrel show to the Wild
er fair were met by local business men
who dug into their own pockets and
provided the 500 required. In adj
dition to the impetus given the Sal
vation army drive the minstrel show
added materially to the spirit of the
occasion and was accepted by the
Wilder people DIS indicative of the
good wishes OF Caldwell for the sue
cess of their undertaking. One pleas
ing feature of the afternoon which wasl
the subject of comment among those
who are working for the success of
the Salvation Army drive was the fact
that not an objection was voiced to
contributing to the worthy cause.
About IS hundred people listened to |
the outdoor program given by the
minstrels and their band. Contribu-
tons for the Salvation Army were
taken by the following Wilder girls
Ruth Thaley Eva Patterson Ola
Oleson, Mildred Bates, HELEN White |
hill, Eileen Nyer, Evaline Violet Bur
dick and Ella Howard.