Evening star., 1919-04-07
CITY EAGER To AID
SALVATION ARMY
Plans for Raising Quota of
Home Service Fund Well
Advanced.
AMOUNT ASKED is 100000

Washington is at least one week
ahead of every other important city
in the United States in preparation
for the drive for the home service
fund of the Salvation Army, Henry
B. F. Macfarland declared at meet
ing of the executive committee in the
office of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce today. The former District
Commissioner said the citizens or
ganization directing the movement
here was such as would guarantee
that Washington would go over the
top.
''Over the top: 1 should say so. by
about 800 per cent" said Isaac Cans,
mittee. 1t was said that the only
criticism heard of the plan was that
the hundred thousand dollars allot-
ted to Washington was not large
enough.
'Oh, the citizens of the Capital city
Will take care of that. They will see
that the fund is three times over
subscribed" said Mr. Cans. The He
brews alone will contribute the hun
dred thousand"
Total Of $4,000, 600 Needed.
The total amount asked for in the
nation by the Salvation Army is
able to finance all it's activities with
out making the usual appeals on the
streets through young women armed
with tambourines and other small
coin-collecting receptacles.
Postmaster M. o. Chance, who is an
enthusiastic worker in the move
ment. said he would never miss a
meeting of the executive committee
and would use every ounce of energy
he could spare from his duties to
assure its success.
The Salvation Army has won the
heart OF the people," said Mr.. Chance.
Its work in the war has fully estab-
iished its right to the love. affection
ana material support of the people.
! am glad to be informed that Wash
ingten in it's preliminary prepara-
tion for the drive is ahead of every
city in the country. But then that's
the natural position for Washington
70 occupy in any great patriotic or
altruistic movement"
Mrs. Brown1ow Accepts Post.
Mrs. Louis Brownlow. ii was an
nounced. had accepted the chairman
ship of the womans committee, which
will act in concert with the general
committee. Mrs. Brownlow got into
immediate touch with a number of
leading women who are known to be
interested in all movements for hu-
iuah upiAc H IL uHdSFStO0u size VIII
be able within the next forty-eight
hours to announce the complete per-
sonnel of her organization.
Earl Goodwin. the general chairman.
called attention to the fact that every
church and all shades of religious
belief were represented In the orr
ganization. d. ]. Callahan, who Is
accredited with doing fine work in
connection with the local war saw
ings stamp. drive, accepted the vice
-
hnittee. Mr.. Callahan made it known
ornament. He promised to do ef-
fective work.
Miss Eva Booth Coming
Tt is expected that Miss Eva Booth,
commander Of the Salvation Army
forces in the United States, will come
to Washington before the end of the
present week and go more fully into
the plans of the organization.
IF we had kept to the schedule our
committee would not have been or
ganized until next Monday" said Mr..
Macfariand rBut we have beaten the
whole country to 1t and have a COM
piete organisation now"
The executive committee consists Of
Earl Goodwin, chairman: D. j. Calla-
nan, vice chairman: Robert N. Harper.
treasurer: Milton E. Allies, Postmaster
MCGOWAN. Capt. Julius Peyser. Isaac
Cans. John B. Colpoys and Henry B. r.
Mcfarland.