The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-19
aSALLIES" DRIVE,
BEGINS TODAY
New England is Asked to Subscribe
$3,OOO,OOO to the Salvation Army
Campaign Ends Next Monday

! Boston, May 19.-Oyer the top Tor
| the Salvation Army!
All Boston and all New England
take up that slogan today.
/ Yesterday with mass meeting in
fremont Temple, the Salvation Army
opened its campaign to raise $4,000
in Boston-$3 ,00O,0OO in New Eng
! land.
The drive will contir ue for q week
until the 26th-and a-Aed by every
one, men, women and children, re-
CARELESS of race OF creed, Boston and
New England are going over the Top.
With memory of the glorious
achievements of the Salvation Army
lassies in France, those lassies who
/ went to the front with the Yankee
Division and shared our soldiers
hardships on the hell-swept battle
fields, knowing no fear, no sacrifice
too great and who went everywhere
on their mission of mercy, succoring
the wounded, comforting the dying,
carrying food-their doughnuts-to
the hungry, Boston and New England
have rallied an enormous army in
support of the drive.
Today, according to an announce
ment by General Cole at the cam
paign headquarters in the National
Shawmut Bank building, every plan
for the drive had been completed.
Boston and New England are
ready" said the General. To-day at
8 o'clock the signal will be given
Let's go!'-the same signal that sent
our boys over the top in France. And
even as they responded SO Boston and
New England are going to respond
They are going over the top for the
Salvation Army.
Members of every fraternal or
ganizatlon, the Elks, the knights of
Columbus, the Young Mems Christian
Association, the Jewish Welfare Board
have organized to help Every bust
ness and trade and industry and pro-
fession has Neutrality-suspicious.
and employees alike. The churches
have organized, churches of every
faith and creed. Clubs and societies
have organized. Even the children
have organized.
All recognize in the Salvation
Army wonderful power for good
such humanitarian power that the
whole world has come to know and
love. All believe it their duty to help
the Salvation Army and through the
army help Boston's and New Eng
lands unfortunates and women
and children-and perpetuate forever
in deeds the army's motto, A man
may be down, but he's never out
Eyes, Boston and New England are
going over the top"
That General Cole speaks truly of
universal support for the Salvation
Army is evidenced by the cables and
kilograms that have been received at
the campaign headquarters. They
have come from every part of the
world and from persons of the high
est and lowest rank.
The messages of cheer are all ad-
dressed to Colonel Clifford.
Among them is cable from Presi-
dent Wilson in Paris. 1t reads:
Il am very much interested to know
that the Salvation Army is about to
enter into campaign for a sustain
ing fund. feel that the Salvation
Army needs no commentator from
me. The love and gratitude it has
ELECTED from the troops is a sufficient
evidence of the work it has done and
1 feel that l should not so much
commend it as con graduate it.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"
Some of the other messages follow:
Cardinal Gibbons:
Along with my fellow American
citizens | rejoice in the splendid
service which the Salvation Army
rendered our soldier and sailor boys
during the war. Every returning
trooper and sailor is willing wit
ness to the efficient and generous
work of the Salvation Army both at
the front and in the camps at home. |
l am also happy to commend this or
ganization because it is free from
sectarian bias. The man in need of |
help is the object of their effort, with
never question of his creed or color.
l trust, therefore, that your efforts to
raise funds for the Salvation Army |
will meet with hearty response
from our generous public"
General Pershing:
1.-THE Salvation Army made an |
enormous contribution to the moral
and physical welfare of the American
Expeditionary Forces. The outstand
ing features Of the work of the Sal
walton Army have been it's disposi
tion to push its activities as far as
possible to the front and the trained |
and experienced character of its
workers whose one thought was the /
well being of the soldiers they came
to serve. This has resulted in a
degree of excellence and selfsacrifice
In the work performed which has
been second to none"
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt:
THE Department desires to express
fbo GRO fit1ido ~ tbo ofi arr- ar, !