The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-22

Having Served GIoriously in the
Trenches, Is Coming Back
From Overseas for Peace
Time Activities.
ASKS HOME SERVICE FUND
National Campaign to RepienIsh Re
sources Depleted by Long and d.
rect Contact Services With
Our Boys Scheduled for
May 1926.

New York Especially Like the
1000 900 American boys whom 1t
served so glorfously In the trenches OF
France, the Salvation Army is coming
back from overseas, ready to put aside
Its khaki uniform of war service, don
again the 'Ciyvies" and embark once
more on its normal peace time activi-
ties
And, just like those doughboys. the
Salvation Army has come ont of the
war victorious and with citations for
bravery. decorations for gallantry un
der fire and golden chevrons indica
tive. of honorably won wounds on its
arm. The victory which the Saliva
ton Army has won is a victory over
the obstacles that lay before it in its
purposeaef efficient service of the fight
ers of Pershing's army. It's citations
are the thanks, cheers and prayers of
ZOO. 900 doughboys. It's wound stripes
are rightfully golden Of hue, for they
typify the unselfish way in which the
Army threw all its resources
cial, spiritual and moral-into the eff
fort to help the American soldiers in
France.
Now the Army is asking the people
of America to give 1t concrete evidence
Of the gratitude which has been so
loudly, and so willingly expressed.
| From May 10 to 26 the Salvation Army
| will conduct in the United States a
| campaign to raise $13,OOO,OOO for It's
| Home Service Fund The money is
needed both to 'recoup the fortunes of
the Army shattered by it's long service
| of the soldier and to permit it to carry
on the work it has always done on the
larger scale which the public now
| demands. Raising the money by this
means, the Salvation Army explains,
| will eliminate, perhaps permanently,
the necessity for the ceaseless solicita-
| ton of funds which has been bug
bear to the Army and the public alike.
It will permit the workers of the Army,
who, forced to devote more than half
their time to gathering money, were in
consequence only half efficient in their
evangelistic and social service work,
to devote ell their time in future to
the duties for which they have been
trained.
The amount Of the fund has been
determined exactly and logically by
means of budgets prepared locally by
workers of the Salvation Army in all
parts of the United States.
Already Headquarters for the cam
paign have been established in New
York City. A ready response in en-
courasement and cheering wishes for
success has been heard from all parts
of the country. Men and women
prominent in all walks of life have
volunteered their services as active
participants in the drive. The Arlny's
100000 loyal rooters-the boys who
went overseas in khaki-are all lined
up ready to help. The Army not only
/ helped them over there, but it found
l jobs for many of them after they haC
I been mustered out of service. helped
! them get the civilian clothing that was
necessary If they wanted to take those
jobs, fed many Of them, gave then
!, shelter and furnished them with trans
2 portation to their homes.
ii For the war service of the Salvation
Army is still under way. It's workers
! are still, many of them, in France, ant
its huts, clubhouses and hotels for thu
l reception of the boys returning from
! abroad are in full swing here.
C. Neither, the Salvation Army asserts
will it's war work be abandoned unit
;, the last boy is out Of the khaki of tn
army or the blue of the, navy TIL
: larger activities which necessitated tn
t coming campaign will exist and b
financed independently Of the servic
Of the fighters from abroad.