Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-09-18
80 CITIES TO &C.
ARMY CITlDEL
Salvation Army Plans Appro-
pirate Buildings in Towns
Of Northwest.
10 CONCENTRATEWORk
otsucturss To De Social csnters FOR
Less Fortunate People Of Com
n'unlties and Headquarters To
Work Among Poor and Needy.

WORK Among Poor and Needy.
Many cities in Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, because Of their aug.
mented quotas for the Salvation Army
Home Service campaign, will be bene.
hctary Of projects for Salvation Army
cftadels. A general plan for the build.
fngs to be erected in the Northwest
as q result of the drive has been
drawn up by the general committee
headed by Colonel Stephen Marshall,
Of the Salvation Army.
In Minnesota the cities which will
have these buildings as social centers
Tor the less fortunate people in each
community are: Albert Lea, Austin,
Bemidji, Brainerd. Crookston, Man.
kato. Red Wing. Rochester, Saltwater,
St. Cloud. Thief River Falls, Winona,
Virginia, Duluth. In North Dakota
the cities are: Bismarck, DEVILS
Lake. Dickinson. Fargo. Grand Forks,
jamestown. Minot, Valley City. WI.
liston. The seven cities in South Da-
hota having building projects are:
Aberdeen, Huron, Lead. Mitchell, Rap
I'd City, Sioux Falls, WATERFOWL.
The citadels will serve as social
centers as well as headquarters for
the Salvation Army officers for their
extensive work among the poor and
needy. They will also house Offices
and meeting rooms from which the
work all over that district will be
directed. Leaders Of the work feel
that more concentrated and effective
work can be accomplished II the diff.
1erent types Of service could be com.
bined under one roof instead of being
scattered as they have been in the
past. Recreational and rest rooms for
soldiers and sailors will form fea.
eure Of the equipment. Games, music.
and all forms Of amusement will be
open to all uniformed men VINO have
shown gratitude for the splendid help
given by the Salvation Army overseas.
Those who cannot afford the price Of
. meal in hotel or lodging house will
mud O cafeteria in the citadel where
food may be obtained at the lowest
possible cost. Rest rooms for out Of
town women. especially for those com.
ing from the country towns. will fur.
nfsh q place where the hours Of wait.
ing and rest may be spent and where
the fatigue resulting from a "trip to
town" may be lessened. Showers and
baths will he incorporated into the
plans and all equipment will be mod.
ern and designed to meet the needs
OF the less fortunate people Of the
country round about. Salvation Army
leaders point to the following activ-
tiles which the Army will continue to
extend as result of the Home Service
Campaign:
i. The Field or Evangelistic Work.
The preaching Of the Gospel in diction
suited to the simplest Of men, with
the hope Of Immediate decision for
Christ.
2. Stun Settlements-from which
radiate all forms of temporal and
spiritual help to the families Of the
district.
8. Rescue Homes-for the recla.
NATION of fallen women. or to prevent
from falling those who are especially
tempted. About $50 of the girls pass.
ing thru the homes are permanently
restored.
4. Maternity Hospitals-which usu.
A1lw rOvroo< NTH Tho poaooo unr.>
s. Industrial Homes-for homeless
and otherwise unemployed men, who
Are given temporary work until such
time as they can be found permanent
employment.
6. Working Mems Hotels-where a
poor man may find clean bed at q
merely nominal price in surroundings
which make for his moral and spirit.
nal regeneration.
z. Children's Home-for the care
and training of orphaned or neglected
children.
8. Young Women's Boarding Homes
girls who labor for a modest
salary in factories or department
stores may board at very low cost.
That avoids the evils Of the common.
promiscuous boarding house.
:. Christmas Understandable BY
ticket to poor families who are In
Need. Toys and clothing given to the
children. 3
70. Fresh Air Camps - In the
oointry districts or on the lakes. "a
which poor mothers and children are
taken for ten days in the summer.
II. Free Employment Bureaus
which And work chiefly for unskilled
laAor. or what may be termed ss.'Ths
Chsonically Unemployed." z
II: Missing FYiends Bursau which
1teASes nissing friends or relatives
- any part Of the world.
u. Prison Work-to care Tor IN
fAAi1jes of prisoners Of for releassl
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