The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-14
ELK MEMBERS
AREM CHARGE '.
OF SALVATION
ARMY CANVASS
Home Service Drive Endorsed
BY President; Reaches
Peak August 10 to 18
BEMIDJI WILL HAVE
PERMANENT BUILDING
State Elk Secretary Will Head
Canvas Work of the
Antlered Tribe.

Bemidji lodge of Elks will have
complete charge Of the Salvation
Army Home Service drive in district
No. % and will use every possible
means to make the district stand
high among the other thirty districts
into which the state has been divided.
District % includes Beltrami, Clear
water, Hubbard and Cass counties,
each with its separate quota. BEL
trami is to have permanent building
equipment and for that reason mas a
quota of $4,000.
Clearwater county has quota OF
$40O, Hubbard Of $1,000 and Cass of
$3.50. The campaign for the state
quota :.of 100000 will reach its in
tensive stage in Minnesota August 10
to 1S.
Schmahl State Chairman.
julius A. Schmahl, secretary OF
state. has accepted the responsibility
of state chairmanship for the cam
paign which is branch Of the ma
tional campaign for $15,0OO,0OO. II.
N. Jeffrey, state campaign director
for the Salvation Army. Is organ1z-
ing the state apd is working with the
endorsement Of many representa-
men to put Minnesota On the map IN
this campaign, In the districts IN
which there are Elk lodges, the Elks'
under the supervision of H, F. Ed
ridge. st. Paul, state secretary OF.
=Efhs ard editor of.z.t9s jolly EAk =:
will canvass and arouse interest In
the nation wide move. The Mime
sofa quota has been set for 100000
which is part of the western quota
Of $1,000, 900. The eastern quota Is
the same as the western quota and
was oversubscribed $4,0O0,0OO In the
campaign which has just been con-
c1uded there.
Quotas on Need Base.
The United War drive quotas were
followed in setting allotments for the
drive and: are based on the peculiar
leeds of separate communities. All
the money raised in any state will go
towards the furthering of home serv-
ice work in that state. The call for
money so soon after the united war
drive comes because not cent OF
the money. went. for home service
work for all the overseas work which
made possible endurance of adverse
war conditions for 'our boys and
incidentally won for the Salvation
Army the "boost" of every man re-
turning from the service.
Allotment for districts vary out of
proportion to the difference in popu-
lation because of a plan which pro-
in, dist riots 9n0
not in others with the exception OF
one or two where the need is great
and the population sparse. The dis
tricts which will have permanent
equipment will pay for it with money
raised from their own territory. This
is over and above their regular allot-
ment on the per capita basis used in
the United War drive.
Wilson is Booster.
President Wilson has given his en-
dorsement to the campaign, which Is
for funds intended to do away with
the street corner "begging," which
has been carried on so many years by
the Salvation Army. More time for
evangelistic work will be given and
all forces can be concentrated on the
real work of the Army" rather than
to the soliciting of money. For ex-
ample, in the Rescue Home and Ma
ternity hospital in st. Paul, one Of
ffcer has been detailed to be out all
the time in order to get funds with
which the home carries on its ex-
tensive work for the girls from all
over the state. The campaign: will
provide a. basic fund from which to
work. and will eliminate this waste