Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-07-16

Fred Alderman |. Chairman 81
County and Julius Sehmahl
Of the State. s: !.

f. e. Ackerman, of Wi1lmar, Exa1t-
ed Ruler OF Elks, has accepted the
responsibility for making "a A one
showing for district Is in the Saliva
ton Army Home Service drive for a
state quota Of $600;0oO. Mr. Acker-
man Is now acting as provisional
chairman and viii continue the work
or appoint special chairmen. Dist.
riot 13 includes Kandiyohi, Chippewa
and Swift counties and will be com.
pletely under the: supervision of the
Elks, centering in the Elk lodge at
Willmar. The whole state has been
divided into thirty districts and is
ready for the intensive drive from
August 10 to -. -Kandiyohi coun.
ty has quota of $4,000, Chippewa
one Of $1,000, and Swift one of 3d..
900.
Julius A. Schmahl, secretary of
state, has accepted the responsible
ty of state craftsmanship for the cam
paign which is branch of the ma
tional campaign for $15,0O0, OOO.. H.
N. Jeffrey, state campaign director for
the Salvation Army, is organizing the
state and is working with the en-.
dorsement OF many representative
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 R. F.. ED.
ridge, st. Paul, state secretary of Elks
and editor Of 1.-THE Jolly Elk" will
| canvass and will arouse interest in
the nationwide move. The Mime
sofa quota has been set for $500, 600,
which is part of the western quota OF
100000. The eastern quota is the
same as the western quota and was
oversubscribed $4,000 900 in the cam.
| patgn which has just been concluded
there.
The United War drive quotas were
| followed in setting allotments for the
| drive and are based on the peculiar
| needs of separate communities. All
| the money raised in any state will 20
towards the furthering of Home Ser.
for money SO soon after the United
War drive comes because not a cent
| Of the money went for Home Ser
| vice work for all for overseas work
which made possible endurance OF
adverse war conditions for "our boys
| and incidentally won for the Saliva
ton Army the "boost" of every man
| returning from the service.
Allotment for districts vary out OF
proportion to the difference in popula
ton because of plan which provides
| buildings in some districts and not
in others with the exception Of one
or two where the need is great and
the population sparse. The districts
| which will have permanent equipment
will pay for it with money raised
from their own territory. This is ov
er and above their regular allotment
on the per capita basis used in the
United War drive.
Appreciation of this work done by
the Salvation lassies has spurred on
the enthusiasm for the campaign. As
one American doughboy says, "Say
folks, was over there and know.
saw the Salvation Army at Chateau
Thierry, I saw it where the fighting
was the thickest, 1 saw it where the
suffering was greatest" It was hot
coffee for the tired, hot doughnuts fol
the hungry, and comfort for the dis
couraged which made the Salvation
Army the help that it was.
Heartiest endorsement to the
drive has been spoken by many prom
inent men. President Wilson says
II am very much interested to know
that the Salvation Army is about tt
enter into campaign for a sustaining
fund. l feel that the Salvation Ar
my needs no commentator from me
The love and gratitude It has ELECTED
from the troops is sufficient evi
dence of the work it has done, and
feel that should not so much com
mend it as congratulate It," Gen
eral Pershing says of the character
and experience of the workers, "This
has resulted in degree Of excellence
and self-sacrifice in the work perform
ed which has been second to none.
J. Cardinal Gibbons says, 1.-THE mar
in need of help is the object Of theil
effort, with never question of his
creed or color"
This campaign for funds is intend
ed to do away with the street corner
"begging" which has been carried or
so many years by the Salvation Ar
my. More time for evangelistic work
will be given and all forces can be
concentrated on the real work of the
of money. For example, in the Res
cue Home and Maternity hospital il
St. Paul, one officer has been detail
ed to be out all the time in order to
get funds with which the home car
ries on it's extensive work for the
girls from all over the state The
campaign will provide basic funG
from which to work, and will elimi
nate this wasteful method.