Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-01
SUMTER ASKED
TO RAISE $4,000
FOR SALVATION
ARMY this WEEK
Half Of Money to Be Kept Here for
Returning Soldiers and Soldiers
Families.

This is Salvation Army drive week
in Sumter county, according to an
nouncement of Rev. Silas Johnson,
pastor of the Lee Street Methodist
church, who is campaign chairman for
Sumter county.
The week of May 1926 was Saliva
ton army drive week in most parts of
the nation, but because of several 9th
er interests claiming the attention of
of the public here at that time it
was determined to postpone the drive
two weeks. And so it will be staged
this week.
The county is asked for only So.
900 and this on the understanding that
half of the amount shall be left here
for use in caring for needy returning
soldiers Or families of soldiers. Up
remainder will be left here, also, for
the use of the Salvation army camp
which is to be established here in the
near future.
Rev. Mr.. Johnson Saturday was
completing details of the drive but
was not quite ready to announce them.
He will look after a large part of the
work in person, and intends to make
it only one-day drive in communi-
ty, covering the entire county by the
end of the week. He is enlisting the
aid and services of some of the most
influential citizens in the various com
munities and anticipates little wifi
Guilty in reaching the quota for the
county.
Chairman Johnson is considering
adopting the "doughnut" feature for
the drive in Americas, having women
and girls in charge of Salvation army
doughnut stands on the streets, the
doughnuts to be sold for 81 or other
contribution to the fund
Statement by Chairman:
Rev. Mr. Johnson Saturday gave
out the followin statement on the
drive for the information of the pub
lie:
On account of the Centenary
drive and other reasons it became
necessary to postpone the Saliva
ton army and home service drive
in Sumter county from May 1926
to June 1-9.
The quota for Sumter county is
$4,000. This drive will be put on
in earnest beginning June 2, and
we ask kindly consideration on
the part of every citizen of Sum-
ter county of the merits of the APP
peal we are making in behalf of
the fund.
This money will be used in the
following ways: Ore half will go
to the regular work % the Saliva
ton Army, and one half to q Sum
ter county fund for the relief of
distress conditions OF retur hing
soldiers, soldiers families or any
other emergency arising in con-
nection with our soldiers.
The work of the Salvation army
needs no recommendation from
me. Every soldie.' will tell you
in far more eloquent terms than
can both as to the work and of
the character of tha workers in
France. have yet TO fled one
oversee soldier who does not
speak of the Salvation army in the
very highest praise. asked one
about the kind OF wock done ny
the Salvation army ill France I'D
here is his reply II don't know
anything abol their work. ! did
not go to the front; the Salvation
army was az the front" This is
the unite, testimony Of ali.
The work tcat We are nav I'M
dertaking is the caring for tbe
poor of the nation as we cared for
the soldiers in France. We hope
the battle If guns is over odt
the battle against sin, poverty and
disease Is still on Heretofore the
work OF the arply has been aor-
fined 20 TIE larger cities but now
we are gang to every Coarhy IN
the nation. An Army corps 81
be estaoli s1'1 IN Sumter cblLtv
in a short time if this quota is
raised, and we will raise 1t.
The establishment of fund for