Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-06-29
DUNN HOME TO
BE SALVATION
ARMY QUARTERS

The salvation Army corps, COM
posed of Captains Knox and Guess
and Cadet Florence Jones, has rent
I'D the Dunn home on Jackson street
which is being remodeled. and will
occupy it as soon as it is available
as the Salvation Army headquarters
in Americas.
The corps has alreany gone to
work here, but is ready and able TO
do more than it has yet been called
upon for. Saturday Chairman S'las
johnson, of the Salvation Army for
Sumter county, issued a statement to
the public urging cooperation by
The public and use of the corps they
beinp here for real service. The
statement follows:
eve are glad to announce to the
public the arrival of the Salvation
Army corps. They are here to serve
and to serve where they are needed.
We ask your cooperation. We also
want YOU to feel free to call upon US
at any time wen we can te of ser
vice. We ask YOU to report promptly
any case needing our attention.
eve wish to announce further
that while the Rotary club guaran-
feed the balance of our quota, we do
uaot expect them as individuals to pay
the balance and if you desire TO help
raise the balance of this amount you
may do 50 at any time. You may
Ieave the money at the chamber of
commerce or pay it to 7. H. McLen-
f1on treasurer.
There are several cards now due
or will be due on July l and | will
not be able to call upon you to re
ceive the amount of these pledges,
so please leave either at the chamber
of commerce or with T. H. McLen,
don, and receive receipt.
"SILAS JOHNSON,
Chairman Sumter County
The following from the St. Peters
burg, Fla, Times tells of the depart
ure of the Salvation Army workers
from there for Americas last Mon
day night:
Captain Knox, Captain Guest and
Cadet Florence Jones of the Saliva
ton Army, were given farewell re-
ception Monday evening at the homC
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Willy 333
Third street south. The house wa!
beautifully decorated with cut flow
ers and streamers. About $50 per-
sons were in attendance.
1'About $50 Captain Dunlap ar
rived with so men of Company A
Pinellas County Guard. He present
ed purse from the guards to Cap
tain Knox. Mayor Lang presented a
$50 purse to each of the captains
and SO purse to Cadet Jones.
An excellent program was arrang-
ed by those in charge. Mrs. Clyde
Walters, accompanied by Mrs. Pearl
Welton, rendered several beautiful
: solos. Mayor Lang ably expressed the
appreciation of the city in his speech
telling of the great work done here
by these women since they first
c.an1e here two years and nine months
ago.
Captain Knox responded to May
or Lang's speech and thanked the
people of st. Petersburg for their
wonderful support and help in the
last few weeks and especially for the
reception given them on leaving.
Judge Sellers followed with a
speech on the work done in this city
by the organization.
Refreshments of ice cream, cake
and punch were served during the
latter part of the evening, the at
tendance being so great as to neces-
',sitate two large punch bowls.
@'The Salvation Army workers leave
tonight for Americas, Ga, where
they will start new Salvation Army
post. Lieutenant Rheba Crawford,
daughter of Brigadier Crawford, who
is in charge of the southern division
'of the Salvation Army and Lieutso-
ant Julia Curtis, will arrive in the
near future to take the place here
of those going away