The Washington herald., 1919-04-13


long fight to improve the conditions
OF poor persons and asked him to
make the sacrifice of laying aside
his personal affairs long enough to
help gather the funds which shall
go for direct relief and service In
the 500 communities Of this country
where the Salvation Army is estab-
lished.
Governor Whitman has replied in
part as follows:
Il am sure that you have. over
estimated the value of my influence
and the personal service I shall be
able to render in this worthy effort.
1t would be dimcult. however, for
you to oyerstate the warmth of my
personal respect and affection for
the Salvation Army and my conf
dence in its leadership. This admir-
alton on my part dates back to the
period you mention. when, as a city
magistrate, 1 came to know intimat-
ly that fine combination of the prac-
tical and the ideal. that mingling OF
spirituality and conservation with
industry, integrity, efficiency and
simplicity characteristic of the SAL
walton Army.
The members OF the army and
those OF us who have been intimate
ly acquainted with 1t outside, long
ago recognized the qualities which
1t has displayed so conspicuously
during the last two years in con-
nection with war service at home
and overseas. 1t is true. however.
that there were millions OF Amer
leans who did not know those quail
ties of eniciency. fruEslity and de-
votion which wsaS Hyed in
My husband, who has been in
France for almost a year now. wakes
more and more enthusiastic about
the work Of the Salvation Army over
there. He says they went right into
the 'front.' line trenches and many Of
them were killed but that we don't
hear much over here of their work
because they don't seem to have as
many press agents as the other re-
lief organizations. All the returning
soldiers are enthusiastic about the
Salvation Army.
To supply doughnuts and apple pies
to the hungry. beds to the homeless
and provide many Of the needy
who apply to them with the necessi-
ties of life the Salvation Army needs
81, ,Oo0, 900. During the campaign the
Army lass will for the last time jim
gle her tambourine invitingly for do
nations. When the fund has been
collected, as 1t is hoped 1t will be by
thf last night. this picturesque equip
ment of the bonneted girls will pass
from public view.
Originally the desired fund was set
at s7,00o.0 900 but because of increased
demands for its services the organi-
zation found IT imperative to advance
the goal to 100000. Hardly had
this figure been decided on when the
Salvation Army found itself over
whelmed with further requests for
services, and another advance of 81
0ooo 900 was made. making the total
budget 12o0o0 600. almost twice the
original sum.
This sum represents a years bud
get. Commander Evaneeline Booth
explained. and II is to be raised in
the shortest possible time and with
the least waste of energy that could
be utilized elsewhere in their work.
Formerly" Commander Booth
said, "our workers spent so per cent
of their time in the streets. in the
saloons and the subways, asking for
money with which to work the
other so per cent of the time. Now
we propose to raise money in one
week with which to work 100 per
cent of the time"
From national campaign head