Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-05-24
SALVATION ARMY
VALIANT IN War
Having Served GIOriouSIy in the
Trenches, Is Coming Back
From Overseas for Peace
Time Activities.
ASKS HOME SERVICE FUND.
National Campaign 10 RepIenish Re-
sources Depleted by Long and d.
rect Contact Services With
Our Boys Scheduled for
May 1926.

New York (SpeciaD.-T'5e the
20m,oo0 American boys whom 4
served so g'ori"uSly IN the trenches II
France, the Salvation Army Is coming
back from overseas, ready to put aside
frs khaki uniform 81 war service. don
again the "CivyieS" and embark once
more on its normal peace time actlvi-
ties.
And, just like those doughhOyS, the
Salvation Army has come ont ~ the
war victorious and with citations for
bravery, decorations for galiantry m.
der fire and golden chevrons mdica-
tive Of honorably won wounds on rs
arm The victory which the Saliva
tion Army has won is victory over
the obstacles that lay before II IN its
purpose Of efficient service of The fight
ers Of PerShing's army. It's citations
are the thanks cheers and prayers al
20O0QOO douChboys It's wound stripes
are rightfully golden Of hue for they
typify the unselish way in which the
Army threw all It's resources hnan.
cial, spiritual and moral-inro the ef.
fort TO help the American soldiers In
France.
Now the Army is asking the people
Of America 10 give Il concrete evidence
Of the gratitude which has been so
loudly, and so willingly expressed.
From May 70 10 20 the Salvation Army
will conduct IN the United States p
campaign to raise sl3,OOO.OO0 for It's
Home Service Fund. The money Is
needed both 70 rec0up the fortunes Of
the Army. shattered by its long service
Of the soldier and to permit IT to carry
on the work It has always done on the
larger scale which the public now
demands. Raising the money by this
means, the Salvation Army explains,
will eliminate. perhaps permanently.
the necessity for the ceaseless sollCita.
tior Il funds which has beer q bug
bear 20 the Army and the public allie
It will permit the workers Of the Army.
who, forced 10 devote more than half
their time to gathering money, were In
consequence only half efficient in their
pvangelistic and social service work
10 devote all their time In future &c
the duties for which they have been
trained
The amount ~ the fund has been
determined exactly and logically by
means of budgets prepared locally by
workers Of the Salvation Army In BIl
% ba nj StotpS
Already headquarters for the CAM
paign have been established In New
York City A ready response in en-
couragement and cheering wishes for
success has been heard from all parts
Of the country. Men and women
prominent In oil walks Of life have
volunteered their services rs active
participants IN the drive, The Armys
2,O00,OOO ioyui ruoters-the boys who
went overseas IN khakl-Hre all lined
Up ready to help. The Army not only
helppd them over there, but II found
icbs for many NJ them after they had
been mustered out Of service, helped
them get the civilian clothing that vas
necessary II they wanted to take those
Jobs. fed many Of them, gave them
shelter and furnished them with trans
purtdtioh 70 their homes.
For the war service Of the Salvation
Army Is still under way. Its workers
are still, many Of them, In France, and
its htts, ciubhbuses and hotels for the
reception Of the boys returning from
abroad are N frl swing here.
Neither. the Salvation Army asserts,
will its war work be abandoned uhdl
the last boy is out Of the khaki Of tie
army or the blue Of the navy The
larger activities which neceSSitated the
coming campaign will exist and he
financed independently of the service
of the fighters from abroad.