Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-05-15
SALVATION ARMY
VALIANT IN WAR
Having Served Gloriously in the
Trenches, Is Coming Back
From Overseas for Peace
Time Activities.
ASKS HOME SERVICE FUND
National Campaign to RepIenish Re
sources Depleted by Long and d.
rect Contact Services With
Our Boys Scheduled for
May 1926.

New York Especially Like the
2,0O0,000 American boys whom u
served so gloriousIy In the trenches Of
France, the Salvation Army Is coming
back from overseas. ready to put aside
its khaki uniform of war service, don
again the "Ciyyies" and embark once
more on its normal peace time activi-
ties
And. just like those doughboys, the
Salvation Army has come out of the
war victorious and with citations for
bravery, decorations for gallantry IN
der fire and golden chevrons indica
tive of honorably won wounds on its
arm The victory which the Saliva
ton Army has won is a victory over
the obstacles that lay before it in its
purpose of efficient service of the fight
ers of Pershing's army. It's citations
are the thanks, cheers and prayers Of
10000 600 doughboys. lis wound stripes
are rightfully golden Of hue for they
typify the unselfiSh way in which the
Army threw all its resources finan-
cal, spiritual and moral-into the eff
fort to help the American soldiers in
France.
Now the Army is asking the people
of America to give It concrete evidence
| of the gratitude which has been so
| loudly. and so willingly expressed.
From May 10 to % the Salvation Army
| will conduct in the United States 4
campaign to raise $13,000,000 for its
| Home Service Fund The money Is
| needed both to recoup the fortunes OF
! the Army, shattered by its long service
of the soldier and to permit it to carry
on the work ii 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,
4 the necessity for the ceaseless sollcita-
ton of funds which has been a bug
bear 10 the Army and the public alike.
1t will permit the workers Of the Army,
! who, forced to devote more than half
their time to gathering money were in
consequence only half efficient in their
| evangelistic and social service work,
| to devote all their time in future to
, the duties for which they have been
| trained
The amount of the fund has been
determined exactly and logically by
means Of budgets prepared locally by
workers of the Salvation Army in all
! parts of the United States.
Already headquarters for the cam
! paign have been established in New
/ York City ready response in en-
enlargement and cheering wishes for
/ success has been heard from all parts
of the country. Men and women
prominent in all walks of life have
volunteered their services as active
participants in the drive. The Army s
100000 loyal rooters-the boys who
went overseas in khaki-are all lined
up ready to help The Army not only
helped them over there, but it found
Jobs for many of them after they had
been mustered out Of service helped
them get tine civilian clothing that was
necessary If they wanted TO take those
Jobs, fed many of them, gave them
shelter and furnished them with trans
portation to their homes.
For the war service of the Salvation
Army is still under way. Its workers
are still, many of them in France, ant
its huts. clubhouSes and hotels for the
reception of the boys returning from
abroad are in full swing here.
Neither, the Salvation Army asserts
will its war work he abandoned unit
the last boy is out of the khaki of thu
army or the blue of the navy. Th'
larger activities which necessitated tn
coming campaign will exist and b.
financed Independently of the service
Of the fighters from abroad.