The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-02
CAPT. MAIN POINTS
 OUT THE SALVATION
 ARMY'S NEEDS HERE
Building an Urgent Neces- sity as Center for Army's Many Activities in
 Birmingham
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Permit me to thank you in the name of the Salvation Army for the wonderful manner in which you have, through the news and editorial column of your paper, worked for the success of the Salvation Army home service fund.
 I have never in my life seen any cam paign for a similar cause, given the backing that the newspapers have given the one in which we have just been en- gagged. and I can assure you that the part played by yourself and your paper has been no small one.
 Now, the Salvation Army in Birming- ham has its budget for the coming year and s10,000 pledged for Salvation Army building here. AS you know, it was the intention if Birminghams quta was raised, to buy a lot and erect a building at a total cost of $75,o00 for both lot and building. As you can read ily see, under the circumstances, this is now impossible, but I would like to ask what are the people of Birmingham go- ing to do about this?
 Our idea of a building is to erect a modest two-story brick structure with an auditorium to accommodate about 35O people; Sunday school room for children of the poor; shower baths; reading room for the working class; divisional head quarters offices for the divisional off cer, and his staff for the gulf states; employment office, etc; six living rooms for the officers in charge of the local work to save paying so much in rent, and to have some one on the job 24 hours every day at the call Of the poor and distressed of this city.
 still believe the Magic City will not refuse the Salvation Army this modest request for very necessary building, so that the army may do better work for God and humanity. We have such Du1ld- ings all over the north, east and west. Shall Birmingham answer this call?
 At the present time we are paying $SS per month in rent that could be saved the city if this building was provided Some critics have shouted duplication of efforts in this campaign for a building but someone must show me who else IS doing this service for humanity or du- plicating the Salvation Army's efforts.
 This building, as you will see, would not interfere in any manner with any other organizations, as the people cared for by the Salvation Army are not or the class that go to buildings operated by any other organization, nor do they at tend the church of any denomination Quite contrary 10 interfering WilH eue 1 work of any other church or organiZa tion. such a building would be help te all other organizations, for the faller man or woman would be picked up placed on their feet again and giveI back to society as useful member. ane would in many cases become member of one of the various churches of this city, or an active worker in the Salva- ton Army as well as member of ont of the organizations whose member would not have received him or her il their former condition.
 We have the s1o,0O0 in pledges an cash toward the building fund. l won der if there is not some man in Bir mingham who will give 5000 to be adde to this amount and another and an other, so that when sufficient none has been raised lot may be secured an work on such building as l have men toned be commended? This building, il