The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-09-07
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NOLJ NTEERS OF AMERICA
ANNOUNCE DRIVE" LATER
FOR LOCAL BUILDING FUND

ArdmOre, Sept. 4.
Editor Daily Ardmoreite:
The Volunteers of America have re.
| Trained from promoting large schemes
! for the extension of their home en-.
deayors while the great war absorbed
| the public eye and energy. But not
having received any monetary benefit
through any previous war drives, Or
war funds, Volunteer officers through
out America now feel that the time
| has arrived when an opportunity
should be given their many friends to
help the organization financially.
The Volunteers of America is a cred
table and successful American organi-
zation, founded % years ago by General
and Mrs. Ballington Booth, who are
still the head of the movement and de
voting their full time to Volunteer
work. As a movement the Volunteers
have developed until they have reached
far-reaChing proportions in social, edu-
cational, hospital rescue, preventative,
prison and evangelistic effort.
This organization, simultaneous with
the above laudable work, sent 1926 Of
its officers and associate workers to
the front; organized service clubs in
this country for the soldiers. sailors
and marines; beside rendering much
timely aid to the boys at home
Mrs. Ballington Booths mission to
the thousands of boys in France and
her correspondence with their mothers
is in itself an eloquent testimony Of
the devotion of this organization to
those serving under the flag Of our
country.
Now the Volunteers come forward to
resume their national work on Il broad.
er scale 1t is not the intention Of
the Volunteers to institute a national
public campaign for funds during the
prosecution of any similar one. 1t is
only fair to the public and fair to the
Volunteers for the public not to con-
fuse their great work with that of
other organizations not at present op-
Grating in Ardmore. The Volunteers
of America have been doing a work of
Christian charity and evangelism in
Ardmore for two years past under the
leadership Of Captain and Mrs. Ken
dali, and are AT present represented
here by Captain and Mrs. Kelley. They
are maintaining an attractive Mission
Hall at II North Caddo street, where
the public may enjoy the benefits Of
Christian services. Open.air meetings
also are being conducted each evening
by the Volunteers.
The Volunteers of America as an or
ganization are endorsed by President
Woodrow Wilson, the late President
Roosevelt, Ex-President Taft. Hon.
Josephus Daniels, Hon. Charles f..
hughes Hon. Charles Whitman, Hon.
James Gerard. Hon. Alfred f. Smith,
Hon. Newton d. Baker, Hon. Chauncey
NJ. Depew, and many other statesmen
throughout the land.
The Volunteers of America are not
at present participating or in any way
receiving any benefits from any drive
for funds in this city, but in the very
near future the Volunteers feel that
the people Of Ardmore should be given
an opportunity to manifest their appre.
citation of the work the Volunteers
have been doing here for two years
past and they will put on a drive
i'm Ardmore for building fund, in
order that the work of the movement
already established here may be en-.
larged and put upon a more substantial
basis.
WILLIAM KELLEY,
Captain, Volunteers of America.