Americus times-recorder., 1919-05-13
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 to Replenish Re-
sources Depleted by Long and Di-
rect Contact Services With
Our Boys Scheduled for
May 1926.

New York Especially Like the
Z,ooOOOO American boys whom it
served so gloriously in the trenches Of
France, the Salvation Army is coming
Dack from overseas, ready to put aside
It's khaki uniform of war service, don
again the "Civvies" 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 un-
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
2,OO0,O00 doughboys. It's wound stripes
are rightfully golden of hue, for they
typify the unselfsh way in which the
Army threw all its resources-finan-
cial, 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 19 to 26 the Salvation Army
will conduct in the United States a
campaign to raise S13,000,000 for It's
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 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 solicita-
tion of funds which has been a bug
bear to 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 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 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 the 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, and
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 be abandoned until
the last boy is out of the khaki of the
army or the blue of the navy. The
larger activities which necessitated the
coming campaign will exist and be
financed independently of the service
of the fighters from abroad.