Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-23
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Citizens Make Generous Subscription
to Salvation Army Fund.

Citizens Make Generous Subscription
to Salvation Army Fund.
At mass meeting in the courthouse
vile over-subscribed by more than
800, the towns apportionment Of $500
in the s13,0O0,00O fund that is being
raised throughout America for the Sal
vation Army in appreciation of the
splendid work that organization has
been doing for humanity generally,
and especially for the Allied soldiers
during the war.
The courthouse was pretty we'll fill
ed with thoroughly sympathetic au-
dience, which was entertained and in
structed by short talks from the fol-
lowing young veterans of the war, re-
Gently returned from the front: Ser
geant ]. o. Moore, Jr., of Hospital No.
81; Private Wallace Marshall and Cor
poral Callie Plaxco, of the famous
42d or Rainbow Division; Lieutenant
Baxter C. Riddle, of the 26th Division
and Captain G. C. McCelvey of the
4th Division.
j. A. Marion, Of The York bar, pre-
sided, and after the speaking called for
subscriptions of $40 and SIS, which were
forthcoming in a generous stream un-
til they aggregated $500, which sum
was added to considerably after adj
iournment.
Sergeant ]. o. Moore, Jr, told his
audience that the first large sign he
saw on the other side was the word
Welcome" and under that word SAL
walton Army" When he got to the
building he went in and found about
one hundred soldiers standing in line
waiting to be served with hot choco-
late and doughnuts. He got in line
and awaited his turn. He sat down
s:ih his cup Of chocolate and bag of
doushnuts and ate as a hungry man
would. 1T is the best organization
over there" said Mr.. Moore.
]. Wallace Marshall told his audi
,ncc that he had been in the first line
and had gotten leave to go back Of the
line to one of the cantecns to get some
thing to eat. He went to one canteen
and was refused food because it was
after hours. He went to another and
received the same answer. Going to
third, he saw a man handing out flap
jacks as fast as he could cook them.
When these gave out, the man was
sorry and invited the boys into the
kitchen to eat whatever they could find
to eat That is the spirit of the Sal
walton Armv.
Corporal Callie Plaxco named over
Ill the stations to which they went,
And" said Mr.. Plaxco, "at almost
every one Of these stations there was
q Salvation Army canteen, willing to
do anything within their power to help
the boys. You will never regret one
cent you give" Mr.. Plaxco said that
after they got to this side all he heard
was the Thirtieth Division and the
Hindenburg line. On the street car in
Columbia, Mr.. Plaxco and several 9TH
ers were talking Of the Rainbow Dr.
vision and one soldier of the Thirtieth
said, "Yes, but you didn't break the
line" The reply was:
THE Hindenburg line ran from
Metz to the North sea. And who won
the war after all? The M. p"
Lieutenant Baxter C.'Riddle was the
next speaker. He compared the atti-
tude of the American people toward
the Salvation Army before the war
with their attitude now.
1T is greatly changed said Mr..
Riddle at isn't caste or social posi-
ton, nor wealth that counts. 1t is the
manhood, and above that, the living
soul. You men, remember how when you
yere in a hotel lobby, and the tam
BOURNE girl came along, you would
toss her a dime as if you were giving
aims to beggar. You in your homes
that when you heard the
Salvation Army man ring your door
bell, you either turned a deaf ear or
met him at the door with REFUSAL
Mr.. Riddle told of two sisters, the
Misses Mcintyre of New York state,
who kept a Salvation Army canteen in
a dug out and were under shell fire
from April, 1918, until the armistice
was signed in November. They receiv-
cd the Croix de guerre after they came
back to the states. They gave us pen,
ink. paper and doughnuts." said Mr..
Riddle. "but above all they had smile
for everyone. If you have two dollars
in your pocket" concluded Mr.. Riddle.
give one to the Salvation Army"
Captain G. c. McCelvey was the last
speaker and he said that none Of his
audience had ever been real hungry.
He told Of the wonderful cookies and
doughnuts served by tho Salvation
Army. york has always gone over
the top" said Mr.. McCelvey, land 1
know she will go over now"
Before adjournment Chairman Ma
'rion announced that there would be
canvass of the town for the benefit of
people who were not present and who
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