The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-19
2 SALLES" DRIVE
BEGINS TODAY
New England is Asked to Subscribe
S3,OOO,OOO to the Salvation Army
Campaign Ends Next Monday

Yesterday with mass meeting in |
fremont Temple, the Salvation Army
opened its campaign to raise $4Oo, 600
in Boston So, 100000 in New Eng
land
The drive will continue for a week
until the 26th-and backed by every
one, men, women and children, re-
CARELESS of race or creed, Boston and
New England are going over the top.
With memory of the glorious
achievements of the Salvation Army
lassies in France, those lassies VINO
went to the front with the Yankee
Division and shared our soldiers
hardships on the hell-swept battle
fields, knowing no fear, no sacrifice
too great and who went everywhere
on their mission of mercy, succoring
the wounded, comforting the dying,
carrying food-their doughnuts-to
the hungry, Boston and New England
have rallied an enormous army IN
support of the drive.
Today, according to an announce
ment by General Cole at the cam
paign headquarters in the National
Shawmut Bank building, every plan
for the drive had been completed.
Boston and New England are
ready" said the General To-day at
9 o'clock the signal will be given
Let's goi'-the same signal that sent
our boys over the top in France And
even as they responded so Boston and
New England are going to respond.
They are going over the top for the
Salvation Army.
Members of every fraternal or
ganization, the Elks. the Knights of
Columbus, the Young Mems Christian
Association, the Jewish Welfare Board
have organized to help. Every bust
ness and trade and industry and pro-
fession has organized-em employers
and employees alike. The churches
have organized, churches of every
faith and creed. Clubs and societies
have organized. Even the children
have organized.
All recognize in the Salvation
| Army a wonderful power for good
| such a humanitarian power that the
whole world has come to know and
| love All believe it their duty to help
| the Salvation Army and through the
army help Bostons and New Eng
! landss lnfortunates-men and women
and children-and perpetuate forever
in deeds the aImy's motto A mar
may be down, but he's never out
Yes, Boston and New England are
going over the top"
That General Cole speaks truly Of
universal support for the Salvation
Army is evidenced by the cables ant
kilograms that have been received a
the campaign headquarters. They
have come from every part of the
world and from persons of the high
est and lowest rank.
The messages of cheer are all ad
dressed to Colonel Clifford
Among them is a cable from Presi
dent Wilson in Paris. 1t reads:
I am very much interested to know
that the Salvation Army is about Il
enter into a campaign for sustain
ing fund I feel that the Salvation
Army needs no commentator fror
me. The love and gratitude it ha
elected from the troops is sufficien
evidence of the work it has done an
I feel that I should not so niue
commend it as congratulate it.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
(signed) WOODROW WILSON"
Some of the other messages follow
Cardinal Gibbons:
Along with my fellow America
citizens l rejoice in the splendi
| service which the Salvation Arm
rendered our soldier and sailor boy
during the war. Every returnin
!. trooper and sailor is a willing wi
! ness to the efficient and generol
S work Of the Salvation Army both
i the front and in the camps at HON
y I am also happy to commend this o
ganization because it is free fro
scctar!an bias The man in need
help is the object of their effort, Wi
never 6 question of his creed or colo
| trust. therefore, that your efforts
raise funds fer the Salvation Arm
viii meet with a hearty respon
% from our generous public"
- General Pershing:
= @The, Salvation Army made
enormous contribution to the MOI
m and physical welfare of the Americ
be Expeditionary Forces. The outstan
il ing features of the work of the s;
IS walton Army have been it's dispo
ton to push IT'S activities as far
possible to the front and the train
and experienced Character of al
o workers whose one thought was
Te well-being of the soldiers they scat
IN to serve This has q resulted in
al degree of excellence and self-sacrif
x 4 IN the work performed which /
- been second to none"
- Assistant Secretary of the Ma
Roosevelt:
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