The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-05-15
THURSDAY, MAY Is, 1910.
BIG MONEY FOR BIG WORK

frightened by big expenditures.
Nevertheless, when an organization
like the Salvation Army asks for
such a sum at s13,OOO,OOO there is
very natural and perfectly proper
to wonder what such a big |
sum can be needed for.
The Banner believes that many citi-
zens in Bennington will feel inclined
to meet the claims of the Salvation
Army with increased liberality if a
brief summary of the budget of the
organization is laid before them in
simple terms. In the hope that this |
will be the case, attention is directed
TO the following figures: a,l
There are in the United States a39
corps, and outposts of the Army, To
maintain these requires an annual
expenditure of s2,6s5,OOO. This D inn
olhdes rent for halls and quarters, inII
terest on mortgages, insurance, heat
and light. repairs, the support of
more than 500 married officers and
500 single officers, the maintenance of
work among children of the poor,
prison relief, travelling expenses and
so forth. The income which these
corps may expect to derive from col.
lections amounts to about 100000,
thus leaving s1,970,OOO to be raised by
other means. in this connection it
must be borne in mind that the Sal.
walton Army has TO make its collec-
tions from the poorest part of the
population as q rule, for, there are.
very few wealthy people in the SALIVA
ton Army meetings. as a lgeneral pro
position ~ ? H2its'i'i '' NOE De- ~
1t requires about s5SO.OOO a year TO
maintain Che divisional ana provincial,
headauartersl There areo thirty-four.
! or these and their function is motion.
/ ~ to supervise the local corps and
%outposts, but to, operate fresh air
camps for poor children, relief and
employment bureEiis "a and similar
work. of the Organization calls for an
Expenditure of sl27OOQQ the coming
kyear. Thisis needed to maintain and
toperate tho twehtyayc rescae and
Lmaternity hospitals WHICH do SO much
Ito rescue and aid unfortunate women
tand girls; its general hospital, its
ichildren's hospital its three large
children's homes and eleven nuraer!es
in the worst Stun districts of the
country All this requires much ex.
penditure for salaries, legal service,
travelling. relief work for desperate
individual cases, aud other important
items. The officers of the Salvation
Army are very meagerly paid and it
is absolutely necessary that those
who have given their lives to the
work, or those who have broken
down under the strain, should be
cared for. The pension system for
this takes 100000 a year, ,ts
M To build the new nurseries, ahospi-
tails, maternity and rescue homes.
1lodging houses, and other social insti-
tutions already planned or in actual
T, course of construction will cost ST.
$4,000. The Salvation Army already
operates seventy.hye cheap hotels for
men and women, in which for a very
small sum the unemployed and hard
pressed can get good meals and com.
Portable beds. In many cases these
are given free where the individual
case merits this being done. Last
year the Army hotels provided sleep
ing accommodation for 1.65S,52S
persons. In the Salvation Army
Shelters" (which must not be con
founded with the hotels) 7941 men
found shelter and work last year
Beds were supplied fer 1,742Sl5 per
sens. The maternity hospitals and
homes last year cared for 1899 unior
tunate girls. The Employment Bur
eaus Of the Army fund employment
for 6S,SS9 men and 2O,275 women in
the same period OF time.
For new buildings in all parts of the
country, and to clear the indebted
ness from existing buildings and put
others in good condition, S6,S5O,OOO is
required. The usual local money rails
ing campaign for this particular pur
pose will be eliminated as a result Of
this drive. Finally the Army needs
large amount Of money for its in
cidental charitable relief work. Fol
example, not counting the Christmas
and THANKSGIVING dinners which wer,
given away, the Army gave last yea
29315l meals free of charge to poo
people in their own homes. II alst
gave away 2,77O,652 pounds of Goa
and 123,4O2 pounds Of ice.
The accounts OF the organization