Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-04
PLAN CAMP IGN
FOR SALVATION
ARMY'S drive
AIedO Clab Members Hear Men
From Chicago Head
quarters

Mercer county will subscribe her
quota of $4,000 TO the Salvation
army home service fund
I'VE are just as good as over the
top now" declared one prominent
Mercer county man, following a
meeting of Aledo club members at
the club rooms last evening to hear
Adjutant Albert u. Marpurg OF the
Chicago Salvation army headquar-
ters and Gregory Doyle. campaign
manager for the Lrive in territory
containing seven counties: Mercer.
Henderson, Warren. Henry, Stark.
Knox and Rock Island, in a talk
boosting county organization for
the statewide drive, Sept. % TO %.
Adjutant Marpurg took the place
Of DR.. Williams, who was unable to
be present. The Chicago man spoke
briefly upon the work Of the Saliva
ton army, citing facts and figures
which showed TO what an amazing
extent this branch of charitable and
religious organization has grown +
during the last few years and what /
great good it has accomplished /
among those men, women and chill
dren who we're down and out
Having Travelled almost the world .
over In the interests Of his work
Adjutant Marpurg was able TO pOr-
tray a few striking human interest +
stories dealing with individuals +
whom the army rescued from the T
gutter and placed upon sound f
firm social footing His word pic
b
est interest by an attentive audi
ence When he had concluded he
was given generous applause.
Gregory Doyle. working under
officials in charge OF campaign (
work in Illinois to raise S2,250.000t (
in one week. Sept. % to %, outlined [
the plan as formulated in the ap-t
portionment of Mercer county. He
asked that officers to direct the
drive here be appointed and an eX-
ecutive committee named
Upon the motion of James Nc /
Kinney. seconded by {. o. Freeman
and voted unanimously by the club
members present 1t was decided TO
endorse Mr.. Doyle's plan and to IN
dertake work of selecting campaign +
directors. Naming of officers and
committee, although urged by Mr..
Doyle last night, was deferred I'M
til a more general membership
meeting can be called. Duo TO tho
short notice given for last even
ing's gathering but a small repre-
sentation turned out
A conference with Mr.. Doyle was
held this morning by c. NJ Wells,
secretary Of the club. Mr.. Doyle
was assured that when the meeting
to elect officers, including a county
chairman and a county executive
committee. was held he would be
given ample notice in order that he
might attend.
Tells of War Work.
The great war work service rem
dered by the Salvation army was
touched upon but briefly by Adju-
tant Marpurg in his address last
evening. There is no need for me
to go into that, the adjutant stat
ed. THE boys who return have
told you enough, I guess. What
they say Is a higher recommended
ton than we could possibly receive
from other sources"
"A AuAlLbE4 VI -g9Et Az G. AAA-AA " f"i 20
present. Hirschel Blazer. ex-lieu-
tenant, was called upon by Presid-
ing officer Rev. +. T.. Shut. for "a
few words about the Salvation army
in France. Mr.. Blazer spoke iTg
high praise of the work OF the or
ganization.
This morning Adjutant Marpurs
returned to Chicago, having been
sent. out for this one speaking date
only. Mr. Doyle left today for Mo
line, where tonight before the Eiks'
club, he and Ensign sheldon, one
OF the Salvation army war lassies
who administered comfort and
cheer midst the he'll of the front
line trenches in Fran re, are sched-
uled to talk in the interests 81 the
drive. Rock Island county's quota
is $4,000. Tuesday evening MI
Doyle talked before Rock Island
Elks.
The drive IN Illinois is but part
of a naSional campaign for a work
ing fund of S13,0O0,000, Mr. Doyle
stated. In the past the only regu-
lar means of support the army had
was the tambourine, Collection Of
and dimes for necessary
operating expenses consumed two
thirds of the workers time.