The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22
The Salvation Army Drive


Organization for South Dakota,
part in the Salvation Army Home Ser
vice Campaign is coming forward in
fine shap according to reports given
out by leaders in the drive. The nine
teen districts in which the state has
been divided by Frank L. Bynum
State Campaign Director, will sooa
have representative men definitely ac-
cepting responsibility for putting
over the drive in this particular com
The "word of mouth" pub
licity is doing its share of the work
il arousing interest and enthusiasm
for the intensive drive which will be
launched September 18th to 22nd for
a state quota of $4,000. Everybody
is talking about the work which the
Salvation Army did up near The
front line trenches lover there"
The testimony uf the returned SER
vice men is sufficient to convince their
families and friends of the value of
the Salvation Army as Social force.
and E. c. Kennedy, State Chairman
for the Campaign, advises all doubt
full persons who know no returned
men who can tell of their personal
experiences with the famous dough
nuts, hot coffee, cakes and pies, which
the faithful Salvation Army lass!es
served, to ask the first returned so..
der. sailor or marine they meet, and
then give to the fund as their enthus-
iastic endorsement indicates.
"Just ask them about the dough
nut lines behind the lines, or at the
embarking ports. Ask them If the
poke bonnet of the lassies, the bonne.
which has suffered many jest frorl
folks in years gone by, means any
thing to them. Then dig in and help
us raise fund to relieve the method
Of street corner begging which has
supported their fine work for SC
many years, said Mr. Kennedy.
The Elks from their lodges at sio *
Falls, Lead, Rapid City, Watertown.
and Aberdeen are taking OF their
coats and going to work to make the
drive in the state successful. In efy.
ing their help the Elks are continuing
the support which their national order
has given through the war to the Sal
walton Army. The National Elks Con.
vent1on gave the Army their en-
thusiastic recognition when they allow
ed Evangeline Booth, Commander in
Chief of the Army, to address their
meeting recently held in the east.
Commander Booth is the first womaa
ever allowed to address the conven.
ton of the Grand Order.
The men who have SO far been linal
up for service as chairmen in the dig.
tricts are: w. H. T. Foster Of Sioux
Falls. H. E. Henegar. of Chamber.
lain, DR.. F. NJ. Grain, Of Redficld.
Doane Robinson Of Pierre, Judge w
H. Wilson, of Hot Springs, Howard r
Chase and d. NJ. Bannister, both Of
Watertown. The county chairmen sc
far are: Tom Walden of Madison
Lewis Benson Of Flambeau, H. H
Cable of Hudson, w. G. johnson ns
Redfield. Henry Williams and Rev. c.
H. CRUDE, of Philip, r. w. Southland.
o. Hot Springs, Rev. r. p. Harmon.
o: Custer, John r. Russell, of Deed.
wood, e. Ross 4 G Lead Ed. Calvin o.
Sturgis, A. w. Buckholder, Of Belle
Fourche, N. G. Klein Of Sisseton. ana
Rev. Stanley p. Jones of Milbank
Fred j. Cooft OF Chamberlain, is act.
ing publicity director in district 5, in.
Guiding Boule, Buffalo, Jones and
Lyman counties.
The purpose of the Campaign have
been set forth as follows:
1. To provice funds to aid in the
erection Of suitable army quarters fol-
all Salvation Army activities.
2. To do away with all soliciting
by officers of the Salvation Army DUR
ing the year, thus enabling them tc
devote their time to service. WORK
proper. instead of spending IS to SO
per cent of thet. time raising fund.-
by personal solicitation.
I 8. The home service work OF tn:
Salvation Army has suffered greatly
during the war. This special effort IL
necessary to reinstate the Army in
sound financial condition to under
take all its home service obligations
for one year.
4. The income Of the salvatici,
Army IN past years has not been near.
" adequate to neet all of the home
service needs. This effort will pro.
vide all the mocey needed to meet
the tremendous increased calls arts
ing from the popular and effective
work of the Army In the war and Civ.
ing complete and efficient service T.
J the public for one year.