The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-14
WOMEN ID AID DRIVE F0RSALVAT|ONARMY
Mass Meeting of Returned Soldiers Called for
 Tonight

When the Salvation Army home ser vice fund campaign opens next Monday in Greater Birmingham, to continue for the week, it will find the women 'leai- CTS of previous war work campaigns also lined up in the interest of this campaign.
 Preliminary steps were taken Tues day evening at conference to assure the participation of the women in this drive and to perfect plans for organlz- ing the booth work and other features.
 Present at this conference wers: Mrs. S. l.. Ledbetter, city chairman of the Women's division of the Victory Loan campaign, who will occupy sim- liar position during the Salvation Army home service drive; Mrs. H. E. Pearco. who. as in previous war work cam paigns represents the business ana professional women, and Mrs. J. F. Carle, as chief representative of ths ladies of the Eastern Star; Claud L. Hagan, county chairman of the coming campaign; James J. Jackson, city chairman; Staff Captain David Main or the Salvation Army; Ben l. Rapport zone chairman, and various other lead CTS in the coming campaign.
 A mass meeting of returned soldiers has been called at the headquarters of the campaign at the northeast corner of Fourth avenue and Twentieth street north. for Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock sharp to devise ways and means to assist the leaders of this campaign.
 It is felt by those in charge of this work that none are better qualified to pass on the worthiness of this cause thar the boys who in the trenches and at the front learned of and came in touch with the work of the Salvation Army and they are confident that the
 Ro;J hot hA calls for help.
 CIaud L. Hagan, county chairman, and William Osborn Sell, vice county chairman, are confident that Jefferson county will not fail in this call and that the quota of $110,000 for the coun- ty will not only be raised but as o1 previous occasions will be overtopped and an intensive speakers campaign will be waged from now on to arouse the people of the county to the needs of this work. with Clark Williams as hartman of the speakers bureau and M P Hollingsworth secretary.
 Staff Capt David Main will utilize the tent on Twentieth street, between Second and Third avenues as branch of the woman's home hospital and childrens nursery, commencing with throughout the Salvation Army home service fund drive. May 1926. Tie branch will be in charge of Adjt. Emma Waldren who will have one or two nurses there in charge of Salvation Army home babies so that the ladies of Birmingham may have an opportunity to become acquai inted with this fea ture of the Salvation Army's work Comfortable chairs will be provided SC that any ladies who desire may stop al the tent and rest while downtown shopping and see the babies at the same time. The tent will be nicely dec orated and Adjutant Waldren will give any interested ladies information or the woman's home and nursery depart ment of the Salvation Army
 Staff Capt David Main is leaving nt stone unturned to locate missing sol. diers for their relatives. On Saturday under Staff Captain Mains instructions Lieutenant Reed located a member ol 1 the 167th regiment for his sister. II ] took Lieutenant Reed sometime to dt this, but the young lady kept search | ing until the soldier was located. Monday Stan Captain Main received q request from an aged father and moth. CT to locate their Son. Stan Captaiy Mai,. wired Camp Dix. the point where | the young man was supposed to be and l learned that he had been discharged and left there. But Stan Captain Mair l is not dropping the matter there; the search is being continued. and will not be dropped until the young man is To. cated.
 we nrfd them" said Staff Captain Main. ''It may take time. but we never give up. Sooner or later we locate
 the lost"