Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-05-26
SAL DRIVE WILL
Be CONTINUED
Thus Far s2,5oo Collected
For Home Service
Fund
RESPONSE VERY SLOW
Committee In Charge Will Probably
End Drive Wcdnesday-Total May
Reach $4,000 s.

is expected, will be continued over
for two or three more days. Up to
noon today Approximately $500 had
been collected for the Home Service
Fund according to S. ". Pitts. local
chairman of the drive committee. The
response on the part of citizens has
not been as generous as expected and
there are many who have not given
anything thus far. In order to reach
such persons it is proposed to con-
tinue the drive over.
So great is the Home service of the
Salvation Army that the cities OF
Norfolk, Danville, Roanoke, each
give $500 year from their City
Corps. The city of Petersburg gives
1850 and the city of Lynchburg 81 900
year from its City Council to the
Salvation Army Work right there,
and no man dares question why this
is given. They do it because every dol
lar given to the Salvation Army saves
them from S. to SO in poor houses
and jails. Therefore, economically
and financially, the State is deriving
a great benefit. John D. Rockefeller
and John Wanamaker have for years
been contributors to the Salvation
Army. Their Charity heads have in
vestigated it and their statement IS
that 90 cents out of every dollar
given to the Salvation Army goes for
the uplift of humanity; only one per
cent for overhead charges. Now, II
our business men could reduce their
expenses to 10 per cent, or even 20
per cent, overhead" they would all
be m;llionaires. If a man in the Sal
vaticn Army should ask for ar in
crease of salary he gets bounced. He
does not belong to the Salvation
Army. The maximum pay in your
largest ci,ies is IS to $40 a week;
Some get only S4. They get for week
what YOU and | would hardly look az
for a day. The common soldiers serve
without one cent compensation. They
hire themselves out as domestics dur
ing the day, and at night, when you
and | are asleep, they do the work OF
the slum and the gutter. Is it any
wonder that DIR. Stuart Mcclure tells
of them as most self sacrificing
army. He will do anything for them.
He has told the story.
Such was the Salvation Army acti-
vity over there. When a line was
planted they went right into the
front lire trenches; they went into
the dcughcuts and there brewed the
coffee and baked their doughnuts for
the boys. The slogan we thought OF
for Virginia was "Ask the Soldier" E"
If YOU mention Salvation Army you
don't have to talk very much before
the soldier will begin to tell you. One
of the boys told Of the battle OF the
Sonme. When they went over the
ton at the Somme. Salvation Army
Men and women ins:sred on following
them. and the Commander ordered
them back, saying "You cannot live IN
this HELP. and one little girl answer
ed aIf we cannot live with you, we car
die with vou." And they went on
After the skirmishing was over the
boys Clipped in and gave their com
mander 1000 francs for the Salvation
Army Corps to buy some clothes with
The Captain of the Salvation Arm!
said "We will take the money, but We
will use it to buy more flour to make
doughnuts for you boys" The Saliva
ton Army people are not going Z
tell their deeds but the soldiers, TIT
sailors. the aeronaughts are going t
tell it.