The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
SALVATION ARMY
 l WOULD HAVE HOTEL ! FOR BIRMINGHAM
Hope to Create HosteIry
 Where Persons Of Small Means or Who Are In Trouble May Stay

Z )llT The motto of Brig. L. N. simo7son the Salvation Army Is Win Souls td Soldiers"
 Ihsince Brigadier Simonson came 10 Birmingham several months ago as the likccessor of Maj David Main, ne has Uttered enthusiastically into plans Tor 'Ihe enlargement of the work in his di- lEsion, covering Alabama, Mississippi, ,fenr ssee and part of Florida. T like the attitude of the southern keople toward the Salvation Army" 2 2krigadier Simonson said after he had .Fsited for the first time various army |. psts included in his territory. 'Tbe people encourage us in our York and show their good will by com ssNg to our aid whenever they fully un- ilErstand the neds.
 " BACK NUMBERS
 We haven't the number of soldiers this section that we have in .ho birth, however, the officer commented ;. as.frther, and it is harder to get thsf .''GTtuaI life established. Many of cur tAIlderts can neither read nor write rJ vfor this reason our work Is largely lMeducational process. We have to be- 'sM k instruction just as teachers in . NY leol, so that our people who are con- Maed can study the Bible to prepare ,Wl Ehe activities of real soldiers of the sMDur work In this division is slss tHlipled in many places for lack of iIIoable property and equipment" he lltvanued. Most of 1t is one and tv O lFqms away from the cities. where we W Fiot reach the number of people we I Int if we were prepared for it. I'm AGd to say that we are to have lew KY llding in Tuscaloosa at an early oate ff"Nf Broad street, just one block from ItS}nain street of the city. This will 41A as a iSSeting hall and an emsr- N$sF home. ~a<
 4J,e emergency home. the officer
 hained. should be located in town.
 fuse it's purpose is to house people
 come to town without money ~ kfgh to go to a hotel. Our emesgen- :, omes, such as the one in Chatta- -, ,3iga and the one that will be in Tus- svAosa. really mean the saving of S, tireds of people who are stranded, 4ney offer protection to women and chl8iren, as we'll as shelter to men. We : N them temporarily until they find tni. help themselves
 s NEED ONE HERE
 8eedl home is one of our greatest = :mon Birmingham" saiA Brigadier fscs2n. While we have our :, nd nome for unfortuna,e ,e. women ! Hoy1s industrial home to .rnish em- = Hunt to unemployed T. h, the need < z Wt las greate:,r an emergency home t+s peeaches out4 helping hand when rn To table peoph are down and pced . toA -et up. This emer- NY homei Is one Q, Sthe things we are 2 Ing forward to h,re as a result of EsS financial campaigh that will be [ ut ! the early springlNy our soldiers A$ hey interest the szens of Bir- thd ,ham in our work .c3 The money on this campaign wilfssllsc. be Us ed as she maintenance of c,sr work for
 nit year. toward the purchase of a
 frxing for our divisional headquar-
 fq and for the enlargement of our 4le home.
 If the work of the Salvation Army Ems anything locally. it means ! ugh to be supported locally" em-
 ffzed MT. Simonson Tn future. we 1t have any national funds to call The only reason for . national cxfra-.
 In Tn the past was because of the
 It amount of money we had Lor-
 Isd for our work during the -var,r
 M fplained. "The Salvation Army did
 all upon the public for aid in his
 3if we found that our funds were Ma81 " eXnauSteO, ana untll COmman- &1 fsyangeline Booth feared that our &#k would be crippled if we did not Wt Result of the campaign cleared ouf W debt, but did not give us funds
 lew buildings or for better aQuip- 1 &4kme good people have the idea |, E4Athe Salvation Army Is rich" con. A MT. Simonson. This Is a nis. NM idea. We have bu'' ling and hrty throughout the3 United States
 ld at $S,0o0.000. but the mainte-
 . of the work. funds for new sings and equipment, are entirely ndent upon the good will of :he
 He in local communities,
 t Is noticeable that those who are
 Jyerted as Salvation Army soldiers
 self-supporting, unless physically
 pled." reminded ,the officer.
 Dne of the first things a man (. es
 he Is converted Is to keep from
 Is a burden to the other fellow. 4have no idle men who are ,ble-
 yed, and we believe in the teaching W the Scripture, which says: I rave X Ter seen the righteous forsaken. TO, Y seed begging bread
 believe" added Brigadier Simon & that as the people of Birm:ng- understand the nature of our work what the Salvation Army mea IS to comwInity, they will be glad ts
 xtributf Ito our campaign fund when
 | call is made"