The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-08-07
,PENDITURES OF
SALVATION ARMY
SHOW S13,257,552
Commander EyaageIine Boota
Makes Public Annual Home
Service Fund Accounting.
EXPANSION or WoRK IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS NOTED
Popular Organizations Budget for 1879
Totals $1,000 oo0-Dstails OF Fig
ures for 1910 and 1920.

New York. April 12.-Expansicu and
advancement IN every department Of
Z, Salvation Army work as result OF
:. the 1919 Home Service Fund are shown
!. IN a full accounting Of that Fund Just
made public by Commander Evangelne
Booth at the National Headquarters
of the organization here The iuan-
y cial statement, which IL Of january -,
1920 shows total expenditures through
nout the country ny to and including
dlhat date Of S13,25L552. with re-
-mainder on hand for the foar months
sto May 81, Of $9l0.ll0.
}, Details of the statement disclose
ehat the sum Of $1,44LlS5 was ex-
= pended up TO January 81, for The mniu-
enance Of $50 corps and outposts in
1all parts Of tho United States This
ditem includes rentals Of halls and their
maintenance salaries of 1900 officers,
sine expenses Of work for children ana
froung people, the cost Of all local re-
tlief work Of whateyer nature and such
Incidental expenditures as postage,
yprlntn@ stationery and the ike.
! IN the period covered by the report
ma sum Of $i.GSS 40 was expended BY
: thirty-fnur provincial and div sional
headquarters for freah-air farms and
scamps, comprehensive relief work OF
a special nature amongst the poor the
sick and The distressed These head
quarters are Charged with the over
sight and direction Of All corps and
similar activities In their jurisdiction
as Wei as the extension Of Salvation
army effort % unoccupicd fielGs and
localities. Hence, this item includes
ALSO salaries Of executive officers, Of
clerical and other employees, necessary
travelling expenses, postage, the cost Of
.adVeras!ns' publicity ana portion OF
the expenditures Incidental to tie or
sahIzatloh OF ti'e flhahclal campaigns.
Det1ils OF Expenditures.
Other items detailed in the report
include the sum OF S62l,0J0 repre-
sentlAg administrative and other ex-
penses borne by National HearQuar-
ters II New ! OK ana territorial Dea0-
quarters IN Chicago; Siof3V9 repre-
sontfno the cos+ If cr,oratipq ana main.
taining o. roscue bon,as and maternity
bosnitals = eanernl bosDital ana ono
for children. 3chjl,)rpn's homes and II
SLIM settlements and Nurseries; and
500 600 annortioned according to tie
1910 budopt for thn Dcnsion fund for
AIRED or disabled officers.
Most sjrnifcant. rs indicating the
advancement made by the
during the past year as
a result of the 1919 Fund contributed
Inv the country. are the lifting of mort /
cages to the amount of 1881, 1913 and
the outlay of. S7.O3S 1874 for new build
ings and additions. making a total Of
IS. 919. 52S.
Hitherto demands upon the Saliva /
ton Armv's efforts have heen 50 mucb
greater than its income that it has !
labored under a tremendous indebted
ness its officers have heon redncod 70
mart nav vaar af+ar voar ond +bo or
ganlZatlOn mas been handicapped IN Its ,
onnrationS
''S' n,ot A. nor.,,,.. , ,,,,,,,,...
-
only part OF the mortgage indeht-
T. edness was paid off last year, nowever'
the increased demands upon the Army
everywhere in the country being so
great JllnI increased and new Facilities