The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-05-11
SALVATION ARMY
DRIVE STARTS IN
CITY ON SUNDAY
Band Concert, Followed By
Big Meeting AT The
inc Theatre
ADDRESSES GIVEN
DURING AFTERNOON
Splendid Motion Picture Ex-
hibited; The Drive Is Now
On In County

Highly successful was the launch.
ing of the Salvation Army drive Sun
day afternoon, opening with an ex-
cellent concert by the x. of p. band.
The public square was filled with
people to enjoy the music, and when
the procession was formed to march
to the Vine theatre, the crowd follow
ed and packed it to capacity.
After few opening remarks upon
the merits and purposes of the great
second home service drive, by Il.
Cooper-Willis and Mayor Tiger, Capt.
Terrell of the local post of the army
was Introduced. The captain told
the strange story of his life, and of
how the Salvation Army made it pos
sible for his reform; told of his con-
version and of his fight to hold to
his new life. He said "the one thing
that / love most about the Salvation
Army is that although a man may
go down to the depths Of sin and deg
relation, lie never gets too low for
the Salvation Army to stOop and help
him up, and give him a chance to
make good"
He said that it was because of this
opportunity the army offered to the
poor and the outcasts, that because
the Salvation Army women went out
into the byways Of life and nursed
the sick of contagious diseases where
others would not 60 unless highly
paid; that because the Salvation Ar
my put shoes on the feet of the poor
and clothes on their backs, and sup
piled them with food when they had
none-because Of all this, the organi.
; zation should have the most hearty
support of the community in this
home service drive.
Bert o. Evans
In his address, strong with fervor
and with the spirit of the occasion,
Mr.. Evans declared that the world
; needs no Introduction to the great
work of the Salvation Army, and the
; Army needs no praise from us to
show it the way. He said that the
lads who served overseas would tell
anyone with question just what
that service meant to them.
The burden of his address was in a
) short detailed account of the great
service of the Salvation Army in the
terrible floods and fires which have
swept over this country. The Army
was always first on the ground of dis
aster, rendering the aid and help
most necessary. In rising flood OF
Oratory, he said that here in Mt. Yer
non the Salvation Army nurses dur
ing the influenza scourge were out
attending cases where others did not
dare to 60.
"The greatest wonder of it all to
me is that not only does the Saliva
ton Army minister to the physical
needs of the people in want, but it
also furnishes them spiritual nour-
ishment and shows them the way of
the gospel" said Mr. Evans. He
made it plain that the Army was one
of the very few organizations in the
world today that gives bread and
shoes, together with the Bible, wher-
ever they are needed, and with the
same freeness and spontaniety.
"If we cannot go out into the open
fields as do the workers for the Sal
Asv,1r ha, v,,it
contributions to this cause. 1t is for
, this means to their great and highly
serviceable goal that ! plead today.
want you people to help with all
, your hearts and with the full extent
of your capacity to give" he said in
closing.
Private J. Winning
Told of his enlistment in the SER
vice at the age of 10 in Athens, Ohio,
and of his service throughout the
war; He was on the front line of ac-
tion SO days and in that short period
saw active battle in the Marne en-
gagement and at Chateau Thierry. In
the latter battle he was gassed and
wounded by shrapnel. The darkest
moments of his battle career, those
spent shortly after his disaster, were
made bright by the presence of the
Salvation Army and the Red Cross
nurses. He declared that it was the
I smiles of these good women and the
, sweet things that they gave him to
eat that made him want to pull
; through and get we'll. He pledged
his support as service man to the
drive now on and he felt that every
service man in Knox county should
! get out and work for the Salvation