Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-04-16
EXPENDITURES OF +,
SALVATION kRMYA !
SHOW S13,257S552
Commander EvangeIine Booth
Makes Public Annual Home 4
Service Fund Accounting. y
EXPANSION OF WORK IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS NOTED
Popular Organizations Budget for 1920
Totals sic, ooo, ooo-DetaIls Of Fig
ures for 1919 and 1920.

New York, April 12-EIpansion and
advancement in every department of
Salvation Army work ms result OF
the 1919 Home Service Fund are shown
In a full accounting of that Fund just
made public by Commander Evangeline
Booth at the National Headquarters
of the organization here. The fnan-
cial statement, which is Of January 81,
1920, shows total expenditures through
out the country up to and including
that date OF $13,257, $50, with re-
mainder on hand for the four months
to May 81, of $9l0,140
Details of the statement disclose
that the sum of $1,441, 1856 was ex-
pended up to January 81, for the main
tenance of 939 corps and outposts in
all parts of the United States. This
item includes rentals OF halls and their
maintenance, salaries OF 1900 officers,
the expenses of work for children and
young people, the cost of all local re-
lief work of whatever nature, and such
Incidental expenditures as postage,
printing. stationery and the like.
In the period covered by the report
the sum Of s1.6sS, 429 was expended by
thirty-f0ur provincial and divlsiohsl
headquarters fer fresh-air farms and
camps. comprehensive, relief work of
a special nature amongst the peer, the
sick ana the distressed. These head
quarters are charged with the over
sight and direction Of all corps and
similar activities In their Jurisdiction
~ well as the extension Of Salvation
Army effort to unoccupisd neids. and
localities. Hence. this item includes
alss salaries Of executive ofacers. of
clerical and other employees, necessary
travelling expenses, postage, the cost Of
advertising, publicity and portion Of
the expenditures Incidental to the or
ganizaHsn Of the financial. campaigns.
Details sf Expenditures.
Other items detailed In the report
include the sum OF 1921 900, repre-
senting administrative and other ex-
penses borne by National Hearquar-
tiers In New York and Territorial Head
quarters la Chicago; t187 800 repre-
senting the cost Of operating and main
tanning 25 rescue homes and maternity
hospitals, a general hospital and one
for children, 8 children's homes and IL
slum settlements and nurseries; and
100000 apportioned according to the
1919 budget for the pension fund for
aged OF disabled officers.
Most significant, AZ indicating the
remarkable advancement made by the
Salvationists during the past year as
q result of the 1919 Fund contributed
by the country, are the lifting of merit
cages to the amount Of 1881, 1913 and
the outlay Of $7,o3S. SS4 for new bufld-
ings and additions, making total of
$s,919,o2s.s
Hitherto demands upon the Saliva
ton Army's efforts have been so much
greater than Its income that 1t has
labOred under q tremendous indebted
ness, its officers have been reduced to
part pay year after year. and the or
ganization has been handicapped In Its
operations.
Not All Mortgages Liquidated. .
Only a part of the mortgage indebt.
edness was paid off last year, however
the increased demands upon the Army
everywhere In the country being SO
great that increased and new facilities
for hospitals, rescue homes and other
Army Institutions called for the out.
lay OF more than $7,000,000 Army
ofncers hope that the response to the
1920 Home Service Appeal will be such
as to permit of the wiping out of much
Of the remaining mortgage indebted
ness, provide for the maintenance OF
the organizations established activities
and make urgently needed extensions
and development possible.
The 1919 balance sheet shows the
'oiio"F3 expenditure reserve
To Jan. 81 To May 81
For support of
corps activities 81, AL, 1875 SAT- 235, Al
Maintenance of "a
provincial & divi-
sional hdars. =. l.sss, 42ss2 2s7.1sss
Maintenance of ma
tional q terrific
n "
Maintenance OF in
women and chill
dren 80. ...... 1877, 800 rs l02, 2s7. o.
Pension fund ..... 400 600. 90
or I g ages and
properties .. s,s1s,52s.42
Total expenditures ------ -
for eight months Ii, 257, 552 81 $40 14O.5
Reserve for four -
months ......... $40. 140.5s
Gran total
(Amount con-
tributed In 1870 IA, 1877. 693 so
The Army.s 1920 budget, asking fol-
100000. calls for @4,OOOOOO to carr,
on its evangelistic and relief work Ii
1000 separate centers; t3,O00,OO0 fol
relief work among the poor, sick ane
unfortunate, work for mothers ant
children, and other social work undel
provincial and divisional headquar
tiers; $250.000 for the maintenance o.
national and territorial headquarters
$4O0,0 for rescue homes, nurseries
hospitals, slum posts and other insti
tutions for women and children; $50,
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