The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-05-06
EXPANSION or WORK IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS NOTED
Popular Organizations Budget for 1920
Totals $4,000, ooo-DetaiIs Of Fig
ures FOR 1919 and 1920.

New York, April 12.--Expansion and
advancement in every department OF
Salvation Army work as q 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 f1nan-
ctal statement, which is of January 81,
1920, shows total expenditures through
out the country up to and including
that date of 1925, $50, with a re-
-mainder on hand for the four months
to May 81, OF 1910. 140.
Details or the statement disclose
that the sum Of $1,441, 1876 was ex-
pended up to January 81, for the MAIN
tenance Of $50 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 a 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 peMod covered by the report
the sum Of 81 1888 ,429 was expended by
thirty-four provincial, and divisional
headquarters for fresh-afr farms and
camps, 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 we'll as the extension OF Salvation
Army effort to unoccupied Aelds and
localities. Hence, this item includes
also salaries Of executive officers, Of
clerical and other employees. necessary
travelling expenses, postage the cost of
publicity and pS1tion Of
the: expenditures incidental to the or
gRnization OF the financial campaigns
Details Of Expenditures.
Other Items detailed In the report
include the sum OF 1921 ,O99, repre-
seHting administrative aad other ex-
penses borne by National HearQuar-
ters In New York and Territorial Head
quarters In Chicago: $751;. 800 repre-
genting the cost Of operating and main
tanning Is rescue homes and maternity
q general hospital and one
for children, 8 chiE1reR's homes and II
sIum settlements and nurseries; and
$4OO, 600 appOrtioned according to the
1919 budget for the pension fund for
aged or disabled officers.
Most significant. as indicating the
advancement made by the
o. a8nkeN IL 1n.SN1 net nc
q result Of the 1919 Fund contributed
by the country, are the lifting Of mort
cages to the amount Of 81 1881, 1913 and
the outlay of 81 ,O3S, 1874 for new build
ings and additions, making total Of
Hitherto demands upon the Saliva
ton Army'S efforts have been SO much
greater than it's income that 1t has
labored under 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 Llquidafed.
Only a part of the mortgage indebt-
edness was paid OF last year, however:
the Increased demands upon the Army
In the country being 50
great that INCREASED and new facilities
for hospitals. rescue homes and other
Army institutions called for the out
lay Of more than 100000 Army
officers 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
following: )
Expenditure Reserve
TO Jan. al TO May ii.
corps activitisa. 81 AL, 1e6. 1B scr. 2ss. "A
Maintenance Of Is
provincial & divl- =
stonai hdars.. 1855. 42S. 80 297.1aa.9s
Matntenance OF ma
tion ton Z terrific
NRaintersancs Of IN c'' 4'O'
BtltutIOns for
ps drsR ,,,G 1s35.ssSs55ss 1oa.ss7.ss
M or tgages and
Total Expenditure 1-9--.-- = -.
- Tor eight months Is. 267, 1891 $40, 14O.Ss
menths 'O '....'. s10;7405s
oTand totar
tribTted in 1879 49, .14,,s7.ssssc
The Arrnys 1920 budget, asking for
$4,000 900, calls for 4.O0c, 900 to darry
on it's evaneeltstic and relief work in
1000 separate centers; 100000 for
relief work among the poor, sick and