Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-09-17
RUSK co. ASKED
TO RAISE $500
Salvation Army Has Extensive
Program For Relief Work
in This State
LOCAL DELEGATES
AT STATE CONFERENCE
Budget For State Totals $227, ,2OO.-
Maternity Hospital Will Be Built
at Milwaukee

C. J. Dregne and r. w. Richardson,
of this city, of the Rusk county advis-
ory board were among the one hundred
delegates at the convention of WiscOn-
sin Salvation Army advisory boards
which voted to raise $227 200 for the
Salvation Army at a convention Tues
day at Milwaukee in the PlankintOn
Hotel. One hundred twenty-five thou
sand dollars of the money will be used
for the establishment of maternity
place for the wronged girl who comes
TO the attention of the county advisory
board and the remaining $102, 200 to
continue and extend the work Of the
Salvation Army in rendering state
wide relief.
The adoption of the budget was
moved by Rev Elmer 2. Loose, of
Waukesha, and was carried nearly
unanimously. The only one dissent
ing, favoring the budget but prefer
ring Il Girls Boarding Home to a ma
tcrnity hospital The budget which
the state board was passed at the ter
mination Of Il general discussion i'll
which every angle of action was care
fully considered.
The convention was addressed by n.
Z. Van ScOy. Milwaukee, vice presi-
dent of the International Harvester
Company, and president of the state
advisory board: Brigadier Edwy
White. Milwaukee, commander of the
Salvation Army II Wisconsin and
Northern Michigan Mrs. Staff Cap
tain Morrison, Chicago, in charge of
the young peoples work Of the Saliva
ton Army in the western and central
states Herbert n. Jeffrey, Chicago,
associate western territorial director !;
Charles Il. Jones. Milwaukee, state
program director and DIR. Charles
Wheeler, Evanston. who was sent over
seas for the Salvation Army.
A. T. Van Scoy, who was elected
president of the entire advisory board
organization by the state board, an
nounced his acceptance at the conven-
tiOn.
1t was stated that plans for raising
the money would be announced in a
few days and that f1e effort would be
made during the week of October II
to Is. Rusk county's quota is only
500.
The complete budget is as follows:
State rescue and maternity work for
Wisconsin -.-.--.------.---.-----.-$ 6,OOO.O0
Divisional Headquarters:
Strictly a Wisconsin item
covering the expense of
administration ................ $4,000
Territorial Headquarters:
administration, ira ming
of officers for Wisconsin
Mems Social Work, WOm-,
EMS Social Work, Young
Mems Social Work, WOm
Peoples and Children's
Work. Bureaus and InSti-
mtions ..... 100000
Pension fund for aged and
disabled Salvation Army
officers ..... 100000
For the erection of a rescue
home and maternity hos
pital ............................. 125, 100000
Corps Budgets:
The deficit in the combined
budgets of seventeen Wis
cOllsin corps covering in
the instance of each corps
the salaries of two officers,
rent. ight and heat of
quarters and local relief
work 3S.50O.OO
State Extension, Develop
ment and Relief:
To cover the expense Of
any emergency relief that
may be necessary and to
provide means to handle
additional relief work
that comes to the atten1
ton of the Salvation Ar
my through the county adj
| visory boards of he
state. A portion of this
sum will be used to carry
| relief to service men strict
ly in Wisconsin. 26,0OOOC
Total ..............................$ .$227 ,OO0 OC
A meeting of the Rusk County Ad
visory Board of the Salvation Army