The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-04-29
Commander Evanpeline Booth
Makes Pubic Annual Home
Service Fund Accounting.
EXPANSION or WORK IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS NOTED
Popular crosnira,ior's Budget for 1920
Tetals $4,000. ooo-oe,aiIs 81 FIG
ures Tor 1919 and 1920.

/ Booth AZ the National Headquarters
% the organization here The huan.
cial statement. which II % January ~.
1910. shows total expenditures through.
out the country NJ 20 aud Including
that date 81 Si3257.a52. with r.
ma,ndcr on hand for the four months
20 MAY ~, Of Sal0.l4o
/ Details ~ the statement Disclose
! that the --um ~ Si.llt.is was *
pended M e. January ~. for the main.
teuance ~ aa cnrps and ou'poSts IN
an parts ~ the United states This
1 ten includes rentals ~ halls and their
maintenance. salaries ~ $500 officers
I The expenses ~ work fur children and
/ Young people. the cost - nll local r..
I llsf work ~ whatever nature. and such
/ Incidental expenditures as postage.
trintius. stationery and the ike.
I IN TIE period covered bv the report
/ he siIa u 81 Ca 80 wus expended by
thirty four provincial aud divisional
/ headquarters FOR fresh air farms ami
| camps. comprl h"usiye r,licf work ~
= spcliul nature Hmongst %. poor. the
sick aud the distressed. These head.
quarters are CHARGED with the over
siEht and direction ~ all corps and
similar activities In their Jurisdiction
/ - we'll ds the extension 81 Salvation
/ Army effort a. unorcupicd fields aui
/ localities Hence. this item includes
also salaries ~ executive Officers. ~
clerical and other employees. necessary
travelling expenses. postage. the cost Of
ndvcrtleng publicity aud a portion az
/ the expenditures incidental 90 the or
gaulzation 81 the financial campaigns
Details ef Expenditures.
other Items detailed IN the report
include the sum 81 sG2l ESQ. repre-
sentlng administrative and other *
peuses borne ~ National IIearquar-
tiers In New York and Territorial Head
quarters In Chicago; tis7300 repre-
senting the cost 81 operating aud main.
| tanning - rescue homes and maternity
hospitals. general hospital and one
| for children. ch'ldren's homes and II
Stun settlements aud nurseries, aud
tinpOsO appuriioued according ia the
1919 budget for the pension fund for
aged or disabled officers
Most Significant. n indicating tho
remarkable advancement made by the
Salyationlsts during the past year NJ
a result Of the 1919 Fund contributed
by the country, are.the liftinx Of mort
cages TO the amount ~ 81 ssh al and
the outlay ~ S7.03s. s'4 for new build
inrs and additions. making a total Of
ss.aig rs
Hitherto demands upon the Saliva
tlon Army's efforts have been 80 much
greater than les income that n has
lahorpd under a tremendous indebted
ness, It's officers have been reduced Ia
part pay year after year. and the or
ganlzatlon has been handicapped IN It's
operations.
Not All Mortgages Liauidated.
Only a part ~ the mortgage lndcht.
edness was paid N last year. however /:
the increased demands upon the Army
everywhere In the country heing an
great that increased and new facilities
for HOSPITALS. rescue homes and other
Army institutions called for the out.
lay % more than ST.Oo.ooo. Army
officers hope that the response to the
1870 Home Service Appeal viii be such
as 10 permit ~ the wiplng out ~ much
~ the remaining mortgage Indebted
ness. provide for the maintenance %
the organizations established activities
and make urgently needed extensions
and development possible.
The 1919 balance sheet shows the
following:
Expenditure Reserve
To Jan. ~. To May a.
corps activities tiiiLissis t.7.ss5 -
Maintenance ~ -
provincial A dlyt-
,.ional hdars. -. isss':ss, asT.iissl
Maintenance ~ ma
tional A terrific
rial hdqrs ..... s2i.0999f sltTlos
Maintenance o. in
stitutious fur
women ana chill
.s.,o, ,,.i -. i ,:5 e, g ioass1cs
Mortgases and
properties ...... ssisS.sg2
Total expenditures
for eiEht months "a 2sIsk1ai $40 lao Ss
Reserve for four ==
Grand total
tribuisd In 1917 ilisfsss so
The Army's 1900 budget. asking for
tioO0O,O00. calls for Si.OO0.O00 10 carry
on its eyanEelistlc and relief work An
l.OoO separate centers 100000 for
relief work among the poor. sick and
unfortunate. work for mothers aud
children. and other social WORT under
provincial and divisional headquar
tiers $4,000 for the maintenance 81
national and territorial headquarters !.
s4O0.OO for rescue homes. nurseries
hospitals, stun posts and other insti.
intions for women aud children; ti50..
0o for the retired officers pension
fund. and sa2,0o1O for the llauida
ton q mortgages and the acquiring Of
new properties made necessary By the
Arny's lge0 extension urCrram