The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-09-16

VIC Ellis EQUITY SaIVa-
ton Army Advisory Board at the
annual meeting Of the Kansas Chief
Division of the Salvation Army,
known as the Divisional Advisory
Board, which comprises ali Of Kansas
and twenty counties in western
Missouri. Senator Arthur Capper is
President of this Board. Carroll B.
Merriam, Vice President of the Cen
trail Trust Co., and Treasurer of the
Merriam Mortgage Co, who presided
over the Convention, is Chairman.
Frank E. Samuels, Adjutant of the
American Legion for Kansas, is
Secretary, and seventeen other prom
inent business men Of Topeka, Hutch
inson, Kansas City, Kansas, Atchison,
Leavenworth, Wichita and lola, make
up the personnel of the State Board.
Under the direction of the State
Board are the County Advisory
Boards and each county in Kansas
and the western part of Missouri was
represented at the meeting.
The sessions were held in the Sol
diers' Memorial Hall opposite the Cap
itol, and a splendid review of the
great work Of this organization in up
lifting the unfortunate and down and
out and restoring their manhood and
womanhood by means of motion pic
lures as well as talks by Army Ofic-
ers. At noon the $50 odd delegates
were entertained at luncheon by the
Chamber of Commerce in their splen-
didly equipped dining hall.
The Salvation Army has discon-
tinued all soliciting for funds by
means of street workers, coin boxes,
etc. and are securing all of hteir
funds through an annual drive. A
complete, detailed financial report
for the preceding year showed a total
income for the State, from the annual
drive in September and unsolicited
gifts of $224,120.84 and a detailed
statement of the expenditure of this
amount was made to the Convention
which showed that this amount of
money was obtained at very reason
able cost. The Army maintains an
industrial home for crippled and par
TALLY disabled men where work is pro-
vided suited to their ability which
enables them to earn their keep and
in many instances to save up until
they ase able to fit themselves for
some means of livelihood. The Coun-
ty Advisory Board, upon their recon-
mendation, may secure transportation
for any such unfortunate men to this
home. The gullible public might well
remember this when they are accosted
by the beggar on the street (who has
been refused a permit to solicit by
the Chamber of Commerce Commit
tee) and refer him to the County Ad-
visory Board, of which Mr.. ]. S. Bird
sPresident and Ruth Fliesbach, Sec
rotary. This is one way in which the
Salvation Army can render direct ser
vice to the rural communities. They
have provided relief for worthy indi-
gents and unworthy ones are not en-
titled to help.
They also maintain homes for de-
linquent boys and girls who are dev.
eloped into physically and morally
sound citizens, as well as Rescue and
Maternity homes for unfortunate
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home is to be erected at Wichita this
year. Thei rwork among the poor
their fresh air camps, working mems
hotels, free employment bureaus,
prison work, juvenile industrial and
agricultural work, boys friend bu-
reau, missing friends bureau, work
among service men, emergency de-
partment, ETC., are well known. In
fact, DIR. Edmond j. Kulp of Topeka.
said in an address before the Conven-
ton, "The Salvation Army can dc
more work and better work on less
money than any other organization
The budget for the coming year
as approved by the State Advisory
Board for their work in this part Of
the country, totals 100000, to be
obtained from all Kansas and the 2(
counties in western Missouri. The
quota for each county is based upon
population and the wealth as shown
by the deposits in the bank. The
quota for Ellis county is $3.50, the
drive efof which will be made before
October 18th. OF the 100000
$125,OOO will go into the erection of
the maternity and rescue home at
Wichita, of which amount Wichita
has assumed $4,000. The drive will
be put on by the Ellis County Advis-
DRY Board, which is composed of the
following: ]. S. Bird, Vic Holm,
Ruth Fliesbach, R. L. Parker, C. G.
Cochran, Fred Oshant, E. A. Rea, C.
F. West, J. Nj. Wiesner, w. W. Paul
E. NJ. Speer, Mrs. Nellie Addison
Vernon Clark, Lulu Bice, all of Hays
J. C. Mcmahon and Jack Nicholson
from Ellis; and DR.. Anderson from
Victoria. Any individuals needing