Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-21
TELLS Of PLANS To
AID UNFORTUNATES
Wilmington Goodwill Industries to
Assist in Providing Support
for Crippled and Aged.

The Wilmington Goodwill Industries.
plan TO provide support for the crippled,
couvalescent and aged who cannot
work az regular employment. has been
organized under the direction Of the City
Missionary Society and will begin opera
tions next week. The corporation has
bought the Boyd property at Third and
| Walnut streets. and will begin work in
the present building but hopes eventually
10 build a plant worth S500.000 Rev
John II Beauchamp is superintendent
and Rev. George White Dawson minister
The Goodwill Industries II local part
Of a plan being carried ont IN 100 cities
II receives old clothes. rags and waste
paper from homes and business establish
ments, makes what repairs or preparations
are possible. and sells them for the benefit
of its needy beneiiciaries. The Morgan
Memorial IN Boston, an institution of
this character which has been in opera
tion for some time, reports that last year
more than S200,oo0 passed through It's
treasury, s60. 900 in waste paper alone.
A truck will begin next Monday TO GO
about the city. distributing bags in which
waste material can be placed and collect
ing bags when thep have been filled Anv-
ono who will undertake to fill such bag
may write TO Rev. J. H. Beauchamp.
2ilS Madison street, or telephone 7402-W
The purposes and methods of the
Goodwill Industries are shown in the
following statements.
The Goodwill Industries is nation
wide plan to rehabilitate the handicapped
and unfortunate II is under the di-
rection of the Bureau of Goodwill In
dustries of the Department OF City Work
of the Board Of Home Missions and Church
Extension of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, which is establishing this work
in 100 cities Of America The local
Board of Directors consists Of representa-
tives from churches of all denominations.
educational institutions and welfare or
ganizations.
The unfortunate who wants 10 start
life again. Is here given fair chance to
make good. At the altar of God he places
himself on record as desirious of beginning
again. The Goodwill Industries then
provides for him the opportunity to
again get grip on life through honest in
dustry-where he Is not a subject of
charity but earns his way in the various
industrial departments. He again be-
comes n working unit in society
THE work extends beyond merely the
industrial end The Social Service De-
partment stretches out its hands to the
entire neighborhood and gives practical
Christian help to the more needy of the
community.
THE industrial classes provide educa-
ton for the poorer children Of the neigh
.borhood, teaching them sewing knitting
carpentry, chair Gaming, printing. sign
painting, etc. Various social activities
are also provided, as well as regular re-
hgious services.
Our representatives are sent out to
tell of our work. place bags and solicit
membership. They carry a card of identi-
fication to prevent deception in the use
of our name Our trucks cover the city
on regular days on call by phone or postal
"All clothing IS fumigated, cleaned,
repaired or made over. A complete
shoe repairing outfit is in use. Furniture
is mended and vanished Paper is sorted;
also rags.
Needy families find articles at reason
able prices. Every penny goes back into
the. work to help others again.
"A brief, attractive and helpful de-
service opens each day at the
plant A Social Service Secretary visits
homes of workers and buyers, forms
them into welfare clubs, urges them into
the church of their choice, offers Christian
and assistance and helps the
worthy unemployed to find positions
"a settlement and mission for men is
part of the plan of development. ''You
can cooperate: By taking an "Oppor-
unity Bag TO fill with used clothing
shoes, hats, magazines, newspapers any
hing, everything by sending fur
liture.
by telling friends and placing bags
With them.
by becoming cooperating member
If Goodwill Industries" 81 a year
by sending worthy poor to us and to
)ur stores.
BY honoring us with a visit"
''Not Charity But a Chance"