The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-22
DRIVE PLANNED
FOR ARMY FUND
Local Branch, Salvation
Corps, Has Three-ply
Civic Objective
GIRLS HOME NEEDED
I. G.. Long Declares Cheap
Rent for Working Girl Is
Solution of Big Crux

Demands on the Salvation Arm,
for living quarters Tor young women
Of limited income have become Ho
numerous ana persistent that the
leading business mcu ~ Tulsa, I'M
der the leadership OF The Tula sal
walton Army advisory board have
taken IN the matter with tho de
termination TO give the Army tan
glble assiatapco iu meeting the prob
lem.
Tho ultimate aim ~ the advisory
board iH the erection Of a modern
young womou's boarding homo to be
administered ry The salvation Army
somewhere near tho business die
trict OF Tho city, but It is explained
that something must be done TO pro-
vide immediate relief while the
building project IN being considered
and provided for.
Drive Tor Funds.
a fund for thiH purpose viii be
raised Ion q public appeal by tho ad-
vlsory hourd between the ith and
1Ith uf Irtuhor A. that ti2c the
annual appeal of the salvation Army
for maintenance ana extension work
win bo made and It Is the aim of the
advisory board to raise In addition
20 the maintenance and extension
funds az much money aS IL possible
for the use ~ the local Army corps
In assisting young women, The Tulsa
budget OF the Army calls Tor $4,000
for the maintenance OF local work
and t9.5O0 as the proportionato
share Of Tulsa county In the cree
tlon OF n salvation Army maternity
hospital and rescue home In okla
homn, or "A total Of St3,b00. The fund
for the young womcn's work will be
In addition TO this amount.
Plans for tho appeal are explained
today In a statement issued by !. O..
Long, president of The Tulsa Ad
club, who was elected by his follow
members Of The salvation Army ad-
visory board to lead tho appeal for
funds. MIR Long said,
we all appreciate the value of
tho routine activities OF tho local
Salvation Army corps | believe It
~ generally understood, that In ad-
dillon to tho religious work the
Army IN tulsa Is called upon every
day to perform an endless amount
ana variety OF charitable work.
Therefore | know the people OF
Tulsa will be glad to contribute the
item OF $4,000 for the maintonacc
Of the Tulsn CORDS.
Need Home Here.
I'VE also appreciate. ! am sure
the need for "a salvation Army res.
cue home and maternity hospital In
oklahoma. Not a week passes but
what advisory boards throughout the
state are asking the Army TO take
care OF young women who have
made u serious misstep, and "a mum
bcr Of girls have been sent from this
vicinity. This is n class OF case
which the salvation Army handles IN
u more constructive and sympa-
theuc manner than any other az.
pncy, but as II is the oklahoma cases
must be sent to the salvation Army
home at san Antonio. Texas, and
That home * rapidly becoming
crowded. The need for a Hlmilar
home In oklahoma is apparent,
therefore ! know our people win bc
happy to contribute tho $500 which
Is our share OF this extension work
Tn addition to these Items we
must raise na much as we can TO en-
able the Army Immediately to pro-
vide decept living quarters al a
reasonable price for young women
who are obliged TO work FOR meagct
size Of Tulsa are maintaining up,
to-detc salvation Army boarding
homes for This purpose. A homo oi
THIS character has just becu opened
In oklahoma City and we arc de,
termincd that Tulsa win have on,
IN the near future, Hut II taltci
time TO put up u building. so W,
are determined that we shall d,
everything in our power TO NEE
the problem right now, Every Cit
zen OF Tulsn is familiar with tn,
high flight of rents. but IL is doubt
tul whether all the citizens .rcaliZ,
what hardship this Is wording ol
our young women of limited means
VT have many girls working fut 81
$l5 or $40 "a week who are oblige,
to pay 80 or $40 week for n room
alone, This does not include foo,
on clothing. This situation con
tributes very seriously to the com
plicau0n oC the social problem 4
Tulsa Given the proper fiuanciu
assistance, the salvation Army ca
put these girl9 on au mdcpoudcu
footing as to has douc In otho
cities. II can give them decent liy
ing accommodations in cloa
Christian environment. toEcthe
with three meals a day, Tor the prlc
of between $500 aud $500 a wccl
I'VE are determined thar tn
Army In Tulsa shall be given IA
funds with which to do this vita
work. Many of the forward-l -luuL
ing citizens OF Tulsa have already of
ferod me their assistance in carry
ing out this problem ana now ca
upon all good citizens, as well a
the civic ana frascrnal organization
Churches, ana womens clubs to ri,
me their aid. We must yet hold ,
every dollar that possibly can /
raised for this purpose. Let MS llr
up as "a unit with the Salyatiu
Army I'm true salvation Arm
spirit and SEQ that this spIeudI
three-cornercd program Ia carrie
out to a successful finish"