The Lamar register., 1920-01-21
HOME SERVICE PROGRAM
Salvation Army Organizes County Ad-
visory Board TO Promote New
Work of the Organization.

visory Board to Promote New
Work of the Organization.
Mrs. Sara X. Robinson, an attorney
of st. Joseph, Missouri, and represent
ing the new Home Service Program of
the Salvation Army, has been in La
mar several days the past week inter-
viewing local business men and inter-
esting them in the great work being
undertaken by the Army to redeem
the unfortunate down-and-ou of
the country. She is thoroughly en-
thused with the work and is an inter-
esting talller and did much to create
interest in the new departure here.
A meeting was held yesterday even
ing at the Citizens State Bank at
which number of business men were
present among whom were Judge
CRANKY Hillyer, Judge ]. C. Horn, r.
E. Nye, Chas. Wooden, C. NJ. Lee, DIR.
J. S. Hasty. DIR. N. NJ. Burnett, E. r.
Jones, Herschcl Horn, Alfred Todd, ].
we'll, J. NJ Williams, CT. Daniel,
Chas. Carver. C. B. Ray of Lamar, w.
Partridge of Holly and ]. B. Esgar of
Wiley. A movement towards organiz-
ing a permanent advisory board for
the county was started.
A partial outline of the aims of the
Army is given in its prospectus as
follows:
"a New Development
''The Salvation Army is entering
upon a program that will eventually
result in the extension of its out-posts
into every county, city, village and re-
mote section Of every state of the
Union. The program does not contem-
plate the entering or the development
of new field, strictly speaking. It
indicates rather desire to expand the
present efforts of the Army and to
extend the ministering hand of mercy
to all parts of a state rather than to
be limited by the present corps cent
ers. Most important of all is the wish
to reach the very source Of the great
social problems and TO help in con-
trolling the strong currents Of life.
that sometimes become so unruly.
"The Salvation Army has ever wag-
ed its battle in the very front line, or
more correctly speaking, the last line
Of defense. Its trenches have been
dug in the streets Of poverty and the
fight for humanity has been made
when the enemy was reinforced by
want, vice, disease and despair. Ef-
forts have necessarily been devoted in
large measure 20 ministering to
those who have already been danger
ously II not mortally wounded in life's
encounter. The function Of the Army
has been and will continue to be one
of alleviating distress and sorrow. "A
Man May be Down but He is Never
Out will remain the slogan. But it is
the hope Of all of the officers every
where that the new program will tend
to prevention rather than cure and
that the man, or boy, or girl, may
not always come to them down
"The first step in the new program
calls for the selection Of an influential
chairman End strong lay committee
in every county Of the state; men who
represent the best civic and communi-
ty interests without reference to de-
nominationnl or religious affiliations.
The chairman and committee will be
accredited representatives of the Sal |
walton Army in the county and will /
be known as the Salvation Army Ad-
visory Board. Every effort will be
made to enlist only strong communi-
ty leaders whose influence will be wide
spread and whose interest in social
conditions is definite.
"The Army believes that through
long years of experience it has ac-
quired the practical knowledge and de-
veloped the proper methods Of extend
ing a hand of genuine helpfulness to
humanity. The Army appreciates the
difference between a constructive help
fulness that assist the man or woman
to retain or win back their self re-