The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-05-06
EXPENDITURES OF
SALVATION ARMY
SHOW S13,257,552
Commander EvangeIine Booth
Makes Public Annual Home
Service Fund Accounting.
EXPANSION OF WORK IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS NOTED
Popular Organizations Budget for 1920
Totals $4,000, ooo-Details of Fig
ures for 1919 and 1920.

New York, April 12-EXpansion and
advancement in every department of
Salvation Army work as a result of
the 1919 Home Service Fund are shown
In full accounting Of that Fund just
made public by Commander Evangeline
Booth at the National Headquarters
of the organization here. The finan-
cial statement, which is Of January 81,
1920, shows total expenditures through
out the country up TO and including
that date Of S13,257, $50, with a re-
mainder on hand for the four months
to May 81, of S9lO,l40
Details Of the statement disclose
that the sum Of SILL, 1S5 was ex-
pended up to January 81, for the main
tenance of $50 corps and outposts in
all parts Of the United States. This
item includes rentals OF halls and their
maintenance, salaries OF 1880 officers,
tho expenses OF work for children and
young people, the cost OF all local re-
lief work OF whatever nature, and such
incidental expenditures as postage,
printing, stationery and the like.
In the period covered by the report
the sum of $1,6SS, 429 was expended by
thirty-fOur provincial and divisional
headquarters for fresh-air farms and
camps, comprehensive relief work OF
special nature amongst the poor. the
sick and the distressed. These head
quarters are charged with the over
sight and direction Of all corps ana
similar activities In their Jurisdiction
as well as the extension of Salvation
Army effort to unoccupied fields and
localities. Hence, this item includes
also salaries of executive officers, Of
clerical and other employees, necessary
travelling expenses, postage, the cost of
advertising, publicity and portion of
the expenditures incidental TO the or
ganization of the financial campaigns.
Details Of Expenditures.
Other items detailed in the report
include the sum of 1921, 900, repre-
senting administrative and other. eI-
penses borne by National HearQuar-
tiers in New York and Territorial Head
quarters in Chicago; $1S7 300 repre-
senting the cost of operating and main
tanning % rescue homes and maternity
hospitals, general hospital and one
for children, children's homes and IL
slum settlements and nurseries; and
$40O,000 apportioned according to the
1910 budget for the pension fund for
aged or disabled officers.
Most significant, as indicating the
remarkable advancement made by the
Salvationists during the past year as
a result of the 1919 Fund contributed
by the country, are the lifting OF mort
cages TO the amount of 1881, 193 and
the outlay Of $7,03S,S34 for new build
lngs and additions, making total Of
$S,919, 500.
Hitherto demands upon the Saliva
ton Army's efforts have been so much
greater than its income that it has
labored under a tremendous indebted
ness, its officers have been reduced TO
part pay year after year, and the or
ganization has been handicapped in its
operations.
Not All Mortgages LIquidated.
Only part of the mortgage indebt-
edness was paid off last year, however;
the increased demands upon the Army
everywhere In the country being so
great that Increased and new facilities
for hospitals, rescue homes and other
Army institutions called for the out
lay of more than $7000,000. Army
officers hope that the response to the
1920 Home Service Appeal will be such
az to permit Of the wiping out OF much
of the remaining mortgage Indebted
ness, provide for the maintenance Of
the organizations established activities
and make urgently needed extensions
and development possible.
The 1919 balance sheet shows the
following:
Expenditure Reserve
To Jan. 81 To May 81.
For support OF
corps activities. S1.441.1S5.15 SAT-. 235. 4s
Maintenance of 81
provincial q divi-
..slonal hdqrs.. -. 1.ess.42s.62 2s7.is3.ss
Maintenance OF ma
tional q terrific
rial hdqrs. -. e2l.O99.S7 e3.474.Os
Maintenance OF in