The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-09-04

that this method so cements the at
tachment of the mother for the child
that there is no danger of her Kidding
herself of it afterwards. The Arny
teaches the girl a useful occupation
during her stay in the home and when
she is ready to leave finds job where
she can keep her baby with her. Ev-
cry effort is made to locate the
which it compels justice for both
mother and little one thru its free
legal bureaus. Records show that 80
per cent of the girls who enter these
institutions lead the proper kind of a
life after they leave and also bringssout
the fact that the Army keeps track
of the girls and their welfare for
period of years after their trouble.
Army Encourages Production.
, Industrial homes for men as con-
Quoted by the Salvation Army in Kan
sas City and st. Joseph and maAy
other centers of population serve the
same ends with men as do the rescue
homes for girls. One high pressure
salesman lost courage to face the
world thru series of financial and
domestic reverSeS. He came into one of
the industrial homes where he was
given work to do retaining waste
paper. old clothes, furniture, and dis
carded things, for all of which he was
paid a wage ranging from ten to
twenty cents an hour plus his board
and room.
In time this man built up a little
bank account apd finding himself self
supporting and respected of his fell
lows in the homes took another try at
life and is today commanding salary
equal to that he drew before his fail
ure.
This one feature of it's work gives
the Salvation Army an enviable posi-
ton among institutions teaching
Americanism. thrift and industry" one
executive declared, for it takes the
man who is a potential thief. murder
er, agitator and community drag and
makes him over into a useful, produc-
ing citizen"
In a smaller measure this kind of
service applies to the prison work
carried on by the army. In prison the
army ministers to the spiritual needs
of the man and lets him know that
when he gets out every facility of the
army will be used to find him a job
where he can be honest and gain the
respect of his companions. In doing
this the army leaves no stone un-
turned to remove the individual from
the place where former criminal COM
panions again might break down his
morale.
Combats Suicide Effectively.
Christmas dinners and Thanksgiving
dinners for the poor together with the
hundred and one services Salvationists
render to the needy and distressed are
things too well known to need men
ton, but the work the army does
in stemming the tide of suicides which
have been sweeping the country is
something new. This they accom-
plish by the simple method of talk
ing 'em out of it"
In closing the outline of the scope
of the home service program for 1920
as it may be commanded by the coun-
ty advisory boards. one man spoke of
the children's work carried out by
Salvation Army thru its Juvenile
homes. In these homes the army
takes care Of those children who have
done no wrong but who because of
various things seem destined to be-
come inmates of reform schools and
the young women's boarding homes
conducted in the large cities where
working girls may obtain lodging at
a fee within their means. and he told
of the fresh air camps conducted for
mothers and children of poorer people.
Must Heed Its Appeal.
Taken in all or in part the Saliva
commands the respectful attention and
child in the United States" Merriam
said. 1T is an organization whose ap-
peal cannot go unanswered, and an
agency for good second to none in the
world