Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-04-21
Of
SALVATION ARMY
SHOW s13,257,552
Commander EVanseline Booth
Makes Public Annual Hsme
Service Fund ACCOUNTING.
EXPANSION OF WORK IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS NOTED
Popular Organizations sudsst fer 1920
Totals $4,000 ,oOo-Dstals Of Fig.
urss for 1919 and 1S2o.


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New York, April 12.-Expanslon and
advancement In every department OF
Salvation Army work as = result of
the 1919 Home Service Fund are shown
Ia = full accounting Of that Fund just
made public by Commander E~yangeline
Booth ut the National Headquarters
of the organization here. The fnan.
cial statement, which Is OF January 81,
1920, shows total expenditures through.
out the country up to and including
that date Of $I3,257,552, with q re
mainder on hand for the four months
to May 81, of 1910, 140.
Details OF the statement disclose
that The sun Of Sl.441, 1s5 was er.
pended up 10 January 81, for the main.
tenance of $40 corps and outposts In
all parts of the United States. This
Item includes rentals Of halls and their
maintenance, salaries Of 1900 officers,
the 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 thu period covered by the report
the sum of 81 ,6SS, 100 was expended 10y
tliirty-fCIr provincial and divisional
headquarters for fresll-aIr farms and
camps, comprehensive relief work Of
a special nature amongst The poor, the
AiHk and thu IfEt pAa1nI ulA.- .-l
quarters are charged with the over
sight and direction Of all corps snt
similar activities In their Jurisdiction
as well as the extension of Salvation
ARMY effort Ia u%n0ccupied Acids and
localities. Hence, this item include,
also salaries Of executive officers. of
clerical and other employees, Necessary
travelling expenses, postage. the cost Of
advertising, publicity and u portion Of
the expenditures incidental to the or
ga lization OF the financial campaigns
Details Of Expenditures.
Other items detailed in the repOr
include the sum Of s621.0 99, repre-
senting administrative and other eS
penses borne by National Headquar
ters In New York and Territorial Head
quarters IN Chicago; $751;, 1903 repre-
Sentins the most of operating and main
tanning % rescue homes and m~sternit,
hospitals, u general hospital and on
for children, 3 children's homes and II
slam settlements and nurseries: an,
100000 app0rtioned according 10 the
1919 budget for the pension fund To-
ageG or disabled officers.
Nest significant, as indicating tn.
remarkable advancement made by IN
Salvationiste during the past year a
a resuli of the 1919 Fund contributed
by the country, are the lifting OF mort
cages 10 the amount OF 81 ,SS1, 1873 and
the outlay ST S7,03s,S34 for new build
lnss and additions, making a total o
s. ,9I9,J 2S.
Hitherto demands upOn the Saliva
ton Arny's efforts have been so mucll
greater than Its income that 1t has
labOred under q tremendous indebted.
ness, its officers have been reduced to
part pay year after year, and the or.
ganizstion has been Handicapped i n its
operations.
Not All Mortgages L~iquidatsd.
Only a part Of the mortgage indebt.
edness was paid off last year, however;
the increased demands upon the Army
everywhere in the country being 50
great that Increased and new facilities
Tor hospitals, rescue homes and other
Army institutions called for the out.
lay OF more than 100000. Arm,
of1cers hope that the response to the
1920 Home Service Appeal will he such
as to permit Of the wipinx out of much
or 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
r. TO Jan. 81. To May 81.
corps activities. 81, Al, Isl Is S147 CAS- a
Maintenance OF "a
PtSfi ~ ulNl"
stonai hdqrs..... 1881, &2s CT 2s7 1ss a
Maintenance OF ma
tional 4 terrific
rial hdqrs ..... eel. OsS. 81 e2x7Ia &C
Maintenance OF in
stituti0ns for
wcme and chill
ps Srsn '.,niaa"... i ,s 49, sss 4 lss.as7.ss
Mortgages and
=, prePsrtles :..... S.SlS, 62s.4 AZ
Total expenditures ---- -
Tor eight months Is, 257, Ss2Sl $40 11O "a
months iou. SO. lie & @===
brand total
fAmount con-
tributed in 1919 Il, 1s7, ss3.s9
The Army's 1929 budget. asking fer
$l0,000,0 600, calls for 4 Loco, 600 TO carry
on its ~evangelistlc and relief work in
Loco separate centers; So, 900. O00 for
relief work among the poor, sick and
unfortunate, work for mothers and
children, and other social work under
provincial and dlyisiOnst headquarters /;
S25O,000 for the maintenance Of ns.
tional and territorial headquarters 4;
$4,000 for rescue homes, nurseries,
hospitals, Stun posts and other insti-
tutions for women and children $780,
600 for the retired officers Q nsIon
fund, and 81. 2O0, $50 for the liquiaa-
ton Of mortgages and the acquiring Of
new properties made necessary hy the
Army's 1920 extension prssram. &.