Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-04
CLUB DISCUSSES
SALVATION ARMY


pleasantly entertained on Wednesday
afternoon by listening to the reading
Of paper on "War work of the Sal
walton Army" by Mrs. S. G. Frazier.
Mrs. Frazier said in part. The Sal
walton Army workers were an earne'
group and men and women, acquaint-
ed with want, hardship and suffer-
and well trained in welfare work
through their daily battles against vice,
disease and want, in our large cities.
/ They were anxious and eager to es
] tablish relief camps in France. they
chose Lieutenant Colonel VIM. S. Ba-
ker to plead their cause. IIe first Sc,
cured letter from the presidents soc
rotary (Tummulty) to the American
Ambassador in France, VIM. S. Sharp.
! But when Col Baker got to france
and presented his letter OF introdrc
ton to Ambassador Sharp. He was in
formed that he (Sharp) understood
that the policy of the American Army
was to grant a monopoly of all well
fare work to the Y M. c. A.
Mr.. Sharp feared that the Salvation
Army would not be welcome. After
/ further maneuvering Col. Baker pre-
scented his letter to General Pershing
and in behalf of Commander Evangel-
inc Booth, offered the services of the
Salvation Army in any form it might
be desired. There was still further
investigating done and finally they
received an official authorization per-
hitting them to open their work with
/ the American Expeditionary forces at
once.
! So when the official permission
came back to the United States Com
mander Eyangeline Booth borrowed
$4,000 and equipped and sent out her
first company of workers. Taey i'm
mediately began their noble wolK of
caring for our boys. They saying
| ''Doughnuts for Doughboys" originat-
ed with the Salvation Army And
they did not confine themselves to
doughnuts. The made pies, cup cakes
coffee and cocoa, and on rainy nights
many a cold wet sentry found a
flask Of coffee and package of dough
! nuts thrust into his hand by a Saliva
i ton Army worker. They not only
cooked for the boys, but they mend.
ed their torn clothing, and when the
wounded came back faster than the
hospital could accommodate them, the
Salvation Army women washed and
baEdaged their wounds, and gave them
various comforts until the ambulance
could take them on their trip to
"Blighty." The boys loved and re
verenced the Salvation Army women,
who took the place of all American
womanhood and home ties for them.
Their huts were open to all deuonl
nations They were friendly and
councillor for all alike Judge Lind
say paid them high tribute on their
great work and Catholic Chaplain
said that he believed the reason the
Salvation Army was 50 popular WITH
his men was because it kept its prom
Uses to them.
They also worked in different camps
in the United States Huts and can
teens were established and in New
) York City the first thing the returned
5 soldier saw upon coming off the boat
, was a smiling Salvation Army lassie
with stamped postal cards and tele
graph blanks, SO that word of his re
i turn could quickly be sent to his home
and family And SO when we consid
| er all Of this splendid work we, witt
) the soldiers should carry in our hearts
the often voiced sentiment OF TIL
American doughboy, Don't forget tn:
Salvation Army"
After the paper Mrs. Frank Horst
man addressed the club in behalf O
the suffering Armenians.
J An interesting and creditable musi
cal program was also played by Eliza
beth Stackhouse, Helen Clark, Doro
THY Black, and Margaret Pierce.