Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-04-12
SAL ATION ARMY'S 1919 |
EXPENDITURES SHOWN.
Account Of Home Service Fund
Made Public BY Commander
Evangeline Booth
DEPARTMENTS EXPAND

Expansion and advancement in
every departmet OF Salvation Army
work as result of the 1919 Home
Service Fund are shown in full ac-
counting OF that Fund just made pub
lie by the National Headquarters Of
the organization in New York City.
The financial statement, which is OF
January 81. 1929. shows total expendi-
lures throughout the country up to
and including that date Of S1S,257,552.
with a remainder on hand for the four
months 10 May 81 of $910.140.
Details of the statement disclose
that the sum of S1.441.1S5 was expend-
ed up 70 January 81, for the mainte
nance of $50 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 ana the like.
Work Among Poor And Sick
In the period covered by the report
the sum of 81. 6SS, 429 was expended by
thirty-four provincial and divisional
headquarters for fresh-air farms and
camps, comprehensive relief work of a
special nature among the poor, the
sick and distressed The headquarters
are charged with the oversight and di-
rection of all corps and similar activi-
ties in their jurisdiction as well as the
extension of Salvation Army effort TO
unoccupied fields and localities. Hence
this item includes also salaries for ex-
ecutive officers, of clerical and other
employees, necessary travelling expen-
SEES. postage, the cost of advertising,
publicity and portion of the expendi-
lures incidental to the organization OF
the financial campaign.
Other items detailed in the report
include the sum of 1921 ,099, represent
ing administrative and other expenses
borne by National Headquarters in
New York and Territorial Headquar
ters in Chicago; $1S7, 1903 representing
the cost of operating and maintaining
% rescue homes and maternity hospi-
tails. a general hospital and one for
children. childrens homes and ii
l5lums settlements and nurseries; and
| $4O0. 900 apportioned according TO the
1919 budget for the Pension Fund for
aged or disabled officers.
Many Mortgages Lifted
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 $1.SS1,193 and
the outlay of S7,O3S,334 for new build-
! ings and additions, making total OF
$S,919,52S.
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.
Only a part of the mortgage indeb-
tedness was paid off last year how
ever; the increased demands upon the
Army everywhere in the country being
so create that increased and new facil
ties for hospitals, rescue homes and
other Army institutions called for the
outlay of more than S7000,000.