The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-23
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, o0o-Detaiis Of Fiq-
ures for 1919 and 1920.

the 1917 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,
1871, shows total expenditures through
out the country up to and including
that date Of $13, PSI, 552, with a re-
mainder on hand for the four months
to May 81, of $91O,14O.
Details Of the statement disclose
that the sum of $1,441, 1856 was ex-
pended up to January 81, for the main
tenance of 939 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 the period covered by the report
the sum Of $1,6SS, APO was expended by
thirty-four provincial and divisional
headquarters for fresh-air farms and
camps, comprehensive relief work of
a special nature amongst the poor, the
sick and the distressed. These head
quarters are charged with the over
sight and direction of all corps and
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 a 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 $621,099, repre-
senting administrative and other ex-
| penses borne by National Headquar-
| 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, a general hospital and one
| for children, 3 children'S homes and IL
Stun settlements and nurseries; and
100000 apportioned according to the
1919 budget for the pension fund for
aged or disabled officers.
Most significant, as indicating the
remarkable advancement made by the
| SalvatiOnstS during the past year as
| result of the 1919 Fund contributed
by the country, are the lifting of mort
| cages to the amount Of 1851 1913 and
the outlay of $7,039,93 for new build.
ngs and additions, making a total of
| $S,919,52S.
Hitherto demands upon the Saliva
ton Army's efforts have been so much
greater than it's income that it has
labored under 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 $7,OOO,OOO. Army
officers hope that the response to the
1920 Home Service Appeal will be such
rs 70 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. 81, AL, 1875 $447,235.4a
| Maintenance Of 81
| provincial & divi-
s;onal hdqrs. 800. 1,6SS.429.s2 297,133.93
| Maintenance of ma
tional & terrific
rial hdqrs. 49,. s21.O99.97 6s.47AOs
Maintenance Of in
| stitutions for
women and chill
Pension fund 49,, .... 100000 1'''''
NJ ortg cages and
properties ...... 8,919,5284
| Total expenditures -----
for eight months 13,257.55291 s1O,14O.59
Reserve for four =====
months ........ 910.14059
| Grand total
tAmount con-
tributed In 1919 IA. 1857, $3.50
The Army's 1920 budget, asking for
sl0,000,O00, calls for 100000 to carry
On its evangeIistic and relief work in
LOO separate centers; 100000 for
lief work among the poor sick and
unfortunate, work for mothers and
children, and other SOCIAL work under
,.roVncial and divisional headquarters !;
$4,000 for the maintenance of ma
tiohnl and territorial headquarters !;
500 900 for rescue homes, nurseries,
hospitals, Stun posts and other insti-
utionS for women and children $780,
900 for the retired officers pension
fund, and $22OO,OGO for the liqulda-