Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-29
LARGE TRACT OF LAND
AND MONEY DONATION
MADE SALVATION ARMY
Special TO The News.

npfflnl 70 INC NfNNs
DALLAS, Aug. ga gift from n
inan VINO insists on keeping his iden'
tity hidden has made u possible for
Tho salvation Army To commence
planning FOR the operation Of what
children'a industrial home aud farm ~
the United States.
The whole Transaction by which
The Salvation Army has scceived a
farm Of 1871 acrs Just outside Hills.
Doro In I'm county. Texas. together
with $4,000 In Liberty Bonds Is
shrouded In a vcil VI secrecy. This
IN not because the Salvation Army OF.
ficlals are lOath To speak 81 the mat.
ter. but because the donor himself
toned.
Lieutenant Colonel George Wood.
'hiel divisional OFFICER Of The Saliva.
ton Army yesterday deposited with
the liill county clerk the papers
Nhich turned the farm over 10 The
salvation Army. sideration Of the
plans for the operation Of the farm
VIII be one Of the features of tho
work Of the state advisory board of
the Salvation Army.
II In because oi the wonderful rec.
urd IL The salvation Army officers
during the war and the fact that the
.iinc unselfish service that was given
10 our soldiers In camp and In France
is being extended to the needy aud
differing here NJ home every day that
The donor oi the farm ad bonds lin
,lly made up his mind 10 transfer the
property tn the Army.
II have been watching the work OF
the Salvation Army Tor the past thir'
zen years" this man said, u have
cen he good that the Salvation
\rny has done here IN Texas and !
toni know ~ any organization IN this
.uuntly shat can do as much gout
mn ~ little. | did intend 10 leave
his property To be divided nj my
,ath between another religious OF
| ,,nlz lion ami tn. salvation Army
| ut thrr" might 10 some sort o'
.gh, about IL, so am giving II q
nem now
That is one of the reasons why tn
salvation Army now owns pea
hursc Farm
| For yea,s ,his man. who by prcfe'
.ion IL prOspcdos civil engineer an
man who IN frequently called I'M
consultation when railroads and oth'
iig Industries have particular
knCtty problem 10 unravel. mas bes
assisting his brothers and sisters M
heir children lie In "A bachelor az
\ now at the aye of " years lie has
come Thoroughly disgusted by the Q
ton Of his near relatives who ne ~
have refused 20 help themselves
THAT " why I am giving this pre-
| rrty To- AN Organization that bel
others" he declared. II know II "
: help tn. salvation Army IN Its VIC
} { helping others
incidentally he has also given
he Army fine farm ot 100 acl
near Fort Dodge, Iowa. Plans for
further development ~ this tract
uw being taken up by Commission
Thomas Estill In Chicago.
"a farm such as this has been {
the dreams ~ my life IN connect
with the work Of The salvation Ar
N this section" Colonel Wood n
L Yesterday Thru the state and col
y advisory boards that are now
operation turnout this division. q
Tor assistanc. for children are com
Iia every day. We have q big "a
l.ytton. California and also q
lrcn's homo at ~ paso. hut with {
farm We viii be able to care for th
homeless little ones right at our q
door"
HI colonel Wood said that he aimed
erect large administrative bkild
which would contain the Offices, d
!ng hall. kitchen. Laundry. offic
quarters and the like ana that
l children would he housed In cOltal
Il to be built ai different points on
property.
I'm this way We will obyiate 10
greatest extent all instltutionaliW
he said. For we want 10 make
place real home 10 the Riddles v
vii live there We want Il 10
their plpre and II will be opcrai
solely for their benefit"
The farm IN IN the shape az a
angle with Dead Horse Creek forml
the base and N watered by two oh
small streams II IN believed N
sufficient garden truck can be- raised
supply the needs ~ the inmates
III DcNclcpmeut IL The SaIy/ti
Army's Home Service Program In ,
West has brought hundreds Of appe.
Tor help e various kinds thru Il
county advisory boards Many
these calls ar. handled directly nv q
beard mcmhUrs themselves In co-op,
ttin with salvation Army Officer
Jhcrs. such 10 maternity cases, q
phan rhiitre and those requiring ~
ci1l attention have been capahly TAX,
care ~ thru ono ~ another ~ the s.
'atiUn Armv'S sixteen major activitl,
th1t have been placed ~ the dispos
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