Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-03-20
STATE CONVENTION
 SALVATION ARMY
 ADV|SARY BOARDS

"The problem of today is not one of labor and capital, or of poverty and riches, or of democracy and ari- stocracy. The problem of the age is to believe that men are mutually help ful to each other and that men have mutual interests in each other."
 This was the opinion expressed by Vice President Thomas R. Marshall at the state convention of Salvation Army advisory boards at the Hotel Adams in Phoenix last Sunday. When he spoke before the delegates of the convention, the vice president broke silence on public questions he has maintained since the death of his adopted son at Washington, la s t month. Touching upon his bereave- ment and the reason for his talk at this time, MT. Marshall said: ;r' .E
 q said to myself that while here l would say nothing on any public question, but when I was informed by MT. Clark that there was to be a meeting for promoting the interests of the Salvation Army, said I could not be faithful to the memory of the little one we loved so well if l could by any word of mine induce you gent lemen to be faithful to the little ones still on earth" >.I"
 As this was a pioneer effort, the second of it's kind ever held in the United States, the unqualified indorse- ment of which the Vice President gave the movement in his talk encouraged the delegates to elaborate on plans for the future. These plans include a campaign for a $3O,0O0 budget, to be carried on in Arizona from May 12 to May 20. This amount was decided upon after o. c. Bortzmeyer had pre- sented detailed report which showed the conditions in every county of the state and outlined their requirements.
 The conference was given mostly to the discussion of the best plan for handling the Salvation Army Service in the various counties. The out come of which discussion was the conclusion that the local advisory board thru it's local organization could to best advantage investigate and compile data on cases requiring this service, reporting same to State Head quarters in Phoenix, from which point experienced Army workers would ac- tually take care of the service. .
 It developed from statistics given that the army had already done con siderable work in the state-for ex- ample there are 21 Arizona children now in. the Salvation Army Home in Fl Paso. ljt. <
 Upon notice given by the County Advisory Board, a trained Army worker will go anywhere in the state and perform whatever service may be necessary. A program of the various ways in which these case are handled would take too much space here but will appear in the official Conference Report to the Advisory Board.
 To the end that the State Organi- zation may be able to carry out this program, budget was adopted. This budget calls for $30,000 and is dis tributed over the various counties on the basis of the 1910 census. Mohaye County's quota is $74O.
 Lieutenant Colonel Mary Stillweil gripped the entire assemblage by the intensity of her narratives of exper- fences among broken manhood and womanhood in New York and Chicago, She has spent 32 years of her life in the work and has given five sons over to the service of mankind as inter preted by the Salvation Army E
 The most difficult problem con- fronting the Army seems to be that of accommodating all who apply to them for relief. Their homes are so con- gested that the waiting list grows longer and longer. The present plan of procedure seems to offer a solu- tion to the problem. Each county of each state carrying it's share of the burden, that the army may have means opon which it can depend.
 Information was introduced rela- tive to the business methods of the Army and the statement was made that all financial matters were handl- ed in strictly business way and that all books were regularly audited.
 Little reference was made to the work of the Army during the War except the statement that the wal work of the Army was in no way different from their regular pre-wal service, the only cause of the seeming difference being that work was mort conspicuous than peace time service
 There were 62 delegates and man! visitors at the convention. The newly organized lay boards will cooperate with the Army intheir work. Vernon L. Clark, chairman of the state ad visory board, presided. Avery Thomp son, city manager, made an address of welcome to the visitors,
 Lieut.. Colonel Mary Stillwell of tht ~ II