The herald., 1920-04-22
EXPENDITURES OF
SALVATION ARMY
SHOW S13,257,552
Commander Evangeline Booth
Makes Public Annual Home
Service Fund Accounting.
EXPANSION OF WORK IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS NOTED
Popular Organizations Budget for 1920
Totals 100000 o-Details Of Fig
ures for 1919 and 1920.

advancement in every department OF /
Salvation Army work as Il result of |
the 1919 Home Service Fund are shown /
in a full accounting of that Fund just 1
made public by Commander Evangeline !
Booth at the National Headquarters
of the organization here. The tinan-
cial statement, which is of January 81,
1920, shows total expenditures through
out the country up To and Including
that date of S13,257 $50. with a re-
mainder on hand for the four months
to May 81, of 500, 140.
Details of the statement disclose
that the sum of 81 ,44l,1S was ex-
pended up TO January 81. for the main
| tenance Of $50 corps and OutpoSts in
all parts of the United States. This
| item includes rentals Of halls and their
maintenance, salaries of / 800 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 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 amongst the poor, the
sick and the distressed These head
quarters are charged with the over
sight and direction of ell corps and
similar activities in their jurisdiction
as we'll 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 S62l ,099, repre-
senting administrative and other eI-
penses borne by National Hearquar-
ters in New York and Territorial Head
quarters in Chicago; $1SI ,3O9 repre-
sentng 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
slum settlements and nurseries; anu
$500, 900 apportioned according to the
1919 budget for the pension fund Tor
aged or disabled officers.
Most significant, as indicating the
remarkable advancement made by the
Salyationists 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 Sl,SS1, 1913 and
the outlay of S7,03S,S34 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 ~
operations.
Not All Mortgages Liquidated.
Only a 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,OO0,OOO. Army
officers hope that the response to the
1920 Home Service Appeal will be such
as to permit of the wiping out of much
| of the remaining mortgage indebted
ness, provide for the maintenance Of
the organizations established activitie.
and make urgently needed extension!
and development possible
The 1919 balance sheet shows tn,
following:
Expenditure Reserve
To Jan. 81. To May 81
corps activities 81. AL, 1875 S447,235.4
Maintenance of "a
provincial & divi-
sionai hdqrs.... 1855. 1882 2s7.133.s
| Maintenance Of ma
tional & terrific
rial hdQrs.. 621, 099.e1 So, 4T.o
Maintenance Of In
| women and chill
| dren .....:...... 1s7,sos.7s 1o2. 2s7c
Pension fund $50. 400, 10000
Nor cages and
! properties S,SlS,52S.42
- Total expenditures ----
for eight months 13. 257, 55291 $40, 140.5
Reserve for four ===== go
~ months ......... SlO,l4O.5S
Grand total
tributed in 1915 .14.1slssa.5o
The Army's 1920 budget. asking 70
100000. calls for $40O0,000 to carr
q ON its evangelistic and relief work /
o. 1000 separate centers; 100000 70
relief work among the poor, sick an
unfortunate, work for mothers an
children, and other social work unde
provincial and divisional headqual
tiers; S25OOOO for the maintenance {
national and territorial headquarters
100000 for rescue homes, nurserie
- hospitals, slum posts and other inst
- tutions for women and children; $3.50
900 for the retired officers pensio
nd fund. and s22OO,OO0 for the liquids
,on ton of mortgages and the acquiring
new properties made necessary by tt
Arny's 1920 extension program.
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