The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-05-14
S. A. ACCOUNTS FOR
FUNDS COLLECTED
in LAST CAMPAIGN
Colonel William Evans Makes
Public Financial Statement
for 20 X" Province.


lars will have been spent by the Salvi
fion Army in the 20. r." Province dul
ing the tweTye months ending May 81
according TO the official statement jus
made by Provincial Officer Colons
William Evans
OF this amount s1,296,750OO ha.
been spent on January 81 last an
there remained reserve of 1922. 0S40
20 cover the amount required betweei
then and the end Of May, making tn,
grand total $1.51s.7S400.
The greatest demand made upon tn
funds available for This province
which includes Ohio, Western Pennsyl
Tania, Kentucky, West Virginia ant
Tennessee, was in the liquidation o.
mortgages on the property of ths
Army. to which s10O,755.1S was de
voted, and in the purchase and erec
fion of new buildings TO accommodate
the greatly increased work of the or
ganization here. This cost $56S. 697.59
The debt which presented such a
handicap to the work Of the Army in
this, as well as In other provinces. was
the natural result ofra long period OF
sacrifice. open-handed charity and In
sufficient support For years it has
been the custom throughout the coun.
try to send the needy TO the Salvation
Army where they always have reeeiv-
cd prompt and cheerful help; but 1t
was too often overlooked that some re
turn was absolutely essential If the
Institution was To maintain its feet.
The necessary support was formerly
not forthcoming ip the offerings cast
into the tambourine passed in meet
ings and the Army has until now found
Il imperative to mortgage its property
IN order TO secure money for the car
rying on of the work This old order
changed for the better last, year when
the new plan Of making single an
nual Home Service Appeal 10 the
whole country was adopted and when.
for the first time IN its history, the
Army was enabled 10 liquidate any
considerable amount OF its debts and
70 pay the full salary of its officers,
scanty though that is.
Support of corps activities for the
sight months ending with January
took $1sS.O46.0O while there remained
q reserve of $116,30000 70 carry
through May. This money covers the
rental of buildings in places where the
Army does not own its establishments.
lighting. heating and maintenance Of
these places as well as those actually
owned by the organization. covers the
salaries paid the workers in this prov
ince and includes travelling expenses,
stationery. telephones and printing.
Maintenance OF provincial and dfvi-
BiOnal headquarters activities cost
1876. $4,000. while S105.733.00 still re-
mains unexpended and in reserve to
maintain the work for the four remain
ing months.
These provincial and divisional bead
quarters exist for the purpose Of su-
the work of the corps and the /
extension and development of the Sal |
walton Army's undertakings generally |
within their territory. This expendi-
Inre therefore represents the rentals
and maintenance of buildings used for
Dfncers and headquarters. salaries and
the expense of operating fresh air
camps and relief work
This PROVINCES share. s22.627. went
10 bearing the expenses Of national
headquarters, while the national pen
,ion fund which exists to provide for
1fiicers who have grown old in the
Iervice entailed the deduction OF $780,
100 more FROM the grand total Of the
PROVINCIAL budget The women's work
or the Province took s3e,S73.
The 1919 balance sheet for the
Province shows the following:
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