Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-08
ADVISORY BOARD OF BUSINESS
AND PROFESSIONAL MEN
FOR LOCAL CORPS.
TO HELP EXTEND WORK
OF ARMY'S ACTIVITIES
o. L. insledue Named President Of
Advisory Board-lngledue Was at
Head Of Committee That Promoted
Salvation Army Campaign For
Money Two Years Ago.

Following an investigation Of the
work of the local corps of the Sal
walton Army and the needs Of the city
and county for special activities pc
culiar to the army work. a county ad-
visory board. Of business and pro-
fessional men. that will cooperate
in the work OF the army locally, was
organized ut meeting held at the
Marshalltowu Club Wednesday after
noon. The board Is headed by Q. l..
| lngledue. president, who was chair
man Of the county campaign, promot-
ed by the Elks for Salvation Army
fund two years ago.
Other members are: w. II. Arney.
vice president; NJ. S. Mcfarland, Sec
rotary; A. +. Balch. treasurer and
Q. III. Allbee. w. c. McCarten. DIR. r..
II. French. DR.. M. U. Chesire. J. L.
VIM, T.. r. Lay. A. B. Hoover, r. NJ.
Wilbur. James McNally and H. A.
Weisman. directors.
viii Widen Scope of Work.
1t now Is generally recognized. and
especially since the Salvation Army.
gained prominence and money with
which to work and became better
understood as result Of the war,
that in many ways its work is Of a
kind done by no other religious or
sanization. It is to broaden this
civic and economic work in city and
county that the advisory board was
organized. The work OF this board
will be to investigate and learn ways
and specific cases In which the army
can aid thru any one of its several
major activities. Most OF these acti-
vities have never touched this city
because none of them is Conducted
here In any but minor way.
Investigates Local Work.
Before attempting to organize ali
advisory committee, which 1t now Is
the policy Of tho army to form in
each center where 1t has q corps,
| headquarters of the army sent to this
city an investigator who. by the
| way. was salesman and not men,
Der of the army.
From outside sources he ascertained
the standing OF the corps, its rela-
tons with business people, the scope
the armys work In those centers
and nature Of Its work and then
! sold" the army to the group that
formed the advisory committee. He
found the standing Of the local corps
was high, that it was doing much
| work and was active to the extent of
its means and that its capacity for
larger work had not been reached and
could be enlarged by the aid of an
advisory committee.
Glimpse Of Ito Work.
It will be especially interesting for
| those who are not informed on the
subject to know the wide scope of
where 1t has the buildings and land
and it is to these centers that it pur-
poses to send from the headquarters
Of other corps those whom 1t can
serve.
These so-called major activities
number sixteen. They include ma
ternity homes, young women's board
ing homes. workingmen's hotels. In
dustrial homes for men, missing
friends bureaus, anti-suicide bureaus,
free employment bureaus and home
service. The chief object of all these
activities is service and aid in maxi
ing those touched by them self sup
porting and respectable citizens.
Maternity Home Work.
A glimpse of the maternity home
work-there is one in Des Moines to
which six unfortunate girls from this
county, four of them from this city,
have gone-illustrates the plan on
which all this work OF service is
founded.
The girl once admitted, not only
remains>until she becomes a mother
but Is required to stay for three
months. During that time she is Civ
en- course Of training in the care
of the child, in sewing and other USE
full employment. And after she leaves
the army follows her up and assists
and aids her in remaining respect
able citizen. If the unfortunate is
able to pay she does so. If not, the
entire cost is $35 for the maternity
fee. 1t might be added that these