Evening journal., 1920-05-17

POOR Children
Salvation Army TO Take 800
on Excursion TO Angus
tine Beach
DRIVE FOR $4,000
FUND GOING AHEAD

NuFh OF i1ieiuR lllc luUu OF Noo.uOu
needed 10 enable the Salvation Army
to carry on It's relief work in Whining
ton and Delaware for The ensuing year
was resumed today with yigor. Com
mittees Of men and women charge
were much encouraged by the gener-
Gus response Of the public TO their
appeal last week. and especially with
The receipts Of S720 for the doughnut
sale. This latter sum far exceeded ex-
peclaiions.
Word from down state towns today
was 10 the effect that the cOntribu-
tons were flowing in steadily A
eoodly sum, therefore, is expected
from this source
The campaign for the fund will be
continued until Wednesday night.
when the Elks VIII open their minstrel
snow IN The Playhouse, receipts from
which will be devoted TO the salvation
Army fund American Legion work
ers also report that their part Of The
COLLECTIONS Is going forward win
energy and success.
preliminary arrangements have
been made by the army 10 give 300
poor mothers and Riddles a free out
ing OF. July ?. BY that date 10 is
proDable the heated Term will have
sent in and the outing is expected TO
| give the girls and boys a day of good.
iinnNlgorlating ozone. which viii brace
hotter weeks TO follow.
The outing will be held on The
/ Delaware and at Augustine Beach
Ihe steamer Thomas Clyde has been
engaged, IL Is hoped TO get a band.
and the SalvatlOnisis already are
working TO provide lunches.
A. rms outing was protected before
we, movement now underway in
wilmington and Delaware TO raise
tund Of $4,000 to carry on the work
or the army was begun. In cOnse-
quenco the army hopes 10 be able ia
defray the expenses entirely from
funds already in hand and leave the
money now rolling in from the gen
erous public TO be utilized for re-
modelling and equipping the buildinc
al Fourth and Shipley streets. bought
last year, and for carrying out numer-
Gus other relief work certain 10 arise
IN the ensuing twelve months.
An outline OF what the Salvation
Army accomplished in Wilmington IL
the year ending April 80 last is giVer
by Adiutant Arthur Cook, field officer
Ia command here. Five hundred
mothers and children were given ,
free outing TO Augustine Beach. Fiv,
thousand Tons OF coal were distributed
free in home which were destitute 10
IRE In midst OF winter weather
Seventy-flve pairs of shoes were giveI
20 the sh0eless. 206 meals TO the hun
gry 36i garments to those needin,
clothing and y free nights l0dginl
were provided TO men or women oi
children who had no place TO lay thei
heads.
The army held 800 indoor meeting,
and 2iS open-air services. 10 also hel,
2iO junior meetings and gave AZ con
eerts especially for the poor. Incl
denlally, a tWelye-piece band now !
being trained The Salvation Arm,
! officers also made 1920 calls on fam
ilies needing aid OF some kind, tn
, calls averaging an hour each Employ
] ment was found for men and WOme
! free Of charge, and medical aid wa
Z supplied free In one severe case.
= several meetings have been held b
/ the army In the New Castle Count
a W0rkhouse at Greenbank and plan
= are being worked out for regula
monthly visited to the institution.
2 All this work has been done wit
. the meagre facilities OF the army &
/. present Its only headquarters are Z
y The small flat occupied by AdiutaI
Cook and his wife. at 20s West sevent
Z street Then 10 has a room at Fourl
D and King streets. where indoor NEE
4 ings are held and junior classes al
e instructed In this connection a res
4 ular sunday school is held atlende
;. by about 20 persons. There also is
@ girls chorus meeting each Monda
a night, corps cadet class eac
p Wednesday night and a uniforme
Girls Guard drill Thursday nigh
Sunday evenings at Z O'Clock a loun
Peoples Legion meeting is held. tn
Is somewhat on the order OF an III
worth or Junior EndeaVOr meeting
but like everything else connecte
with the salvation Army, Is entirel
undenominational.
40 Second and French street an IL
dustrial department is maintaine
There the sO-called waste" collecte
by army workers throughout the eli
is reclaimed This department Civ,
employment 10 men and women nee,
ing assistance. giving them pay so Z
to enable them TO maintain their sci
.s respect.
= Thus in spite OF the meagreness
~ the plant" the army has gone ahca
% steadily In ils work Now the equil
ment OF the Fourth and Shipley sire
building Is urgently needed TO carr
on iis activities commensurate vii
az The growth of the city and populatio
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