The Era-leader., 1920-04-29
EXPENDITURES OF
SALVATION ARMY
show $13,257,552
Commander Eyange|ine Booth
Makes Public Annual Home
Service Fund Accounting.
EXPANSION OF WORK IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS NOTED
Popular Organizations Budget for 1920
Totals s10,0Oo,o o,o0O-DetaiIs Of Fig
ures for 1919 and 1920.

New York, April 12.-Expansion and
advancement in every department OF
Salvation Army work as result of
the 1919 Home Service Fund are shown
in a full accounting Of that Fund just
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 $13,257,552, with a re-
mainder on hand for the four months
to May 81, of $910,140.
Details Of the statement disclose
that the sum of $1,441,1S5 was ex-
pended up to January 81, for the main
tenance of 939 corps and outposts in
all parts of the United States. This
item includes rentals Of halls and their
maintenance, salaries of 1900 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.
80 period covered by the report
tne sum of $1,6SS,429 was expended by
thirty-fOur provincial and divisional
headquarters for fresh-air farms and
camps, comprehensive relief work Of
special nature amongst the poor, the
sick and the distressed. These head
quarters are charged with the over
sight and direction of all corps and
similar activities in their jurisdiction
as well 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 portion Of
the expenditures incidental to the Or
ganizati0n of the financial campaigns.
Details Of Expenditures.
Other items detailed in the report
include the sum of 1921 1,099, repre-
senting administrative and other ex-
penses borne by National Hearquar-
ters in New York and Territorial Head
quarters in Chicago; $1S7, ,3O9 repre-
senting the cost of operating and main
tanning 25 rescue homes and maternity
hospitals, a general hospital and one
for children, 3 children's homes and II
slum settlements and nurseries; and
100000 apportioned according to the
1919 budget for the pension fund for
aged or disabled officers.
Most significant, as Indicating the
remarkable advancement made by the
Salvationists 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 $1,SS1,193 and
the outlay Of $7,O3S,S34 for new build
ings and additions, making total Of
$S,91952S.
Hitherto demands upon the Saliva
ton Army's efforts have been so much
greater than its income that it has
lab0red under a tremendous indebted
ness, it's officers have been reduced It
part pay year after year, and the or
ganization has been handicapped in iti
operations.
Not All Mortgages Liquidated.
Only part Of the mortgage indebt
edness was paid off last year, however
the increased demands upon the Army
everywhere in the country being 81
great that increased and new facilitie!
for hospitals, rescue homes and othel
Army institutions called for the out
lay of more than $7,0O0,000 Arm!
officers hope that the response to thu
1920 Home Service Appeal will be sucl
as to permit Of the wiping out Of muc1
of the remaining mortgage indebted
ness, provide for the maintenance O
the organizations established activitie
| and make urgently needed extensions
and development possible.
The 1919 balance sheet shows tn
following:
Expenditure Reserve
To Jan. 81. To May 81
For support of
| corps activities 81, All, 1875 $447,235.4
| Maintenance Of "a
provincial & divi-
| sional hdqrs. 1858, 1882 297,1339
Maintenance Of ma
tional & terrific
rial hdqrs. 621, ,099.97 63,474.0
Maintenance Of in
stitutions for
women and chill
Pension fund ..... 4oO,0Oo.oo
Mort rtgages and
| properties ...... 8,9l9, ,528.R
Total expenditures --
for eight months 15,257,552.91 910,140.5
Reserve for four =-E-= -
months ......... 91O, ,14059
Grand total
(Amount con-
tributed in 1919 IA, ,167,693
The Army's 1920 budget, asking fo
$10,0O0000, calls for 100000 to carr
on it's evangelistic and relief work i