The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-09
SALVATION ARMY
 PLANS CAMPAIGN
Investigation of Finances and Work Which Has Been
 Done to be Made

As a preliminary to the campaign to secure the balance of the funds needed for the budget of the Salva- ton Army for the years work. a committee of members of the citizens advisory board was appointed at a meeting yesterday to make an inves- tigation of the finances and the work which has been and Is now being done by the Salvation Army in Bir- mingham.
 While the members of the advisory board are in close touch with the work of the Salvation Army, and only recently received a complete financial statement of the uses made of the money raised last spring, 1t was deemed advisable for the committee to make another personal investtga- lion and to issue a report for the benefit of the public In order that all who were interested might be as sured of the economical manner in which the funds had been spent and the good which the organization was doing.
 The meeting yesterday, which was attended by eight members of the citizens advisory board, was held at the Old Colony club rooms and Dr.. Percy H. Woodall, chairman, pre- sided. E. H. Cabaniss suggested that a committee from the board should make a personal investigation of the work of the organization and issue a statement to the public before the appeal for funds was issued and this ada ~ was made chairman of the commit tee which will make the investigation and report.
 w. Carson Adams explained that 1t was necessary to secure additional funds because of the fact that when the campaign for the Salvation Army was under way last spring, 1t was stopped to make way for the emer- gency campaign to raise funds for the unemployed. The advisory board at that time announced its intention of resuming the campaign at a later date and due to the fact that the money raised in the spring has all been spent, the balance of the annual budget must be provided at once to carry on the work.
 VIII Tell of Work
 William Holiner called attention to a misapprehension on the part of some of the people regarding the amount of work being done in Blr- mingham and Jefferson county and to meet that objection a detailed statement of the committee will be prepared for the public regarding the work actually carried on here. John c. Henley was appointed chairman of a committee to send out letters to local citizens regarding the work of the Salvation Army and asking for aid.
 Had we not stopped the campaign last spring when only half the money had been raised to make way for the emergency campaign for the unem- ployed. we would not be confronted now with the necessity for securing $10,00o to complete the annual budge; of $20,000, only half of which was raised last spring." said Dr. P. II. Woodall. chairman of the advisory board.
 Despite the fact that the calls upon the Salvation Army during the past six months have been unusually heavy due to the large number of unemployed. the organization has been able to carry on the work up to date but now more money is neces- sary at once. Recently, 1t was nec- essary to make a loan in order that needy families might not suffer Our investigations show that the money has been wisely and economically spent and that the Salvation Army Is doing work which no other organ ization attempts at this time"