Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-31
SALVATION ARMY
!. HOME SERVICE PLAN
Mrs. Mary t. Wishman Out
lines Work to Com
merce Directors
TRIBUTE MISS BOOTH
During Past Year Army Cared for
10000 Childrcn-Askcd Co-opera
ton of Public Work

/ Mrs. Mary T. W:>hman, research
bureau field director Of the Saliva
ton .Army who is in the city calling
attention 10 the great National Home
Service Plan for local needs. said in
part in short address to the Di-
rectors Of the Chamber Of Commerce
yesterday afternoon, that there were
several problems before the think
ing and earnest people of the worli
/ to-day Dut that the greatest one was
+! not that Of labor and capital. or of
poverty and riches, or of democracy
and aristocracy. The problem CT this
! age is 70 believe that men are mutual
ly helpful TO each other and that men
| have mutual interests in each other
''Atl religious organizations will
contribute IN the solution of the tO;a:
of this problem. but | know of no or
| ran zat;on that will stand back Of
men and human kind better than the
! Salvation Army. | AM not !eSscnine
he love ana respect | bear for my
church. for / am a Church member.
VIXEN | say 10 you that il is my de-
libcratc judgement that there is not
anything in the world today that is
comparable to what the Salvation
J Army is doing for humanity of linn
tied privileges and opportunities.
| Mrs. WiShman paid the greatest tri-
| but" 10 Miss Evangcline Booth, Com,
! mandcr in chief Of TIE American Sal
vation Army Forces. saying that Of
all great orators in the world today,
she is the greatest
IF instead of being 4 Salvation
Lass:c, she had been an actress. no
woman would have grac"d the stage
as she wcu,d have; if instead OF
| Salvation Lass:e she had been poll
! itician. It would not have been worth
while for any one else TO have run on
/ tl.e other ticket. She pricked my con-
science several years ago and has done
SO many times since and for two
! wears | have at every opportunity by
persona! effort, by word Of mouth
and by contribution helped this Sal
walton Army who teaches ME the
meaning Of the verse in scripture.
! q do not quote correctly How can
vou love God when you have not seen
# you love not your brother whom
you have SEEM
The Salvation Army through its
national system Of a trained person
mel and well equipped homes IS rend-
er:nr a constructive service which re
constitutes men and women and does
not rauperizc them. It is a system
hu;lt unon years CT sacrifice, which
oparates in sixty-four countries and
about which most Of uS know only
that il did 4 wonderful work IN the
war
F! Til. war brought many Things to
the Salvation Army that many know
nc1htrr or but little a5out. For one
I thing it brought recognition of their
conservation to the service Of their
fellow man because Of their conSe-
Grafton 10 Him who rules US all. More
than all i brcuGh: the overwhelming
burden Of additional relief work. The
demands upon its limited personnel are
tremendous. The reed Of their SER
vices is almost beyond oe!idf and in
| he last year more than ten thousand
unfortunate girls have had the protec-
f-icn an! comfcrt and encouragement
from The iotng arms CT the Salvation
Army. These girls are not the Magda-
lcnes CT the street bit me Magda-
i!eres of the Homes of America%
pirls of tender years, betrayed by a
relative or trusted friend or brutal
+ ly served. They are carefully hidden
from Seorn and brought oack TO a
feeling Of self respect. She is taught
the power of prayer and she is given
position in some sheltered and
Christian womars home where she
with her babe can earn their living
until in the period Of three years. her
faith IN ha- fellcw men and women
is fully restored and the Army CON
ltt:nuousIy locks after her and traces
4 he. ard traces her progress step by
!, step
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