Evening star., 1921-05-07
SALVATION ARMY
PRESENTS BUDGET
Ten-Day Drive 0pens-Hun-
dreds Expected to Hear
Miss Booth Tomorrow.

Beginning of the actual work OF
"presenting the $4,000 budget" OF
the Salvation Army. and announce
ment of the complete program for the
big mass meeting which, scheduled
for 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
the Belasco Theater. will give impetus
to the campaign here, were features
of the drive today, the first OF the
ten-day period set aside for making
known to the District the actual needs
of the great organization.
A record breaking throng. repre-
sentative of official, diplomatic, busi-
ness and residential life of the Ma.
tional Capital, is expected to attend
the mass meeting to hear MISS
Evangeline Booth. commander OF the
Ealvation Army in the United states,
deliver her famous address, THE
worlds Most Wonderful Story.
Announcement was made today tnat
Martin Richardson. formerly WIN
the ROYAL Opera of Florence, Italy,
and recently soloist with the NIL. Min
neapolis symphony. will sing The
Lord Is NV Light" by Allison. ac-
companied by Paul Whitney Fish
baugh-
Selections will be given by the
Navy Yard Orchestra. under direction
of Charles Benter. bandmaster. MISS
Mae Cross. soprano soloist OF that
orchestra, will sing 'Knowest Thou
Not That Fair Land?". by A. Thomas.
The program will be opened with
Onward Christian Soldiers ReV.
Dr. ]. ]. Muir, chaplain of the senate
DR.. James Shera Montgomery, chap
lain of the House, will give the pene-
diction.
Henry B. F. Macfarland. president
of the Salvation Army advisory board
for the District. will preslde, wniie
an address by Secretary of the Navy
DENLY.
Many Apply for Seats.
The large number of applications
for reserved seats received at buoget
headquarters, 7O9 18TH street Horth IN
west, indicates that every seat in the
theater will be occupied. Scores OF
men and women of national promi-
nence have applied for seats. Ad-
mission to the mass meeting Will De
free.
cause enrolled and all parts of the
city mapped out for the campaign. the
actual labor of presenting the ouo-
get began this morning, to continue
until May II.
I'VE are asking the support Of all
doIph Jose, chairman of the executive
committee in charge of presenting
the budget, "and We expect city-wlde
support. If we are given such sup
port the budget will be subscribed In
full.
There is no work for the welfare of
Washington more important than that
of the Salvation Army. Through us
activities in Washington last year
$40 idle men were given employ
YI
shelter and 2S,s36 meals were gwen
hungry men, women and children.
ITO continue such work as this dur
ing 1921 the Salvation Army needs
$4,000. Contributions will be received
at budget headquarters, telephones
Main $50 and 591.
.'Doughnut day. Tuesday, will De
the next event on the program. Wom-
en- and girls wearing blue and red
bonnets and armbands will sell these
famous delicacies in all parts of the
city. The Corby Baking Company will
the Occidental Hotel fifty dozen
doughnuts for sale. Other firms have
also signified their intention of con-
tributing.
pointed chairman of "Doushnut day"
and is organizing a number Of teams
for selling. The day will be closed
with a dance at Meridian Mansions,
2400 18th street northwest, given un-
der auspices of the women of the
United States Army in Washington.
Proceeds from the sale Of tickets at
81 each will be given to the Salvation
Army budget. The dance will be un-
der the direction of a committee head
ed by Mrs. David King.
The work of gathering contributions
was begun this morning by companies
of women under direction of the fol-
lowing CAPTAINS: Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stod-
dard, Mrs. L. w. Eugster. Mrs. NJ. c.
Plummer, Mrs. G. H. Ruggles, Mrs. T.
W. Barrett, Mrs. David King, Mrs
William Jose. Mrs. William B. Todd
and Miss Ethel D. Mckinney.