The Washington times., 1922-04-29
EWPLAN FOR
BUDGET DRIVE
To START SOON
Salvation Army Seeks to Abol-
ish Street Selling
This Year.

The Advisory Board Of the local
Salvation Army organization has de-
cided to present this year in the
budget campaign for $1,000 a plan
of action radically different from the
usual drive" for charitable purposes.
so far as possible the usual
methods of intensive street selling
and solicitations will be done away
with. There will, OF course, be daily
features such as Flower Days
"Doughnut Days" and other char
acteristic Salvation Army events
which are enjoyed by the average
Washingtonian quite as much as
the army enjoys presenting them.
1t Is planned. however. to 80 or
ganiZe the resources of the city that
the budget may be raised without
unnecessary annoyance to any who
may be asked to contribute, and TO
this end the cooperation of the pub
lie il asked.
Various committees are in the
process OF formation which will each
specialize in certain activities. II.
l.. Mckeever heads committee
which will work among the various
civic clubs OF the city and Chairmen
are now being selected to organize
the social and country clubs.
II is also planned to have each
apartment house canyassed by a
resident. This will do away with
the usual duplication of requests for
this purpose and IL is thought that
this fact will be appreciated by those
who customarily give.
Isaac Cans Is chairman Of a COM
mittee which will work among the
Nh Of hn rit do
OF Washington business houses
have always been quick to recognize
the value OF the Army's work to the
community and have been generous
in their support. Most OF the down
but never OUT who are aided by the
Salvation Army would become pub
lie charges but for this kindly
agency. 1t not only transforms
waste material into useful salvage
but is doing precisely the same serv-
ice for wasted lives.
A considerable amount of social
activity under the direction Of Mrs.
Larz Anderson and Mrs. X. l.. Carl
son, chairman and secretary respec-
.vely. Of the Woman's Committee,
10 planned.
1t IL not possible to divuIgc the
nature OF these plans as yet, but II
may safely be said that several new
and novel features will be intro
duced and that WashingtonIs social
and diplomatic sets will be reached
by the appeal on a greater scale than
ever before. Several matrons high
In the Capitals social lie have al
ready promised their aid and the
number will be considerably in
creased within a few days.
There is no welfare organization
more firmly established in the hearts
OF the people of every land and every
race than the Salvation Army. Its
workers circle the globe and there
is no port OF missing men" on the
farthest outskirt of civilization or
In the depths of London, New York
or Singapore where the soldiers of
this great army are not always pres.
ent with their triple aid of Soap,
Soup and salvation"
The local organization will make
"A campaign for its necessary budget
OF $37 900 from May 10 to 21. and it
is hoped that no difficulty will be
found in raising this amount. The
sum asked for Ia an increase of 10
per cent over the amount expended
last year. but through better organi-
zation and increased facilities the
Army will be able TO extend it's aCti-
vities over 25 per cent among the
needy of Washington during the
coming year.