Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-22
". C.T.U. OF
SCOPE ACTIVITY OF
SALVATION ARMY

/ The work of the Salvation Army in
peace and war was explained briefly
Friday afternoon at the meeting of
the w. C. T. IT,. which was held at
the 7. M. c. A. building, by Miss
Dorothy Lawrence, daughter of En-
sign Lawrence of the local Salvation
Army Corps. Beside this very in
teresting address. Ensign and Mrs.
Lawrence. and their daughters,
Dorothy, Emily, and Hazel, furnished
music for the occasion, playing sew
eral fine selections which were very
enjoyable.
Miss Lawrence spoke first of the
peace time work of the Army, and
because it offers SO many illustra-
tons OF the type of work which they
40, she first spoke of the city of New
York. In this city there are large
slum sections, in which all forms Of
vice and degradation abound and in
which are many men, women and
children who are without sufficient
food, clothing and care, beside lack
ing any chance for eduation or for
moral benefit.
Here are many workers called slum
Sisters or more often "Slum Angels"
who live right in the districts in
which they work, being available at
any time of the day or night. They
not only carry food, clothing and
care for the unfortunates but also
bring spiritual consolation. There are
also slum settlements in which are
klndergartens and day nurseries for
the young children, and practical
classes for the older ones, as we'll
as auditorium for spiritual meet
ings.
Cottage homes are provided in the
country for orphaned children or
those that are taken from their
guardians by the authorities. In
these homes the children have q
chance to live the normal life of a
chlld and with the fresh air and fine
rood which they receive, they soon
become as other children.
In the summer, ice, that necessity
20 which we give so little thought.
is provided for the poor at a cent a
junk: In the winter other help is
provided, including the Christmas
dinners which are given to the
worthy poor. In New York city alone
po'ouo are given out and in the coun-
try 100000 We're given out last wear.
For the girls who have fallen, there
are ~ rescue homes where they NAV
receive assistance both spiritual and
physlcal, and experience has shown
that OF the girls that enter these
MONIES, 30 per cent prove worthy of
the help which they receive. For the
man VINO Is out of work, down and
out there are employment bureaus
ana industrial homes where thew
may secure food. lodging and work.
There is still another phase of the
peace time work of the Salvation
army. This is the assistance which
tney offer in times Of great disaeters
such as the Galveston flood the San
francisco fire, the Halifax expiosion
and many others.
In the World War, many trained
workers worked in France. ever IN
tne 'front.' line trenches. They erect
60 nuts where the soldiers might
come for recreation and for consoias
ton. They furnished dainty FOOD.
Tor which the soldiers craved hIIt
whch were not provided BY the
army, and looked after the var;oms
needs of the men, physical and
spiritual. The very fact that thav
hao American women near. nroved
OF great assistance to the men ana
kept the morale of the army at q
mucn higher pitch than would other
wise nave been the case. Manv sol.
olers in the World War, Remember
with the greatest of pleasure tha
Klndness and sympathy with which
they were treated by the "Sallies"
ana many more had their last min.
utes soothed by these same Saliva.
ton Army workers.