San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
Salvation Army Seeks $751;
900 to Garry on
Work.
BIG LUNCHEON MONDAY
Men and Women Will Go
Out in Teams to Raise
Money.

"The Salvation Army offers glow
Ing record of past achievements and
clearly defined program Of active ant
tireless work for 1924 in asking thu
support of San Antonio in the Hom'
Service Appeal, March II, II ant
49," James Caldwell, appeal chairman
declared Saturday night in expressing
his belief that the citizenry of the city
will back its belief in the army by
a fully subscribing the $4,000 budget
members of the advisory board
feel that they have been signally hon
ored in being placed at the head Of
the disbursements of the funds for the
army here. All the board members are
business men, and are more than
pleased with the wisdom and economy
with which the funds are distributed
in San Antonio. We, by our associa'
ton with the Salvation Army Officers
here, have been made bigger and better
and have grown to where we take
the deepest interest in the program.
In reality what the Salvation
Army is doing is so big and SO noble
that there is no reason why all tongues
should not praise and commend the
work-and they most assuredly do. NO
phase of charitable work is overlooked
by the Salvation Army. Every cent
that is given. to this organization, is
spent in reaching out and helping
thousands of people bere."
The San Antonio corps officers Com
mandant and Mrs. o. Il. johnson, and
Adjutant Ida l.. Anderson at the head
of the Salvation Army women s home
and maternity hospital have been IN
many conferences with the advisory
board in the. preliminary preparations
for the appeal. and all are in thorough
accord with the entire program which
has been mapped out.
Build q Nursery.
OF the $4,000 budget, 1000 Will
be spent on the home and in the con-
struction Of a children's nursery at
the home. The latter feature will cost
$75O0 but is said by all those in touch
with the work of the Salvation Army
here to be one of the most needed as
sets to the city.
The home is always filled with wom-
en- and most of them are maternity
cases. Always there are twenty or
more small children, the majority OF
them infants. The nursery will pro-
vide home for the children and there
experts from the home may devote full
time to care OF the little tots. Many
of the women who are IN the home
come from the outlying cities and
towns of the state. .s.<
Their cases that would be de-
plorable in their home towns, are so
well cared for here that the women
may continue their residence at the
home and work in suitable positions IN
the city. One of the big ideas in fOs-
tering the childrens' nursery would
be .iie provision Of home where the
children could be left, while their
mothers were at work, it has been ex-
planned by Adjutant Anderson.
The Salvation Army maintains a
store in San Antonio where it is pos
sible for people in straitcned cir
cumstances to buy wearing apparel
and shoes at q most moderate figure.
The store goes farther than this, how
ever, and where the people are unable
to pay, the clothing is distributed with
out cost. During the present winter
clothing has been given to 1908 per-
sons, the majority of them young chill
dren. Shoes were distributed to 200
children.
Hotel for Men,.
At the working mems hotel on
Avenue Il and Fourth street free lodg-
ing is offered to those who ask it.
In addition the men are provided
meals if they need them.
That the men may retain their self
aspect, various forms of employment
ire given. This enables them to work
heir way through until they find
: nore remunerative occupations.
During the last year employment
fas scared for eighty-three men and
( eventy-four women. Checks are kept
( n the persons for whom the Saliva
on Army finds jobs, and according
reports, the smallest number of
rose who have obtained employment
trough the army have proved any
lining but the very best and most en-
thusiastic employees.
In the summer months the corps
officers keep in close touch with the
needy families in the city and arrange
for summer outing trips for the sickly
and anemic children. The report for
the year shows that 100 children re-
ceiyed vacations of this nature.
Find Missing Persons.
Ten youths were located in San
Antonio last year by the Salvation
Army and returned to their homes in
the different parts OF the United
States. The officers OF the army al
WAYS carry long lists Of men, women
and children for whom loved ones are
seeking. and scarcely week passes
that some one is not found and put In
communication with the folks back
home. =,
More than 100 families were visit.
ed by Salvation Army workers and
given some form Of relief. People who
need any sort of assistance find
ready and sympathetic ear at the Sal
walton Army.
Lieut.. Col. George Wood. command
or of the Southwestern division, Saliva
ton Army, will be here Monday ana
Tuesday to speak before the mems
luncheon Monday and the women's
buffet luncheon Tuesday at the st.
Anthony hotel.
Mrs. o. II johnson, commandment
who with Cocmandant 0. 7. johnson
the local corps. and Adju- |
tant Ida l.. Anderson of the women's
home will speak at the two luncheons.
The details of arranging all Of the
teams and captains in both the mems
and women's divisions are practically
At the two luncheon meets
the teams will be augmented by addi-
sonal members, and then the drive