Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-14
SALVATION ARMY
DOES GREAT WORK
FOR THE NEEDY

EuVov B. u. iea OF the home serV-
.cc department of the Salvation
Amy is in Il Centre doing til
final work Of the recent campa:gp
toward raising funds to carry on IL
work here and fer the opening OF
he summer camp which will be the
second week III June. {. +. i'ltZer.
past exalted ruler of Eiks lodge and
previous chairman of the Salvation
Army advisory board, has donated
equipment for II permanent camn t.
accommodate sixty mothers and
children. This camp will be run or
4 much larger scale than last year
and will be managed by the ncw of
ticerS in charge here, Adiutant an
Mrs. y. Peterson. Mrs. Pitzcr : do
aation represents 500.
There are good many people who
10 not understand the Salvation
Army, although they have seen them
'Perate for years. The writer would
Ike to submit, IA report to the people
# II Centre as well rs neigh boring
towns. Chief Of Police Heath of
Los Angeles and present president
# the society on criminology. said
N an open congress, that the Saliva
ion. Army suppresscs more crime
than 5000 policemen, which repro
sent 5000 20. The Salvation
Army where Just one corps operates
such as FL Centre, i serving as a
one million dollar asset to this COM
munitv, although YOU don see it
ntil some one gets up and makes
he statement that he was about to
commit murder. robbery or arson
hut 1.-The Salvation Army toUcheT
n.v heart on the street corner and
tonight m a saved man.
W. II. Holland, chief probation
)fficer of Los Angeles said: IS SeuG
he orphans To the Salvation Army
home-a real home and not an in-
,titution.
The report of the Salvssior,
Army's service during 1925 is rs
follows, giving the article humber
II persons and cost:
Beds for men, l47 ...............S 700
Meals furnished, l50 cost 200. 1000
Families given groceries, -
cost ,,,-,.-,-,,.,.,,..,,,,..--,.,-,....... 32G5o
Telegraph messages sent,
>, cost $1,000. ...,................ aO.oo
H'ectric li4nt bill, ............ 200
Gasoline and oil. :, .....-.-.,.,.... 1l.50
Medicine, =, Observation-Disclosures. 1910
D.a,.. .i.I. ,...,,!. 4 an
-ummcr caap for mothers
- ....--....-....,................. 5000
Summer camp for chill
dren, 60, .....,.,...................... 240O.O0
,hces given to children, -
Hlothing given u people,
201
Implications for work, 81
Men supplied with york. 10
Women supplied with work, )
ersons advised. $50
Thanksgiving and Christ
mas treats ~ jail, 252........ 5000
Ecds to men from Jail, g.. 800
Clothing to men from Jail. l3..
laundry 10 men from Jail, L. 80
Bibles for prisoners, ........ 9j.c0
War Cry given prisoners,
1426 ..-...................-......-. 1863
Profession Of conversion IS
Total ..,,..........--...-.........-..$3456.50
Besides these activities the Saliva.
ion Army operates girls rescue
home. Imperial Valley has fur
1ishcd five cases in the past year
hat are known Of and one is a re-
ent case. costs on an average
# $500 per girl from the time they
"cme until they are restored. The
salvation Army is asking the people
# FL Centre to consider the great
work they are doing and by Your
,wn actions ana by the report sub
nitted to you will prove whether
you want the army TO remain or not.
Charles Tall Of the security bank
1anl, said after close survey Of
All organizations doing welfare
work: "The Salvation Army gets
more charity out Of a dollar thaa
arr existing organization today.
Better than Is per cent is for char
ity."
The army asks your support to
carry on its work.