The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-14
THE SALVATION ARMY
'Lend to CiOd' Urges Mayor in Spirited Appeal for Public Aid to Realize S4,OO0 to Carry on Re- lief Work Here-Pr0ud of City's Self
 Sacrificing Spirit, Cooperation

The Citizens Appeal for the Salvation Army was opened last evening, when Mayor Hayes ad- dressed the citizens of Water bury, appealing to them for their support of this splendid organ ization. The address of the mayor was as follows:
 "The Salvation Army of Wa tcrbury Is making it's annual ap- peal for funds to carry on it's work for the coming twelve months. It is my privilege in addressing this radio audience to ask that the response to the appeal will be even more gener- ous than 1t has been in the past, because the need is greater.
 Forty three years ago the Salvation Army was established here. At that time it was some what of religious curiosity. Street meetings were an inno- vation in the life of the com munity and the tinkling tambour- inc and the bass drum were a novelty to which Waterbury gave considerable notice.
 ''It is my pleasure to note that the Army is no longer an inno- vation but a practical, going, vital organ of the city's life.
 WORK GOES ON
 "The tambourine and the bass drum are not so often heard now. But the work for which the organization was founded and to which it's members have, and do give, such devoted, un- selfish service has developed in scope and increased in useful ness with the passage of time.
 "Even at the risk of repeating what is already common know ledge, would like to call your attention to few deeds per- formed by the Salvation Army in Waterbury during the past year.
 ''In transient relief over a thousand wayfarers received help. Eight hundred and ninety meals were given free. A nights lodging was given 174 persons. Six hundred and six garments, and seventy nine pairs of shoes were distributed. The ineXper- fenced might infer from this list that the recipients of the relief were buns or hoboes. Even if , the inference were true, which it is not, the answer would still be What if they were" The unfortunate and the derelict suf- fer cold and hunger and naked- ness the same as the virtuous, and weakness and misfortune cannot be encouraged; the vic- tims cannot, in decent humanity, be ignored.
 TRANSMITS AIDED
 AS a matter of fact, the de- pression has sent many thou sands of deserving people out into the highways and byways seeking employment wherever 1t can be obtained. The transient relief, which I have just men, toned, has been given to those who, through no fault of their own, have been unable to help themselves. The national gov- ernment itself has realized the need for help to transients and to that end we have camps for them all over the country.
 "In the matter of family relief there are also some Illuminating figures: over three thousand gar- ments were given way; three hundred and sixty four pairs of shoes were distributed; rent was paid for twenty four; almost fif- teen hundred grocery orders were given; upwards of four thousand perso enjoyed Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners, and five hundred chill dren were made happy by toys they received; out of the two hundred and forty one applica- tions for jobs, sixty eight were placed.
 'Included in this list there is no mention made of those who were comforted and advised and whose exhausted morale was re- vived in ways that cannot and should not be enumerated or described.
 OVERHEAD
 "The appeal which the Salva- ton Army makes is for $4,000 and, while the sum is not stag- gering, somebody may want to know what the money is used f4, Y@ ic a oon,pnop and unfar. tunately justified, criticism of or- ganized charity that a maximum proportion of the money contrib uted goes for overhead and sal- aries and that only a minimum actually reaches those in need. No such criticism can be directed at the Salvation Army in Water- bury. The corps here is directed N A UEn m nm