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Americus Times Recorder
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia
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The Salvation Army in London appeals for $750,000 to fund war-related social work for Allied armies, including aid for soldiers, sailors, sick, wounded, homeless, and operations in India, Japan, Korea, Java, Africa, and West Indies. Past year: 13 million meals, 8 million lodgings provided.
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ARMY
DOING GREAT WORK
FOR ALLIED ARMIES
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON.
July 19.-The Salvation
Army is making an appeal for $750,
000, an increase of $300,000 over
a
year ago, to finance its social work
connected with the war. Out of this
money the Salvationists expect
to
allot $50,000 for work among the soldiers and sailors, and $55,000 is set
apart for the relief of the army's sick
and wounded, as 20,000 members are
now serving with the British forces,
exclusive of the Canadian, Australian
and other colonial divisions.
Other sums allotted are $75,000 for
work among the homeless, $100,000 for
the training of Salvationist officers,
$130,000 for the maintenance of work
in India and $75,000 in Japan, Korea,
Java, Africa and the West Indies. The
rest is used in other charities
and
religious works.
During the past twelve months the
Salvationists supplied more than thirteen million meals and eight million
night's lodgings to the poor.
Every military camp or place frequented by soldiers has some kind of
Salvationists work going on. But the
recreation and social huts are main-
tained by the Young Men's Christian
Association.
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Primary Location
London
Event Date
July 19
Outcome
appeal for $750,000 to finance war-connected social work; allocations include $50,000 for soldiers/sailors, $55,000 for sick/wounded, $75,000 for homeless, $100,000 for officer training, $130,000 for india, $75,000 for japan/korea/java/africa/west indies; past year: over 13 million meals and 8 million lodgings supplied.
Event Details
The Salvation Army appeals for $750,000, up $300,000 from last year, for social work tied to the war. 20,000 members serve with British forces excluding colonial divisions. Funds allocated for soldiers, sailors, sick, wounded, homeless, officer training, work in India and other regions, other charities, and religious works. Salvationists operate in every military camp, though recreation huts are by YMCA.