SALVATION ARMY

Evening Star, Issue 16629, 11 January 1918, Page 6

SALVATION ARMY

APPEAL FOR WAR WORK, £50,000 ASKED FOR. - Adjutant A. E. Hasking, of the Salvation Army, is in Dunedin, having come from Wellington to push on the preparations in Otago for the appeal which is being made throughout the Dominion to raise £50,000 for the war work of the Army. Though the war has been raging for over three years, this is tho first general appeal of tho kind that has been made by the Salvation Army. Up to the last 12 months the international office of the Army Iras borne the major part of the expense of tho Army’s war work. What tho cost of this work is may be judged from the fact that over 1,500 officers are engaged at the various fronts, and that accommodation for 110,000 men is provided at the Array’s hostels at tho front, in London, and in other places. Citizens’ committees have been organised in various centres and preparing for some time, and the appeal is now being launched simultaneously throughout New Zealand. The allocation of the £50,000 has been settled, so that subscribers may know exactly how their contributions will be spent. The sum of £55,000 is to be sent across the seas for war work wherever our soldiers are, this work including the setting up and tho maintenance of hutments and hostels, the supplying of hospital comforts, the providing of motor ambulances, and aiding generally our men wherever they are to be found. The balance of £15,000 is to be used for tho advancement and the maintenance of the Salvation Array’s military work in New Zealand. AIEETING OF COMMITTEE. A meeting of tho committee in connection with the appeal was held in Air E. S. Wilson’s board room this morning, when there were present Mr O. Fenwick (in the chair). His Worship the Mayor (Air J. J. Clark), Lieutenant-colonel Stoneham, Messrs G. L. Deniiiston, F. W. Mitchell, G. Crow, R. O. Sise, and Adjutant tingThe secretary' reported that the Mayor of several of the country districts round Dunedin had been written to asking if they could form committees in their district to raise funds in connection with 'thisi appeal. Arrangements were made for canvassing the business portion of the town for sub° scriptions, and arrangements are also being made to canvass the suburban areas. It was resolved to have a street day, which will ‘he a flag day', on February 8, and tho arrangements in connection with this matter were left to Alessrs W. L. Logie, F. G. Gumming, J. C. Al'Qeorge, and Staff-captain Macaulay, with power to add to their number. Adjutant Hosking explained that this appeal was being made throughout the Dominion, and the matter was being taken up enthusiastically in the norenorn towns. The Army want to raise £50,000 throughout tho Dominion. Feilding has raised £2,000 and Oamaru £1,060, and substantial amounts are expected from the larger centres, and it is anticipated that the £50,000 aimed at will be easily realised. A number of donations have already been received, including the following .-—Otago Patriotic Association £SOO, U.S.S. Co. £SOO, Sargood, Son, and Ewen Wright, Stephenson, and Co. £loo’ Mackerras and Hazlett £IOO, /'A,,',',.' £IOO. A complete list of donations will be published in the course of a few days.