SALVATION ARMY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 835, 13 October 1916, Page 5

SALVATION ARMY.

THE YEAR'S WORK

i A report detailing the social and other work performed by the Salvation Army was presented at The annual 'social, rescue, and missionary meeting '■ of the Salvation Armv in New Zealand, held in the Christehureh Citadel on Wed jnesday. The Mayor (Mr 11. Holland) [presided over an excellent attendance, i while amongst those on the platform were Commissioner IT. C. Hodder, Colo-

nel Mclnnes, and Lieut.-Colonel JJray (Salvation Army), Colonel Chaffoy (Commanding the Canterbury Military District), and the Rev. F. Rule.

The report, which was presented by Commissioner Hodder, said that the number of corps in the Dominion was 09, and outposts 175. At the six maternity homes —Auckland, Wellington, Christehureh, Dunediu, Gisborne, and Napier—247 women had been admitted. At the Pakatoa Women 's Inebriates' Home 3(3 women were admitted and that number discharged. In the five Rescue Homes at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin (2), the number of persons admitted was 151 and discharged 152. The Men's Inebriates' Home (Roto Roa) admitted 119 persons and 9:> had been discharged. Much had been done in the direction of Rescue and Children's Homes, the following fresh institutions having been opened during the year:—Young Women's Industrial Homo (Anderson's Bay, Dunedin), accommodation 15; Girls' Home (Heme Hay, Auckland), accommodation 50; Boys' Home (Russell), accommodation 20; Boys' Home (Temuka), accommodation 50. At the Prison (late and Industrial Homes, one at Auckland and the other at Christehureh, the following were admitted:—From police courts 59. from gaol 79, from other sources ".(it!; total 504. The number discharged was 447.

In connection with the war, the Army's activities had included the' erection of institutes and the appointment of chaplains in connection with each of the camps of the Expeditionary Force and Reinforcements, and these i were now in active operation at Trent-' ham (Chaplain Captain Gray), and Tauhcrenikau and Peatherston (Chap-lain-Captain Bladin). The attendance at meetings held there, including at the Rangiotu ami Avoudale Camps, was, 190,1*1. At Trent ham, £. - !000 had been spent, ami at Rotorua, exclusive of fur-j niture supplied, £IOOO. In addition, £1.'!,000 had been sent to general headquarters for relief work, and £l2Oll had | been distributed in Serbia.

Dealing with the general activities of the Arniv overseas, the report further stated that' 7,600,280 beds hart been supplied during the year and 13.395,57£ meals, while IS! hotels for working men and women, and 8S shelters and food depots had been provided, to accommodate 24,204. In the Prison (>ate Homes, 27i»l ex-prisoners had been discharged as satisfactory our of 280-1 re-

ceived. The total number of social institutions run by the Army was 117::, i necessitating the employment of 3071 Army officers and cadets. There were' 40,000 .Salvationists at the front, while 25 ambulances run by the Army had! carried fi(>,ooo men. The Army in Can- . ada had presented seven ambulances to the Russian Government.

At the conclusion of the reading of i the report, Brigadier Bray gave an interesting address, nnd a programme of musical and v. :il items was given.