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SALVATION ARMY DRIVE WMn % ■ ' •STARTS MONDAY* s.This county has been assessed for the Salvation Army and the drive ivill start Monday to raise this, amount E; M; Frye, Chairman of Publicity Committee hjj’ arranged for prominent speakers and ex-soldiers, which in-. , ■? ,.......'--’.i • -i* ■••♦i - i...... . .......;......... j v ■eludes former overseas men, who werein the thick of the fighting, to address meeting at different school housesover the county on Sunday afternoon,, in behalf of this great organization. A matter of a few months has 4estab-. V ’ 1 ’ ' * - 1 ‘ . ‘ •lished a reputation for the Salvation Army fdi^,pe great work they accomplished m*ihg the War, Before the war: the woids “Salvation Army” sug-a’ : group pf men and women and-horns, on a street corner While .the idle looked on With amused iiidifference, but today the Words ^Salvation Army” .means more* thkn that; it suggests to the mind a Organization Whose work in the Won it first place in the affections of the enlisted soldiers* whom it Served, efficiently and faithfully;Just one yeaf ago today, (Friday September 26th) the bloody Meuse-Ar-, • . • ; ■ ,gonne battle started and With the .boys that went over the top in the aense foxrest of the Argonne were the Salvation Army workers. The battle of the Argonne lasted several days and without relief the Salvation Army workers were tjjijere with the boys serving hot chocolate and cigarettes. On »* ••** * ' ’ . ■’ s.Monday S equoyah County will have a chance to :£q “over the top for the Salvation Army. Don’t fail to do your bit for this jgi*eat prgfmization. Among the overseas soldiers that will take part ; in the speaking at differentplaces over i the county are:Fleefofewd^ I Anderson, FrankWelch; ; Sbruggs. Bay 0; Weenis,Charley Scott Jr.; Walter Tjoggains,odsott; Bud Shermer and •Ivey* They will tell you about under shell fire and ‘^b^utthAAi-E^F*..' ' *
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Sequoyah County Democrat
Sallisaw, Oklahoma, US
Fri, Sep 26, 1919
Page 5
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