Campaign to Provide Shelter for Indigent Foreigners Tu connection with the hostel for indigent foreigners recently estabished at 'Tsangchow Road, the Salvation Army' has launched a drive for Tis, 10,000 and appeals to the community for support.
The object of the hostel is to assist men who are in temporary difficulties owing to loss of employ ment or some other cause, and whose resources are meagre." The Salvation Army provides them with Board and lodging at the nominal figure of $2. per day. In extreme eases, however, no charge is made, The hostel imposes no conditions creed or nationality. Every effort made to enable those who have fallen by the wayside to maintain their self respect and at the same time conserve their funds, Adit. and Mrs, Waller, under whose supervision the hostel is conducted, inform us that the Army's intention fs to help decent men to. remain who have 'a chance to rehabilitate them-
The hostel was opened in 1920 in Chaoufoong Road. The premises there proving inadequate, the work was transferred to the present com-odious building in Tsangchow Road.
Provision is made for the accommodation of 22 men in a home+ like atmosphere. Lack of funds has hampered development of the work prevented the addition of essential equipment, For this reason, the Army has been compelled to ask for the financial ce-operation of the community, Within the past eight months more than a score of temporarily indigent foreigners have passed through the hostel. Many of these now have good positions in local firms, All have made good and are grateful to the Army for taking care of them when nobody else did, Major W, Darby of the Poking executive of the Salvation Army is ce-operating with Adit, Waller in the drive for necessary funds, It is generally conceded that the hostel meeting an urgent need, The continuation of the work will go towards solving one of Shanghai's most difficult problems, A budget estimate of Tls. 9.567 has been prepared to cover the cost of equipping the hostel and to carry con the work during the ensuing year, Donations may be sent to Adit. F. Waller, The Salvation Army Men's Hostel, 12 Tsongehow Road. Magazines'and all kind of clothing will also be gratefully received, A visit to the hostel brings' many surprises, In the first place, there an entire absence of the institu ional touch. Freedom of action and worship, and the lack of all restrietion onthe freedom of the person, are its obvious qualities, thing insisted upon by the Army is decency, and the only requirement for admission genuine necessity.
Pleasant dining and sitting rooms are provided. The food is the same for all, guests and Army executives, Every effort is made to ensure that the men in their uphill fight obtain encouragement and comfort, At the same time, "coddling" is not practise ed. The men are treated, spoken of, [and regarded as "friends of the family.
Those in charge of the hostel wish to be understood that it is not provided for the convenience of those in search of indefinite support at the expense of the community. While a bed and a meal are never refused any applicant, the accommodation is so limited' that it must be reserved for those temporarily. stranded, in keeping with General Booth's "ambition. For these, a reception is assured,
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