The Archive · 1938

Salvation Army Japanese Residents

Still $1,000 Short of Goal Set for Annual Drive Budget Only Question To Be Raised by Members The Salvation Army in Shanghai to-day will enter upon the last stage of the campaign for funds for the 1938 activities of the organization. The goal of $30,000 has not yet been attained, and the commanding officer of the Army in the local area, Bri-Eodier B. Morris, has issued an eleventh hour appeal to the public

2 o put the campaign "over estan. in raising the sum ton E © campaign "ove mations should be sent to 53 Nanking Road, the Army's ten y Mezdquarlers. o Ys temporary Donations anticipated to-day are expected to swell the funds in hand io $29,000, which leaves the Army $1,000 short of its goal.

The Salvation Army in Shanghai carries on i! humanitarian, social, relief and evangelical work day in and day out all through the year. The Army cares for entire impoverished foreign tamiles, assists unemployed male foreigners to obtain work, maintains a men's hostel and a foreign men's shelter, conducts a discharged prisoners' aid de. partment for Chinese, and does a vast amount of refugee relief r] in the various refugee camps of city.

Assisting Brigadier Morris in the campaign are Majors Colin K. Begley, E. Wilkinson and Captain Ferdiriand Mellvenny and Chinese of-tiers and workers.

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