war victorious and with citation* for
bravery decorations for gallantry un- :
dor fir#* and golden chevrons Indica
tive of honorably won wounds on Its i
artn. The victory which the Salvn- j
tfon Army ha« won is a victory over
the obstacles that lay before It In iT«
purpose of efficient service of rhe fight- I
ers of perilling' army Its citations
are the thank*, cheers and prayers of
doughboys. Its wound stripes
are rightfully golden of hue. for they i
typify the un*elfi*h way in which the
Army threw all irs resources finan
cial. spiritual and moral—into the ef- j
fort to help the American «*dd.ers In
Fran* e
Now the Army is a«k!ng the people
of America to give It concrete evlden. **
of the graMtude which has been so
loudly, and so willingly expressed
From May 19 to _'t$ the Salvation Army
will conduct In the I’nlted Spates a
campaign ?o ra'*e for its
Home Service F und The money '.s
needed both to re. oup rhe fortunes of
the Army shattered by its Jong service
of the soldier and to permit it to carry i
on the work It has always done on the
larger scale which the public now
demands. Raising the money by :h!«
means, the Salvation Army explain*, j
will eliminate, perhaps permanently
the necessity for tlie rea«e!ess solicits j
tlon of funds which has been a hug
bear to the Army and the public alike j
It will permit the workers of the Army,
who, forced to devote more than half
their time to gathering money, were In ;
. consequence only half efficient In their I
evangelistic and social service work j
to devote all their time In future to i
the duties for which they have been I
trained.
