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Show : WORKJXTENSIVE v ial and Industrial Re- Vtef Report Issued by Vs I Major P. Morton. v Cs social and IndustrlaJ relief report 's a Salvation Army. Salt Lako brunch, he I'ast six months shows that the ilzation has been especially active in ity and that much philanthropic work een accomplished. jor P. Morton, who has been In 'a of tho relief work for the past ' -ears Invites especial attention of ;' housewives of Salt LiUie to the nt of work done during the period Aed by the report, and requests that ,-ast-off clothing, discarded useable ,;ure. shoes, magazines, clean, folded papers tc. bo saved for the Army Nrs durtne the spring liousecleanlng-'i liousecleanlng-'i garments distributed to . tho poor "sneedv during tho past six months, ding to the report, total S521. Other es distributed were as follows: i .5S7 pairs: pieces of furniture, So: ilaneous, SoS9. The number of free supplied was 346. Free meals were to i99' persons. More than 1000 and women wero furnished employ-through employ-through the Salvation Army cm-lent cm-lent agency. hile these figures, to a degree, fur-in fur-in themselves a story," Major Mor-laid, Mor-laid, "thev are cold and but a poor li Vssion of the happiness afforded many "'e less fortunate families and men. ' large number of returned soldiers been furnished with clothing, lodg-f-'and meals absolutely free. And there k nore coming who will have to be C d according to the major. It is reed re-ed that those wishing to give assist-to assist-to the work call Wasatch 3S17. The I; will be glad to furnish any lnfor-l!,n lnfor-l!,n requested, he says. 'FIGHTING PREACHER' BACK FROM FRANCE Known as the "fightins: preacher." Corporal Cor-poral M. H. Gibson, Ninety-sixth marines, returned yesterday to Salt Lake and reported re-ported at the offices uf the Mormon church asking to be returned to missionary mission-ary work. Corporal Gibson enlisted at Nashville, Tenn., where ho was doing missionary work for the church, and was stationed in Lnsland, San Domingo and later went into action at tsoi&sons and the Aronne. where be was wounded while operating a machine gun. lie stuck to his post tor, eight hours in spite of his wounds. After trca tment in a base hospital. Corporal Gibson was discharged as disabled. lie iiudressed an audience in a New York theater recently and raised ? . J 0 for tiie Victory loan. |