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Show DRIVE LEADERSIIED BI 5ALVAT1 ARMY Machinery Now in Readiness Readi-ness to Begin Campaign for $105,000. New Home for Returned Soldiers in Salt Lake I Contemplated. With the appointment of a state chnlr-man, chnlr-man, a state treasurer and county chairmen, chair-men, the machinery of tlio iSjilvmton I army is in re.uitness for the statewide 1 j campaign to Pe held July 111 to -t to ! raise $10;.'iV for the purposes of build-ins build-ins a new home In 8alt 1 ake and carrying carry-ing on the teace prcsrani of reconstruction recon-struction and rehabilitation outlined by ; tha orsaniration. Captain Kdward t . Bacon, who came to this city two weeks apo, after smvfully pultinfr over a campaign In I'hicasv, raisins J500.000 for the equipping and maintaining of a hoys school In St. Joseph. Mich., is state director di-rector for the drive. J. T. Farrer. cashier of the Provo Commercial Com-mercial & Sax iocs bank, has been appointed ap-pointed state chairman and Charles K. Mabey of Bountiful as state treasurer. The count v chairmen how elected are O. F. McShane. Beaver; O. I,, sttoh, Boxelder; .1. K. Sheppard. Cache: Charles Averv, Carbon: Ceorce YV. Pecker. Iron; Harrv .1. Hean, Juab; YV. VV. Seeemiller. Kane: James Anderson. Morgan: Charles Walton. Rich; Harry S. Joseph. Salt Lake: S. 1. I.onssikrf. Sanpete: James It. Peterson. Sexier: Oscar A. t'orslaiul. Summit: L'r. l.man McPride. Tooele: R. s. Collett. I'inta: A. Mitchell. I'lah; t'avid H. Morris. Washington, and P. F. Kirkendall, Weber. Elks Pledge Aid. K. Hugh Miller. Parley P. Christen-sen Christen-sen and Slajor Wesley K. King have been appointed to assist in Salt Lake county. A number of other prominent Salt Lakers ; will be made members of this organization organiza-tion in order to assure, the success of the drive in this unit of the slate. In Summit countv William Meuarry, P. K. Thomas. J. R. Weeter and C. C. Wentworth have been selected to assist Chairman ForsUtnd. Complete organizations w-ill be perfected per-fected shortlv in 1'avis. Duchesne, F.m-erv F.m-erv Garfield," Grand, Millard. Piute, fsan Juan. Wasatch and Wayne counties. Practicallv every Elk lodge in the state has indorsed the Salvation army s prop-am to raise a builoing and reconstruction reconstruc-tion fund, and have pledged staunch support sup-port In the cities of the state where E'.ks" lodges are located the campaign will be under their direction. Bacon Talks on Drive. Caotain Bacon has been national field -cout commissioner for four years prior to associating himself with the Salvation armv. He has been in even" city of any Importance in the United States In the interests of the Boy Scouts. His work has been the launching and conducting of campaigns tor raising funds for the organization and putting it on a llrm. business basis. Captain Bacon is also the author of a number of boys stories. His best known books are "The Shantey. a ston- of the Great lakes .country: Old Xokee'." an Indian tale of early pioneer life along the shores of Lake Michigan, and "Old Rubber Xose," a water fairy 'C?-jnknow the services of the Salvation Armv have been Indelibly written n tta hearts of the soldiers overseas Captain Bacon said yesterday, in oml.nlng tr.e campaign. -Our workers administered to the bovs in khaki on the battlefields on the hospital cots or in the dim candlelit candle-lit huts along the tiring lines. They worked without thought cf self, with the patriotic fervor and Yankee fortitude exemplified ex-emplified bv the Americans when they turned the tide of battle in favor of the allies. Work Yet Unfinished. 'Our work is not completed, however, and our task is not yet ended," he continued. con-tinued. "Our peace program is as stupendous stu-pendous as was our war work. W e must work for the rehabilitation of our soldiers sol-diers who are returning daily from the deserted fields of France and Belgium. We are called upon to see through this great period of reconstruction, and we must have sufficient funds as a medium through which to serve this cause of Americanism. "We have inadequate and unsatisrac-torv unsatisrac-torv quarters. We are poorly housed, and it is our intention to build a real home In Salt Lake, where our devoted workers can have decent and inspiring headquarters," ho asserted. "With the appointment of state and county chairmen chair-men the preliminary work has been accomplished. ac-complished. I have no doubt but that the campaign will go over without a hitch." Confident of Success. Captain Bacon said Captain Louise B. Holbrook, who went farthest to the front of r.nv woman during the St. Mi-hlol Mi-hlol drive, and Captain Alva M. Holbrook. Hol-brook. who spent seven months with the merlcan army at the front, will be in Salt Iake to assist in the state campaign. cam-paign. Th"v will speak in this city on their experiences in France during the 1 lark days of uncertainty, when the Ger-j Ger-j mans were driving toward Paris and the i channel ports. Captain Alma M. Hol-j Hol-j brook will tell of the "Religion of tne Trenches." ! State Chairman Farrer of Provo wired Captain Bacon yesterday that he had ac-I ac-I cepted the position extended to him for I I the campaign. "This drive is going ! ' across. I am positive," he said. "1 would ! not think of taking hold of the work if I i did not know the Elks were squarely back , of it." Acth-e campaigning will begin July 16, according to the official schedule. |