Show PEOPLE SHELTERED BY SALVATION ARMY 1902 Great Work Accomplished Accomplishes by the Salt Lake Lak Branch Branchi r i of f the Organization of of the Streets Leaders of ot th the Salvation Army ArmO are arc beginning to devise ways and means for fora a happy Christmas for Cor the thc the eIt elty's B poor children Many Ideas have been considered con con- considered b by the Army officers but Just how they will wl accomplish all they Intend doln doing has not been fully tully determined deter deter- mined Few persons realize the amount of ot charitable work that Is a accomplished v every year or even every everyday day by these ol bene benevolent nt workers Every eh night men are given lodging whether the they have havethe havethe havethe the small sum um charged for a bed or not positions are arc secured when pOt possible f r the deserving Indigent man w woman man or or child clothes arc are procured for tor the most destitute te and nOlI luckless homes are found for the forsaken little orphans and fallen fallen fall fall- en girls girls' when whon all others turn against them find In these p people ople a a. means of at rescue Salvation Army Headquarters A Telegram reporter stepped Into the theoffice theoffice office of or their headquarters on Franklin avenue where he noticed several men sitting about engaged In reading and andall nil all looking clean and tidy tidy- notwithstanding ing their worn garments and approachIng approach- approach Ing the desk told the man who stepped In from the kitchen the nature of ot his visit Just then the telephone rang and excusing himself the man answered It Yes lad lady yes yes J lady dy he was heard to M say near the depot Is it Then speaking to the men reading Handy Handyman man around the kitchen wanted Ayoung A Ayoung young oung man came eagerly forward There was an expression of or hope In his his' eyes ees when told where a man was want want- ed lie stepped steppe briskly out of or the door Come around this wa way please said the thc man behind the de desk k to the reporter and I will take you ou to the man who will give II you the Information you OU wish And he led tote the way ny down clown the han hall to a Ii room in the rear used as ns a a. workshop Preparations for Christmas Here was a large loo tn- tn in intelligent niah h talking 1 with a a lIttie little girl He lie was wa's free In answering all questions but bul as asked c. c that his n name me be not men honed because he did not want tint any publicity what hat preparations prep prep- II were being made for fo mas he displayed he little displayed a a. doHs doH's bed which he had been working upon paging ay aay ing that when It was finished he Intend Intended ed cd It pla placed In a. a window ow ot of fome large store In the city It with a a. placard announcing that others similar to it be made and sold for 5 3 5 the mone money thus received to devoted be-devoted be to lo their Christmas fund The little bedstead Is made e of Iron and will Indeed be a piece of or artistic handi handl h handicraft UI I- I craft when finished well II worth the price asked This year ear he ho sal said they Intended e having OO poor pOOl children at ot the Christmas tree where formerly they have lad had but half hair this number Joy for Little The Th poor pOOl of the city h yc been classi fled fied an and these children n are those thos who teho know nothing of or Christmas cheer the cheer the little ragamuffins The main point Is to give glY clothes and another plan that has been considered Is to put the Idea Into the minds of or the children of wealthy parents or those In comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able circumstances of helping their poor little brothers and sisters lIsters of this world worl by making up a parcel of th their lr partially worn clothes and to send end It to the Army where the they will be given out b by Santa Claus on Christmas eve to these thee hapless children of or circumstance In connection with this the Salvation Arm Army man told how three years ago when the they first began having ha a Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas tree one ne firm in town had sent them eighty suits aults of or underwear and 10 pairs of stockings s. s and another that had loaded their large lar-gc woo wood wagon three Units times with the handsomest toys The school shoe fund was also alo started in 1 1899 99 He explained that sho shoes s were one of ot the most difficult needs they have to supply owing to the tho fact that children children children chil chil- dren of ot nil all classes as a n rule wear their shoes they are worn out The he school shoe fund Is the money which la Is left 0 over er from Thanksgiving which the they place subject to their order with different shoe firms In the city The fund Is devoted to the single purpose of providing foot footgear gear for school Chool children ren as those not attending school are arc not compelled to be out In the most Inclement Inclement ent weather Teachers send end pupils pupil not properly shoed with a a. note to the barracks barracks bar bar- racks and they are supplied Since September this year ar seventy live pairs of shoes have alre already been given out Register of the Poor j When asked how they kept track of nil all tho the poor r and knew kne their their- circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances he produced a II book bool alphabetically alphabetically alphabet alphabet- arranged containing the names and condition of thousands Many I names being scratched he hc explained that th they y were those who had since been helped or 01 relieved ot oV their gence In some ways was Nothing he re remarked remarked re- re marked gave Sn him more pleasure than to draw his pencil through a a name f for forIt r I It meant so much to the person bearing it t. t During the past year ear the Salvation Army has furnished shelter for about persons The They have hll found homes for tor six little orphans VO t ot which w were we're re adopted They rhey had ft five cases cases' of ot rescue all nil of ot which have hawe turn turned d outwell out outwell outwell well well and over o Homeless men were fed at the shelter besides the boxes given to the many poor families In tho ct city on last Thanks Thanksgiving day |