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Show Salvation Army Study Rural So-cial So-cial Conditions in the West. 1),iivim7""'Co1o., Jnn. 30. Social problems closely related to thoso of tho largo clttcg nro found In rural tVLTons and small towns, territorial officers of tho Salvation Army de-clnrod de-clnrod at a conference Just concluded conclud-ed here where the nrmy's 1020 program pro-gram was discussed. Col. Mary Stlllwell of Chicago, In chargc of womeifg activities declared 80 per cent of the gltlH seeking te-fugc te-fugc at thoinrmy rescue home In this city wero country girls. She urged tho education of parents to the necessity neces-sity for explaining to children sub- J(ctB which tliey rieiiuriitly lea in ftom vulgar associates. Other phases of the many ptobloms of the country and smaller towns WW dltcuiMd at the conference, following which the Salvation army's plans for tho coming year, designed to help meet these problem were announced. an-nounced. The army will undertake to extend Its activities outside of the cities through local advisory boards of business men and civic leaders. These hoards will teporl on conditions condi-tions In their localities. Where wnr- i ranted tho Salvation Army's workers and expert advisers may ho culled In. Inquiry Is to bo niado Into conditions condi-tions ennti Uniting to poverty, llle- gltlnTacy, Jucnllo delinquency and i , unemployed. It Is not intended to trespass on tho field of any other social service organizations but to extend help where help Is needed nnd utlllzo to .the fullest extent tho nrmys existing Institutions and organizations. |