Show SOME SALVATION ARMY experience twelve year old carl welch stood at the bedside in the room of captain tain lottle lottie schell ot of the salvation army watching his mother die at 11 tuesday night and when the cold fingers ot of the dead woman relaxed their hold on the small warm hand of 0 the boy he turned to caplain schell and said now im all alone and dont know where togo the salvation army is caring bior for young carl and will continue to care tor for him that is their work on march 16 mrs rosa welch of greeley had written to captain schell that she was in need of a friend frend and was going to seek that friendship at the salvation army she explained that she he was a widow with one child 1 I want to come to denver to work and keep my boy in school the great cold world looks so big and terrible to a woman battling 1 tahi life alone i I 1 have a serious trouble with my throat which it if left alone may prove fatal but I 1 cannot end must not die and lease leave my boy alone ive got to help make a man ol of him 1 I want him to have schooling for ho he wants it too he studies hard Is good and industrious and helps me by working atter after school and always pretends that he had rather work than play when I 1 tell him how I 1 wish life were easier for or him when captain schell in charge ot of relict work for the salvation army received the letter she straightened her shoulders put on her bonnet and went to the union station to meet the train from rom greeley and there she found mrs welch her face drawn with pain leaning heavily on oil the shoulder of her little son as she groped her way thru the tunnel to the sunlight with true samaritan spirit captain schell did not wait to in make ake arrangements range ments tor for hospital care but took the woman and child to her own room where death followed them the boy sturdy as a little oak with blue eyes golden hair a sprinkling of freckles across his straight nose is facing his loss like a spartan site she want me to cry lie he ald aid but a fellow to do alin his ra others gove and straightway carl aelen cried libre a child who Is being calelly hurt in the salvation ardys home service budget adequate provision is being made for cases uch buch as ag these and fand an appeal tor for funds to take care of these cases will be made dade during rescue week reek april 12 to 20 |