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DON'T GET IMPATIENT
OVER THE SUERS
Senator Hoke Smith Assures
Parents Uncle Sam Will
Bring Boys Home as
Soon as Possible.
"Atlanta, Ga., May 7.—Do not
get impatient over the return of
your boy from across the seas.
Uncle Sam is going to bring him
home as soon as possible. United
States Senator Hoke Smith, now
in Atlanta, has been besieged
with requests from mothers and
fathers to get their sons out of
the army or navy, has worked
wit t a v'ill toward that end, but
he cannot secure discharges in
all cases until the government
is ready *o act. Discharges will
not be g -anted at present for
business reasons. Serious ill¬
ness and distress in a soldier’s
family is the only thing Uncle
Sam will listen to now.
Just a’ter the termination of
the war in November, 1918.
when he began to be flooded with
requests from parents, Senator
Hoke Smith made an arrange¬
ment with Major General Frank
McIntyre, assistant chief of
staff, whereby he w-ould super
vis ; all cases referred to him by
Senator Smith of men serving in
the American Expeditionary
Forces. By this arrangement
General McIntyre, after exami¬
nation of affidavits, furnished
in a case, uses the cables in each
case where distress is caused by
the continued absence of a son
Lately a number of Georgia
boys have asked for discharges
for business reasons, which Gen¬
eral McIntyre says, in a personal
letter to Senator Smith, the war
department cannot grant. He
says the war department is now
bringing back the soldiers as
rapidly as possible, and a regu¬
lar schedule for the sailing of the
various units has been arranged.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Dr. P. S. Smith of Conyers was
mingling with Covington friends
Monday afternoon.
Carl Smith spent Monday and
Tuesday in Atlanta attending
the State Printers’ Convention.
Rev. E. A. Ware, a prominent
minister of the North Georgia
Conference, spent Tuesday w-ith
Covington and Oxford friends.
Wanted: Comfortable room
close in, with or without board,
by single man. Address Z-Z,
care of the Covington News.
The many friends of Dr. A. C.
Perry w-ill regret to learn that he
is critically ill at his home on
Pace street, and all join in wish¬
ing him a speedy and complete
recovery.
The attention of the readers
of The News is directed to in¬
teresting announcement of the
All rand Hardware Company,
Social Circle, which appears in
this issue.
W. B. R. Pennington has re¬
ceived advice of the arrival of his
son, B. M. Pennington, from over
seas, w-here he has been in the
service of his country. He has
many friends in Newton county,
■who will extend him a most cor¬
dial welcome on his return home.
J. L. Elliott, for a number of
yerrs tra veling salesman for the
Me Uord-Etewart Company in At¬
lanta, has resigned that position
to accept another with the H. I.
Weaver Company at Porterdale.
Mr. Ellictt was one of the most
successful and popular knights
of the grip in his territory and
he wiII be missed by the trade
and his many friends among
the traveling salesmen.
Jlr. T. L. Wallace, represent¬
ing Stephens Putney Shoe Co.,
of Richmond, Va., “Battle Axe”
Sh >es, vas in the city Tuesday.
Mr. Wallace has recently tak¬
en over the territory formally
made by Mr. N. K. Smith, who
has been making this teritory
for seventeen years.
There are no Shoes better
known than “Battle Axe” and
Mr. Smith has always enjoyed
an exceptional business. Mr.
Wallace is a live wire and will
keep up the reputation of both
Mr. Smith and “Battle Axe”
Shoes.
LOST—Two 5-gallon oil buckets
one on Snapping Shoals road,
the other on Newborn road.
Finder return to V. T. Steph
ens, and be rewarded for your
.
trouble.—It.
An Ad in The News is worth
two on the Fence.
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THt $13,000,000 SALVATION ARM* POSIES
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“A man may be down, bat he’s never out,” the Salvation Army slogan,
furnished the theme for the official Home Service Fund Campaign poster de¬
signed by Frederick Duncan, the noted artist. From this be has evolved a
striking artistic creation, typifying the hand of the Salvation Army reaching
out to rescue those who are enshrouded iu the clouds of poverty and vice. A
Salvation Army lass is the principal figure, and the scarlet lining of her cloak,
thrown hack as she enfolds those who are calling out to her In distress, fur¬
nishes the poster with Its one spot of brilliant color. The background Is of
blacks, grays and greens, Indicative of the storm clouds of misery and want.
SALVATION ARMY NEEDS
Annual Budget Shows Reasons
for $13,000,000 Drive.
Vast Activities Conducted by 1,000
Corps In United States—
Future Plans.
New York.—(Special)—The annual
budget of the Salvation Army, contain¬
ing a detailed and comprehensive stain
merit of the coat of maintaining it* \n
ried activities throughout the United
States, has been Issued from National
Headquarters, 122 West Fourteenth
street. The statistics show why It is
necessary for the Salvation Army to
go before the American people in the
week of May 19 to 26 and ask them to
contribute $13,000,000 to Its Home
Service Fund.
There are 939 corps and outposts of
the Salvation Army in the United
States. The cost of maintaining these
la $2,68b,000. The maximum Income
which these corps may expect from
collections In meetings, contributions
of memberg and other outside contri¬
butions Is $715,000, making the net to¬
tal cost of supporting the corps 81,
970.000.
The cost of maintaining divisional
and provincial headquarters, which su¬
pervise the work of the local corps,
will be, according to the budget, $530,
000 .
Besides the work of supervising the
local headquarters, the provincial and
divisional headquarters are in charge
of several of the Salvation Army’s
largest activities, Including the opera¬
tion of fresh air camps for children,
relief and employment bureaus and the
provincial bands.
Under the heading of "national and
territorial obligations" the Salvation
Army includes the expenses of main¬
taining what are among Its best known
Institutions, those which may be group¬
ed under the general name of “social
work.” For this purpose the Army
wants $1,270,000.
The pension fund budget Is $400,000.
The Salvation Army has determined
on the erection of many new buildings
for social work In the future. The
building program will require expendi¬
tures of $1,875,000.
The remainder of the amount sought
for the Home Service Fund Is for
corps, divisional and provincial build¬
ings and a small contingent fund.
Details of the Salvation Army’s ac¬
tivities In the United States for the
last year show how remarkable is the
scope of the Army’s endeavors and
what vast numbers of people It serves.
For Instance, the Army maintains sev
•nty-flve hotels for men and women.
Last year 1,056 528 persons found
sleeping accommodations In these.
Beds were supplied for 127,889 chil¬
dren In the Army’s four children’s
homes In the same period, while 48,-
519 children were sheltered In the slum
nurseries. In tha Industrial homes
beds were supplied for 1,742.815. In
the rescue homes and maternity hos¬
pitals 1,899 girls went under the care
of the Army last year.
The Army has 2,918 officers and ca¬
dets In the United States. Last year
they preached te ever 24,000,009 per
EVANGELINE BOOTH TELLS
HOME SERVICE FUND'S NEEDS.
Evangeline Booth, commander of the
Salvation Army in the United States,
explaining the purpose of the cam¬
paign for $13,000,000 which will be
conducted from May 19 to May 20 for
the Salvation Army Home Service
Fund, said:
“The Salvation Army has been toll¬
ing on the upward trend for more
than half a century, doing just what it
did in France, all lu the same spirit
and manner, but you did not happen
to hear of It, perhaps.
“The war depleted our forces and
our finances at home. There must he
not only a rehabilitation now, but we
must rise to the new high-tlde mark
and equip ourselves to maintain here in
the United States the contracts we
were privileged to make on both sides
of the sea because of the war.”
The Salvation Army Home Service
Fund campaign for $13,000,000 will be
conducted during the week of May 19-
26. Its success will enable the Salva¬
tion Army to practically double it»
efforts among the poor.
The Salvation Army returns from
the trenches of France to take up Its
half century old battle In the trenches
of poverty in the United States. Re¬
member the Salvation Army Home
Service Fund campaign for $13,000,000
May 19-20.
★
★ LLOYD GEORGE
A PRAISES "ARMY."
★
★ Evangeline Booth, Commander
★ of the Salvation Army In the
★ United States, received the fol¬
★ lowing letter from David Lloyd
★ George :
★ "British Delegation,
★ “Paris, April 8, 1919.
★ “Dear Madam—I have very
A great pleasure in sending you
A this letter to say how highly I
A think of the great work which
★ has been done by the Salvation
* Army amougst the Allied Armies
A In France and the other theaters
★ of war. From all sides I hear
★ the most glowing accounts of the
* way In which your people have
A added to the comfort and wel¬
A fare of our soldiers. To me It
A has always been a great Joy to
A think how much the sufferings
A and hardships endured by our
★ troops In all parts of the world
A have been lessened by the self
A sacrifice and devotion shown to
A them by that excellent organiza¬
A tion. the Salvation Army. Yours
A faithfully,
A "DAVID LLOYD GEORGE.
A “Commander Evangeline Booth.
A New York City.”
A The Salvation Army Home
h Service Fund Campaign for $19,
A 000,000 will be conducted during
A the week of May 19-26
A
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The Salvation Army’s slogan Is "A
man may be down, but he’s never out I’’
The "Army" will ask for $13,000,000
daring the week of May 19-26 lour
contribution will help prove the truth
of the slogan.
The success of fhe Salvation Army
Home Service Fund campaign for $13,
000,000—Mar 19-26—means less pov¬
erty and Iwm crime iu the United
Suites*
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--BEAUTIFUL-
Merchandise
Now On Display At Pennington’s
Our shelve? are loaded down with the newest and most
up-to-date creations in Ladies’ ready-to-wear and other Spring
offerings. New dresses, new waists, hats aid everything to
equip “malady” tor a comfortable trip down Fashion Avenue.
Nearly every day sees more new and distinct modes added to
our attractive Spring Display. A veritable wealth of beauty
and a great variety are perhaps the most notable features of our
LARGE STOCK
A Complete Assortment
v)r Ladies’ Skirts, ranging in price forn
f ') *12.00. Special values in Hosiery
at 25 cents o $1.50.
Men’s Shirts and Sox
We have a big line of Men’s Shirts from
$1.00 to $3.50. Men, you just ought to
see them. Sox from 25 cents to $1.00.
You’ll like them.
PENNINGTON’S SJ*S25
YOU knew us over there!
You knew us in the thick of the fighting where shells were breaking and men were
Striving desperately. j£
You knew us in the First-Aid stations where men were suffering—dying.
You knew us back of the lines in the huts and in the open kitchens where the dough*
nuts simmered.
NOW—-know us over here!
Our trenches are in the Streets of Poverty.
A Man May THE But He’s
SALVATION
Be Down ARMY Never Out!
We are fighting vice and misery.
We are lending a hand to the helpless just as we did in Flanders’ Fields.
Where you find the poor and weok in the United States—and sixty other countries
—there you will find The Salvation Army.
Help Us Carry On At Home !
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The Salvation Army Home Service Fund
May 19 to 26
W. B. R. PENNINGTON, Chairman,
Phone I I, Covington, Ga
Shoes for Ihe Whole Family
Shoes for the whole family. The kind
that wear well and make the feet feel glad.
Call in and let us fit you.
Dresses For Misses and Children
\V e have an assortment of dresses in many
colors for Misses and Children—Straw Hats
tor the girls and boys for summer wear.