STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 2141, sig. 109-8/24 Page 11 · 11 of 71
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2141, sig. 109-8/24
English Translation
- 7 - Pilsen: Pilsen, Jungmannstraße 11, Head: Josef Korbel, Pilsen. The mentioned branch groups are very different, the number of their "soldiers" ranges exclusively between 12 and 3o men and women; the supporting members are far-fetched, e.g. in Pardubitz 12o persons. Some places the groups have prayer rooms of considerable basic value. In addition to the spiritual and religious activities of the Salvation Army, she also has social work, for which she has several buildings and social activities at facilities: a) The Men's Home for the Homeless (Hospice), Prague I, Bethlehemsgasse 7. In this home there is a kitchen for the needy. b) The Girls' Home in Prague XIV (Reuth). Home for socially and morally endangered girls and women, c) Recreational colony for children in Skworetz (OLB Kolin). d) Home for the homeless in Brno, Delbert-Gasse 6. In addition, the sect owns its own publishing house and publishes two magazines, namely "Prapor spásy" and "Das Heilsbanner". The weekly publication "Der Kriegsruf" (The Call for War) will also be colported in Berlin. About the official anchoring in Czech authorities, which experiences the social work of the Salvation Army in the Protectorate, as well as its integration into the care system of the NG can be taken from the aforementioned Prague police report: "The home for morally threatened girls in Prague-Reuth, where morally endangered girls at the age of 14-18 are delivered by the police direction, the Central Social Office of the capital Prague, the Juvenile Court and other social institutions, is of the greatest importance and,as the Ministry of Social and Health Administration contributes to its preservation, its leadership is concerned by a special curator,