Evening star., 1886-11-27
THE SALVATION ARMY.
Preparations Here for the Reception
Of the General.im.ChieE.

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| CITY-How TIE ARMY IS ORGANIZED AM
/ THE OFFICERS PAID.
ave are making extensive preparations fo
| the reception and entertainment OF Gen
Booth," said Major Jonas Inman, of the Saliva
vation army, to a STAR reporter "1he Genera
| will arrive at the Baltimore and Potomac depo
| on the 7:1O o'clock train this evening and will
| be escorted to the 9th street barracks by up
! wards of three hundred officers and soldiers
| after q march through the principal streets
The procession will arrive at the barracks at {
o'clock, where a hallejnjsh welcome meeting
viii be held to receive the visitors. Sunday
morning at o'clock the army will meet at the
barracks and engage IN a knee drill. AT II
| o ociock, in the Rifles armory, a holiness con
ventiOn will be held, which win be led by Gen
Booth. AT 2 O'Clock in the afternoon a mass
| sylvania avenue and 9Th street. which will be
| addressed by the general, after which the army
will march TO the Rifles, arhory. where hosan
evening there will be "a hallelujah salvation
meeting in the armory. Monday morning, al
10 O'Clock, the officers OF the army will meet ai
| the 9Th street barracks, where they will listen
| to an address by Gen. Booth. In the afternoon
the army will parade through the principal
streets to the arnory, where mass meeting
| will be held. In the evening q banquet will be
given in the 9th street barracks, at which pro-
served. At pm. the celesrasion S a viii Ma close se
with hallelujah salvation meeting at the ar
| mOry.
THE CAMPAIGN IN WASHINGTON.
"How is the army making out in Washing
| ton?' inquired the reporter.
"First rate" he replied. "We have been
| treated well, have found the citizens civil aud
not as much prejudiced as in many other places.
During the FIRST year we did not make much OF
headway on account Of our poor accOmmoda-
tions, but since we have had a good hall we
have been getting along as well as can be ex-
pected. We have three corps in the District
No. at 9Th and c streets, which is under the
command Of Capt. Mary Riley and Cadet Min
ME Hoskins; corps Nc; 2in West Washington.
| and corps No. 3, on the Navy Yard, in charge
Of Capt. John Denton and Cadet VIM. Brown.
Inc District Is commanded by ten regularly
"What is the extent of the work done here9''
the reporter asked.
"Well." answered the major, tive first opened
the barracks on 4th street in June of last year,
and since then we have had large number OF
conversions, and now have about 100 local
members. Each week 21 meetings are held,
the three congregations averaging about ], ZOO
persons during week nights and about 500 on
| Sunday"
HOW OFFICERS ARE SELECTED.
"HOw are the officers selected?" inquired the
| reporter.
They are usually selected from the ranks, y
answered the major. "All appointments and
whose present headuuarters are in New York
city. When person who has attended the
army feels that he Is fully saved and desires to
10 the divisional commander by the local cap
tain, and by that officer the name is presented
at headquarters, and the candidate puts in his
appllcatlOn. Then II form is sent TO the candi-
date to I'LL out In reference to his spiritual life
and character. The divisional officer and local
captain also I'LL out forms each describing the
| candidate giving his age, residence and refer
ences, in ali Cases where employed, the name
OF the employer has to be given, and also his
Endorsement. The candidate is also required
| to furnish u certificate from some reputable
physician to show that he is healthy. II the
candidate proves to be "A suitable person he Or
she receives an appointment from headQuar-
tiers. The candidates are first appointed
as cadets and serve as such, receiving merely
their board until they are sufficiently educated
to assist in taking charge of meeting. They
are then made lieutenants, the males receiving
a salary OF So and the females 80 per week.
From lieutenants they are promoted to be cap
tains, the males receiving 81 per week and the
Where does the salary come from:" asked
the reporter.
"Well, the corps has to be made success be-
fore they can draw any salary he said "The
corps must be in good financial condition and
all local claims met before the salary Is paid"
THE DRUMS.
Major Inman said that the army in this city
did not propose to carry their drums out on the
street more than once or twice week but they
were the church bells of the army. He said
that some unf;ivOrable comment had been
| made on the army in reference to an
accident that occurred on the avenue several
nights ago, which resulted in the death OF q
citizen. The army, he said, had been wrong
fully charged with being responsible for that
accident, it being stated that the horse became
frightened at the sound of their drum, though
the fact was that, at the time OF the accident,
the army was more than square of, and none
OF the members knew of the accident until they
heard Of II an hour or more afterwards.
The official report for the year 1855 shows
she tns wo9 naH Wcb
by 3,O76 officers, holding 25.496 services.
since that report was issued Major Inman said