, 1889-07-19
AT HARMONY HALL.
An Evening With the Salvation
Army lasses.
Gallant Captain Stacey and Her
Faithful Cadets.
The Post to Have a Big Bass Drum
at an Early Day.

There has been a perceptlble falling off
in attendance upon the nightly perform
ances Of Capt. Stacey and her cadets in
Harmony hall, Salvation Army head
quarters. However there are more truth
seekers in the heterogeneous congrega.
tons. The audiences include often re-
spectacle and well dressed citizens but
frequently the hoodlum element is in the
majority. All are well behaved, though,
thanks to the subduing influence of the
officers usually present.
As a reporter strolled into the place last
evening Capt. Stacey was relieving her
self of one of her distressing ~harangues.
The poor girl was weary and hoarse, but
Just as earnest as ever and laboriously ex-
horted the people to come to the front
and be saved.
Cadet Gribben, the demure s.. A. beauty,
looking the picture of health. spoke her
customary piece in scarcely audible tones.
Her air of sincerity is at times really i'm
pressive, but she is a trife modest for the
business.
Buxom Cadet Harvey, the enthusiast
Of the party came into the army as a re
formed backslider. Her oratory is not
quite up to the mark, but is overlooked in
her ea~rnestness. She read from the scrip
lures and declared that the chapter ex
pressed her sentiments precisely. Then
the winsome cadet admonished hell de-
serving sinners to embrace the faith be-
fore it was ''everlastingly too late"
At this stage a tough looking specimen
whose nasal organ was OF a hue acquired
only BY ardent devotion to the flowing
bowl took the floor. Over his eye was a
big patch of court plaster and while
those in the vicinity thought his breath
familiar no one knew his name. He was
an old man whose splendid physique was
marred by a bad stoop. That he had
Just recovered from a jag was evident.
He was filled with the spirit and seemed
happy after he had made a few u%nintel-
ligable remarks.
The collection was taken up. The con-
tributlons were generous. 1t was no.
ticed that while a large number of the
sinful left the hall when scriptural read
ing was announced there were no depart
ures as the money receptacle-the jung
ling acknowledgements.
Capt. Stacey made some announce
ments. Cheyenne post S. A. will give a
banquet in Harmony hall next Thursday
evening. Churches call these affairs fes-
rivals but the soldiers dignity them with
a more luxurious title. 1t is expected
hat friends will donate material for the
banquet. Ice cream will be served.
The captain now made a plaintive plea
for a dollar with which to swell the drum
fund. TOR a base drum is highly necessary
in the dIspensation of grace in wicked
Cheyenne. After persistent begging she
secured 81. The drum is to cost $l5 and
thore is now $l2 in the fund.
Cheyenne post S. A. was established
June Is. Several converts have been
made, but no recruits enlisted. The girls
have been assisted at times by christian
ladies' who believe that their labors will
result in good. Nothing is impossible,
but the Salvation Army system is not cal
culated to be effective outside the slums
of a great city. Its uniqueness does not
appeal to the people of intelligent com
nunities, where their methods are seldom
successful.
Harmony hall is corner Eddy and
Eighteenth. The seats are wooden
benches. the pulpit a small platform.
Over this is iestooned an American flag,
the only ornament in the room.