The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-30
RAILROADS.
Pr AIsEs THE FRENCH.
The Leader of the Salvation Army in
France and Switzerland Talks.
Es-o,. .be Chjcn0o Mems

The Leader of the Salvation Army in
France and switzerland Talks.
From the CHICAGO Netos.
La Marechale Booth-Clibborn, who
arrived in Chicago Monday. entertains q
high opinion of Frenchmen as q race.
Her views on the Swiss are not quite so
complimentary. Personal experience and
contact with the lower classes Of the two
republics is the groundwork Of the Mare
chale's opinions. Burkes celebrated saying
about the ago Of chivAlry having departed
the leader OF the "Armee du Salut" believes
to be too sweeping 50 far as France is con-
cerned. As to Switzerland, it never had
much chivalry and what little it has is a
skim-mllk affair
The marechale talked of her work among
the French and Swiss at Brigadier Field
ing's home on Cedar avenue last evening.
Staff Captain Peyron. who accompanied
the marechale from France as secretary /,
joined in the conversation. Both ladies
have an interesting story to tell.
Commander Ralliugton Booth OF New
York, who escorted bis sister and her COM
panion from Detroit, sat near the door Of
the little parlor. He is a tremendously en-
ergetic officer. When he arrived he saluted
Mrs. Fielding with an extemporaneous quo
tation referring to the blessed oil OF saliva
girl, threw off his macintosh and sat down
to the piano ard dashed into gospel hymn
with great vivacity.
A TYPICAL EVANGELIST.
La Marechale is a typical evangelist.
Her dress was the usual salvationist uni
fOrm-red blouse and black skirt with the
ancient poke bonnet which suggests the
quakeress The famous salvation leader is
above the middle hight. with clear-cut Eng
III. g. fr-~1 l. a
and complained of fatigue.
Ten years among the French has given
the marechale's strongly marked London
speech just shade or two of foreign ac-
cent. She has dark hair, which was worn
in long single plait. Her eyes are brown
and large. and shine with great earnestness
when the marechale discourses on the Sal
walton Army in France.
II have been in AMERICA almost three
weeks. said she, land have been most
courteously treated everywhere we have
visited. sa.-
MY work in France has been but partly
successful because OF our poverty"
POLITE AND GALLANT TO WOMEN.
Commander Ballington Booth Joined In
the conversation ard said that the remark
about poverty was, Of course, strictly priv
ate. La MARKETABLE frightened up and re-
piled that she meant nothing but poverty
plain, everyday pOverty-and she desired
the public to thoroughly understand it.
Staff Captain Peyron was appealed to and
she confirmed what her leader mad said.
Our work in France" continued La
Marecdale, ''has been pleasant in many re-
spects. The French are so polite and gal
liant to women. Whom we would go into
the cafes in the Belleville district, among
the very lowest class of work-people, every
hat would be removed, pipes laid on the
table and what We had to say listened to re-
Spectfully.
"Ah there is great difference between
the French and Swiss in this respect In
stead OF politeness and difference, such as
women receive in France, coarse violence
is used aud women are knocked down aud
brutally kicked. And then the French
are so quick to grasp ideas; they are like
the Americans in that respect. The Swiss
are slow aud dislike to BIO bothered with
religious matters. We had an ex-com-
munard in the army. He had been an in
hdel. He was a remarkably eloquent man.
He is now dead. French players, Zoo, are
so earnest. They seem odd to English ears.
One remember was like this:
=" %, God-if you exist. save my soul-if
have got oner"
IN A SWISS PRISON.
La Marechale was in prison for several
weeks at Neuchatel in Switzerland, because
she persisted in preaching. In France she
declared that not single member Of the
army had ever been sent to Jail or perse-
cuted in any way. s Re
The local officers of the army gave an en-
thnsiastic reception to La MARKETABLE Booth
Clibborn and her party. On the way o
short stop was made at the Twenty second
street station. There a number of friends
were waiting and the first welcome to Chi
cago was given. Two hours later, when the
visitors reached the Illinois Central depot on
Lake street, they were met by band and 300
uniformed soldiers and escorted to the Van
Buren, street depot. Brigadier Fielding was
in command and his soldiers shouted and
cheered though the rain fell in torrents.
Before leaving for Cedar avenue, Com
mander Ballington Booth spoke to the
crowd in the depot. There was more cheer
ing, a number of hearty amens were given
and the soldiers marched away after firing