Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-05
TALKING TO THE CHILDREN.
The Last of the Meetings Conducted by
Ensign Edith Marshall
Closing Up the Three Days Campaign
In the Interest of the Auxiliary
League-Army Statistics.

When Ensign Edith Marshall went over
to Baltimore last evening, where she Is to
address meetings in the interest Of the aux
Hilary league of the Salvation Army before
going to New York, she left behind in
Washington a great many admiring friends
who hope to see her return. She had not
only strengthened the Washington branch
Of the auxiliary league. but she had given
such an idea Of the Salvation Army to
Washington as ought to prevent 1t from
being misunderstood or misrepresented
in the future here. The work of the local
corps in charge now Of Capt McFetridge
and Lieut.. Taylor, who hold meetings night
ly in their hall on d street just east of
It'll, visiting the sick, the suffering and the
prisoners in the Jail during the day time,
except on Sundays when the meetings be-
gin with the knee drilr' or prayer meet
ing at o'clock in the morning and are held
at IL, and 8, was brought into more con-
spicuous notice than it has had hereto
fore, SO quietly and modestly Is it carried
on. Many people will go to visit Ii and
| to help it because Ensign Marshall spoke
| OF 1t who had never heard of 1t before
OF course, the auxiliary league receives
the most immediate benefit from her visit.
but this rebounds to the advantage of the
| Salvation Army as a whole, including the
small local representation of that mighty
| organization. The fact that there is an
| auxiliary league ready to help and protect
and explain the army has been we'll adver-
tised by Ensign MarshalPS meetings, so
| that now everybody who wants to con-
| tribute to it's support or seeks Information
about II knows that Mr.. w. Redin Wood
| ward. the secretary and executive of the
| Washington Auxiliary League resides at
| SIT 9Th street and is ready at any time TO
! take subscriptions, or to give information
| or explanations about any of the features
| OF the army or its work.
| Talking to Children.
i - hot
especially for the children, was conducted
by Ensign Marshall yesterday afternoon
in the lecture room Of Wesley Chapel The
| rain storm kept away many who would
have been there otherwise. but those who
did attend were richly repaid, for in some
| respects, 1t was the most interesting Of all
| the series. Ensign Marshall explained the
Junior Auxiliary League. recently started
| for children, who should be trained to work
| for other children. She told how her little
| nephews and nieces saved their pennies in
order that they might have the half-a-doi-
lar quarterly dues. and how interested they
| became in the work done with their money
among the poor little infants in the slums.
| Little Faith Woodward sang one of the
many sweet army songs for children and
| the audience soon learned the chorus and
| also learned to clap their hands in time TO
| the music they sang. Ensign Marshall
| herself sang an army song in French, with
a chorus in English, In which the audience
had no difficulty in joining. The collection
was taken especially for the Salvation
Army creche. or day nursery. just started
in the New York slums. Ensign Marshall
saying that while its furniture was very
plain. plain that the little beds were
| made out Of soap boxes. yet ii did take
| some money to fix it up and to carry IL
| on. Several members of the Auxiliary
| League spoke, and two OF the ladies sang
| as duet one Of the army songs, with a
| fine marching chorus which the audience
| learned with ease. After she had drawn
| again upon her apparently inexhaustible
stock of stories of army life, to the delight
| Of the audience, Ensign Marshall closed the
meeting with most touching and impress
| sive prayer, and then the farewells were
| reluctantly said
| Salvation Army Statistics.
1t may be interesting in this connection
to give briefly the latest statistics of the
Salvation Army as they were given by
Commander Ballngton Booth at a great
meeting in Association Hall. Tuesday night
a meeting which was described by all the
Philadelphia newspapers as unprecedented
In interest and earnestness. Il will show
you," said Commander Booth. what an
| army of Christianity this Salvation Army
| is. In its membership there are II, $50 COM
manding officers. and $500 corps in IS differ
| ent nations, countries and colonies; they
| circulate 53,0O0.eO0 pieces of religious litera-
| ture in year and conduct 5000 religious
services every month, with loo, 900 soldiers
all of whom are, by the way total alb
stainers. In the United States We have
l66O commanding officers. a paper, the War
Cry, with a circulation of Y. 900 weekly; we
| reached during the past year 1900 900 peo-
pie in COS cities and towns and had &c. Ool
| converts. We have had $4,000 converts in
the United States alone"