The morning call., 1894-07-08
Bright Salvationists From
Abroad.
MOST NOTABLE AMONG THEM
Staff Captain Cox, Whose Experi-
ence Has Been Cosmopolitan,
Is Here.

have visited the camp-meetlhR ol tuo al y
in Oakland, which has lasted for the pasf
three weeks. There is nothing that VIII
cure prejudice as soon as actual expert
ence Usually prejudiced people AVOID
such actual conviction and shrink from
investigation.
In the matter of looks there certainly Is
an advantage on the side of the women
who are salvation soldiers. They make
better appearance than the men, with
more intelligence in their faces and more
polished manner. The men look like
common labCrers. with heavy faces, Oc-
casionally Illuminated by religious fervor.
Some OF the women are red-handed and
coarse voiced, but others among them are
refined and evidently cultured.
Until the outsider who is inclined to
sc0ff gets to understand the significance of
the uniforms he has no idea how many Of
the officers are women. Later, when the
braids and stars are familiar. he begins to
see that the army is progressive and fin de
steele, in that the women and men are on
an exactly equal footing, with equal
chances for promotion.
The highest woman officer on this coast
has been taking somewhat important
part during the recent camp meeting. She
is S aft Captain Blanche Cox, and in rank
she sands next 10 Major Keppel, who is
chief of the California division. Captain
Cox is a delightful woman 10 meet, and in
spite of her high rank she is very gentle
and uDassuming, yet so earnest and dig
nified Withal that one could not dream of
treating her or anything she might say
with disrespect.
She is English by birth and only
only 25 years old. She was converted to
the army when but Is years Of age, CONES
nf a nd ia oil cd. ta6
Since then her Iise has been rapid until
she now holds very high position. The
only women who hold higher ones are
relatives OF General Booth, or women who
have been officers all their lives. In spite
of her youth Captain Cox has done great
deal OF work. She went first to a
tralnlng-school for officers, where she
was graduated, and Immediately be-
came private secretary on General
Booths staff. Her first work was in
The sums of London with Mrs. BalliDgtOn
Booth. Although such young girl Miss
Cox loved the work and had lots OF thrill
ing experiences. While engaged in this
rescue work the officers of the army dis
carded their uniforms and wore white
aprons and shawis over their heads, as
the women who live in the slums do.
Sometimes irate husbands threw chairs
at them for Interfering, and Oh one or two
occasions they had to run for their lives
Later when they and their mission became
known every one was kind to them and
the army badge was like the red cross
an open sesame everywhere. In time it
became difficult for the officers to keep the
peace. They were obliged TO acras arbi-
traitors and prevent two factions from
fighting over them. The alleys of White
chapel Swarmed with rival bands, who
were like the Capulets and the Monta-
gues-the friends and the foes of the Sal
vat nf ioa
and others, which would have daunted
any young girl who was less devout.
Miss Cox says that she loves the work and
considers the years spent in the slums
among the pleasaDtest and most roftable
of her life. During this time she lived in
The sums in company with other officers.
The plan was the same as that of the col
lege settlement and the people took very
kindly TO this near and fOTcibIe example
of life as it should be.
After this Miss Cox was transferred to
Paris, where she aided in building up the
army-a difficult task, as Paris is not an
easy place To do good in. These first four
years were difficult years of apprentice
ship, and at The end of them Miss Cox
was transferred TO India, where the army
has over 800 officers. There she learned
Hin6ustanee. and travelled over the Him
alayas on horseback, preaching to natives
who were totally unacquainted with Chris
tianity.
After her Indian experiences, which
Miss Cox considers the most interesting
during her life as an officer, she was trans
ferred TO this country, where sne has been
ever since. Her work is that of examining
officer and she travels constantly. preach
ing and explaining the work of the army.
She usually stays only about wO days In
a place. but remains for week in cities as
large as San Francisco. She will also re-
in no
reports progress and the condition of local
garrisons to headquarters, and is some
thing of a diplomat, often smoothing out
little difficulties. She has so much work
to do that she usually has an aid-de-camp
or private secretary. who travels with her.
In Canada she had for her aid a titled
young woman who had joined the army in
opposition to the wishes of her family.
and whose mother Lady Gault. refused to
see the army officer who had been her
companion for wears. Captain Cox is to
have new aid-de-camp nova San Fran
cisco girl, Captain Emma Harmon. who is
clever and cultivated and in every way fit
to be a c0Dgenial travelling companion for
Captain Cox.
Part of Captain Cox's work is to hold an
officers council, and this will be held in
San Francisco next week. On next Friday
Captain Cox will talk on the work of the
London sums and will have a typical
slum home erected on the stage. On the
following Friday evening she is going to
talk about her Indian experiences. and
will dress in the native Indian garb which
all the SalvatiOnists wear there. Captain
Cox is an earnest and fluent speaker and
not In the least sensational. The meetings
that she and other women officers have
conducted at the recent camp-meeting have
been highly successful.
AS matter Of fact, the women who hold
high positions in the Salvation Army are
acouittDg themselves with great credit.
There are no women ma jors who are divi-
sion chiefs in This country, but Captain Cox
expects that to be her next promotion. The
head of the entire Indian department is a
woman. the youngest daughter of General
Booth. Colonel Lucy Booth. Gsneral
Booths eldest daughter is the head of
affairs IN France and Switzerland. This is
peculiarly difficult and dangerous post,
as the French do not take over kindly to
the army, and the brave woman who holds
the reins OF office has been several times
imprisoned at Geneva. She was further
hampered by the fact that she didn't know
French when she was sent to the post.
In Belgium there is another woman
who is chief of the whole country. She
is not Booth. but by her tact and dipio-
macy she has been very successful, ana IN
Captain Cox's words, she is making Things
hum
During her career. Captain Cox has
done much clerical work She mas Deen
an editor on various national war Crys.
She filed this position for while at boih-
bay and was also an editor OF tnat worthy
publication of the army. line DeliVerer'
She is q bright, clever woman, goou
talker, possessing soft English voice ana
n ra6pad oooant She has slender figure,