The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-21
TO WELCOME BOOTH.
Salvation Army Will Give Its
General a Reception.
Tr4n-nphai Arch on Frons stre~f-Farads
and PabiEs Recepsssn-Aadress
~ the Armery.

A hug-e es@crrse arch twenty-five feet
high ard extending from one sale OF the
street 70 the oshTr. bearing the tzscrax9-
tlez. Nv e1cexze - General BooSA~" il TO
lie erected ca Columbia street. at Frout.
as one q the features Of tEe Salvation
Army generals visit 10 Seattle. wA1ca
emscars On New Years eve. Salvation
Army wo~sua=n sre now engaged On The
framework and air probably have the
area IN place to-day. The esec<rtc com
pauaes wIA arrange the lncanssesceAf
llgals 40 that they VII spell out the
inuscrlga1on. The substantial part CT me
grcn Is beng put together CT broad one
inca lumber all permission has already
been secured 10 set the area across the
street.
GeaeraI Booth viii arrive hs<e AZ AIS
.. IA December 81. accoulza4xea by Col.
Lowley AID de camp. Stan Capt Aalan.
his private secretary. Ma5or William Hal
pin. fornpersy Of Seattle. and Capt. Taylor.
international reporter TOR thu War Cry.
The party viii be gwen ) reception at
the depot By the local army AMI eontin-
gents from Tacoma and surrounding bar
racks. A An@ OF march viii be taken Up.
ugoa arrival. Up Columbia street 20 Sec
ond street. passing under the tr4umphal
arch Theuce the march vii Do con-
t4nEs@d Gown Second street. and Yssaer
avenue 10 Pioneer place. ghere public
reception VIII De extended and a3-
dress % welcome viii De made by Mayer
Phelps. On behalf Of the city, aai by
Rev W ~ Shanklin. on behalf OK the
churches
A parade viii be made on that evening
at $50 from the barracks on South Third
and Yesler avenue 10 Arnory hall. where
az 20 services viii begin. General Booth
VIII address the audience on The Dark
est England Social scheme After this
a watch might service viii be held at the
First Methodist Protestant church, be-
ginning at lo.so. Next morning and after
noon viii be devoted TO councils With OFF,
cers and soldiers. 1t having been deter
mined TO hold no public meetings. as
previously announced. On January ], at
ESQ p. M, a parade VIII take place to
Armory hall. where another address by
General Booth will be made. his cub
ject being Practical Christianity"
General Booth viii leave next morning.
January "a, for Victoria on the steamer
from Yes,er dock. the army escorting him
that far on his way.
The general IS Low reported TO be in
good health. although 8 years Of age.
His son. Balungton Booth. has been sick
and IL is doubtful Nhcther he win be
with the party when II arrives here. al
though he Is now improving.
TIE party VIII come from sacramento
to Portland December .. where the large
exposition building has been secured Tor
the weloomt services. and VIII be in
Tacoma December - and 80 where. at
the Ninth street theater. the jubilee ser
vices win take place.
Tickets for the Seattle jubilee reception
are on sale at Stewart & Holmes ard
Lees drug stores. LowInan & Hanford's
and at Elliott. the florists store. en-
Second street.
Work on the shelter and food depot,
the old Overland house opposite the old
Northern Pacific passenger depot. in the
southern part Of the city. is in progress
every day. aud ii Is hoped 20 have II in
shape by the time OF General Booths
visit The army has plenty OF room.
having secured several stores adjacent
to the hotel building. and the work gives
promise OF becoming the most important
OF similar nature ever undertaken IN tie
city. The barracks viii be retained at tie
present site, South Third and Yeslar.