The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-27

'@iaiers Preparing TO weleame Gen.
hooth-heseus Home for Women.
ms - the Jubilee year OF the Salvation
Army, and ali through the United States
ma the Dominion 81 Canada the members
% 'haL organization are preparing 70 vel
come Ten. Booth. who viii come 10 this
country next December In his tim
through the West Gen. Booth viii be ac-
eompanied by bis son, Commander Bal
Hngton Booth, and these two leaders OF
tne Army are expected to be In this city
december d They will reach Portland
the 9th. Tacoma the 9Th. and from Seat
tie VII 20 70 British Columbia, thence
east over the Canadian Pacific 20 Buffalo,
Albany. Boston and New York. at which
last place series Of meetings will be held.
ana the Memorial building, the national
headquarters Of the army. erected ia mem
DRY OF Mrs. Booth. will be dedicated.
On the advent Of the jubilee year Com
mandsr Booth called for suggestions from
MS snbordinates as TO the proper means Of
observing the anniversary. and the result
was the adoption Of what IL known as the
Jubilee scheme This is ia effect to
open IN the whole country fifty new corps,
OF which this division. composed Of the
states Of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Montana, Is 10 have SIX. Two of these
corps have already been stationed, one at
The Dalles and one at Portland, and ID is
thought that another Siil be started before
many weeks st Salem, Or. or the re-
mairder, one will probably be located in
Seattle and the others in some outlying
districts not yet determined upon. In
eqnipping thess corps the army will throw
twenty more officers into the field and
greatly strengthen the present force. This
division now contains twenty-four corps.
In addition 10 these new corps Maj
Percy Morten, in command OF the district.
who is now in this city, has under consid-
Grafton the establishment of a women's
training garrison and a rescue home for
fallen women. The former will be located
in Tacoma, and the latter either in this
city or in Portland. In reference to tbs
refuge home Maj. Morten said:
"Mrs. Morten and have been working
for the home for some time and have col
iected $50. To provide suitable quarters
will require between 500 aud $50, and il
Is my intention TO hold q meeting in this
city Inside Of q month to devise means for
raising funds. The home will be located
at the headquarters OF the division, which
al present are in Seattle. but IL the head
quarters are moved to Portland, as now IL
seems may be done, the home will 20
there. Portland already has the mems
training garrison. There is great need of
a refuge home in this city. We have
already had some experience in what will
be required. and only last week made ar
rangements TO care for n young woman
who came here from Missoula, Mont We
hope TO have the home going before Gen.
Booth arrives, and If he has time We will
then have the formal dedication. at which
he wall oifieiate."
Mai. Morten reports that the army is in
good condition. though there is lack Of
officers. He has the forces in Oregon aud
Washington we'll organized and hopes
soon 30 extend active operations 10 Idaho.
The new headquarters in this city are in
the old Alcazar, corner Yesler avenue and
South Third street. On Gen. Booths ar
rival big meeting will be held. either in
the armory or the Seattle theater.