The evening times., 1896-04-29
B0OTHTUCKER COMING HERE
EalVation Army Leader to Speak in
Masonic Temple Sunday.
Capt. Cox and Other Members of the
Local staff VIII Hold Hin
doc Durbar.

Commander Booth Tucker, of the Sal
walton Army, will visit Washington Sun
| day and hold a big meeting at Masonic
| Temple. The services no doubt viii be
of an interesting character. Commissioner
| Tucker was n judge Ill the English civil
| service in India, and has spent the greater
| part of his life there. He speaks six
languages fluently.
| STAFF Capt. Cox and the local members
| of the organization Will hold "HindoO
| Durbar'' at Masonic Temple this evening
| in which all the Salvationists in the Dis
trict who have seen service in India will
| participate. The "Durbar' is a big HindOC
| festival, and the entertainment will be
made as Indianlike as possible. The
| stage will be set to represent Hindoo
| scene. and Capt. Cox and her assistants
! will wear the native costumes. They
WIN sit on the ground, play on tom toms,
| and sing hymns in Hindustanee.
Capt. Cox spent two years in India,
| working among the natives there. She
was, for long time, editor of the War
| Cry at Bombay, and when in the field
| Travelled over the Himilaya Mountains on
| horseback. The mountains are called hills
| by the natives, and the villages on them
| hill stations.
With only native girl, who spoke Eng
| lish, as her companion, Capt. Cox went
| from station to station. being often in he
saddle for three or four days at time.
At night they would put up in bungalows,
built along the road. a da VS. journey apart.
II was necessary TO reach these uninha bited
| huts before nightfall. or they would be ex-
posed 10 DANCE RS from wild animals.
Capt. Cox would stop at the villages
along the road and hold services. The
sight OF a white woman in the native re-
iigious costume invariably attracted the
attention OF the natives and made il easier
10 talk with them. At some of tie villa ges
even missionaries had never been before.
The costume Is as simple as possible.
1t is made up of nine yards OF goods re
sembiinG cheese cloth, and stained the
religious color of the HindooS. This color
Is between salmon and pink.
1t Is worn by all native fakirs, and is the
sign of a religious calling. 1t is wound
around the body. clear to the head, the head
dress being part of the whole. A red 5ack-
ct is Worn over II, with the word .Alukti-
:auj." the ma tive term for Salvation Army,
across the breast. Light sandals are the
only protection for the bare feet. The
whole costume costs about % cents 1t
costs each individual in the army about S25
per annum to live.
Capt. Cox speaks the Language sufri-
cienuy to give out the hymns and prayers
and preach n little, but she was fire.
quen'ly compelled to use the native girl
as al Interpreter. The dialects are so nu-
merous that il is impossible to keep up
with them. In Bombay alone thirty-six
different languages are spoken.
The meeting tonight is for the purpose
OF raising funds for the Salvation Army
in the District. There will be no charge
for admission, but a voluntary offering
Will be received at the door. The army
hopes TO raise about 500. Capt. Cox will
deliver lecture on her experiences in In
dia during the evening