The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-05-29


Ing Home In London aud helped her
sister to turn out large numbers OF
women warriors from that institution.
II was not easy work TO transform
earnest but ignorant young persons
from the streets into well-informod.
thoroughly trained. and persuasive
women officers. Eva Booth did II, and
her pupils made Gne regulations for
themselves and did her great credit.
About this time. and when she was
considerably less than 20. the famous
Pail Mall Gazette revelations conyulsed
London. and the Salvation Army took
n prominent part in the trouble. In
dlgnant citizens OF the lower classes
who objected to being exposed or saved
according 10 the army'a methods. spent
great deal OF time bombarding ita
Headquarters and making things UNI
pleasant for officers aud priyhtea. The
greatest trouble was connected with an
army building In the very heart OF Lon
don's sluma. Eva Booth was sent TO
restore peace. Day after day she and
her little band OF women marched out
~ a target for sticks and stones. and
day after day they marched back very
much bruised. but stlll full OF cheerful
enthusiasm. II was on one Of these ob-
casions that Eva Booths powers OF d.
plomacy FIRST revealed themselves.
Recently Miss Tooth has been In
command OF the London province.
which contains 1900 soldiers ard 800
field officers. Several weeks ago she
received from Ger. Booth her orders
ito farewell"-that In. TO get ready TO
resign her command and await further
orders from headquarters. She Is here,
"a we know. temporarily. says the New
York World. She has no Idea where
she will be sent after che has turned
over the AFFAIRS of the army TO Balling-
ton Booths successor. In the mean
time she 10 working day and night.
She sleeps only when absolute oxhaus-
ton oyortakoa her. and she eats only
by special request of officers. who fol-
low her around with tea and bowls OF
soup.
In appearance. as In character. Com
missioner Eva Booth Is very much like
her popular alstor-in-lnw. She has less
attractive features. but her face IL
stronger than Maud Darlington Booths,
| She is 9 feet inches tall and she
weighs about 100 pounds, Her chief
beauty lies In her eyes and hair, which
are the same soft shade OF brown. The
hair is very curly and the eyes are
large and tired. ana slightly appealing
lust now. perhaps because they have
been turned on 80 many unfriondly
faces The shape OF her head Is hid
den by the ugly army bonnet she wears
hut fringe OF worldly little ourli
softens the effect OF a high forehead ant
a very, very large nose. Any one who
has seen Ballington Booths nose will
look al his sisters with a pang OF reeol
lection. The family resemblance II
very strong.
Miss Booths mouth Is a good, larg'
mouth, but the lips are rarched and The
lines around them look strained. HeI
complexlon. which 10 naturally hn'
English complexion, shows that II viii
soon rebel against the late hours an'
irregular meals. with which II has beef
gnllantly contending. Miss Booth
hands are long. thin hands. with ner
vous. slender fingers that are neye
still. When she is not lingering
pencil she Is lingering a piece OF paper
and when the charms OF these pail, sh
plel,s no the American nag from he
desk and follows tho pattern OF tn
stars and stripes.
with ono or two rather startling eS
oeptIons her dress is the uniform wit
which we are familiar, She wears
3 plain navy blue skirt. which Nap
. drearily around her slender figure. sh
wears a little blue Jacket, with plalI