The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-04-09
THE BOOTHS WILL MEET TO-DAY
Darlington Booth and His Sister, Mrs.
BOoth-Tucker, Will Confer.

New York, April 5.-Friends of the
BallingtOn Booth and his sister, Mrs.
Booth-Tucker, will meet tomorrow. All
, the restrictions relating to a third party
being present at the conference by way
of guarding against suspected misrepre-
sentation ON one side or the other, are
reported to have. been discarded and
Mrs. Booth-Tucker, in her anxiety to
meet her brother, was willing to accede
the request that Mrs. Ballington Booth
be permitted to hear the Booth family
dialogue.
Late tonight an emissary from Bal
lingtOn Booth, who hurried from the COM
mander's home in Montclair, n. j.,
rushed into the Salvation Army head
quarters and told Brigadier General
L cry that he had desired to see Mrs.
Booth-Tucker, as he was the bearer to
her of a message from her brother, Bal
lington Booth.
"You can not see Mrs. Booth Tucker
tonight" said General Perry, mo mat
ter what your business is or to what it
relates"
The messenger left the building some
what chagrined at the action of General
Perry and FASTENED around to the garri-
son headquarters in West Thirteenth,
where it was seen he delivered the mes
sage. Then there was hurrying and
considerable excitement and it was sub
Tucker, accompanied by her private sec
rotary, Maj. Alice Lewis, and Staff Cap
tain Canagle, had left surreptitiously for
Montclair, n. j.
Charles Foster, eX-secretary of the
treasury, will not come to the wedding. Il
telegram informing Mr.. Harrison that he
found it impossible to get away
Mr.. Noble is also unable to come and
Mr.. Wanamaker is in Europe.
BOOTH-TUCKERO OBLIGATED.
Philadelphia, April 5-Commissioner
Booth-Tucker, the new commander of
the Salvation Army, conducted n reli-
gous meeting here today. He was ac-
companied by Major Milan and num-
Der of Philadelphia officers of the army
and the hall where the services were held
was filled to its capacity. The commits
sioner was greeted with uproarous ap-
plause.
In an interview after the meeting the
commissioner said:
THE army is going along just the way
that it was always conducted. Ballng-
ton Booth was good Salvationist. and
| see no reason to change his plans
There may be some new developments
in social schemes. however | propose
to spend Il week in the slums. Our idea
is to deal with the poverty which exists
in the cities and we have no idea of max
ing the army in America a colony to he
overseen by England.
THE personal feeling for Darlington
Booth will last for while, but it will
not continue. He is like a politician who
will not work with his party. He thinks
he can sweep the country by himself
without rings and without pulls, but he
can not. | am as good an American as
BallingtOn Booth. | am of American de-
scent on my fathers side, although my
mothers family was French. My ances-
tors have fought in the revolutionary war
and | have a cousin in Colorado; there
fore | have a right to be here.
81 am taking out naturalization papers
now Among other things we will stop
giving most of the high positions in the
army TO Englishmen. Not only will
Americans get their positions of promise
in this country, but they will be sent to
the higher offices all over the world. OF
course they must have the qualifications
of goodness. ability and Salvation Army
experience"
In regard to Brigadier Fielding of Chi
cago, who has gone over to Darlington
Booth, Mr.. Tucker said:
He has resigned. but we have not ac-
cepted his resignation. We hope to win
him back to the army. Commissioners
Eva Booth has gone there to try to settle
the difficulty. She has great influence
over him"