The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-01

same privilege to. Mrs. Booth Tucker, stipu-
llating, however, that her witness should not
be Commissioner Evangeline Booth. against
whose. presence under any circumstances he
protested.
ON Sunday Mrs. Booth-Tucker sent a reply
to her brothers. letter, In which she said that.
inasmuch as Commander Booth had forbidden
her to meet him in any other than Q sisterly
way. she could hardly understand why he in
sisted that the meeting take place In the pres
ence of witnesses. She told him that she came
to him as a.siste-.,not as a diplomat. and as a
sister who had not seen her favorite brother
for years. She declared that in no sense did
she consider Mrs. Booth a stranger, and that
she would expect her to accompany her hus-
band.
reply yesterday. stating that no should insist
on the conditions imposed by his first letter.
adding that he would fix last night at q o'clock
meeting no refused TO diyulge. stating that
Lieut. Col. Glen would call at tbs. army gar
rison in a cab in time to take Mrs. Booth
Tucker to the rendezvous.
Before Commander Booths letter reached
Mrs. Booth-Tucker yesterday. che had already
headquarters staff at the hour IT. named for
the interview. She communicated that fact
to her brother, asking If he could not arrange
she said, she would break any engagement to see
him. The Commanders reply was that The
meeting must take place yesterday. as he would
be too busy to-day To bother with il. He added
that he would. however, change the hour to
7:ao o'clock. at which time Lieut.'Col. Glen
To this Mrs. Booth: Tucker replied that she
must uetllne 10 meet neT DTOtneT until sucn u
time as it would not Inconvenience him to ar
range the meeting under conditions that u wo-
man could could conform INFO ad to; .I II addition! tsnt TO 81 the Sd let.
Philadelphia on Monday snnopneing the death
of her youngest child. To this despatch Com
mander Booth sent no reply.
The meeting addressed by Commander and
Mrs. Booth in the PHILADELPHIA Academy Of
m nIGIIsrs ,o In, in ths psfsnder !. /, Eessq mat, tss
that the meeting netted the Volunteers treas
SSommissloner Booth. Tucker is expected to
arrive ON the Majestic this morning. l.. l.. :.
Chairman OF Montclhir has protested to the
ing OF the Commissioner under the Alien Con;
contest the decision should tho Emigration
ply TO Commissioners Booth-rucker's case.
Commander Booth gave out the following
personal. OF the Volunteers will be held by a
body of five or seven gentlemen, well known
The BODY shall be u legally constituted corpora.
tion. II will be expressly understood and lie,
gally arranged that this, Board shall assume
erty Of the organization. and that II Will not
Interfere or impede the regulations and disci-
and exercise such powers as, under the laws OF
the State, under which the Organization shall
he Incorporated, as are usually given to a Board
"a military council shall be created, 10
which all proposed rules and regulations shall
be referred. Such military council shall he
composed Of officers of the he Idquarters star
of high rank and intelliHenys, ana the collec-
tive opinion of the council sill decide upon the
best methods and the wiscs. regulations 10 he
adopted for the discipline and success Of the
forces"
Commander and Mrs. Booth are now receiving
their friends at the Volunteers headquarters In
their new uniforms. Both have been described
in THE SuH. For an outer garment Mrs. Booth
wears u cadet blue golf cape. Her rank AS Pro-
Commander is designated by the rows of silver
braid on the cuffs and collar OF her jacket. The
hat worn by Commander Booth Is the regulation
Grand Army hat, around the brim or which is a
gold cord.