St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-16
sALVATIONIsTs DUE TODAY.
Commander and Mrs. BoOth-Tucker
Are En- Route.

Commander and Mrs Booth Tucker will ar
rive in st. Paul at noon today. They are ac-
companied by several prominent officers Of the
Salvation Army, and are on their way from
Chicago to Minneapolis. The party will not
leave the Milwaukee train here, but will pro-
ceed to it's destination.
At Minneapolis the commander and his wife
will be received by two brass bands, a large
body of soldiery and 100 officers from all parts
Of the Northwest In the evening a great
welcome meeting will be held at the Plym-
outh Congregational. church.
Tomorrow an important council, attended by
officers only, will meet to consider the interests
of the army The mission of Commander
Booth-Tucker and his wife is, of course, to
conciliate the many sympathizers in this sec
tion with Commander Ballington Booth and his
new "Volunteers.' It Is believed that the
officers meeting will result in definite declar-
alton of allegiance to one Of the two armies
by many of the prominent local Salvationists
Friday evening takes place a grand rally at
the Swedish tabernacle, when an important
address will be delivered by Commander
Booth-Tucker The st. Paul garrison will
contribute 100 soldiers to the evening parades.
The unfavorable condition Of the roads will
probably oblige the st. Paul bicycle corps to
transport its wheels to Minneapolis in the
street cars But the corps, which numbers a
score Of men and women, expects, neverthe-
The adoption Of bicycles by the Salvationists
has been found advantageous in many direc-
tions. The soldiers can greatly extend the
sphere of their activity without a correspond
ingly increased expenditure for street car
care. They can at any hour Of the night an
swer promptly call from the bedside of the
sick or the dying. Moreover, the women Of
the corps are most picturesque in their new
uniforms. AS finally determined, this uni
fOPT1 cfS 0f dor rodh ~ Cd
with black braid, dark blue skirt, rather
longer than that worn by the average cycling
girl, and dark blue yachting cap encrcled
with red band bearing the words Salvation
Army" g.
copy of the War Crys new rival has been
received in this city 1t is No. 1 of the Volun-
teer Gazette the official organ of the Volun-
teers of America, dated New York, April II,
Ballington Booth, printer and publisher. 1t
is well-printed,l fourteen-page paper. 1t is
filled with encouraging statements relative to
the progress of the new movement. Com
mander BallngtonJ and Mrs. Maud Booth it is
stated, were recently welcomed by great as
sembly in Philadelphia, where many promi-
nent citizens, including part of the Wana-
maker family Joined the Defenders" a body
auxiliary to the Volunteers, and made up Of
Christians from the orthodox denominations
and other sympathizers. In an elaborate ad-
dress published in this first issue of his or
gan, Commander Ballington and his wife de-
clare that they did not seek the new sphere,
that they have practically the same object as
their father and that they do not consider
! the new organization the result of "split" in
any sense.
Local Salvationists are much interested in
the officers melting at Minneapolis tomorrow.
Capt. Johnson, of the ST. Paul garrison, had
received orders to farewell or resign his
position. His term of Office expired last night
He will remain at headquarters however, un-
til next week, when he will remove to his new
post. Where that will be, and where will be
the new stations Of many other officers of the
Northwestern department will be decided at
tomorrow's meeting. The fact that Command
er Ballington is warmly loved by most of these
officers adds additional interest to their future
action.