The record-union., 1896-03-23
SALVATION ARMY.
Commissioner Eva Booth Delivers
Three Speeches at Chicago.

Three Speeches at Chicago.
| CHICAGO, March 22.-Commissioner
Eva Booth of the Salvation Army de-
liyered three speeches of an hours du-
ration each at army headquarters
to-day. In her afternoon address only
was any mention made to the discord
in the army ranks. This afternoon she
said she had been asked to make a
| statement, but had nothing to add to
what had already been said by her
father. General Booth. over twenty
commanding officers, she said, We're
transferred at the time that of Balling-
ton Booth was ordered. OF this number
five were of the Booth family, and she
was one of the five. The transfers were
made only in accordance with the policy
of the army, that no officer remain in
any one territory over five years at
| time.
! The Chicago headquarters of the army
seats about 2,200 people, and it was
| filled to overflowing at each of the meet
| ings. About 200 of the army members
present wore white ribbons, showing
their dislike of the change. There was
no open display of hostility whatever
One leader of the white ribbon crowd
stated that Ballington Booth would be
in Chicago within a week and speak in
some very large hall. That no definite
action would be taken by his sympa-
thizers until his arrivel, but that when
he came nearly half of the 1000 soldiers
| in Chicago would be ready to fight under
| the new colorS.
| Eva Booth declares that the number
| of people who will leave the regular
army are exceedingly small She said
| tonight: There is much less trouble
in Chicago than l expected to find. AS
this is a place where Ballington Booth
is especially influential, I expected to
! find many deserters, but am pleased to
| find that there are but few. The trouble
will amount to little. A few of the weak
ones will leave, but the number will
not be large enough to effect us ma
| terially. There are always disturbers
| looking for just such an opportunity,
and there are some in the Chicago bar
racks, but as l said, 1 am glad to find
the number so small"
At to-nights meeting the Commits
sioner dwelt long on mans love of
power. 1t was thought by many that
! the speaker was making indirect
thrusts at the ex-commander, but moth
ing was said that could be SO construed.
PLAN TO EFFECT RECONCILIA-
TON
NEW YORK, March 22.-The first
step in plan to effect a reconciliation
between Ballington Booth and the lead
ers of the Salvation Army has been
taken by General William Booth, who
| has ordered Colonel Eadie to fare
well' and return to London.
/ In obedience to the Generals orders,
| Colonel Eadie to-day began his fare
welI' services. He spoke in the after
noon in the Bowery barracks and in
| the evening in Memorial Hall at the
national headquarters, but at neither
meeting did he refer to his recall. He
seemed surprised when questioned
about the Generals message, but while
he would not confirm the reporters in
| formation that he had received neither
would he deny it.
That an attempt would be made by
! Commander and Mrs. Booth Tucker
upon their arrival to induce Commander
and Mrs. Ballington Booth to abandon
their new organization and return to
the Salvation Army is quite certain,
and as the retention here of Colonel
E,adie will make such a reconciliation
| impossible it is believed that his recall
was decided upon to open the way to
amicable negotiations. 1t is thought a
| temporary post in another field, per-
| haps Canada, may be rendered to Bal
| lington Booth, with a promise to place
| him again in charge of the army in the
| United States in a year or two, but his
/ friends say he will not be tempted by
| onu c11oh ,.r-a N cyaroolf
Commander Ballington Booth said
| tonight, after a meeting of the Volun-
teers at Cooper Union, that he heard
! that Colonel William Eadie of the Sal
vation Army had received orders to
return to England. The commander
said he received no proposition as to
his again taking command of the Amer
| lean army, but that his place is now
with the Volunteers and to stand by
/ them.