New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-01
TO BACK BOOTH-TUCKER.
NEARLY $4,000 FOR HIS COLONIZATION
PLAN ANNOUNCED AT CAR
NEGIE HALL.


SLASH AFTER AN APPEAL BY THE CON-
MANpER AT THE MAss-MEET1NG
WHICH CLOSES THE SALIVA
TON ARMYs CONGRESS
After a stirring speech and appeal by Command
or Booth-Tucker Of the Salvation Army to an au-
djence which completely filled Carnegie Hall last
evening subscriptions amounting TO nearly *oWo
Including some sent In by MALL were raised aHo
shouting. applause and trumpet pias'S' OH oeid'l
of the Ariry's colonization scheme. /, was
an anniversary night for the Army. ard before i's
close IL proved a rcd-letter one. 1t also marked
e. ,d ~ IN. Ave-days' congress which the Army
has been holding.
Commander Booth-Tucker had previously out
lined his plan Tor colonizing waste lanhs IN tho
West with the waste labor OF the big cities OF the
East In order that Idle capital may be empoyeo
for the benefit of the poor and OF the chartaoy
d,s,oscd investor Last evening he again described
the scheme and invited subscriptions. saying that
I, was believed that S per cent could he PAID on
investments so made inside OF hve years BESIDES
the Commanders address, his wife spoke on the
army's work In the slums and among the criminal
classes. and several object-lessons OF the oeneht
Tho arr,v had brought TO small children were given
The members OF the Army marched TO the hall
ear,v in the evening and by o'clock, when The
meeting opened. every seat on the MOOT III ING
boxes and in the two galleries was occupied Even
that the public felt keen interest IN me Army
new work On the stage in rising tiers were
rnassed the Army's staff officers: representatives
Of the Army from all over the world. dressed IN me
costumes OF every land and In the midst the GRASS
band The meeting opened with music, pIaye!
and a song ny the Salvatonist troupe OF coloreu
Jubilee singers from Kentucky, after when the
Commander delivered his address. his plan mas az
ready been fully described In The Tribune ana IN
bringing it before the public nlmsef .ast evening
ne did not materially add to IL. In Drlei. u y "a
scheme for obtaining large tracts OF waste Ian1 IN
the West either by gift or purchase and setting
DeOpe who Wiling 10 WOTk lHtS
will be provided with neat homes and 1t IS believed
that their agricultural labor Will not only carr
their living. but will even earn interest on ,he
money Invested in the scheme. MI Bootn- tucker
sa d last evening that ne needed *Ioo'" 10 oes'h
opera tons , .. ,,.or.s+
Letters Of regret. which expressed great lnterest
ir the COLOMBIA ton plan were read from fresoen'
Mckinley Abram S Hewitt. BENJAMIN f. .Iac!,
Frances r. willard John Wanamaker ana MaEoI
Robert Pratt of Minneapolis CARDS were ny"
PASSED about among the audience, on wnicn ~ouIu-
he subscribers TO the plan could write their names
addresses ard the amount they desired 70 Ccn,
tribute While the Army lasses were moving aoV V
the aIses in this work Colonel Higg ns read 'S'
among these being John f. Mlholland, $Vo, r,oS-
Well p Flower 500 md Elizabeth Lvings,,ohh'
81 900 Several persons wished their names Win,
held although one subscribed S5.VD ana Hany
Others for smaller sums. These sums WIN Ino .:
collected at the meeting amounted aI'ose'"e' "
nearly $4,000 ,uusdia,e
needs Of the Army. and the me ting cioseo Win n
series Of stereopticon views