The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-05
SALVATION ARMY CHIEFS
COMMANDER AND MRS. BOOTH-TUCK-
Err REACH THE CITY.
The Guests OF Rev. Mr.. MiIburn-A
Personal Sketch of These Two
Religious Workers.

A sweet-faced, dark-eyed woman of tall
and slender build pushed through the gates
at the Union Station last night with the
crowd Of humanity that poured from the
fast Pennsylvania train from the East. The
woman looked tired and worn from long lid
ing. She carried a small satchel, which she
swung across her shoulders. She was CARRIED
in deep black and wore a dark bonnet with
a touch of red about it. The woman looked
to be about thirty-five years old. She was
Consul Emma Booth-Tucker, one of the
commanders of the Salvation Army in the
United States.
The consul arrived at 10 o'clock from New
York city to spend Sunday with the Saliva
ton Army forces in this city. She is ac-
companied by her husband, Booth-Tucker,
and her private secretary, Brigadier Alice
Lewis. The latter is a rather good-looking
young woman, who has for fifteen years
been connected with the Booths in their
work. Before entering the army she was
an opera singer in England. The party was
met at the station by Rev. J. A. Milburn
and Lieutenant Colonel French and Maj.
Edward Parker, of Chicago, who came
down yesterday to meet their commanders.
A number of men and women from the local
Salvation Army post were at the station,
and all were greeted kindly by the officers.
Mrs. Adjutant Johnson, who, with her hus-
band, is in command of the forces here, was
at the station, but the adjutant was too ill
to come out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Booth-Tucker entered a car
riage and were driven to the home of Mr..
Milburn, where they will remain during
their stay here. Brigadier Lewis is the
w Cor
itol avenue. Mrs. Booth Tucker was too
fatigued from her journey to talk about her
work last night, but her husband gave some
glowing accounts of the army in this coun-
try He is perhaps forty years of age. He
is TALL rather slender and has kindly gray
eyes. His hair is gray and he wears it long.
His attire was the regulation Salvation
Army uniform. Throwing open his coat he
disclosed a flaming red blouse. The front
bore a design worked in white letters. The
words Blood and Fire formed half
circle and below them were the words:
"Sslvation Army" Commander Booth
Tucker was educated in one of the best
English universities, and for several years
he was an officer under the British gov
eminent in India. Once he came across a
copy of the WAR Cry" the official organ of
the Salvation Army. He read the paper
and was impressed He went straightway
to London and resigned hfs place with the
government. Since then he has been identi-
fed with the Salvation Army. While in In
ola Booth-Tucker drew a salary of SIS, 600
year, and had he remained there three or
four years longer he would have been en-
titled TO a pension of $4,000 a year. He
gave 1t all up for the work he is now en-
gagged in. In 1887 Booth-Tucker was mar
ried to his present wife. She is the second
daughter of Gen. William Booth, whose
millions have been devoted to the Salvation
Army work. Mrs. Booth Tucker is a sister
of BalliRgton Booth, who left the Salvation
Army two years ago and started the organ
ization known the American volunteers.
Mrs. Tucker has been engaged in the
work of lifting up suffering humanity since
she was a child. Then she used to bring
children into her mothers kitchen from the
London streets, and talk to them In 1882,
five years before her marriage, she took
charge of the International training Home
of the Salvation Army.
A COLONIZATION SCHEME.
After her marriage Mrs. Booth-Tucker ac-
compaaied her husband back TO India, and
there endured great hardships for the sake
of the cause she loved. 1t is told of them
that they lived for time on the outskirts
of the city of Bombay where they begged
from house to house in the interests of the
Salvation Army. The consul's health would
not permit her to remain in India long at
a time. She has visited in nearly all of the
European capitals as a representative of
the Salvation Army. Mrs. Booth-Tucker is
known everywhere as woman of noble
character, and she is said to be an eXcep-
tionally strong speaker in public. Her hus-
band just now is devoting much of his time
TO a colonization scheme whlch Is 10 be a
part OF the army. Most of his time he
spends in the Salvation Army headquarters
ia New York. His plan IS to relieve the
aongested conditions of the large cities by
placing the poor on land OF their own. 1t Is
particularly the married poor that the COM
Inander desires to assist our scheme,
said he lis to place waste labor on waste
land by means of waste capital BY waste
capital j mean capital that is lying idle.
We have had offered us land in twenty
three different States in quantities ranging
from ], 900 to 100000 acres. Part of this Will
be donated and part of it we can buy"
1t is proposed TO settle the colonlsts on
ten-acre tracts, which Will be paid Tor by
them in small weekly f11stallments of from
81 to 81. 1t is proposed to build cottages
and prepare homes Tor the colonists before
they are invited TO take possession. one
colony mas already been started in Call
fornia 1t lies 100 miles south of the city
by Commander Booth-Tucker, who sue
ceeded in getting the citizens committee
of San Francisco interested in the scheme.
He says there are already forty cottages
on the ground. Another Company of col
onists is about TO occupy a tract of land
in Colorado. The management OF these col
OpltS VIII DC uIutEldASn py the Nd1Oudl
Colonization Association OF the Salvation
Army. All the funds Will be held by five
trustees, of whom the commander will DE
one Colonists VIII be permitted TO build
their own churches and carry on their own
religious services. The commander says that
something must be done 10 relieve the
over-croWded condition of the large cities.
He Is much elated over the work accom-
plished by the Salvation Array In the last
year In the United States there are $50
Salvation Army posts, an increase of $50
in a year. There are 2.450 officers and night
" in the cities of America 900 900 people
attend Salvation Army services. The War
Cry has reached a circulation OF 1000 GOO