The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-27
PARADISE.
That is What Commander
BoOth-Tlcker Says
He Will Make of His Colorado
Colony.
IN TEN ACRE BLOCKS.
The Land Will be Divided Into
Small Parcels.
Will Make the WOrkingman a
Capitalist.
In TEN ACRE BLOCKS.

with persecution. 1t was not an uncom
mon occurrence for members of the arm!
to be assaulted in the streets and some
times meetings were broken up by hood
lums and the police did not consider tha
they had any right to interfere.
Now the Salvation Army is recognized
as one of the most powerful factors in
| the reformation of the masses.
| Commander Booth-Tusker has been in
| Denver to close negotiations for the pur-
| chase of land in the Arkansas valley
| where he has decided to establish an in
| dustrial colony. He came from Califor-
| mia, where he completed arrangementes
for similar settlement.
| Consul Booth-Tucker and her private
secretary, Brigadier Alice Lewis, came to
| Denver from the east to meet the COM
! mander
Consul Emma Booth-Tucker is the Sec
! ond daughter of General Booth. She is
! loyal to her father. In authority, she is
almost the equal of her husband, the
commander of the force of America. She
is a woman of unusual force of character
and when she married Frederick Tucker
it was agreed that her husband should
prefix the name of Booth to his own. All
of the sons and daughters of General
Booth are talented. Ballington Booth
was the commander of the American
Branch of the army until he seeded.
Brambul Booth is chief of staff of Amer
lea, Herbert Booth is commander of Aus
tria and Catherine Booth is commander
in Holland and France.
Consul Booth-Tucker went directly to
the residence of Dean Hart, where she
found a number of letters waiting to be
answered. She declined to receive visit
ors and kept at work all the afternoon.
Brigadier Alice Lewis, private secretary
to Consul Booth-Tucker, is talented wo-
man. She forsook a career as prima dom
ma in Italian opera to become a worker
in the Salvation Army She has achiev-
ed a great distinction in the cause of
ligion. She was first interested in the
work of the Salvation Army by a talk
with Commander Booth-Tucker. whom
she met at a reception in London about
nine years ago.
The young woman was then playing an
engagement at Covent Garden, singing
principal roles with an Italian opera COM
pany. There was nothing of a personal
nature in this talk, but the prima donna
gave what she heard serious considera-
-tion, and some weeks later, while in New
castle, converted and entered the
army as private.
Her first work of note was in London.
where, having attained the rank of cap
tain, she invaded the Italian slums and
organized the first Italian corps ever un-
dertaken by the Salvation Army. This
movement led to the introduction of the
army into Italy.
Her experience on the operatic stage
had given her familiarity with the Ian
guage, and her zeal and industry COM
mended her for further advancement.
Soon Captain Lewis organized a special
branch of work among the British SOL
diers and sailors, called the Military
Naval league. Its purpose is to do for
the men on war and merchant vessels
what the Salvation Army does land.
Captain Lewis was later assigned to
duty as private secretary to Miss Emma
Booth (now Consul Booth-Tucker) in In
dia. Returning to London, she entered
General Booths Darkest England"
movement. She introduced and distrib-
uated the small tin boxes known as Lag
arus boxes Since then she has been
chief of staff to Consul Booth-Tucker,
with the rank of brigadier
Miss Lewis is little above medium
height, prepossessing in appearance and
charming in manner, with a wealth of
wavy dark auburn hair. Strong personal
magnetism and fiuency of speech make
her effective on the platform.
Miss Lewis began her musical educa-
ton at the age of years, and when 13
could sing the contralto parts of the lead
ing grand operas from memory. Her
father was a great musician, on intimate
terms with all the older musical celebri-
ties, so that the daughter was given a
high standing in musical circles at the
outset. She sings now only at the Sal
vation Army meetings in which she par
ticipates.
Miss Lewis said that she and Consul |
Booth Tucker were busy answering let
ters and writing articles for the War Cry
She met all visitors and offered excuses |
for Mrs. Booth-Tucker. She is a young |
Englishwoman and is a ready talxer. Her
experience on the stage has given her a |
certain air of self-confidence.
The consul and 1 are up to our necks |
in correspondence" said she. ''It is really |
out of the question: for US to give any in |
formation to the newspapers just now |
We are always glad to explain the pur- |
poses of the army, but just now we are |
both so rushed
At the mass meeting held here, Major |
Bell in command of the local Salvation |
Army battalion, introduced Governor Ad- |
ans as the chairman. The governor |
said:
Ladies and gentlemen, I came here to-
night, not as a member of the Salvation
Army but a man who is interested, as it |
is, in the uplifting of humanity. This |
world does not owe a living to every man, |
but it does owe an opportunity to every |
man to earn a living. (Applause) AS
far as 1 can see. I believe that this col |
onization scheme of the leaders of the |
Salvation Army comes nearest to solu- |
ton of the labor problem of anything I
know When you put man on Gods |
soil, then you put him in a position where |
he can look the world in the face.
II know that Commander Booth-Tucker |
is not in favor of occasional charity. He |
believes in putting a man in a position to |