The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-07
Ballington Booths Attitude Tow
ard His Father.
WILL NEVER REJo,N THE ARMY.
Mrs. 00osh. Chief Of yo1vnfeers Of
America, Discusses New OrEast-
saiion-Thaa Family Difference
which Lea to Disrupsion Of SAL
yatfoa Army-Phas~s Of Work In
Prfscas - Hope for Gonvfcts.

Mrs.. Dailingfor Booth, who IN commune
tom with hsr distinguished husband
shares the command % tIs forces 81 the
Volunteers Of America, arrived in seattle
yesterday afternoon at &sD oes"cS.
Though still suffering fron1 the effects 81
the serious iiiHesz 81 q year ago and ire
fatigue of the touruey. Mrs Booth con-
scented 10 q lengthy Interview feature
o! which was statement ar 70 Tie prob
ability Of reconciliation between Der hus~
hand darlington Booth. and hiss fatA@r.
Gen Booth. Airs. Booth felt natural
delscacy in speaking OF the family an
ference that caused Darlington Booth 70
break away from his father. Gen. Will
lam Booth. and undertake q separate re-
,.gious movement But she was supple
raentees at this point by her private secre-
tary. Maj Jennie Hughes, who said;
II have been intimately associated with
Bzisngton Booth ard hts wife since fht
ines pgion Of the nict erssnt ~ wfieo fIsJ
are tie head had never belonged 10
the Salvation Army, bot on sne day on
which The Volunteers II America were
organized / left the church 10 wfen
belonged and Joined them Never durins
my association with Commander Eaibng.
ton Booth have heard him after a word
concerning his father which would l0t
become she most as!ectionaie soil.
'-The situation IN brief is ih-s Gen.
goath has cast off his son. anc has said
that ne will have no further eSfnmuncA-
t!on with him unless he returns TO the
Salvation Army. EalIington Booth has
organized this Volunteers "a matter of
conscience Loving htz father AID his
Sisters Il & no 1oes. the struggle WITH MIN
MAS il severe ole. Hut you NAV rest
assured that be will never refufn 20 the
Salvation Army. The only chance i@F a
reconciliation between father aad son Is
that Ger. Booth. old az BE- is. viii recon-
aider tire narrow stasi.e. that led 70
surh a decision on his part, ana Gonsent
Ia receive again tlie son that has never
ceased 10 honor him and that has never
done anything 10 dlshoror hiru.
Mrs Booth liz one OF the women whose
beauty. grace. vitality and indeflnahle
personality ar once attract and baffle the
sketch artis, and the descriptive reporter.
~ she sat in the hotel paTlor. she Was
picture TO delight an artist, ard yet tn"
eairr seriousness and deep earnestaess OF
her dark eyes forbade the suspicion that
she was posing for effect. or that she
cared aught Tor the little additional prom
inence that one more newspaper article
might bring 20 her personally. Tier dark
hair parted in The middle revealed an
almost saultszs contour Of the head. Her
brow wide. though not high. gave token
OF the Intelligence that has made her
victor In many a hard fought battle. A
complexion fresh AZ though nntaxed by
high~strung nervous excitement. and
mouth made to smile. helped To complete
the pleasant impression.
Mrs darlington Booth not only has
charge OF the prison work. but she is
practically stse only one 81 the Volunteers
who goes on the Inside OF the state and
national prisons With regard 10 this
work she said:
Ameng the Prisoners.
ITO the fast that ] do so into the
prisons almost a.s,ne. only taking with
ina hon Fkaf 4
attribute much Of my success. To this
fact I ascribe the sympathy of the war
denx ana tporntendents. who do not
relish the Intrusion of Il large crowd. To
IL also | asrfibe my being able TO get at
The prisoners personally Yes. when | am
not on such a tour IA / ann now masking
l spend almost every Sunday in some
state a. national prison. ] seldom 20 into
city tails ur other pe:ai institutions. be-
cause | have long age rsai xett that the
mast desperate, hopeless and needy eases
are s0 be found in the state and national
prisons No one who hag NOT been in
actual faucb with the work in thU..A places
can appreciate the difficulties THAI bad 10
hss overcome. particularly al The OUTSET
Of the work The graveaf II all difficult
ties was with the men themselves Az
talked with them they would say ooh.
Mrs Boesh We appreciate yotjr good m
tentianS but yua don appreciate the
situation a. All You don't know the odds
that are against us- even II we sincerely
turned arutgd aud undertook 10 lead 4
new III. The worl1 wulgla have ua as,
for as Men would have 20 confidence In
Us Ne cvuld Ecf up honorable employ
nent ana e ve did the ss~ry ~ our PAST
ilfs voUld h8ng over us i4kr y black cloud
f"ads - haTEt #5un rs 60 any time
eIyadHalfv 1ad vHsr, s5N the naost per
Sissens work, ws overcane shls dT.ealry
We awske ihr latent shark ~f }5ufse ia
thu breasts nf the aaen EHs We dta not
acsve them when they emerged ssulgf the
gloomy celia ana nVuatautsu< tasks 80
which they had bsen confined Our work
outside tha prisons - folly as Important
~ that inside w have provided fn-
them temporary homes These as Won
know are cssig1 H@pe halls Our i've
New York ans Fm-ca~o. Hope hafi in
New York sTeYfs shelter 10 Nftv u4rn.
Hope ball lf1 f'AIcsge. a handsome brown.
stone hasltlmE 3s;st completed aTuv4sa
shelter FIR esshty three. Thrse halls aye