The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-12

The Salvation Army closed a two days
rally in Ranke hall last night. Four meet
ings were held. and at each the hall was
crowded in the auditorium and large NUM-
beers occupied the gallery. The occasion
was the annual visit of Lieut.. Col. Will
lam Brewer, OF New York. editor in
chief of the War Cry and head OF all
Army publications in the United States.
and Maj. ]. C. Ludgate, of New York.
Today both visitors will go to Tacoma.
then to Portland. San Francisco and
through the Southern states.
Col. Brewer is a large man, with
kindly face. every line indicating determi-
nation. He is most enthusiastic talker
and has much data regarding the work
OF the Army at his tongues end.
"Our trip to the Coast" he said yes
terday, in an interview, lis simply to
look over the field and the work. This
latter We. find in a most excellent condi-
ton In the Northwest, and particularly
in Seattle. Before coming here we were
afraid we would find It tagging, but have
II have just returned from Europe, and
there / found the Army work progress
ing to wonderful degree. Our various
popularity, and In the Northwest we find
them very popular. While on our west
ward trip we are gathering material for
The Salvation Army in the United
States today is made up of $500 officers,
an enlisted working membership OF n
COO and about $4,000 adherents. During
our self-denial week last year we collect
ed $4,000, of which amount $4,000 was
sent to the relief OF the starving people
The Salvation Army comprises many
branches OF work outside of mere calling
upon lost souls TO pause on the brink OF
despair. One feature which is calling for
our best efforts is the humanitarian
branch, which includes the colonization
scheme. AT the present time there are
In he mi nA fusz al
of which have been developed during the
last three years; they comprise /, 900 acres
In Arkansas valley, Colorado; 800 acres
at Soledad, Cal, and $50 acres In north
ern Ohio. near Cleveland. During the
past three years 600 families have been
assisted in this manner, and up TO date
but one man has left the colonies. Then.
too, We have the city social humanita-
rian work. which is in the form Of sixty
two hotels scattered throughout the
United States, with a capacity for 5nDo
dodgers a day. Outside al two or three
cases. every one of these hotels Is self
supporting. Every man has to pay for
nish work. IL man Is sick that is
another matter. | don't care IL he comes
from hades itself. II he is i'll he viii be
cared for.
THE Salvation Army has seventeen res
cue homes for fallen women In the Unit
ed States, and In all seventy throughout
the world We get all kinds In our net.
from an ex-Nassar student to the lowest
OF the low. Statistics show that over
200 women are annually reclaimed by
this agency alone IN the United States.
and that 70 per cent. OF the running ex-
penses of these institutions Is supplied
by the handwork OF the inmates.
Then, too we have thirty slum posts.
which work can only be performed by
women; our girls so right into the heart
OF the slums take a room and live and
work among the .wretched Inhabitants OF
the district. In addition to the STUN work
there Is the cellar. garnet and drunkard
brigade. which performs heroic work"