The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-14
LIEUTENANT COLONEL FRENCH
EXPECTED IN VENTURA
WEDNESDAY.
An omser Of Nineteen Years Stand
fns-commsnes Pacific Coast Pro-
vince Including Hs~sil-skstch Of
His Career.

meetings win be held. has been thor
0ughly renovated under the direction
% snow. the painter. while Major
WooJ Is swamped with the amount Of
work necessary 10 the successful car
rying through 81 the months cam
paign. taking tn all the Islands where
the army is now working.
The Colonel. who arrives by the Ven
tura on Wednesday. Is one OF the
Armys big men. and that he Is a Wig
orous worker is seen from the follow
ing sketch OF his career. which the
Major has furnished:
Col George French is an officer OF
nineteen years standing. captured by
the Salvation Army at Bristol, Eng.
ia 1881 He has gone through all the
grades 81 citizenship from cadet up
ward his last promotion. from the
rank Of hrigsdier TO that OF lieutenant
colonel having taken place in the be
ginning 81 1897. The colonel. while an
Eugiishman by birth. is a naturaliZed
American citizen. having been in this
country over nine years
As captain the colonel had some Of
the largest and most prominent corps
Ia England. among them being those
located az Leeds. Bradford. York. Hull.
Nottingham. GTimsby and Sheffield.
Some 81 these corps had as many as
500 or zoo soldiers on their rolls The
colonel has also served In England as
a division officer. with the rank OF
major and prior 10 his appointment to
the United States was commissioned
hy the general 10 organize and develop
the work OF the Salvation Army in Hol-
land The work had been begun prior
10 the colonels arrival but il was still
In a struggling condition. During the
two and one-half years that Colonel
French was there most Of the large
cities were opened. to use the army
phrase. the principal ones being Rot
terdam. The Hague. Dordrecht. Arm
helm. Daventer. Zwollo and Leewar.
den: the work trebled numerically
and It's influence was carried into al
classes of society. from royalty down
ward
Colonel French also instituted tn,
first Salvation Army social colony il
the city of Amsterdam. IL was model
ed upon General Booths Darkest Eng
land plan and gave employment I,
hundreds OF men. in addition to pro
viding them with food and shelter a
nominal cost The colonel also stud
ted and mastered the Dutch language
During the colonel's career in tn
States he has had commands GOVERNS
extensive territory. His first appoint
ment was to the Southern division
with headquarters at Baltimore. an,
taking in the District Of Columbis
Hnafm nFar~-f.,.l -, r.. r..
olinas. Georgia. Tennessee and Florida
and although the colonel was Their
only eight months. yet the work wa
extended. four new corps being opene
In the city OF Baltimore alone From
Baltimore the colonel was sent TO IN
Midland division. having his headquar
tiers at that time in Des Moines. Iowa
and embracing the States of Missouri
Iowa, Nebraska. the Dakotas and Colo
rado, The headquarters were subsc
quently removed 10 st. Louis. in whic
city I've new corps were opened. an
the army quickly grew into prom
nence and public favor When III
colonel left that city for the East IN
Mayor gave him 4 splendid letter c
recommendation 60 the Mayor OF Me-
York.
The colonel went to New York /
August. 1925. taking charge of the Ger
trai division. embracing. in addition {
New York City. the State of Connect
cat and Northern New Jersey. Durin
the ten months that the colonel was /
the East the work OF the army wa
started in twenty new places.
The colonel has had many interes
ing experiences and several narrow es
Capes- Once while stationed in charg
% the army interests in Holland. b
WAS set upon by a crowd of Dutc
fishermen. who ran after him throug
the streets with drawn knives. Bein
rather swift runner. he managed I
make his escape by taking refuge
n store. and was ultimately escorte
home by an armed police officer.
From New York Colonel French va
transferred 10 the Northwestern
vision. with his headquarters in Oh
cage. During his four years eonman
there the work went forward by LEAF
and hounds. and In Chicago alone a
army has now thirty-one institution
Then. in February Of this year. he va
appointed 20 succeed Col Evans in n
command Of the Pacific Coast Pro
ince. which is now the largest con
nand in the United States Stretehin
from san Diego "a Seattle and frol
salt Lake t,ty 20 Honolulu. Il contain
ise corps and eutposts. six women
and chilafen's homes. farm colon
thirteen tlsi Institutions for me-
aud two frainisg schools. with tot
stat Of workers numbering $50 uni,
ais direction
Aireadv. spiritually and socially. "a
army is feeling the effect OF the eai
nest zeal which he is throwing into Il
movement Great results are expects
from hts tour around the Islands. an
especially from the closing ten day
anniversary conference. when all Il
workers viii gather here In council
The steamer Gardner was hurne