New-York tribune., 1902-10-07
MAYOR L4UDS BOOTH ARVY.
SAYS IT DEALS WITH THE PIERCED
OOC0ONS OF SOCIETY AT SALIVA
TION MEETING

General William Booth. founder - the Saliva
1oA army rece. we'd another ovation last night ar
~afHes'e Han from about for,y-hve hundred peo-
pe. Ae spoke on the Past Present and Future OF
me salvation army
fily policemen tued 10 prevent = crush. but
4esPlle t-er ercrts Tie surge was SO great when
'-e doors were opened a. O'Clock three or four
women aad 10 be carried out OF the crush IN half
'"-lehe c4acILor one woman was $50 bruised
'6' s'r ht1 '' Pee assisted 90 her home. By orders
ION me Fire Department. standing excepting for
lev hundred lu tre galleries. was f0rhi1den. and
'e hlsi Hoar doors were closed half an hour sfter
1iNs opened Nearly "a thousand were turned
"e'' 4he stage la the han was filed with star
army officers ana local clergymen.
'7"ef4l Booths entrance. accompanied by Mayor
~ VINO presided, was the signal for much sP
I.--s7 @ Commander and Mrs Booth-Tucker also
le cAeerea when thev entered. Mayor Low. IN
'"''o11cing General Booth. said
a. I.iAk u may truly be said Of him that no man
The fet'--S --s sel more forces Al work 70 upltt
IS az thrown than he We might almost say Ne
W. op-s-e 20 lae submerged u meu.
Ar1rsS r1sS-seT tltIk az the work the Salvation
os-vs os-,s Goes I recall the silk cocoon When TIE
s-I ~ used to De- considered worthless al the time
Ell ent1gea in the business of importing raw
ss1e ss1 ehsrac5escs 6f me other End wit5 the
used. Tss 10 taAe on beautiful dyes eouie Dc
any more ~ h sS az the pleroee coeoons 81 society
~ ne z Dusira, ,s ~ re ssal,sfio1 AT-nS sess
reroes e fortunate men and women. bat with The
- 00ootS o. society.
rsT,S- '0F an hour and q half General Booth
o. -, q tae Salvation Arms, its work, its meth
- oeAsts ana It's results
No. @pesAer addressed q remark directly 20 the
an, NAeo he said The work of the army
WOulc rs s-s poor, ana nof much among the rich. II
ears feeeA them yet. though he said. Already
arc : ErsLleG IN England belonged 10 the army.
70 the u--5sn c1lcers vile had given her TWO sons
tanoe 49, another girl mad lost large inheri-
eve - -se she refused 70 give Up the work
GcDr-,l~ y a ereat service 20 the rtch. however,
ca! s6~s Ieota SAID. 1t by saving their prOci
pCo0ie et4e daughters II ths story OF all these
WOulS tc'e51 oe t1d what wonderful reading Il
q ths'rN- y we don't save the rlch. we save many
atorrrt Nel-lcTlng children. Our activity 10 not
"a r-a WIN the poorest OF the poor"
eaeh ---- ell misera ble creatures were housed
over s@l 80 ~ salvation Army shelters, the world
Emrlsv---- eio,.ro hungry persons led each week
homes s---.t was obtained for thousands. In III
BeiV,-.eet ttlen women $50 girls were sheltered
istc6 AZ seven end eight thousand societies eN-
paid "a ~ -nne different countries. w-th -AOJ)
IN th,-.e $500 unpaid officers and 1900 hanosraen.
eziasisbea years GO social institutions have been
stoy,S Booth Tucker closed the meeting with a
kns.---l ess on the work IN this country
Ivr-...,.-s those on the stage were the Rev. Dr.
Boa" ABBOTT, Charles v. Fornes. President of the
neve- y. aldermen; Controller Grout, J. G. Have
Rev H. Hle Rev. DR. Newell Dwight Hills, the
MaoA lharles III. Parkhurst, the Rev Dr. r. s.
core sSr,eI the Rev. Dr. ;. 7. Cadman and Theo-