The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-19
Mrs. BOoth-Tuckcr Addresses Au-
dienCe in the OdeOn on
Waste, Want, Work"
HAS HER FATHERS METHODS.
Murray Carleton PreSideS, and
Many Ministers and PrOmi-
ncnt Business Men Are
Vice Chairmen.

/ Persons who heard Consul Airs. Booth
| Tucker Of the Salvation Army deliver her
! lecture on Waste. Want. Work. in the
/ Odeou yesterday afternoon were strong
/ ~ reminded Of her father. General VIII
| lam Booth. tie founder Of the OrEaniza-
tioa.
Were there any in the audience who
/ had not heard the General speak. they
/ may have an idea OF his methods. for his
/ daughter inherits lis forcefuI manner Of
I speaking. and made the impression Of be
I ing as like him as il is possible for a
woman 10 be like a man.
The General has the reputation Of hold
ing his audiences closest attention. limit
cd only TO the length Of the time he
speaks. Mrs. BOoth-Tucker spoke Tor an
hour and half to an assembly that oc-
cupicd every seat OF the Odc0n's main
floor. and every person vas her most at
tcntive auditor.
The oft-reDcated story Of the struggles
Of the Salvation Army. the trials OF its
members. the PATHETIC cases it deals with.
the good it does and the progress It has
made was all told in such way as 10
seem new. Time after time many OF her
hearers were in tears
She. like hs- father. can lecture and
preach in the same words, and when the
was extended there were responses
Mrs. Booth-Tuckcr comes by her pow
crS from having been born and reared IN
the Salvation Army. When slight glrI
she put on its uniform and worked among
the poor OF London. Then she went 10
India and battled with its climate, dis
ease and hcaIhens TO spread Ihe $3.50, -,
Returning To England, she again took up
the work. and to-day is, with her hus-
band Joint COmmanCeT of the Salvation
Army in the United States.
WEARS REGULATION UNIFORM
She appears upon the platform in the
blouse waist. the dark-coIorcd skirt and
the poke bonnet Of the Salvation lassie
who sings on the corner at night. Her
only mark Of rank Is a sash OF white silk.
which reaches 10 the floor.
She IS running over with her subject
and speaks from the first IN high. clear
voice. which. though Il has not the volume
Of her fathers. carries as We'll as that OF
the army's patriarch.
The meeting was opened by prayer de-
liverel BY the Right Reverend Daniel ;.
Of Missouri Colonel Higgins. chief secre-
tary Of the army I'm the United states. in
troduced Murray Carleton. the chairman
OF the meeting. Mr.. Carleton extended his
heartiest approval to the Salvation Army.
and I'm introducing the speaker bespoke Tor
her the warmest welcome from ST. LOUIS
people.
The lecture was upon the Salvation
Army. She told OF its history. OF It's Work
ana Its AIMS In OeuIllllE u she SstlA
The Salvation Army does not poSch
upon the preserves OF any organization.
NV father was for twenty years one OF
the most successful evangelis.S Of Eng
land. No church was large enough to ac-
Ccmmodate his hearers, no communion
rail wide enough to serve its purpose al
the services he conducted.
He left all this TO establish a bridge
between the Christless multitude the
churches cannot reach and the church.
When asked where his field would be he
pointed to the saloon and the tenement
houses. The bridge has at least been
well begun. and the crimson banner OF the
Salvation Army now floats In foTty-uine
countries and ere long will gladden. others
by its presence
Among the persons who occupied seats
upon the platform were Doctor W. F
McNIurTy. Doctor {. II. Patton. Doctor b
p. Fullerton. Doctor ]. II Young. Doctor
NJ. Burnham. Doctor :. {. NiCcOlls. Z p.
V Ritter. George T. CoXhead. +. II. In
gals. G. G. Gibson. Joseph a. Reardon
and Howard johnson.