Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-11-02
THE MEMORIAL SERVICES
Held at Salvation Army Barracks
Last Night.

Yesterday was an unusual OCCASION for
the Salvation Army, here as else
where. It was an occasion of pathetic
interest, its cause being the great SEEM
ing affiiction that most wonderful or
ganization has experienced in the
tragic death of one of its principal
leaders, Consul Emma ooth-Tucl5er.
who was killed in a railroad wreck
last week. All over the country nenl-
orial services were held Yesterday ami
the local post of the army was no eX-
ception. 1t may also be truthfully said
that though the Phoenix citadel is not
a barracks of pretentious size nor the
membership as numerous as in larger
places there was no meeting in all the
land where mourning for the dead was
more sincere and no place where pray
ers and kindly words ascended from
hearts more sympathetic for the rela-
tives of the dead officer or more APP
preciative of her life work and of the
loss to the vast army that owned a.
legiance to her cause.
The special memorial service was
held in the evening. 1t began with the
usual street meeting which was pre-
ceded by funeral parade. The feat
ures of it were mainly that each SOL
dicr wore a badge of mourning, white
crepe. around the right sleeve. the
women and children also wearing white
sashes. The American flag and the
army flag were each trimmed with
mourning emblems and carried at half
mast The most impressive incident
of the parade was the unusual length
of it, showing that the army has made
many recent recruits and that q special
effort was made for a big turn out last
night. And then not all the member
ship was in lire for while the street
meeting was in progress there were
many engaged at the hall preparing for
the latter service.
The hall was decorated somewhat
with mourning emblems, especially the
pulpit in front of which was a picture
of Mrs. Emma Booth Tucker the dead
consul. draDed in black. while appro-
pirate notices were seen on either
side.
The hall was packed full of people
many members of the army coming in
who had not arrived in time for the
street meeting. There was also large
attendance of those who We're drawn
by curiosity, those who had at some
previous time been enlisted under the
army banner and those who wanted
TO hear the tributes to be paid to the
dead woman.
The meeting was led by Ensign West
and began with several prayers and a
number of songs, followed by a song
by the children, and the usual colIec-
ton. The last statement should be
modified for Ensign West announced
that it was not a usual Sunday night
collection and the tambourine had to
go around a second time before he was
satisfied the audience had done it's best.
After the preliminaries Mrs. West
made the principal address of the
evening, speaking at considerable
length on the life and life work of Mrs
Booth-Tucker. She paid many tributes
to that most worthy woman. referring
to her pleasant personality as we'll as
her work in the great cause of hui
manity.
Among the announcements made by
Ensign West for the present week was
one that will be of interest to many
not affiliated with the army. That waa
that on Thursday night Rev. L. n. Hills.
a minister of southern California, will
deliver in the army hall, a lecture on
Abraham Lincoln to which there viii
be an admission charge of twenty
five cents.