Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-04

trance tp Castle Garden - years ago
yesterday To meet incoming friends
who had arrived that day ON the steam
or Witnessed Il spectacle strange TO
hem. In the ihrong OF pink checked
Irish and English girls and pipe smoll
ing freshmen whn poured forth from
he gateway ur the old fortress was !,
group which Immediately caught the
eye II stood out from the others, for
its members carried Il banner that was
strange and wore Il uniform that WAS
new to American eyes. There were
eight in the hand. Il man and seven
bonny-faced young women They wore
uniforms of blue and unusual head
gear, prominent characteristic Of
which was rcd ribbon with lettering
on it, The dryss has become familiar
since that day. The banner was of
bright red. edged about with blue. In
The center was Il yellow star. The eight
crossed To the sward of the park. damp
from The carly spring rains, and. plant
ing their standard in the soft ground,
fell ON their knees in n circle. Follow
ing the example Of Columbus four cen
turtles before, they thanked God for
having brought them to il new land and
claiming il for their king The Saliva
ton Army last night began a cclcbrn-
ton of the 18th anniversary of the
humble and characteristic entrance of
this advance guard of their host into
the United States.
The vanguard had little money. To.
day the army controls property in this
| country valued at S2,II2.l a0 and has 3
i06 officers and employees, T36 corps
and ontposis and 10000 enrolled sol.
oicrs wearing its blue and red uniform
and dcvoting all their spare time To its
work.
While the first headquarters of the
army in this country was established
III Philadelphia, the first work pf the
little band WAS done in New York. It's
efforts in the streets and saloons were
received with the usual clialling ana
1~S''"S: ''"'iS i'lii, lHc notorious
keeper of il dance hall. as IL Joke sent
an invitation TO the hand 10 hold a
meeting in his place. Uncxpcct cdly
the invitation was accepted, and tic
company gathered one night among
the HASTILY dressed and gaudy-chcckcd
dcnizcns of his place to pray ana sing.
They made no converts there, how
! ever
The first convert was Il sot who had
been gathered in" so many times by
the police that among the members of
inc iorcc his ease was considered he
You'd cure. Ills name OF "Ashbarrcl
Jimmy had hccn gained by rather
| ludlcrons experience. Jimmy" was as
loath TO work as he was ready Ia drink
One bitter cold night, when he was too
drunk To stand up straight, Jimmy"
feeling the panSs OF hunger stopped at
| Il carthage barrel, hoping to find i'm il
some food As he leaned over unstcad.
lily To paw the contents, lie lost his bal.
ancc and tOpplcd in head first. I'm his
heiudillcd condition he was not able To
release himself, and remained stuck i'm
The barrel. AS the hours of the night
passed the material i'm which his head
was Immersed was frozen. His poor
feet were badly frosted also.
AT this juncturc Captain. arlcrward
Inspector, Alexander Williams appear.
cd ON HE scene. lie saw the feet
sticking from the barrel and raped
them was his stick. There was no
movement in the barrel. Then he tried
to draw Jimmy" 0ut. Being unsuc.
ccssful, he graspcd him hy The feet
and dragged him and the barrel to tho
station house. When Jimmy" had
been thawcd ont sufficiently aud par
tally sober they sent him. as Il Joke,
to The Salvation Army. This proved to
be Il joke with IL serious termination.
for Jimmy was converted. Evidently
IL was Il sound conversions" for he he
came enrolled as Il soldier and con.
tinucd in the ranks of The army until
Inc died. having been promoted to he Il
captain almost exactly H. years after
The vanguard raised their standard
over the battery.
Since 1898 the army has conducted
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