The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-25
SUICIDE MANIA
IS INCREASING
Salvation Army to Combat This
Evil, Says Eva
Booth.
MESSAGE FOR SHOP GIRLS
WILL PARTICIPATE IN coNVEN-
TON OF CHARITIES.

+ y y \ \ y \ y = \ = y =
y WHAT EVA BOOTH BELIEVES. =
That there is a mania among y
= the unfortunate and poverty =
= stricken classes in this country y
= today for suicide and that I'M =
y less it is checked fearful results =
= must ensue.
= That the thing of paramount =
= Importance to be taught the y
= great mass of working girls in ,
= the United States today to ad- >
! among them, is love of home. =
= That among the great class of =
= "bums," unfortunate and poor y
men the most important thing 4
+ today is to teach them the value y
I of q dollar honestly earned.
y That scandals in high society =
= in this country have no effect y
4 whatever on the morals of life of =
= the great mass of poor people y
= throughout the United States. \
That the class of people In the =
United States among whom the =
= Salvation Army workers labor is =
= about IS per cent better off to- y
y day, morally, mentally and in =
dustriaIy, than a year ago to- =
= day.
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Such scandals as the marriage of Viii
liam Corey. president of the steel trust, TO
his actress sweetheart and his desertion
of the wife who helped him to his high
position in the world do not have one par
ticle of influence on the great mass Of peo-
pie of the Sums of the United States, nor
on the people generally throughout the
country among whom we work
80 said Eva Booth commander in chief
OF the forces of the Salvation Army in
America last night in her room at the
Kenyon hotel just before leaving for Los
Angeles.
Society Isn't Watched.
There have been many scandals in tha
high society Of this country the past YEAR
a number of particularly bad municipal
scandals have been brought to light but
we find that they exert practically no in
fuence of any sort over the very poor
people Of the large and smaller cities or
upon the working girls ana women of the
country
Commander Booth was in dead earnest.
Down under her window as she spoke, the
Salt Lake branch of the Salvation Army
opened up for the evening services at the
corner of Second South and Main streets.
The wOman's eyes lighted up and she
stopped talking for q moment as the first
notes of the cornet and the rattle of the
drum came up to her from one of the
thousands of little bands she heads in this
country.
What is the most important thing the
working girls of this country should be
taught to raise the standard of morality
among them and help them better their
condition. Miss Booth was asked
Teach them the joy of Il home and
give them a taste of home life" was the
answer. That is the message ] would
give tonight TO the working girls Of Amer
lea 1t comes before cleanliness, devotion
to religion and in fact to everything else
we try to teach the girls we come in con-
tact with
night to the poverty stricken. Respondent
and idle men of the country. what would
1t be?" was asked.
Learn the value of a dollar honestly
earned and never give UP to the idea that
the world owes you living-is the mes
sage you could take TO them were it the
only one I could give tonight the com
mander answered The time was getting
short, and Miss Booth didn't wait for any
more questions. She talked of herself
her work and the conditions prevalent in
Elements.
1t was a different woman who sat in the
Kenyon yesterday afternoon and talked Of
these things than the one VINO year ago
sat in the West hotel in Minneapolis and
discussed her work A year ago Eva,
Booth was thin. her face was wan and
pinched, and she looked anything but a
leader of men and women. Yesterday
she looked the picture Of health. Her
face was full and wore happy smile
Her great dark eyes were less sOmber
than few months ago.
Wore High Heels.
A peculiar woman is Miss Booth Clothe
her in garments other than her uniform
and you would still pick her anywhere as
a woman of individuality and strong per
sOnality. Yesterday she wore a pretty
and stylish blue dress with a high collar.
Her feet were encased in SMALL shapeIy
patent leather pumps and the heels were
looked quite satisfied and comfortable
and would have proved quite revelation
to those who think SUM worker should
affect Out-Of-datp clothes. spring heel
shoes and few other kindred things. She
is about medium height. fer hair is
black and curly. and ii files loose about
her head Her hands are long and taper
ing and firm. She shakes hands with you
as though she meant il and she talks like
a whirlwind- One can't get a question IN
edgewise after she is once started
Her eyes snap with a peculiar brightness
when she is interested in her subject and
she clasps and unclasps her hands ner-
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