Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-27
COMMANDER BOOTH
TALKS TO THRONG
FRAIL LITTLE WOMAN MAKES
STIRRING ADDRESS
"Song of the City" Is Topic OF Head
of tho Salvation Army
in the United
States

Salvation Army in America, held one
of the largest audiences that ever filed
Temple Auditorium spellbound for an
hour and a half yesterday afternoon
The audience of men, women and child
rem assembled long before the opening
of the service and hundreds stood dur
ing the entire service and many were
turned away without gaining aoms-
sion TO the building.
Evangeline Booth, commander,
daughter of General Booth. is well
known the world over, and especially
in the United States. where she is IN
command of the work of the Salvation
Army.
Miss Booth has striking personality
and yesterday afternoon her frail body
responding to her supreme strength Oh
will. showed no signs of fatigue a1ter
giving an address of an hour and hal1
during which stiffness reigned with the
exception of the applause that marked
her progress.
Is a Wonderful Woman
! In any light and from any standpoint
Miss Booth Is considered wonderful
woman. The daughter of the founoer
of the worldwide army work, herself
consecrated in her infancy to the work,
she commenced when only child in the
great work which she has carried on SO
successfully.
She entered the slums of London and
there sold matches for some time to
gain practical experience in the life of
the slums, and she will give these eX-
periences in her lecture, rags" tonight
at Simpson auditorium. Later she had
charge of the army work in Canada and
was then placed in command OF the
United States.
Miss Booth is a tall woman, slim and
supple in form, with rather tnln,
patrician face which is almost forgot
ten in the beauty and charm of her
| ewes. large and brown, with a personal
magnetism that has seldom been
equalled by public speakers Her face
| is surrounded by mass of fluffy brown
| hair, and she Is attired In severely
plain blue suit, with the ensign OF her
office. the plain color of the army, and
broad band of white draped from her
right shoulder. AS Miss Booth entered
the auditorium she was met by cheers
and the waving of handkerchlefs all
over the building.
Sing Old Tune
The service was opened by the sing
ing of "All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" The Salvation Army band led
the singing with the Salvation Army
tune for the hymn which was not recog-
Enized by the majority of the congrega-
ton. and at the second verse Col.
French announced that the usual tune
would be carried out. whereupon the
large auditorium echoed and re-echoed
with the hymn sung by thousands OF
people familiar with the old tune.
This was followed by prayer by Bri-
gadier Page and a selection by the Y.
! M. C. A. quartet. Commissioner Kilby
made short address, introducing the
chairman of the afternoon, Rev. Mr.
| Harper, who acted in place of his
| brother. Mayor Harper, who welcomed
| Miss Booth to the city, and introduced
| the commander.
Miss Booth had been announced to
speak on 1.-THE Grand March Past but
instead she took for her topic '"The
Song Of the City" 1t is a custom of
Miss Booth, who is great lover of
music, to inquire on entering city
what is the popular song and to have
sacred words set to the tune. Yester-
i day afternoon she spoke of the great
epoch making songs that have carried
men through times of distress.
The speaker expressed great delight
at being again in the City Of the
Angels.
Il think your city is rightly named"
said Miss Booth, "for you have re-
ceiyed me as only angels could. / have
been looking forward to my visit to
Los Angeles and 1 am so glad to be
with you again"
Influence of Music
Then Miss Booth took up her topic
of the afternoon and said in part:
: Nobody would question the all
prevailing influence of music. God was
: so great a lover of it that when he
CREATED heaven and earth he filled them
with it, In this world we move about
} as one great orchestra. There is sonle-
thing in the rising of the sun, and
something in its setting to tell of the
Master. The evening has it's song, the
) stars sing their own song and the roar
! ling cataract tell of the glories Of the
Creator and all nature sings for his
| glory. The hum of nature is a great
; anthem of praise to it's Maker. The
forest and water chant of him, the
: thunders drum it and the ocean peals il
) forth like a mighty organ while al
l nature rings its music everywhere.
/ 1.-THE music of the world! What liz
Is swift enough to speak of the music
of the world? All nature has bowed
down to the impassioned soul of music
The music of the concert, of the opera
. and the music of the world is sweet
but l have one great challenge to the
: worlds music. 1 cannot call back g
lingering tone of Immortality that tell!
1 of the heart when 1t swells up witt
! sorrow The music of the dance il
: pretty, it's excited step whirs arount
: and around until the new day comes
9 then the piano is closed, the high note
is hushed and then there is nothing re-
: manning. Opera and concert are up
: lifting while they last, but the curtain
: falls and there is nothing left when life
E pillows up with trouble. Then We
: listen for the strains but we hear then
a mot.
L No Pride in Triumph
"Rossini's masterpiece of composl
tion handed to the music world, viii
: liam Tell crowned him a master. A
a great performance was given for him
the choicest blossoms of France Wer'