New-York tribune., 1907-04-20
VOLUNTEERS NEW HOME
FIFTY FRIENDS GIVE 1T.
Fine Building in 28h Street for
NationaL Erecutirc Offices.

Through the generosity CT persons interested in
che work Of the Volunteers OF America the national
executive Offices OF that organization will hereafter
be housed a building of i;s own. In making the
announcement yesterday OF what they termed "A
harry and triumphant climax 10 their ten years
labor since the foundation Of the Volunteers, Gen
eral and Mrs Ballngton Booth said that at the eK-
pressed wish OF the givers the names would not be
Ynsde public There about Fifty contributors
70 the fund which made Il possible for the General
and Mrs Booth 10 take title on Thursday 20 the
building No public appeal for funds made
General and Mrs Booth simply went out among
their friends and enlisted their financial support
The new home OF the Volunteers Is at No 81
West esth street just Of Broadway. the prop
ytv being valued about S2O0e0 Il Is six stories
high with basement. and has frontage IN 2Sth
street of IS feet with depth Of llo feet. Special
attention was paid ny the architect AGolph Mertil
OF No SO Union Square. TO obtaining maximum
amount Of light For this purpose practically the
entire front and rear of the building made of
glsss in large windows between the steel frame
work. Half OF the side wall is similarly provided
With big sheets Of plate glass. The upper story is
specially adapted for studios. and General Booth
said yesterday his intention TO lei it out for
that purpose.
The new home OF the Volunteers will not be used
re- meeting place. but only for the national ex-
ecutive offices The Volunteer Hall. with its print
ing plant and composing room. at No. IS cooper
SQUARE. of which building the organization has
executive Offices VIII give accommodations there
however Of wl,icl there has been long felt need
On the second floor Of the building President
Booth 90 give him the title which he says is the
proper one. and makes clearer 10 the public his
selection Tor the headship Of The Volunteers OF
America by their suffrages) and his stan VIII have
headluarters Here also VIII be room enough Tor
those charge OF the local work OF the Volunteers
The third floor will he given over TO the treasurer
and the trade department of the organization. The
trade department attends the unifoTming OF the
Volunteers ana also includes the employment bu-
resu for those who seek aid and fresh start IN
life from organization. On the fourth floor will
lie the editorial rooms Of the several publications
issued by the Volunteers and al the rear there viii
be apartment for the janitoT Of the building
N-s Booth is particularly happy al getting as the
allotment for the Volunteers Prisoners league,
which her particular care, the brightest and
most cheerful OF all the floors, the fifth.
An interesting circumstance IN connection Win
the acquisition of the building is that General
and Mrs Booth took title 10 q twenty years 10 a
day after their first sight OF the Statue OF Liberty
TO the kicker who protests that snow has no
place IN the April calendar at least never did
riscence of his first sight 81 New York may be
Confoundng. II was just such day as yesterday,
according 20 the general. when he sailed up tho
hay, and he distinctly remembers that the snow
fakes that dnming the view Of Manhattan
Island were each big half dollar.
General Booth said yesterday that the NolGn-
fee-s Prisoners League. which is composed OF those
who have served are serving sentences IN prison
three thousand OF these are still IN prison OF tie
other seven thousand. about twenty-nine hundre"
are now living reformed lives and have had ncT
start from the Volunteers.