The Washington times., 1908-07-06
Gospel Organizations Can
Take Up No More
Collections.
SALVATION ARMY
RELIES ON PERMIT
Anniversary Celebration Interrupt
ed, But Instruments Are Used.
Acting Police Confused.

Gospel organizations holding open-air
services in Washington have been nou-
fed by the police that they must dis
continue the use Of musical instruments
in their services and will not be per-
mitted 20 take up collections at these
meetings.
While the salvation Army was holding
!ts regular services last night at the
corner OF Tenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue, a policeman from the
First precinct notified Adjutant Wise
man, who was IN charge, that the little
band or missionaries must cease using
their drums, comets and tambOurlnes-
Tho edjutant informed the policeman
that he could not comply with the re-
quest inasmuch as the Salvation Army
has permits for these services The
policeman asked Adjutant Wiseman If
he proposed continuing as before, and
the adJutant replied in the affirmative
ThereupOn the policeman walked away
Similar notification is said 10 have
been given the Gospel Army. which
holds services in Pennsylvania avenue,
between Seventh and Ninth streets,
every Sunday evening This Organiza-
tion also declares it has permits, and
that the order does not affect it
Interrupt Celebration
The action Of the police came at a
particularly inopportuno time TO the
Ltue band OF Salvation Army workers
last night The army was celebrating
tho twenty-third anniversary of its ser
vice in Washington. and was holding 4
memorial service In honor Of the young
son Of Captain and Mrs. Seaver. OF the
Salvation Army. who was drowned re-
Gently.
Adjutant Wiseman said this morning
that il was but 4 few days ago that
lie had haC the permit for the open air
services renewed. Inc permit, he said,
die not stipUlatC that instruments should
not be used. In TACT, he said. there is
no mention OF Instruments IN the docu-
ment. When asked regarding the col
lections made at these services he said
that this was not Incorporated In the
formal Permit. but that below was in
scribed IN handwriting. mo collections
must be taken up"
Oral Order Against Music.
In the absence OF Major Sylvester this
morning. Inspector Swindells. acting fer
the chief Of police. admitted that an
oral order had been given TO the various
precincts that the gospel bands should
be notified that they were not to use
instruments and take uD collections.
including the stipulation about the use
OF Instruments. and when asked about
the order concerning the collections be
ing written instead Of included in the
formula, he said that it was not neces-
sary that this should bear the sigma
ture OF the chief Of Police.
The inspector was not clear as to Just
why the order had been sent out. He
said II might have been done through
a complaint. but he did not know.
AdJutant WiSeman was much dis
turbed that the affair had occurred. He
said that one day last week a policeman
came around and told them that the
instruments must not be used Adjutant
Wiseman did not interpret this an
nouncement as an order from head
quarters, and used the Instruments last
night. When a policeman came around
and asked him ii they proposed con-
unUing he told him that they did and
the policeman took the adjutant's name