The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
WHO WILL Be NEXT
GENERAL OF "ARMY?"
William Bramwell Booth Is
Scheduled to Receive the
Mantle of His Father.

London, Nov. 23.-"who will be the
next general" is a question which
has been pretty frequently asked OF
late, and. although the answer Is COM
mon property among the rank and file
or the army" the views OF the gen.
eral public-so far as one can gather
In the course of casual conversations
are foggy. Although the name of the
generals successor has never been Of
fcially divulged, 1t is almost univer-
sally accepted by those who are in
touch with thesN matters that the
mantle will fall On the shoulders of
his eldest son-William Bramweli
fBooth-who already bears a consid-
cradle share of the generals burden.
With a diplomacy and self effacement
that Is as praiseworthy as 1t is I'M
common, the chief of the staff-to give
him his official title-keeps himself in
h background as far as possible.
The Armstrong Case.
Blu on more than one occasion
Bramwell Booth has been forced to
stand under the fierce searchlight OF an
He. was one OF the defendants in the
unsavory Armstrong case, which re-
suited in w. T. Stead being Sent to
prison, and incidentally In the passing
of the criminal law amendment act.
Young Booth-he was not then 80 years
OF age-was discharged. but the I'M
popularity Of the cause for which he
stood at the time resulted In the loss
ot q number of warm friends from
the army-although practically all
withdrew their support at the time aft
,erward returne ed, and became staunch-
'er friends Of h cause than ever.
Bramwell Booth has, as a matter OF
fact, a wonderful combination Of gifts.
He appears to have Inherited his faith
er's shrewdness Of business perception
and aptitude for organization, with the
deep sympathy and character reading
ability of his mother. He feels acutely
the buffetings which have fallen upon
his father Of late years-the with
drawal Of his two brothers and a sis
ter from the Salvation army, and the
death of another sister in America
more particularly. His hair, unlike his
fathers, Is very sparse and thin. He
Is clean shaved, stands nearly six feet
high, and is of military and command
ing carriage. The fact that ne is un-
fortunately very leaf tells against him,
being reflected in his mannerisms. AL
though only so years OF ag e, he Is
quite grey.
In Uniform at Coronation.
With the rank and he of the army,
and especially among the young people,
he Is exceedingly popular, mainly be-
cause Of his answering loyalty to his
father n strong "Salvationism." 1t
is said that when he was invited to the
coronation Of King Edward VII. he re-
piled that nile he was allowed to be
present in full Salvation uniform he
would be unable to attend. Unless
you wear court dress you will not be
admitted" came the official supply. A
missive was then forwarded to his
majesty, regretting that the army
would be unable to send a representa-
tive, but explaining that it was not for
want of loyalty on their part. In
Iquiries resulted, n Bramwell Booth.
in full Salvation kit, attended the SER
vice in the Abbey.
From the army's headquarters in
Queen Victoria stl Get the whole OF its
operations throughout tho world are
directed, and the man at the wheel
Of the whole machine-the "powel b.
hind the throne"-is the prematurely
.grey-haired chief" He has a hand
upon h minutest particulars of the
Salvation war, n Is acquainted with
practically Its every movement
throughout the world. From the num-
Der of spoons necessary for the furnish
ing of a field officers quarters to tn
disposal of G 10000 ~self-denial cash he
is fully informed. No wonder that
Arnold Whites opinion of him is to
the effect that his services to the state
in n Of h great administration de-
partments would be we'll worth $4,000
a year..