New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-26
DERELICTS' BIG DAY
IN -fRNT WEDDTNG.
,SelrafiOr officers Married Be
fore CrOTd from Streets.

re- Salvation Army lsverrises P,c--
- Convention" CO.. THANKSGIVING nav.
ri-urkar5s and blnckEus-6s we're esre-
cfsrv invited respectsnles we're desired %
cone or Sundsv The famous Mary law.
IN prison 90 times. would Be an attrsc-
-i,r snd an IRE evening s special feature.
haieiulsh Wedding rss - - PRO
rfse6
Forh drunks-5s snd blackE1aras -.-.
there ~ doubt TIE meeting fU~i ~.
tir hesdqusrrers hsn Fsf Wy I'd the
rirh second Esllery Downstairs heif The
yeorls were RE dark hornets ans crimson
ribbons ~ THE ARM women. snd = good
shsrs ~ TIE rest ~ the seats held Army
-er Then many r1ore we're unmi~fak-
rrl~ re resrectshles who might have come
on Sgn6sv. and rhe second gallery rau
urs rinee5 with tur-hlad lttle heads n
gold brown and bleck. vhich hung rh~re
m che-lh rcr And ne rest ~ th@
e-ce--ve.l. rhers vas titisT. clustering
storm outside. ana the streets and parks
we're fun 90 - snd tho sidewalks cruelty
fesr~ 70 walk or.
TIE lsnd plsved thee Vas = pr-~sr. ans
-hs hsuelussh wedding was announced
slim Dung fellow. v-ho might have held
r.s csrrsIns renk from Vvashinston IN
stead cf lsth street. rose from his sest on
-he platform. and with him = Young
vruzn. whose severe dress C Army blue
could nor make her less than a slender
end graceful girl For arisaI ado-rmenr
sre Was spared RE Army bonnet. srd she
.-.l "a sheaf ~ white roses Pour brides
~ai5s we've also barch.sded ana carried
bouquets.
TIE CAPTAINS ARE MARRIED
The hand PLAYED aEzir. and the couple
-s-e 10 rhe FrcDr q to platform ana
'-ire5 hands. holding them up above the
5sss so that evsr- one could Sc. There
fre colonel Vho was chairman. married
--eu- captain John Allen. n New York
f=s1-lsrrers. and Captain Maud Parsons
~ Boston" The colonel PRAYED for 2 mo
-s-- when rhe words we're said. and then
mere was r. cheer and more sprlsuse.
N-v sad the colonel when the we'd
S.-E party vas sitting down. everybody
re-r that wishes captain and Mrs. Allen
'0-E ,fs and Godspeed. al say Hale
l-zh
They ssI6 rs with = roar. snd more hand
-sVr.-E End some cheers Then somebody
- r1r gallery shouted speech" and tie
en- 60 ever the house. The colonel
called upon -he bridegroom. explaining
.-s- speech vas What ought to be eN-
qr~--d As be stepped down 70 the foot
rrs s10-her roar went ~. seven times
.r--r- --sr before. in which tie trombone
.r-e hand WiB -he bass horn.
1f r--~-e lo mad mistakes which SET the
evidence laughing. just as wedding guests
r--r licensed themselves 10 laugh these ten
.--.Ssrd years Rut r. was a stra ightfor-
vr~E speech and an honest one 10 was
happy himself and IN = twofold degree.
E wanted with all his heart TO tell rhe
e- others. vhst it was that would bring
r-.a- happiness. The horns groaned again
t-rr Dol sar down and once more The crowd
--=5 and c1eered. TIE little girls
mothers ir rho gallery. watching TIE b-ide.
nervous. slender hand stca. I'd and
l-.-. something troublesome OUT OF he-
Tile t-.le and Bridegroom and TIER fol-
.rT.-- vac- ogr h- e. back wsv and the
-.-r-I1E Continued Tho hand played loud
end often -hore was singing and rhere was
.-s-rI-lorT from tae men on The platform
THO testimony was al more or less alike
.~--ai~,- slika iu being earnest and unrc-
served These men had stood on bridges
- Tho water v-ith rhe black thoughts
rsrt men have had They had seen
'tr md r0ra stolen o-t az their hands bv
thieves that hid I'm their own souls They
.sa s- found power 20 reach better things.
F-- -ra- roo. was within rheu.
MARY LAWS EXPERIENCES
TITO famous Mary Law" told her story.
.r -Hl-l e~es nsdes with the police Of car
r-l ga and bouts with Whlslev TASKS
-.r- ri tlo carly details. The colonel. in
--n--r.rE re- lad Uuf1lded fluy white
rr-0r with "a border ~ fine lace which she
Dad once gwen for an army fair
fa- the drunk I've lad out o.
-.a- She said holding mp he delicate
-- .p-ar knows how many times II
vs.r 20 t-f- suo1t. And little did stink
'" -ee 30 AGAIN. and here I'm New York
~rs last was with n little air Of
--5r. a- 70 Sew York must be the best
.--s NJ pretty lace
ana He 100 wanted 20 reI The mon from
f-r s-r-er thar any man could do better.
end err rC.E them So from The bottom o.
.-- .Hsrr
Tire band PLAYED aes.n 20 Lad iu the
z--. end there vas col ,ectiou- Then
-'r clone. IeSsn IN eKhorta ton, and the
-r-r~+ business az I'll Salvation Army
-r-zr --r -o- under way. TIE men
-" a-- -lev lad an boon talking we're
begged ra come forward and prs-. and
---- new Hfe a fen did so. pne by
r-r -H- men on rho platform knew them
fH- rer.re-r= who Rad been trere before.
TIC .r-r hurried from Che hs1 and into
'.= rr.6. windy street vhen Size meet
.r- broke ~