New-York tribune., 1912-08-29

= dastb" those who were strangers l"
=. Arnv's work realized that here the
....nizatfon was celebrating one or us
--.o.est triumphs-that those maSscd
.,0ut the hall did not constitute Teu-
-. Of sad eyed moUners.
Tbe disciplined fervor Of the prayer
.,a the vast volume OF sound as tue
roras Of the hymns came forth pro
s,csd startling effects. Particularly
Is this 40 when the final chorus sang:
When the roll is called in heaven
a. he host shall muster thc-e'
tT taEs nv place among them
And their Joys and triumphs share
rho American Embassy was repro
..rtad st the service by William Pnli-
rns and Major Squier. who occupied
.aots in the 'front.' row with the repre-
ssntstives Of King George and queen
Alexandra.
London. Aug. 2S.-Funeral services
tor General William Booth. the fouhder
S the Salvation Army, were heId a.
.hs OLYMPIA tonight. In accordance
,vi,b the traditions Of the organization
,ba ceremony was without pomp OF
svnlols OF mourning. but was accom-
,ar,ad bv fcrvor that was markedly
Impressive.
Tbirtv-four thousand persons paV-
,cipated iu the service. Nearly haiL
n them wore blue coats and red ler-
svs or the bonnets with RED rloO''I
nat arr so familiar on the streets o'
sties in several nations.
The body Of the general, in plalh
rspe coffin. rested high upon "hl'e
eatafaloue in front of the big platform
across the end Of the hall, where All
the chief officers of the organization
wera seated and where forty oailcS
we're nnassed. The crimson flag OF Tie
army "Of Fire and Blood" which the
osreral unfurled on Mount Calvary
Was PLANTED above the coffin. a banK
Of flowers, composed Of the tributes
.snt by members of royalty and many
societies, was behind it. Flags or Vari-
ms nations in which the commander IN
chief had waged campaigns and the
standards of the older divisions OF the
army were arrayed in front of the plat
form.
These and more Salvation Army hess
IN the galleries, each tipped with while
ribbons. and twenty portraits of the
Evangelist, surmounted with green
lsurel wreaths and connected by
broad orange ribbon, were the only
decorative effects.
Plain People Predominsted.
While the front rows Of chairs before
tss coffin were filed with representa-
tsx OF various bodies, including the
sQuwry for the King, several mayors
IA heir robes and chains OF off1ce, a
ds.gation from the Stock Exchange,
minister's and clergymen o. all tbs
Protestant churches and Jewish rab-
tes and while many notable person
ages were seated throughout the house
the rank and file of the great gather
ine was composed of the plain people
for whom the army works and OF
whom 1t Is composed.
The service itself was not only
rnemorial-it was q mammoth meeting
ofprayer and praise. No other congre-
sstion comparable with 1t ever occurred
IN London. IL in tho world, save the
funeral Of the generals wife, held tn
the same hall twenty-five years ago
asxt October.
The most solemn moments OF the long
nesting were when the coffin was borne
sIong the centre Of the hall to the
snorous music Of the Dead March In
Saul" A small procession, represent
tg many branches of the army's ac-
'lyity, including men and wSmen, ana
detachment of officers from the for
EN- branches, carrying the flags OF
asr respective countries. preceded IT,
nnediately before the body q briga-
sr bore alott the crimson flag whlcn
Ne general raised at Jerusalem ana
Under which he died at Hadiey Wooo'
Following II marched the officers from
Sweden. Germany. America, Switzer-
and. Canada. France. Denmark NOR
way, India and Australasia.
Then game the new commander ia
chief. General Bramwell Booth, with
his wife, each wearing the uniform OF a
commissioner; Mrs. Booth HeliDerg'
and the grandchildren of the late SAL
sa'lonist Adjutant Catherine Booth
captain Mary Booth, Captain Miriam
Booth, Cadet Sergeant Bernard Booth
ana Cadet NJ. Booth Tucker.
Ine coffin was covered with a nag
ana ON it rested the generals Bible ana
.ap The slow progress along the cen
ss elsie occupied more than ten min
''es, during which the immense audi
.aee remained standing and all the sal
's'ion soldiers were at salute.
The vastness of the Olympia made II
scpossble 10 conduct the service by