The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-21
SALVATION ARMY
CHIEF is DEAD
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CHIEF is DEAD
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Tribute From Taft.
WASHINGTON Aug. 21President
Taft this afternoon dictated the fol-
lowing eulogy Of the late General
Booth, of the Salvation Army:
General Booth was one of the re-
markable characters Of the world. He
had genius for the organization OF
men and women against vice, and for
the uplifting Of those usually regard
ed as lost in immortality and crime.
| The Salvation Army was for many
| years the subject of ridicule and was
looked upon by many sensible and
good men as a ridiculous parade OF
Notwithstanding persons.
! General Booth and his most re
1 markable family have lived long
enough to see the Salvation Army
! grow to be force in every great
country of the world. He was as
! fully entitled to the title of general al
any military officer who marshalled his
army in the field. for 1t was in this
!, respect that he shone as leader O
4 men and women and as an organizer
Of their enthusiastic emotions into ;
force that has made for Righteousness
among the people of the world t,
whom progress toward better thing
seemed impossible
4 His Daughter.
4 NEW YORK, Aug. 21--Almost pros
4 trated with grief, Commander Ev
Booth, head of the Salvation Army i
\ America, today waited anxiously a
the army's headquarters in Fourteent
street for message from London O
ficially telling her of the death of he
father, General Booth. The daughte
learned of the death through tn
newspapers, but she waited all nigh
at headquarters for an official mes
II age from London.
i She still was expecting it today, fc
+ the Salvation Army in America WI
..Elearn from that cable flash upo
4 whose shoulders General Booth dro
: ped his mantle as head of the arm
In the safe at headquarters was
: sealed packet, duplicate of that on
held in London, designating Gener:
j Booths successor. 1t was to be ope
!, ed by his daughter only when she Q
ficially was notified OF his death.
: From King George.
= LONDON, Aug. 21-King Geors
!, photographed his condolences to Brar
well Booth today. 81 am deeply grie
: ed at General Booths DEATH he sal
!. 1.-The nation has lost great organi
: er and the poor wholehearted ar
sincere friend, who devoted his life
helping them in practical way. On
S in the future shall we recognize Il
good wrought by him. Today there
}. universal mourning. join in it.
His Son.
It NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Denyil
e that any members of the Salvatit
y Army had attempted to reconcile hi
d with his father, General Villa
V Booth who died last night in Londo
s Rallington Booth, estranged son OF 7
S, dead commander, today made the t,
d lowing statement:
IL General Darlington Booth deplor
n any reference being made at this s.
q time to the estrangement betwe
!e himself and his father which arc
1t purely over matters og government a.
q principle more than 16 years ago.
IF desires to be silent about the Sal,
1t ton Army statement except to S
ID that he has always treated his faith
a with the Difference due to a gre
ot man. His youngest brother and 81
s, ond sister also are out of the arr
and he has no knowledge of any
fort being made within these last da
or at any time toward reconciliatit
He would have gone to his sister b
but when he and his brother Herb
= attempted to offer their sympathy
, the time of Mrs. Booth Tucke
!, death, they were met with rebuff.
: has sought to avoid on this occasi
a repetition of the public appearar
y y of disagreement Sympathy has be
a written with affectionate solicitu
- to his brother. Bramwell Booth"
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