The sun., 1913-11-24
Big DEMONSTRATION
AT BOOTH WELCOME
Three Thousand. Includim q
t'lergymen. Greet Saliva
tiOn Army Head.
Is MOVED BY OVATION
En- nthusiasm for Whitman Too
ten. Booth Pays Tribute to
Fathers Work.

District Attorney whitman shared
honors with Den. Bramwell Booth at a
welcome demonstration" to the COM
maiider In chief OF the Salvation Army
at Carnegie Hail yesterday afternoon.
II was the occasion OF the Generals frs;
formal speech TO New York audience
and more than 1000 persons made II
evident that they were glad to see and
hear him. Hut the applause for the Dis
trict Attorney was perhaps noisier and
not less enthusiastic than the ovation tu
the distinguished visitor from England.
The reception to Gen. Booth started on
the dot Of o'clock when lie entered the
hall with his sister, Commander Eva
Booth. head Of the American forces. and
her stan officers and took his seat on the
platform. surrounded ny prominent New
Workers VINO acted as vice presidents in
his honor
He responded to the demonstration by
giving a military salute and then Col
William P-ard. the chief secretary. an.
nounced a hymn "Al Hail the Power Of
Jesus Name" which was sung in tn,
good old fashioned Salvation Army way
A band ~ ljo pieces. mad" up OF til.
pic; OF ten army bands from different
parts of the country. saw 10 IL that nobody
dragged.
Miss BUOth IntrOd ucrs whitman.
Til. Rev. Dr :. pai,cs tadinan u!
Bro,klyn In tn" opening prayer gave
thanks fo, tn. salvation Army. (which has
aroused the churches from their conn
rlacency. and tn.i Commander Eva
Booth Introduced District Attorney Whit
man as ~, siding officer. saying: "W,
have great chairman. ~ man whose
nool- and unimpcachable character has
endcar,d him to the citizens of New
Yorh.'
AS Mr.. Whitman stepped to the front OF
the platform the crowd c,apped and every
body gJt W. and aprlauded some moie.
u nave had tn" opportunity the Dis
tI!ct Attorney said. TO see ana to krow
The rather depressing phase of our cItys
life and to II. familiar with the instru-
mentall,l.s which are AT work to help the
weak and errnk. ~ tighten the burden of
those who are heavy laden. 10 reclaim
many VINO are all but hopelcssly lost.
Il esteem this AN opportunity and per-
haps Il civic duty. az we'll as pri\ iicge.
to bear cheerful witness to tn. noble and
successful wor. that Is being performed
every day In New York modcstly. quietly,
patiently and ccuragcously by the sal
walton Army,
Il know that am here making refer
ence to but on. Of the hattl.fiel'is ~her.
portion o. Your army ~ engaged in
hghtinr for the right: that in other fields
AZ well. her. q. II al! of tho great cities
OF tn. na,ion. you hay. won your way
into the hearts and confldenc. Of the peo-
pie
But | cannot refrain from expressing
my own appreciation of your nob. en-
draVOr where ! have seen you in the
conflict and whor. | have known of your
triumphs, and | know that ! express the
sentiment OF our city and OF our people
everywhere. OF every race and creed.
when | assure your honored commander.
whose inspiring presence makes this occa-
sion to he long remembered. that no Wis
itor could come to us more welcome than
he IL -
Gen Booth was very hoarse he called
il "croak in his throat) and spoke
with great difficulty He devoted the
ma jor part of his address to lessons from
the life OF his father. Gen. william Booth.
founder Of the salvation Army.
Pays Tribute to Father.
MY father touched lf. at so many
points" he said. He was "A thinker and
man seized with "A scientific spirit. a..
var worker. perhaps one among "A
million. II. was II philanthropst and Il
true Christian. l really believed that my
father loved God more because he saw
what God could do for men.
"A man once asked my father how h..
had beeh able to accomplish what he had
and h~ replied i mad. up my mind that
God Almighty should have all there was
Of William Booth
II. your General, say to you Salvat ION
lists. keep that spirit OF sacrifice IN your
life. Keep that before you. There ~ =,
place for suffering. We are To be- "A long
sacrifice for the blessing of mankind an
to seek those who do not care for them
selves.
When my dear father was dying h..
put his hand in mine che was blind) an
said. 'Rtamweli. promise me YOU vii.
do all you can for the hopeless ones
Then he added whimsically: Mind. /,
you don't. I'll haunt you"
,;,n. Booth said that after his recep-
ton at the City Hall on Saturday man
who WAS foreign born, came up to his
carriage and said: General. I'm not OF
ycu. but you belong to me- and then he
kissed the Generals hand.
I'VE are the servants Of all churches
and OF all mankind" hc added. II can
say for the Army We belong to humanity
Send for us in sorrows. to look up your
prodigals. We want to be servants Of all
men. a. well AS servants OF ,;od
The Rev. DR.. Cha rles ID. Mead pastor
of the Madison Avenue Methodist Church
in moving u vote of thanks to the Dis
trict Attorney chairman, SAID that hs
was glad the law and the gospel hu 4
joined hands.
The Rev. DR. Parkhurst pronounced
IN. b net ictiOn
Gen. Booth preached last night to a
large crowd in the Lyric Theatre