New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-09

Commander Eva Booth. head Of the
Salvation Army in America. who Will
sail at the end OF the month for London.
received assurances yesterday from her
brother. General Bramwell Booth. that
the next Salvation Army congress. fol-
lowing the present one will be held In
New York The reason for such con-
cession is the fact that during the ten
years OF Commander Booths leadership
the Army has made greater progress In
America than in any other country, not
excepting England itself.
On May 30 seven hundred Army dele-
gates. coming from every principal city
in this country. will sail from this port
on the Olympic the entire second class
accommodation having been reserved. Up
10 Yesterday only a few places renamed
to be filed In the delegation every
country except China has men and
women. showing not only what vast
melting pot of races America Is. but
how all the peoples take up Salvation
ARMY work. II was stated yesterday that
fully one hundred of the seven hundred
going away now will not return Instead
they will be sent 10 other countries A
reason is the excellence OF American
Army workers and the desire that some
20 10 other fields and there teach eff
cheney
On the strand in London there is build
ing a hall to seat 10000 TO hold this Sal
walton Army world congress. The total
attendance from all the world VIII be
5000 Of whom fully 5000 will be bands
men. A dozen Army bands are going
from this country that have attracted
more than local notice. such as that OF
Flint. Mich. which has received national
mention. Americas delegation will be the
largest from a single field.
The purpose of this congress is to gain
momentum for a tremendous educational
and advance work that the Army plans
10 put through during the coming ten
wears. In that educational plan America
is TO have a foremost part and New
York and Chicago, the seats OF the tram
Ing schools, are TO lead American Army
efforts. The Army is preparing 70 90
with new forces into India and Africa
especially the latter country, and INTO
South America In these advances New
York City is TO be called on for 1unos
and workers.
Owing 10 the Mexican troubles and
other causes. the financial plans OF the
Army have been postponed in part. In
these plans Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation and Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION workers are TO take part oy
agreement This fall in Pittsburgh efforts
will be made to secure $4,000, and IN the
country outside Of that city about WV
600. The chief purpose OF these funds IS
the General William Booth memorials 10
take the form Of training schools the
largest to be in this city. All the local
leaders here plan TO accompany COM
mander Booth 10 London this month'
The congress will open there on June H.
rniscopsl churches in The Bronx oeslh
to-rnorrow observance Of church social
week. a plan started in that borough anu
now being adopted by churcnes IN o'iI9i
cities. Sermons tomorrow VIII give re-
views of parochial work last year IN New
York city and throughout the world anu
IN some cases organizations make loriilai
renorts. Sermons a week from to-mor-
row outline local and general plans ior
next year. -,
Next week organizations hold annual
meetings. finance committees make re-
norts and on one evening the social ne
bas its Mace. Visitors go from neighoor-
ing marshes. extend greetings and get &C
ouainted. In St Margarets ChuFch ~
15sth st. near Prospect av. on May Il
at o. m. a Pleasant Sunday Afternoon
will be held. with Judge Gibbs OF the
Bronx County Court, as principal speaker
ON the closing night there Will be con-
secration services and pledges lot oe
mite work. including Bible reading ior
the period Of one year.
central committee Of church cluoS
has iust been formed, and next Tuesday
night officers will be elected 1heio
~aedv an executive committee, with Ar
thur Haviland, Of St Edmund :; joseph
Rettinger and Roland Whitehurst' OF 81
Margarets: ". T. Waldeyer' OF 81 Al
her,s and A. W. Holly. of St Marthas'
"a members The aims are 10 a'u az
families removing from Manhattan anu
now people coming to New YORK 10 hVe
,r Rronx parishes by giving them WEI
come and 10 prepare pictures and maps
~ Rronx Episcopal Church conditions
o,d needs TO exhibit at conventions TO be
held next fall in the Synod Han OF INC
cathedral and elsewhere. There Is CO.
operation by clergy, but the work Is oohe
chieev by volunteer laymen. Last year
The total attendance at church social
week meetings was 1900.