The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-15
AVIATION ARMY
VISITORS TO FILL
LOCAL PULP|TS
Miss Booth Will Appear at
SOuthside Baptist Church
This Morning and JEFF
fersOn Tonight

Today is Salvation Army day In Bir-
mingham In 13 churches Of the city the
morning services will be conducted by
visiting officers Of the Salvation Army;
and in the evening five other churches
will be given over 10 the visitors while
the commander. Miss Eva Booth. will
speak AT the Jefferson theatre at p. IN.
At the southside Baptist church the
commander will conduct the morning
service in person and the subject of
her address will be THE Song of the
City At the South Highlands Presby-
terrain Brigadier Crawford will preside,
and Major Barter will take charge of
service at the Fountain Heights Metho-
dist, While Adjutant Baker is scheduled
to preach at. the Walker Memorial Metho-
dist. Among the churches at which Sal
walton Army officers will preside at the
evening services will be the Fifth Ave
nue. Presbyterian
Miss Booth is now on tour of the
southern states aud her presence in Bir-
mingham is ON the occa sion of the semi
annual council of the officers of the gulf
division. This council has now adjourned
mander presiding in person at two of
the meetings. At Yesterday morning $
session reports were read and several in
spring addresses made.
The commander outlined an old linen
campaign which the Salvation Army is
preparing to make throughout the coun-
try in behalf Of those wounded in the
European war. In the near future the
people of Birmingham and other cities
will he called upon to contribute cloth
for this purpose The Salvation Army
has a sterilization plant in operation in
New York city, and bandages and other
materials in suitable sizes for use on
the battlefields and in the hospitals of
the old world are being turned out in
large quantities.
Miss Booth stated that this appeal for
succor for the wounded was meeting with
a hearty response throughout the south,
the first contributor to the cause being
a southern lady While in Augusta re-
Gently the. commander addressed large
assembly and solicited material for re-
lief of the European sufferers. Among
the contributions received was bale OF
cotton, which will be shipped to New
York to be converted into sterilized dress
ings.
The subject of tonisht's address at the
jefferson will be MY Father" and on
this occasion the commander will trace
the organization of which her father,
General Booth was founder. from Its
! inception up to the present time. a
| thorough and comprehensive programme
| is being carried out by the officers OF
the Salvation Army while in Birming-
| ham. Following is a schedule of today $
| addresses:
MORNING
Southside Baptist Commander Miss
Booth.
| West End Baptist Colonel Stanyon
South Highlands Presbyterian. Brigadiel
Crawford.
Vine Street Presbyterian, Major Dodd.
Fountain Heights Methodist, Major Bar
ter.
| Handley Memorial Presbyterian, STAFF
| Captain Coe.
| Second Presbyterian Adjutant Goellner
| Walker Memorial Methodist, Adjutan
] Baker
! Norwood Methodist, Ensign Henderson
! Fifty-seventh Street Christian, Captain
! Bending
Cumberland Presbyterian. Captain Pax
! ton.
! Pilgrim Congregational. Captain Hickey
East Birmingham Baptist, Captain Dow
dell.
EVENING
| Jefferson theatre, Commander Miss
| Booth
Woodlawn Presbyterian. Colonel Stan
yon.
| First Presbyterian, Brigadier Crawford
| Vine Street Presbyterian, Major French
| East Lake Methodist, Staff Captain Jen
| ME Crawford.
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, staff Cap
tain Coe.