Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
SALVATION ARMy'S
18TH ANNIVERSARY
Mass Meeting at Queen and ser
vices in Churches Well
Attended.

The CplchrntiOn Df ~ years oi WIN ~
the Salvation Army in this city SATURDAY
night nnd Yesterday Indicated ny tI''
Iorgc congregations that attended churches
where leading men nnd women "i 'ne
army smoke and sang and NJ the Ing mass
meeting nj the Queen Theatre vrst"tdayi
that the work of tho Army is hppreceted
in this CITY. The Salvation ARMY stan
band of Philadelphia furnished mua'o Tor
two concerts, one an open air concert ON
Saturday night mud also at the theatre
meeting. which meeting was the big event
of ths, celclrntinn A collection 0t more
thnn 500 waH taten ~ the theatre meet
ing rs h,rthdny gift 20 the Salvhtiomsts
MANY prominent workers from New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore pafti,
cjpated in the theatre meeting that had
for it's chief speaker Colonel William
peart. OF New York, chief secretary Tor
the Salvation Army in America
Colonel peart was introduced by
Mayor Lawson. who praised the WORK
of the Salvation Army locally and III
general, saving lts deep value was now
universally recognized ne mayor
=ald the Salvetioulsts were very nh-
fcrcutlv received NJ tho present day
than when thev frst appeared on WI,
mineton streets % years ago He said
the CITY now welcomed the corps and
wished "a help their work, both here
and all over the world, especially on
the hnttlehrlds of France He said the
Salvation Army. now es ever, stood ready
to rescue the pcrishng and care for IN"
diving
For two hours. moving pictures. nnd
remarkably finely colorPd Ftereoptlonn
We've we're flashed upon the screen,
showing the work ~ the Salvation ARMY
in more than eivty countries In nearly
every country pictured i was tale ~
cotd persecuted reception ~ tho Workers
followed hy toieratIon aud ther warm
vetrnlnr fur the men and lasaica ~
ever, land. tho army has soc'a rescue
work homes for orphans. training cot
lages pna cvanHeliatic work In every
land thev have native workers, even ~
Chrua I}nrueo. Ntiica. and Now heainnd
Auetale Norway Sweden. ~" mt"d
-tero4 end the mo'her country lnR-
lanl are places n wh'rh the work ls 8
V"neily prosperous ~ NOS, "
,,,,ntr,os ia Winch they work thov haye
been gwen government recognition IT,
wn,L aterted IN london slum nv'r
81 Years aqc hv the founder. Nlllian'
pooth who oveItl,rew ell tho conventions
IL that tuuc General Rooih took ean
ioora for he church and Q eoap-foS
for his pulpit hut tho thousands - con-
vorta and reacued people - every "oHn
try. have justified his faith ~ - no'd
II haa reached rcaIle whom fh" ehurehes
did not reach
Tho second part Of the lecture va'
devoted ~ tho pouost part of the ~alNa
/ t,nn Ann, uorlS var votk thopethor
tho Salvation Amy has 500 officers 80
| salvation Amy hutmenta. 200 h"tcts
| for tho entertainment ~ relatives VIII"
| come 10 visit soldiers. and 50 salvation
! Arm, aml,ulaneee on The woatorn front
! More than 100 of these officers arc With
( tha American troops They haNo 80
/ auto trucks NJ the front Moro than
! 50 600 wounded aoldlcra have eoen carried
from the hattintielda h1 th" Salvation
Amy smbulanoee No ~aivattou Nfmv
laseie has met with single word oi dts
respect from the American troops
Tho arm, makea . sreclalty oi Fond'ns
women others among the NWeuean
tronr,a - mend thor clothes EINc them
good Nmerlcan ple aud douehnuts, tend to
thelr splutual wants. and utherv iso give
the bo,s tho mntheuuR That viii
keap the 1ctue Nmcucans from henV
horeslch ami hluc II IS the first organlia
non H. havc hints on the firing hne. close
,Ir to tho lighting trenches A. the wrarN
ho,s ccruo from then spell IN The trenches
hot coffee and food a1s ready for them n
army huts The bravery II the Salvation
lasales under tire IS well known ito
GENTLY General TerahIng himself designed
the uniform worn ly the mon and wolnct
,t the Salvation hosts n the front y 4
khnkl with distinctive hat insignia
SATURDAY night when the local corp
NJ tho outdoor meeting asked ior So
as birthday present FOR tho - year
tho organl7at,an had been estahlishe,
IN thls rlt1 the sum nf $40 was Culcctc,
m FIVE uunutrs
yesterday uornng olonel Pcart spoke
Ia large congregation n mon NJ l.
Church. Colonel Holl interested a hli
gathering AT the FIRST PrcsbNtenal
Church Ensign Kudda uf Baltimore gavt
sturng speech nt Emmanuel Epscopa
Church Mrs Colonel Stauyou met with
hearty welcome 1t Hanover l'resbl lterlal
! Church. and fine addresses were mad,
~ Olyct Presbyterian by Major Craw
ford II ta@'ake VI /. Church =,
Major Campb,ll nj l1ismere Presby
terrain by Adlutant Main and at Tuut,
NJ j by aptan Bates
Last night. the Successes ot tho mernlut
followed speeches made at scott NJ l.
Church by Colonel Holl. al Epworih VI
/ a, Mrs Colonel ~tanyon. at Hanover
bs MAJOR Crawiurd at Madeley b.
Mayor ampbeIl at the FIRST PrcsbY
.efau Ly AdIutant Croft at Goodman
by apfain C. Bates, at Met ahc b,
Statf-C sptaln Bates and at New Castl
Methodist by AdJutant Main.