The sun., 1919-05-19
whitman Halted by Cheers.


as Chuck Whitman was concerned. Up
jumped Mgr. Lavelle, Cen. Vanderbilt,
Nine. Sundelius. Rabbi Mendes. Bishop
wilson and the whole earned $4,000
plus Cheers went to the highest bal
comics and came down again at the men,
ton Of Miss Booths name. Some place
In the uproar the bands were playing.
And as the dark eyed, beautiful lady
boss OF the Army" was pulled to her
feet by enthusiasts and stood there on
the flag draped platform. bowling and
wipine her eyes and gufping and bowling
mechanically while she sobbed, q great
chorus tried to drown out the band with
melody. The brass It crashed and the
trumpets brayed:
Come. THOU Almighty King,
Help US Thy name to sing,
Help US to praisel
Father all glorious.
Ger all Victorious
Come and reign Ger US.
Ancient OF daysi
Bad metre and worse rhyme. but who
cared amid the gloriesH
Some moment or other thereafter ex-
Gov. Whitman got attention long enough
to explain to those close to him that
Miss Booths vocal cords had been 20
badly strained last week that she could
not deliver the address she had pre-
pared.
"Col. Read will mills tho speech-I
mean Col. Mills will read the speech"
the former Governor of the State eX-
claimed; and there was 20 much going
on In the way of noise just then-the
olive drab clad Commander still bow
ing modestly to the ecstatic Garden
that seemingly nobody except Mr.. Whit
man noticed that he had got his millses
and readses mixed.
line Booth learned what lot of preach
ers have still to learn-that all good
speeches, sermons and poetry are con-
crete.
They carry their Wilderness into the
midnight of impurity"-rnats the con-
crete way Commander Booth In her ad-
dress as read by the sonorous voiced
Col. Mills told of the work OF her las
sizes who 60 into the black places and
pick up the girls who fall down in the
dark and must be led back to the light
again. And she told OF the Sing Sing
man who is helped by her humble
Army" and the work that Is done for
"the poor and the sorrowing."
Perhaps the vice-President of the
United States will not sue for libel this
morning IL he Is told in print that. no
matter what the printed programme"
said, he was not the chief speaker Of
the mass meeting. Without premedi-
tation. and physically unable to deliver
her little address. Miss Booth was the
chief speaker"
Humble and plain is the Army" 90
humble that II still Is amazed over the
fact that America finally has taken II
% its bosom, now and forever: and
therefore humble was the beginning Of
the glories OF yesterday at Madison
Square Garden. Present were the brass
bands. the chorus OF 1000 trained
voices, the bands and the great chorus
more than willing to break forth in
the Star Spangled Banner" with
which, OF course. the order OF the day
was begun.
But the humble army started their
opening anthem as simply as they begin
a corner meeting A lone cornetist. not
the bands or chorigters, waited only until
the notables were seated and then singly
took up the first bars Of a national hymn
that brought $4,000 men and women in
stantly to their feet The bands crashed
In then, and the trained vocalists and the
unframed singers in the vast audience
also Immediately Joined in the music of
the anthem. but high above the patriotic
strains rose the clear notes of the red
faced Salvationist. blowing his blasts on
his plated cornet.
Big Chorus Gets It's Chance.
slgnor Camilieri and his chorus got a
chance then
10. out from the stars of midnight
God bade all war to cease:
And now from the waiting nations
At last there reigneth peacel
The white haired Mgr. Lavelle arose
when the hymn had been finished and
spoke the invocation. He thanked the
God OF all peoples for the victory that
had just been won and asked for heav-
emily guidance OF all nations confronted
with anarchy. And he asked Gods
blessing on the drive of the Salvation
Army and concluded with the Lords
Prayer as said by Catholics-"deliver us
from all evil. Amen"
Gen. Vanderbilt arose then with the
idea of beginning to read a brief intro
ductory speech he had prepared. But
the crowd applauded 30 long and 30 hap
PLY when the General appeared above
the red. white and blue railing OF The
platform that he forgot all about the
manuscript which he held in his hand.
Instead he spoke from the heart out, all
abe Ut the Salvation Army in France as
he had seen the Salvationists at the bat
tlefront.
when the call to war came" began
ex-Gov. Whitman. who finally made
was no lack Of preparedness In THIS
army"
That was as far as Mr.. Whitman got
for many minutes. But finally the
crowd gave him a chance to say that in
the drive, which begins this morning. il
will not be the Salvation Army that is
abroad to raise $13.000.000. but 'the
friends of the Salvation Army. who in
sist that the money be raised" (Tre-
mendous applause.)
Praises Work Mt the Front.
And then Bishop Wilson. just bacl,
from long service at the front in France
told how the Salvationists along the bat
tie lines sought to give bread and
sought TO give God"
Vice-President Marshall followed with
an address IN which the distinguished
speaker, telling OF what he had seen the
Salvation Army do in France, aroused
tremendous applause in the first words
of his speech by saying that he did not
'know how they did it-but they did it.
Necessarily brief was the Vice-Presi-
dents speech, inasmuch as he had tC
board a train for Washington which was
due TO start from the Pennsylvania
terminal less than an hour after he began
his address. But he made his speech
amid uproarious applause-and Just
made his train.
Nine. Sundelius sang an ave Maria
and when the Boys Come Home" then
and the big chorus followed with "Rina
Out, Sweet Bells of Peace" Bishop vii
sons address followed the singing. Col
Mills read Miss Booths address. Nine
Sundelius sang ''Homeland' and Home
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