Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-09-14

Nf~f'Hl 'u I've news
NEW YORK. Sept ~ The impur
tant and fJf reaching ~ organization
aud uuificaii,u - the salvation Army
fmc-s IN ~" 'utir. United states. an.
uuunroi recently in New York city by
ENang,liur Huuih Commander 81 that
organization 10 this country. brings 10
the Central and South Central states
~ commanding officer ~ "a. Army IN
this important territory Commission.
90 Nilliam Icart. Ter On. past - Years
a. national chef secretary IN New
York '1is. the officer SECOND iu rank
only o. Miss Booth In this country
and one 1T the most pitcutcsqu. and
ADJ" itguu's IT, m. 'iiluud ana Ere
Army
Like Cnmnission.r Thomas Esiill.
whom 10. succeeds Commissioner
r,ari will max. headquarters IN chi.
cage u. vii have direction - ell Tho
salvation Aruys Wide spread aCtiti'
tees IN Arkansas. Illinois. indianin.
Iowa. Kansas Louisiana. Michigan,
Minnesota. Missouri. Nebraska North
Dakota. oklahoma South Dakota.
Texas. and Wisconsin For admiui4tri.
tive purposes ih,@ fifteen states ar"
grouped IN smaller units each IN
charge II chief divisional ofii.'r un
d-f Commissioner P"irt.
To America. the new salvation
Army officer Tor the Central 1'rriiurS
has been giving his best for the past
fifteen years And that hest has N
,.iud,d not unly hts high ability IN uv'
.rs..irg and directing the muliifari"uS
and vitality Important activities - his
organization throughout IN" country
HS a.. personal representative ~ com
maudcr Booth. hut included ~ we'll. IN
t.s gifts Co America, u a." life II his
only SON
\ few days after the armsiic. in|
November. 1915. the newspapers ui The
country h.raided 'hr supreme sacti.
&C.,. M Franc. 10 Lieutenant Herbert
" p.ari lOJ lut News 81 his son
death reached Commissioner fraTt
while be- was rejoicing and giving
thanks with M. rest ~ M" country
az M, conclusion ~ the i'fr.hl' ~irt"
An especially tragic frIiur" was the
fa,, that IN" lad met his death On
November 90 hut q few hours before
the "c.ls. firing order silcnced the
ihundetous guns from the Channel tOI
the Swiss frontier Lieutenant rclrt
frll with eleven men whom he was
leading on the I'D. uf q hin which they
SINE. ie.n transferred 90 the b,aut!.
ful American cemetery ~ Rumaignes.
France md there q was decorated
with q WtIs early this summer by
o. u0. % p Evangelin" Booth Whom
SllvIiin Army official business took
o. Europe
i,s su-f STAYED the hand and dim.
med the PEAL 81 this leader 81 a per.
p.'ull p,trr tlU, Army that battles
wear Bon and year out. shoulder 10
,h' uli'r With the pnur. IN. distressed
md M. uutD'turai' Ear from ~. SAY
those who know Commissioner PcaTt
~ Intimately.
fat .,h~r sold."t falt.t.d not IN
IA. IA. 81 d,,ih itself. and 81 in the
two N.trs that hiV" interviewed since
nat f,trlul November though stag.
g.rad r. q tiur by ia. blow ana with
a dreadful sOrruW o. h"ar IN" Com.
missioner has inspired and rallied the
S..l,til,u t1,'S 300 This country I"
meet lud conquer 10, many and great
,fi.f th" war pr.llrrs That confront
'i"w. Ills gIirf and h"lrihr"ak he
hnsr aluu, with his Gud fur Mrs
palri WIS taken from him number
~ year, age. and picture II his som.
70 trink-t ur two lying - his office
desk. serve AZ a.. sole reminders q
tn great emptiness Il the lonely Faith.
sr's heart.
Commissioner p"gft was appointed
~ this country from Australia In 1905.
There many wears ago. be- saw IN"
salvation Army introduced into that
'in.ri w sum. ~ the early con.
v.rts = General William Booth. tho
famous founder - the body But a few
months after the first Salvatlonists
'ao ch-i Australia. the Commissioner.
then mere youth cast In his lot
yi'h them B"cnus" ~ his unusual
'hil.iv md tho fact that the orgnniZa.
''-n took ~oot quickly and enjoyed n
phenomenal growth his rise was r..
rIartahly rapid ~. served an appren.
Ic'shin IN var-'s parts ~ his native
i-"A lri after .lcv-n wears had reach.
- IN. high rank ~ chief secretary for
the eniir. country Frr vine wears he
"--"irf IN this capacity.
His salvation Army career has h'""
rninre iN ~esncci o. tho l"ngth - time
o." 80 hold such 2 position. His -
wears servir. - ahisS sacrei~~v 'n 'h's
country make % years In all that he
hos held this rank corsecuiivelv ~
b. office b. has been second In cor'-
M - Co~'uqnder Booth and has
W" wv ~ NAIIN ANAaH AANN'AfNANt' AAAh
''r,'.~ = - 'rnung organization In
the United States
IL addition h. his served as vice.
chairman ~ The War Board ~ the
Salvation Army. and also - the no' ~
Directors 'hs organization being
l'y i"rrrIo'a'ah under thu laws q
Nsw YORK state.
Reimbursement u Si''7tior ARMY ..
cil,t'.s md updert. k,rgs 90 the
rh1nTed conditions resulting fr"ln ma
.'vffl nr Fii'io~ Dons'iirtss On. -
'he first problems ~ which IN. Com
s.u".r VII address himself
u - urdsnil'l" that rruhihitiCn
H.s hid revolution. ~ effect upor
nhpe-s - S1l,rtiun Army nciiv.
'. D. stated reo'u'lv ono has only
COB visit Du. = our Industrial homes
.F 800 'sa' %. confirmed alcoholic
tho tyne thar formerly ouinumi.rci
I'D. frae,. Ir4fifuflDrs IL now
III Los III. a.