The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-18
ENLARGE SCOPE
 OF SALVATION
 ARMY WORK

ed Press) "A far-reaching organiza- tion of the Salvation Army, designed to put it in a position the better to meet the enlarged demands that are everywhere being made upon it since the war, has just been announced by the executive officials of that body here. The new era upon which the only complete redisposition of per- sOnnel, but also a redistricting of the entire country for the army's admins trative purposes.
 Remaining at the head of all the Sal vation Army forces in the United States / is Commander Evangeline Booth, who has rendered 15 years of service here. She continues as com manding officer of all the army's forces in the United States and Hawaii but with enlarged authority delegated to her in recognition of her success full direction of the wartime efforts of the organization both at home and abroad
 For administrative purposes the country has been divided into three territories, an eastern, central and western, with headquarters respective ly in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. Colonel William Peart who has long been chief secretary of the United States, will leave New York with a promotion to commission work in the central territory To New York as ranking officer comes Com missioner Thomas Estill who hereto fore has directed the Salvationist act ivities for the entire western half of the country from Chicago The con- manding officer for the new western territory will be Colonel Adam Gif- ford formerly in charge of the work in New England, whose promotion to the rank of lieutenant nt-commissioner will take effect with his assumption of his new post
 Among other important transfers of high officers are the following:
 Colonel William A. Mcintyre from Ney York to Boston in command of the New England province
 Colonel Stephen Marshal from Min neapolis to New York in command of the Metropolitan province, including eastern New York and northern New Jersey.
 Colonel William s. Barker from Na- tional property secretary at New York to command of the Minneapolis divi- sion
 Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Stanyon from mid-western social secretary with headquarters at New York to command of the Pittsburgh division.
 Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Atkinson from Boston to command of the Allan ta division.
 Lieutenant Colonel John w. Cousins from Denver to command of the Seat tie division
 Lieutenant Colonel George Davis, formerly head of Chicago training col sion.
 Brigadier Wesley Baillie from New York to command of the Cleveland di- vision.
 Brigadier Herbert Roberts from Kansas City to command of the Cin- nati division.
 Brigadier William Andrews from Hartford to command of the Des Moines division.
 Brigadier Andrew Crawford from At lanta to command of the Western Training College at San Francisco.
 Brigadier William G. Anderson from Albany to command of the Chicago division.
 Brigadier Edw White from Buffalo to command of the Milwaukee divi sion.
 Brigadier George Casler from New ark, New Jersey to command of the Indianapolis division.
 Brigadier David Durham from Gin cinnati to command of the St. Louis division
 Brigadier Samuel Withers from Cleveland to command of the Detroit division.
 Brigadier William Escott from Ralti more to command of the Albany divi sion
 ainr Henry Rale from Minnaa nnliS