The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-16
Complete Reorganization of Sal
walton Army Announced.
Commander Evangeline Booth
Retains Her Position.
COUNTRY DISTRACTED
Officers All Over the United
States Are Transferred.
Plan Is Approved by General
BramweII Booth.

New York. Aug. 1s.-A farreaching
reorganization 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 been announced
by the executive, officials of the body
here. The new era upon which the
Salvationists are entering involves not
sonnet. but also a redistricting of the
entire country for the army's adminis-
trative purposes.
Remaining as head of all the Sal
walton Army forces in the United
States is Commander EvangeIine
Booth, who has rendered fifteen years
of service here. She continues as com
forces in the United States and
Hawaii. but with enlarged authority
delegated to her in recognition of her
successful direction of the wartime eff
forts of the organization both at home
and abroad.
Country Is Districted.
For administrative purposes tn
country has been divided into three
territories, an eastern, central and
western. with headquarters respec-
lively in New York, Chicago and San
francisco. Colonel William Peart,
who has long been chief secretary in
the United States, will leave New York
with a promotion to commissioner and
assume charge of the army's work in
the central territory. To New York as
ranking officer comes Commissioner
Thomas Estill. who heretofore has
directed the Salvationist activities for
the entire western half of the country
from Chicago.
The commanding officer for the new
western territory will be Col. Adam
Clifford. formerly in charge of the
work in New England, whose promo
ton to the rank of lieutenant commits
sloner viii take effect with his, as
sumption of his new post
Are Many Transfers.
Among other important transfers of
higher officers are the following:
Col. William A. Mcintyre from New York
70 Boston in command of the New Eng
( Col. stephen Marshall from Minneapolis
10 new ork TO command the Metropoli-
tan pNSovince. INCLUDING Eastern New York
Col. William s. Barker from National
Property Secretary at New York to com
mand of the Minneapolis division.
Lieut. Co. Thomas Stanyon from Mid
western Social Secretary with headqunr-
ters at New York to command Of the Pitts
Lieut.eCol. Joseph Atkinson from Boston
to command of the Atlanta division
Lieut.. Col. John W. Cousins from Den
yer to command of the Seattle division.
Lieut. Col. George Davis, formerly head
OF Chicago Training college, to command
of the Denver division
Brig. Wesley Baillie from New York to
command of the Cleveland division.
Brig. Herbert Roberts from Kansas City
to command the Cincinnati division.
Brig. William Andrews from Hartford
to command of the Des Moines division.
Brig. Andrew Crawford from Atlanta TO
command of the Westerly Training college
and San Francisco division.
Brig. William g. Anderson from Albany
to command of the Chicago division
Brig Edwy White from -B1ffalo to com
mand of the Milwaukee division.
Brig. George easier from Newark. N. J.,
to command of the Indianapolis division.
Brig. David Durham from Cincinnati
to command of the st. Louis division.
Brig. Samuel Withers from Cleveland
to command of the Detroit division.
Brig William EscOtt from Baltimore to
command of the Albany division.
Mai. Henry d. Bale from Minneapolis to
command of the Baltimore division
Mai William HaIpin from Philadelphia
to command Of the Buffalo division.