The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16
ARMY
REORGANIZED
In Order TO Put 1t in Better Position
to Meet the Enlarged Demands
on Ii Since the War.

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New York, Aug ls.--A far reaching
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 just been an
nounced by the executive officials oil
the body here, The new era upon
which the Salvationists are entering
involves not only complete redispo
sition of personnel. but also redis-
tricting of the entire country for the
Army's administrative purposes.
Remaining as head of all the Saliva
ton Army forces in the United States
is. Commander Evangeline Booth, who
has rendered Is years of Service here.
She continues as commanding o.heer
of all the Army's forces in the Unit
ed States and Hawaii, but with en-
larged authority delegated to her in
recognition of her successful direction
of the wartime efforts of the organi
cation both at home and abroad
For administrative purposes the
country has been divided into three
territories. and eastern, central and
western, with headquarters respective
ly in New York Chicago and San Fran.
cisco. Colonel William Pesrt. who has
long been chief secretary in the Unit
ed States. will leave New York with
promotion to commissioner and as
sumo charge of the Army's work in the
central territory To New York as
ranking officer comes Commissioner
Thomas Estill, who heretofore has d.
reeted the Salvationist activities for
the entire western half of the country
from Chicago. The commanding otfi-
GER for the new western territory viii
be Colonel Adam Clifford, formerly in
charge OF the work in New En- land,
whose promotion to the rank Of lieu
tenant commissioner will take effect
with his assumption of his new post.
Among other important transfers Of
higher officers are the following;
Colonel William A. Mcintyre from
New York to Boston in command of
the New England province.
Colonel Stephen Marshall 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 ma
tional property secretary at New Ynk
to command Of the Minneapolis divi-
sion.
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Stanyon
from mid western social secretarv~with
headquarters at New York 20 command
Of the Pittsburgh division.
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Atkinson
from Boston 20 command Of the At
lauic division.
Lieutenant Colonel John w Cousins
from Denver TO command Of the Seat
tie division.
Lieutenant Colonel George Davis,
formerly head Of Chicago Training
college. to command of the Denver di-
vision.
Brieadier Wesley Baltic from New
York to command Of the Cleveland
division.
Brigadier Herbert Roberts from
Kansas City 20 command of the Gin
cinnati division.
Brigadier William Andrews from
! Hartford TO command Of the Des
Moines division.
Brigadier Andrew Crawford from
Atlanta TO command Of the Western
Training college and San Francisco di-
vision.
Brieadier William 6. Anderson from
Albany to command Of the Chicago di-
vision.
Briradier Edwy White from Buffalo
10 command Of the Milwaukee ii,i-
sion.
Bricadier George easier from New
ark. \. y. to command Of the ln,lian-
apolis division.
Brieadier David Durham from en-
cinnsti 10 command Of the ~. Louis
division.
Brigadier Samuel Withers from
Cleveland 20 command II the Albany
division.
Major Henry n. BALE from iinue-
/ spoIis to command Of the Baltimore d.
I vision.
Major William Halpin from phils-
delphia O. command II the Buffalo
u division.
The list ~ new appointments vas
Z submitted 10 General Bramwell Booth
/ during his recent visit 70 this country
and received his approval