The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-21
S. A. CONGRESS
is STARTING
HERE TUESDAY
Com miss Toner Carpenter
and Wife to Be Welcom-
edTomorrow-Program

The Salvation Army Alaska Con-
gress will get underway tomorrow
with the arrival of Commissioner
George L. Carpenter and Mrs. Car
penter aboard the steamer Alaska.
The Congress will continue for the
remainder of the week.
Already rs delegates to the Con-
gress are in Juneau and scores of
others are expected during today.
Nearly every town and village in
Southeast Alaska will be repre-
sented.
Capt r. Sauren, of Yakutat, was
the first to arrive Saturday and was
followed by large delegation from
Hoonah, including the Hoonah Sal
walton Army Band. Sergt. Major
Charlie Walters of Tenakee arrived
by plane. A welcome meeting was
held Saturday evening in the Sal
walton Army Hall.
Adjutant Charles S. Newton, with
his famous Kake Salvation Army
Band arrived Sunday afternoon.
Crowded meetings here held at the
Army Hall all day Sunday, and in
terest is running high for the sue
cess of the Congress.
djutant ana MRS Belkovich, with
delegates from Ketchikan, Metla-
katla, Wrangell and Petersburg are
due in Juneau. Mrs. Brigadier w. j.
Carruthers will arrive on the Al
aska with Commissioner and Mrs.
Carpenter tomorrow morning.
An official welcome will be given
Commissioner Carpenter and Mrs.
Carpenter on arrival of the Alaska
f. w Griffin, Acting Governor of
Alaska, and Harry c. Watson, sec
rotary to the Governor, will be on
hand with welcome in behalf of
the Territory; Mayor Harry I. Luz
cas- will extend the welcome for the
city and present the official key
to the Commissioner, and Charles
W. Carter, President of the Juneau
Chamber of Commerce, will be mas
ter of ceremonies. The lSake and
Hoonah bands will also be at the
dock, and, of course, Brigadier w.
j. Carruthers, who has been busy
since his arrival here last week in
making efficient plans for the well
Of I'll
details pertaining to the Congress
Commissioner Carpenter will be
a guest of the Rotary Club tomor-
row noon, he will address the High
School students in the afternoon
and then be at the public welcome
session at night in the A.N.B. Hall
All sessions of the Congress will
be held in the AN.B Hall with the
big exception of The big doings Fri
day night, which take place in the
Elks Hall.
Commissioner and Mrs. Carpen-
ter, National Leaders of The Saliva
ton Army, for Canada, Newfound-
land, Bermuda and Alaska, are COM
ing north to pay Juneau a five-day
visit and will lead the Alaska Con-
gress.
For the past six years Commits
sioner Carpenter has been in charge
ON the work of the Saliva ton Army.
in South America, with headuuar-
tiers at Buenos Aires. He has COM
pleted over 46 years service as an
officer He was born in the town
ship of Raymond Terrace, New
South Wales, the Mother State of
Australia, in the country he became
a Salvation Army officer, and where
he served for number of years in
various branches of Army service.
Commissioner Carpenter spent
many years in close association with
the late Gen. Bramwell Booth, and
had the oversight of the Generals
literary affairs.
Mrs. Commissioner Carpenter is
widely known in Army circles as an
author. Among her books are THE
Angel Adjutant" and the Life OF
Miriam Booth" Mrs Carpenter is
also a native of Australia.