Show t 1 I OEN BOOTH WELCOMED t London Gives Salvation Army Leader an Ovation I RECEIVED IN ALBERT HALL i j Ten Thousand People Give Remarkable j Re-markable Demonstration I 1I 1 1I I I In His Address He Declares the Army I I Has Made GreatProgress in I J the United States J I London March 30 London accorded Gen William Booth comruanderln chIef of the Salvation Army a great welcome home at Albert hall tonight The Immense auditorium was packed from the floor to the roof There was not a vacant eoal in the building which has a capacity of OGOO persons and in spite of the rainy night hundreds were j turned away from the doors The audience audi-ence included Sir Edward Clarke SIr George Newnea Lady Pender Lady Murray seven metropolitan Mayors uid Mayoresses Right Hon IT IT snuith and a number ot other members mem-bers oC the House of Commons while two boxes were filled with members oC the slock exchange ISmbussador Choate and other guests of prominence who were unable to attend sent mescal cnrnc mes-cal regret Four hundred uniformed musicians drawn from the Salvation Army bands in London were massed around the massive organ at the end of the hall I GIVEN AN OVATION Gen Booths appearance on the platform plat-form wnu the signal for a remarkable demonstration The audience rose as one man fluttering handkerchiefs and programmes and cheering for several minutes while the bands and organ added a harmonious note to this thunderous welcome The white bearded veteran accompanied by Mrs Booth find the international headquarters staff stood bowing until the uproar ceased SPECTACULAR FEATURE A spectacular feature of the meeting followed in the review of the various departments of the Salvation Army These marched in and crossed the Hinge saluting the General as they passed each department bearing a distinctive dis-tinctive banner and wearing costumes according to various branches of work in which the members were engaged In this review were Included the editorial edi-torial and printinghouse staff the foreign converts Hindoos Zulus Sou dananese Chinese and Japanese all in their t native costumes cadets field officers slum workers men women and children from the slums before and after their rescue soldiers and sailors representatives of the various trades taught In the vurious army homes colonists who are training for foreign settlement and many others GEN BOOTHS SPEECH Gen Booths speech was frequently interrupted I by applause Fellow workers he said in part I can report re-port well of the army both In the I United States and in Canada The Salvation Army has made great and real progress in America since my last visit and I see striking promise of the creation on that continent of one of the moat powerful sections of the army HIS RECEPTION IN AMERICA The General spoke touchingly on the reception accorded him throughout America and the reference he made to the kindliness of his reception by President Presi-dent Roosevelt and the distinction shown him as the representative of the Salvation Army by the United States Congress evoked repeated applause LIKE AMERICANS I like the American said Gen Booth and I think he liken me He Is willing to lose something to gain his end and does not let prejudice or tradition tra-dition stand in his way The meeting concluded with an exhibition ex-hibition ofmoving pictures of Incidents in Gen Booths American tour |