Show Leaves a Mansion for Slums Daughter of Wealthy British Contractor Contract-or Labors Among the Poor Elkhart Indolrs Howard James Clifford wife of thc Salvation army ensign who has been assigned to the Indianapolis field is tho daughter of n wealthy contractor of London England Eng-land This fact which wan kept secret se-cret from the husband until recently became public a few days ago The husband first learned of his wifes prominence and wealth while on a trip abroad Ills Cliffords father was so generous in paying tho expenses of the trip and providing them with entertainment en-tertainment that the truth dawned upon tho ensign Ensign and Mrs Clifford have boon In Elkhart two years and have won Innumerable friends by their persist ont modest and Incessant labors In hovels and slums and upon the streets Mrs Clifford Is a tireless and abje assistant In the work Ensign Clifford is a native of Chad bury a village near Oxford England 1 Ho has been In the United States I about five years One of tho first sac ilflces that ho made upon entering tho Salvation army In his native country was that of poiminnl liberty lie was Imprisoned for a time during tho bitter bit-ter persecution which tho army suffered suf-fered In the early years of Its warfare In England His parents wore Methodists of the old typo A Irast of tho ensign Is that eveiv mnV of his family from the days of Iohn Wesley has been a Methodist minister Two of his 8s tars and three brothers ono of them Major John Clifford who did heroic rescue work following the Kingston Jamaica disaster recently are en gaged In limo work |