SALVATION ARMY.
Anniversary Of Birth of William Booth. WORLD-WIDE CELEBRATIONS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 1 p.m.) RUGBY, April 10. The hundredth anniversary of the birth of William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, is being celebrated to-day in almost every capital of the world. In some European countries, including Britain, leading members of the Government are taking part in the celebrations. The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, will preside to-night at a greyt meeting in Albert Hall, which is capable of holding 10.000 people, and in addition to General Higgins, head of the Salvation Army, the Bishop of Willesden and Dr. Phillips, President of the Free Church Council, will give addressee on the religious and social work of the Army.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 85, 11 April 1929, Page 9
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