SALVATION ARMY AND THE WAR.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13745, 7 April 1915, Page 8

SALVATION ARMY AND THE WAR.

Of approximately Bomo 10,000 Salvationists who have enlisted, .3000 are bandsmen. In some causes the whole band and the corps has volunteered. In one regiment whoso colonel was desirous of forming a band, on inquiry l)t*ing made it was found that there were some 60 Salvation Army bandswon in the camp, consequently 35 of the best were picked, and Salvationists form the regimental band. , :

Women Salvationists,, aro working iiinong the wounded on the" Continent, tin- business of hospital visitation beil % organised under responsible officers in iihe French capital, and at tho base in Boulogne. In over 100 military <\imps Salvation Army women are cor tributing towards the happiness a.v -.rell-being of tho soldiors. vA-con< - s]-K>ndc"nt points out that ranch is b<--ing done by the various -religious agencies for tiio welfare of the men.

One* circumstance marks the work of the Army officer from other efforts of tho kind, and that is the important share tho women are allowed to lake in it. Most of the organisation stations are in charge of married officers. An English Salvation Army officer wrote to the sister of G-eneral Sir John French asking her to pi'oside at a meeting to be held by Mrs Commissioner Higgins. General French's sister wrote, in reply, remarking that Sir J. French had stated that he especially appreciated the Salvation Army men who were at the front, and added that they were most valuable. The organisation is sending six more ambulance cars to the front. The. Hon. Mr Tenant has agreed on condition that the cars are manned by Salvationists.

Sir Hutchinson Pole, colonel in charge of Boulogne base, called at. the international headquarters of the Salvation Army, London, a few weeks ago, and asked for two officers to be

appointed to his personal staff, one, a man to be responsible for looking up missing men; the other, a woman who would meet'the women who come to see wounded soldiers in France, and comfort them. Commissioner Higgins told him that he could not agree to anything but Salvation Army uniform being used, and that they would be under his orders. The colonel replied that they would be useless to him in any other uniform. The officers have since left for the front.