SALVATION ARMY

Evening Star, Issue 22450, 22 September 1936, Page 13

SALVATION ARMY

NEW CHIEF SECRETARY ARRIVES Lieutenant-colonel George Grattan, the new chief secretary of the Salvation Army ip New Zealand, and his wife were welcomed in Dunedin during the week-end. Lieutenant-colonel and Mrs Grattan have recently been transferred from England to New Zealand, and have come to this Dominion with a wide experience in Salvation Army work. In 1913 the colonel took up duties as a Salvation Army officer, and during the greater part of his career he has served along the line of secretarial work. After becoming an officer he had a short experience in the field, and was then appointed to the Training College divisional headquarters for a number of years. Further secretarial work followed when the colonel was appointed private secretary to Colonel Rich (now Commissioner), field secretary for Groat Britain. Next he was appointed as chancellor for the Leeds division, but had not been in that position long when ho received a wire instructing him to take up duties as the Commissioner’s private secretary. When Mrs General Booth became British Commissioner Major Grattan continued on as private secretary. His next appointment was as assistant field secretary for Great Britain, and this was followed by the divisional commandership of the south-west division, which includes the counties of Devon and Cornwall, and is the largest area in the British territory. The colonel is a good musician, and has a wide experience in the bands of the Old Country. Later he was a member of the famous International Staff Band, playing solo euphonium. During the week-end the Salvationists and friends of the Army in Dunedin had the pleasure of welcoming the now chief secretary ami Mrs Grattan. Several officers and friends wore given an opportunity of expressing words of welcome, to which the leaders replied.