GENERAL BOOTH
IMPRMsfeIYK SCENES. .United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copy i ignt/. LONDON, lime 22. General Booth's inourne.s included many “crooks’’ and men who have served sentences aL Dartmoor, 'they walked hat in hand, paying homage to the leader who controlled the organisation which had given them a liesli chance in life. Among thousands ol all nationalities there were British, Chinese, Japanese, Negroes, Scandinavians and Hindus. Most impressive were the old people, who did not forget. An Army lassie sat at the piano playing “Chanson Triste” while soldiers, sailors, policemen, postmen and civilians passed before the sentinels round the coffin. There were throngs of visitors at the Army Mall, Clapton, where four Salvavtionists, keep nightlong vigil before General Booth's coffin. General Booth’s features, visible through the glass'panel, are emac.ated but full of dignity and power. His cap and Bible, open at Romans, chapter 16, where lie was last reading rest on the top of his coffin. j.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1929, Page 1
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157GENERAL BOOTH Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1929, Page 1
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