GEN. BOOTH MEMORIAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8339, 28 January 1913, Page 8

GEN. BOOTH MEMORIAL

A SPLENDID RESPONSE

FUNDS FOR TRAINING COLLEGE

IN WELLINGTON.

'The appeal made to the people of New Zealand by Commissioner Richards, of the Salvation Army, or £IO,OOO to enable the Army to build a training college for officers as a memorial to the late General Booth has met with a very sympathetic response. Up to January Rth last the sum of £6BIB had been received at headquarters, Wellington. In an interview with a “ Times reporter yesterday. Colonel r istier, general secretary for the Dominion, said that the Army was, well P 1 ® 3^* 1 with the result of its appeal up to tne present. “ This general training college idea was the late Generals great scheme,” he pointed ouL In desiring to establish such, an institution in Wellington wo have really followed what was hia main thought with regard to perpetuating his memory, an<l it is a scheme which, we feel c® l ""™’ would have met with General Booths hearty approval himself had ho uvea to see it carried out.” A GREAT NEED.

“ A training college for Salvation Army officers is a great need in -New Zealand,” continued Colonel Fisher “ They have now to go to Melbourne for training, which has-been a disadvantage to us in many ways. A number of our officers do not care, about making the long journey; and then there is always the question of The new training college in Wellington will be situated in Wordsworth street, near Ohiro road, and not far from the Wellington Bowling Club’s green. There we have an aero of ground well suited to such a prospect. Plans have been prepared for a building costing about £7OOO and providing for fifty students, twenty-five of each sex. It will be erected in brick, and with the necessary furnishing should just about absorb the £IO,OOO which Commissioner Richards is asking from the public. Since the great development of our social reform work, it is necessary particularly to have a training college—apart from the evangelistic _ work—where officers may be trained in such duties as. are required of them in the Army’s maternity, rescue, prison-gate, and boys’ and girls’ homes. Wo are confident that tho full amount of £IO,OOO will soon be to hand.” SOME OF THE DONATIONS. The following are amongst the principal donations received by the Army for the training college scheme; Mrs Underwood, Oamam IbO Mrs W. s. Wilson, Auckland ... 100 Mr and Mrs Wells, TTmaru ... 100 Mr G. Hunter, M.F., H. Bay ... 100 Mr W. P. Knight, Danne-virko 100 Union Steam Ship Co. .... > 100 Mr W. Nelson, Tomoana 100 Mr Ik E. Macdougall, Canterbury 100 Mr A. M. Myers. M.P., Auckland 100 “A Friend,” Auckland “A. 09," Auckland ; - 100 Sir W. C. Buchanan, M.P.. Wairarapa 50 Mr W. H. Booth, Wairarapa Vivian Biddiford, Wairarapa ... 50 Mr Robert McNaib, Palmerston North —— 5 O 5O Mr John Strong, Wairarapa 50 Mr P. Milner, Oamam 50 Mr K. S. Williams. Gisborne ... 50 Mr John Kirkcaldio, Wellington 50 Mr John Sidey, Dunedin 50 Mr G. P- Donnelly, Hawke’s Bay 60 ’ Mrs T. H. Lowry. Hawke’s Bay 50 Salvation Army Soldier 50 Another Soldier ..........— — 50 Mr H. J. Gladstone ... "A Friend” —— —.— 25 Mackenzie Bros. ... —-——. 25 Hon. George Jones .....—..— 25 Mr St. John Buckley Mr A. J. Creagih 25 "A Friend” 25 Mr W. .Morris .—... 25 Gilchrist Bros 25 Mrs, and Miss Reid - —— 25 Air W. H. Rose 25 • A. Wilson, S.A.. treasurer 25 Mr R. H. Rhodes 25 Mr P. Elworthy 25 Mr H. Elworthy 25 Mr P. Armstrong Miss K. McLean ——,— - 25 Mr J, Armstrong —IS Mr J. Gainsford 25 Mr R. J. Stone-Wigg , 25 Mr T. Teschemaciiier 25 Mrs E. H. Grant 25 Mr Alfred Matthews 25 Mr and Mrs Matthews 25 “A Friend” .. - 25 Mr D. H. Riddiford 25 Mr Wright, Dunedin Mr J. P. Maunsell Mr Thos- Chapman ; —.. 25 Mr W. O. Rutherford 25 Mr D. D. Macfarlane 25 Mr W. Macfarlane 25 Messrs J. and W. Jamieson 25 Mr D. Dingwall Mr Samuel Parker ... "A Soldier" —. 25 Mr J. J. Craig Mr D. Goldie 25 Mr John J. Boyds 25 Mr Robert Laidiaw —... 25 Mrs M. A. Williams ... 25 “A Friend” 20 Mr Mason Chambers 20 Mr Wi Duncan ..—— 20 "A Sympathiser” 20 Mr Edward Collie ——....... 20 Mr J. N. Williams 20 Mr W. H. Booth am ...~.———, 20 Mr W- Shrixnpton 20 Mr Harold Beauchamp 20 Bell; Gully, 8011, and Myers (gne) 15 Mr J. 'Murphy 13 Mr and Miss Booth (gns) 10 Sir James Carroll —, (sms) • 10 Lee, Grave, and Grave (gns) 10 Mr Enoch Tonks 10 Watkins, Tyer, and Toian 10 Mr T. W. Kempthorne 10 Mr John Mitchell 10 Sanders Bros. .... - - 10 Mr W. Rutherford 10 Mr W- J. Martin . 10 Mr Paul Hunter (gns) 10 Mrs Bulleid „ 10 Mr Kennington 10 R. Brown and Sons *— 10 “A Friend” 10 Mr F. G. Cowpcr 10 Mr D. Morice 10 Barker Bros - - 10 Mrs Elliott 10 Mr J. O. Bidwill 10 Miss Panl . - —— 10 Mr Miles —• 10 Captain Dunn 10 Mr C. E. Studholme 10 Mr Ernest Short - 10 Mr A. B. Williamo 10 Mr Y. S. Williams 10 Mr George N. Curtis 10 Mr A. P. Whatman 10 Mr H. W. H. Beetham 10 Mr Hugh Morrison - 10 Mr M. Bethel 10 “A Friend” In Mr Hugh Goodfellow 10 Jackson and Russell 10 Mr B. Yates 10 R. and N. Hellaby 10 Mr A. W. Page 10 Hon. J. D. Ormond 10