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1500 officers of the Salvation Army in America, assembled in New York City for a convention, were visited by General Bramwell Booth from England, the S.A.'s international head. While in New York, Bramwell Booth also visited his sister Eva, head of the United States' branch of the Army, and his brother, General Ballington Booth, the head of the Volunteers of America, an organization that had broken away from the Salvation Army, 17 years earlier. Bramwell Booth (1856-1929) was the second General of the Salvation Army, succeeding his father, William Booth, founder of the organization, who had died in 1912. Bramwell's sister, Evangeline (Eva) Booth (1865-1950), became the Army's fourth General (1934-39). A naturalized U. S. citizen, Eva was the Army's Commander of the United States from 1904 to 1934. These photos, dated November 26, 1913 (the day before Thanksgiving), show the parade of Salvation Army faithful who accompanied Bramwell to the docks that morning to see him off for England, aboard the "France," a ship of the French Line. New York Times story, November 25, 1913: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C03E...

Wystan: Thanks for the information on the Booths. We'll update the record.

Didn't you upload this one before? I think you did. It's the Salvation Army Duo

1500 officers of the Salvation Army in America, assembled in New York City for a convention, were visited by General Bramwell Booth from England, the S.A.'s international head. Bramwell had become the second general of the Salvation Army after the death of his father, General William Booth, in 1912. While in New York, Bramwell Booth also visited his sister Eva, head of the United States' branch of the Army, and his brother, General Ballington Booth, the head of the Volunteers of America, an organization that had broken away from the Salvation Army, 17 years earlier. Bramwell Booth (1856-1929) was the second General of the Salvation Army, succeeding his father, William Booth, founder of the organization. Bramwell's sister, Evangeline (Eva) Booth (1865-1950), became the Army's fourth General (1934-39). A naturalized U. S. citizen, Eva was the Army's Commander of the United States from 1904 to 1934. These photos, dated November 26, 1913 (the day before Thanksgiving), show the parade of Salvation Army faithful who accompanied Bramwell to the docks that morning to see him off for England aboard the "France," a ship of the French Line. New York Times story, November 25, 1913: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=2&res=9C03E...

Eva Booth in London, in June, 1914, at the Great International Conference of the Salvation Army:

Another photo of Eva Booth was posted by Bain in August, 1914:

Present at the decennial Great International Congress of the Salvation Army, in 1914. The Salvation Army's Great International Congress was held in London, England, beginning June 11, 1914. The congress was held every 10 years, and this was an auspicious opportunity to share experiences and enthusiasms with thousands of people from 58 countries including England, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Canada. The largest delegation, outside of England, was from the United States, which sent 600 men and women and 100 children. The American delegation included four bands, from New York; Chicago; Worcester, Massachusetts; and Flint, Michigan. The 55 band members from Flint were auto workers, and their expenses were paid by local businessmen. Elsewhere, American delegates paid their own expenses.

Other Bain/LOC photos from the 1914 Salvation Army Congress:

We last saw Eva Booth (head of the Salvation Army's U. S. Division) with her brother, General Bramwell Booth (head of the Salvation Army worldwide), in New York City, on November 26, 1913:

Thanks Wystan for the information on Eva Booth and for gathering together these images of the Salvation Army's decennial Great International Congress in London in June 1914. We will include some of this information in the descriptions when we update.