The Archive · 1912

The Service at Olympia

Aug. 28

The body of the late "General" Booth has been removed in " motor hearse from Clapton to Olympia, Arrangements for the funeral are now complete and he will be interred in a separate vault beside that of wife.

Impressive sconce were witnessed at the memorial service at Olympia, which was crammed with a vast audience.

The beautiful wreaths sent by the King and Queen, Queen! Alexandra and the German Em-' peror were displayed on the platform. The cortege escorting the coffin represented every branch of the world-wide activities of the Balvation Army.

The King and Queen Alexandra] were represented at the service.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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