@ e e ‘Army’ conquers Eastern Europe Continued from Page i. editor of publications. His next step was to Territorial Public- ity Officer for Canada and Ber- muda in tor 183 He would hold oe of shape at iti anes d vation work. ae content to be home again. But in sie camps in both Canada and the United States. In bal es sy Glewagis: mice to Lon- aaa weed, a biethplace of Salvation and placed in command of interna- tional public relations. Devitt ee title, his main task wi raise 3 million poe ‘for re Faipaeking of so- cial service buildings and to es- tablish advisory boards with non-Army people for matters such as finance and property management, ee the Unit Tn 1969 ee took the rank of commissioner and became sec- ond-in-command of the organi- zation world-wide. Brown says he was basically a business ad- ministrator overseeing the work in countries and 20,000 centres of operation. ee years later he returned to Canada, a move he was happy to make, and took the position of Territorial Com- mander for Canada and Ber- muda. This could well pe been Brown’s final job no further eaBiions | ee 1977 he was elected — the international of the Salvation Army the top Army members of count aang is the elec- Bee says of the is th know you have the aur of leaders around the rown held the. F ekiaee from 1977 to 1982. Two of his achievements in that period the-oth-_ stand out.out among. ers. A new constitution was ing it easier to oe says. chan; were Mecbnical, but very y iat to th es more importantly, Brown's efforts resulted in the penetration of new areas inter- nationally, including Spain, to e former Russia, both of which had banished the though Brown did not see the fruit of his labor until the Iron Wall crumbled, he believes the work helped pave the way. "We kept making contacts and I think they all add up, so there is avery flourish- ing (Salvation Army). c ommu- nity in the Russian states." In fact, there are now 19 “feeding stations” in the former Soviet Union. also travelled to it today. the Salva- ton Army is well established daughters who have continued ers. One is a professor of nurs- ing at Seneca College and the other is a senior researcher in psychiatry at Oxford Universi- ty. Salvation Army band members of ely se Green, Arnold Brown. Back, Joe Johnson, Stan: eS: ten in the tral Hall, London, 1981 he was presei England a the Order of Canada” 1930, front row from p66T OF 10g ae _Y,