She was appointed as Field Commissioner throughout Great Britain from 1888 to 1891 , courageously facing riotous crowds . From 1891 until 1896 she was in charge of Officer Training . When in 1896 an American break-away group led by her brother Ballington Booth and his wife Maud Ballington Booth attempted to tempt American Salvationists away from The Salvation Army and into a rival group called Volunteers of America , General Booth sent Evangeline to New York . When she arrived the doors to Army headquarters on 14th Street had been locked against her . However , " she mounted the fire escape and climbed through a rear window . The dissidents hissed and booed until she literally wrapped herself in an available American flag and challenged : " Hiss that , if you dare . " In the stunned silence she played her concertina and sang " Over Jordan without Fearing . " Ballington 's rebellion was quelled . " She was appointed temporary Territorial Commander of the United States , then Territorial Commander of Canada . In 1904 she returned as Commander of the United States , and held this position until 1934 . In the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , she led a mass meeting in Union Square , New York , and raised over $ 12,000 for Salvation Army relief work among the victims of the disaster . During this period she became a US citizen
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Evangeline Booth