received her first
appointment in
her homeland, in
Melbourne,
Australia. She
served as Territo-
rial Commander
for the Australia
Southern Territory.
There, significant
and innovative initiatives characterized her
leadership style over the next four years. She
was regularly consulted by the prime
minister for her opinions and
advice on a variety of matters.
Salvation Army. She was wel-
comed for her energetic style of
leadership, infectious enthusiasm
and impatience with anything
inefficient. She was the focus and
symbol of unity, and her varied
international experience
eminently equipped her
for the role.
Kingdom was a complex
issue under consideration
for many years. She
addressed the issue head
on and drove it to conclu-
sion. In the authorized
biography, General of
God's Army, author Henry
Gariepy, O.F., states: "The
international press of the
Army headlined it Revolu-
tion, the term coined by its
chief architect, Colonel
John Larsson. "With charac-
teristic boldness," wrote
Larsson, "the General has
launched the Army's most
fundamental administrative
change in its 125 year history."
Army's International Head-
quarters and its British
Territory was indeed revolu-
tionary and radical.
scheduled to retire from
office in July 1991. A Gen-
eral's term in office may be
extended if more than two�
thirds of the active commis-
sioners agreed to the
proposal. She was asked if
She agreed, enabling her not only
to preside over the early devel-
opment of the fledgling UK
Territory, but also to give vigor-
ous leadership to another of her
visionary initiatives: the return of
The Salvation Army to a number
of Eastern Bloc countries where
it had previously operated. Eva
back into Eastern
Europe, with work being
re-established in the
former East Germany,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary
and Russia.
worldwide travel, not
least by the receipt of a
an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) with the citation
reading, "In recognition of service to the temporal and
spiritual welfare of the community and to social justice as
the world leader of The Salvation Army." In 1994 this
honor was upgraded to Companion of the Order of
Australia (AC), with a similar citation. In 1988 she became
symbol of the Army's attitude to the