New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-01
Colonel Returns Compli-
ments to Departing Com
mander Of East
Both Urge Training
Honor Guest Tells Harvard
Men Nations Need for
Officers

Leonard Wood, Harvard Medical
School, -, and Theodore Roosevelt,
Harvard, 80, bsdc each other tenn
porary farewell last night at dinner
given in the generals honor at their
university club.
THE Colonel was at one time my
subordinate" the general said OF the
former President, "and a very subordi-
nate subordinate he was. He was al
ways an excellent and efficient officer
and a brilliant leader"
Seven years ago in London J dined
with Lord Crcmer, who performed a
marvellous service in governing
Egypt" the colonel said. "'There IS
one man you have in America about
whom I wish to know Cromer said
70 me. lie is Leonard Wood, who, N
rebuilding Cuba, did the greatest thing
that has been done in our generation.
Urges Conscription
Inamore serious vein. General Wood
declared hat the passage OF the con-
scription pill WAS one o. the greatest
events in the history Of The United
States.
THE war on when we are now en-
tering will not be snort" he said. Our
allies desire that we send men abroad.
They do not demand large numbers. 1t
is the spirit OF sacrifice they wish TO
see. | believe that for every soldier
who goes TO the battle lines Of Europe
under our flag, wearing our uniform,
many men will join the colors."
To the men Of the Harvard Club who
assembled TO meet him at the close OF
the dinner the general told the great
need Of officers to command the huge
army soon 10 be raised After outin-
ing briefly the plans of the training
camps, which will open soon, he urged
that az many men as possible take the
training. asking that those from the
North go 10 the Southern camps and
men from the South come to camps IN
the vicinity of New York.
Colonel Roosevelt repeated his wish
20 send troops abroad under General
Wood. or man of his type. in q brief
speech 20 the men of his univers ity.
IF we wish to earn the right 20 look
our friends in the face after the war,
we must look our foes in the face dur
ing the war" he said. "If they will let
ne. | will gather four divisions, each
brigade with one regiment OF regulars
and two of new men. Soldiers to be
trained must he near the battle front.
behind the battle lnesy A man Of Cen
eIal Woods calibrc must lead them
Given by Harvard Men
The dinner 10 General Wood was
given by group of Harvard men who
are reserve officers or Plattsburg men.
Among those present were Major Hal
stead Dorey. Major John X. Proctor,
Captain John A. c. Lee, Lieutenant
Russell A. Osman, Joseph II. Choate,
Arthur Woods. Francis r. Appleton,
Everett Jansen Wendell, c. $. Fairchild
Herbert l.. Satterlee, Cornelius ~
Bliss, jr.. Robert J. Collier. l.. p.
Marvin, Philip A. Carroll, Judge Learn.
ed Hand and II. y. Straus
General Wood left New York at mid
night with Mrs. Wood for Boston. He
will return here for short time later
in the week and will take mis- new com
mand, the Southeastern Department, at
Charleston, early next week.
No word has been received at Gov
errors Island concerning the time OF
arrival of General J. f. Bell. General
Woods successor, but it is probable
that he will reach New York sometime
to-day.