River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-08-01
Salvation Army Doing
Good Work In France

How one American soldier walked
ten miles to get piece of pie pre-
pared in one of the Salvation Army's
kitchens and how the boys are pre-
pared for going over the top" at
the Salvationist meetings is told in
a letter received by M a j. c. R.
Boyd, divisional officer, from Miss
Della Rapson, one of the Salvation
Army girls who is doing relief work
in France.
"The hut in which am stationed
is rather HISTORICAL" she says, in
the history Of Salvation Army pio-
neer days, it being the first hut to
be erected in France. The hut will
accommodate about three or f ou r
hundred men at time and it is at
this particular place that you haye
read about the men standing in line
for their turn for doughnuts and
pies. They do enjoy our cooking
and we always manage to get a
little religion mixed up in it. We
have had some very beautiful meet
ings and a number of conversions.
The boys take part in the singing
with wonderful spirit and it makes
no difference when requests e
made for meetings we are always
ready to tell them how to prepare
for cover the top for instance.
Soon after coming here part of the
troops stationed in this town re-
ceived orders to move and a num-
Der Of the boys game over to the hut
to say good bye to u.s. This not being
a regular meeting night we sug
gested to the major that we have a
little farewell meeting with them
we did so. It was a wonderful time.
The Boys seem to feel the serious
ness of their duty and prayer, and
seventeen asked for special prayer.
We served them all with doughnuts
and coffee before they left.
"At home we have often spoken
of how the boys enjoy homemade
pie. | can tell you one boy over here
who has proved that statement.
The Salvation Army, which has
undertaken a campaign for funds
in this community with which to
carry on its war work, has secured
Endorsements from m of the
country's leading newspapers such
as are accorded few organizations
or enterprises. It's representatives
have been at the battlefront for
four years and their work has been
such as to bring them the universal
admiration and thanks of men and
officers.
The New York Times, VIII c h
maintains it's own correspondents at
the front and is regarded as one of
the worlds greatest news organi-
cations, said in a recent editorial:
Salvation Army girls were in
the battle of Seicheprey, under fire,
going intrepidly about ministering
to the needs of the American SOL
diers resisting the terrific German
attack. Up to that time probably
many Americans did not even know
that the Salvation Army is always
at the front, whether the battleline
is one of war or peace. 1t does not
fear pain, disease or death. It does
not advertise and there is no re-
ward to be gotten for helping it,
except the reward that comes from
conscience. Yet that should be re-
ward enough to make men willing
to aid the army in it's drive for war
funds.
Men with money should come to
the aid of the Salvation Army. If
they want to know w h a t will be
done with the money let them look
at Seicheprey. But they do know;
they know that wherever a task for
humanity is to be done, too disa-
greeable, too difficult, or too dan
gerous for ordinary human beings,
there they will find the Salvation