Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-28
CANTEEN EARNS
NATIONAL REP.
Rev. A. L. Wood Has Been
Called on to Take Charge
of Canteens From Port
land to Pocatello. Many
Kind Words.

Glenns Ferry is getting no little
amount of favorable advertising
through the local canteen Adver-
tising, however, is not the purpose of
the noble service being performed
by the supporters and workers of
this branch of army needs. 1t has a
far higher purpose and that it is ac-
ceptably filing its mission of bring
ing cheer and comfort to the soldier
boys who pass through here is amply
attested by the kindly expressions
embodied on post cards that go
through the mails and from other
sources OF information on this sub
jeet But perhaps the greatest testi-
monial of appreciation was that given
by the train load of colored soldiers
that passed through Glenns Ferry a
week ago last night. No doubt they
had heard of the Glenns Ferry can
teen before reaching here, for hardly
had the train halted at the station
when mighty yell Of approval went
up from hundreds of colOred mouths
Having been served, they gave ex-
preston to their sentiment in song
and hurrahs until the train pulled
out.
Rev. A. l.. Wood, who is on a two
weeks trip inspecting and giving
advice in canteen work at points be-
tween Portland and Seattle writes
the Gazette that at the Vancouver
barracks he found that Glenns Ferry
is quite we'll and favorably known
among the boys in khaki and that
the home canteen is we'll to the front
in efficiency.
Rev Wood has been appointed
field director of the department of
military relief for the southern part
of Idaho and Oregon The appoint
ment comes as distinct recognition
of the work accomplished in the can
teen service at Glenns Ferry. His
territory includes the towns of Port
land, Salem, Eugene, Roseburg,
Grants Pass and Ashland on the
Southern Pacific and Hood River, The
Dalles, Pendleton, LaGrande, Baker,
Huntington, Glenns Ferry, Shoshone
Pocatello and Montpelier ON the
Union Pacifc-in fact every canteen
station in Southern Idaho and Ore
gon By~the time he arrives home
Rev. Wood will have visited all but
the two towns east of Glenns Ferry
In Portland the field director was
received by the Red Cross chapter
directors and entertained at lunch
con by them at the Chamber of Com
merce. At every point he has visited
on his present trip he found that
everybody knows Glenns Ferry. For
our home people to better realize
what the local canteen is actually
doing it is only necessary to make
a little inquiry of workers in this
class of service located at other
points.
Rev. Wood has this to say in con-
nection with his observations:
81 can without favor say that
have yet seen canteen that equals
that at Glenns Ferry for actual SER
vice and only one-that at Portland
that surpasses it in membership.
We do more for the boys than any
station in Idaho or Oregon that !
have so far visited.
my letter of introduction to the
various officers of the canteen stations
contains these fiattering words:
Field director Wood is resi-
dent OF Glenps Ferry, Idaho. and
chairman and organizer of the
Glenns Ferry canteen. Through
his personal efforts his Idaho
unit has won for itself national
reputation
That the Glenns Ferry unit has
won for itself national reputation
ought to be in measure compensa-
ton to the faithful women of Glenns
Ferry and all others who have in any
wise contributed of their means or
service toward making 1t the sue
cuss that 1t is. Many OF the ideas
which govern the local canteen origi-
mated and were first put into actual
working form right in Glenns Ferry.
These were copied and sent broad
cast throughout the east as well as
the northwest.
in mixing mention of the visit of
Rev. Wood to the canteen at Port
land the Oregonian, of that city,
among other things, said
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