Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-03
DR. DON[Y WRITES
OF FRENCH SOLDIERS.
Works Hard All Day But En-
joys Himself at Y. N. C.
A. at Night

DR.. Carl Gregg Doney, president OF
Willamette university, who is in
France in the employ of the interna.
tional Y. NJ. C. A.. for special war
work, seems 10 have fallen in love
with the French soldier known as
'pcilus. = He tells of his experiences
with the French army in the following
letter to Dean Alden, received yester-
day.
Dr Doney was granted a leave of
absence for six months for this war
work at meeting of the trustees Of
Willamette university held last Janu-
AIRY in Portland.
The letter received by Dean Alden
is as follows:
Dear Dr. Alden: Letters have Just
come telling of the fine service rem
Fdered by DR.. Martin. am profoundly
glad and do trust that the Influence
of the meetings will result in many
eonseerated lives. All the word have
from the school is such as to give me
much comfort and l thank you the
faculty and the students for their roy
al endeavors. When one is so far re-
moved in point of time as we'll as dis
tanee, he becomes appreciati1e of
what he has left. So ''0ld william
ette' is to me the apple of my
eye and certainly the best institu-
tion of learning between the poles.
To-day ] had dinner with West Point
major whose business takes him about
France great deal. When he learned
that was from Oregon he said some
thing about cur regiment. | asked him
If he knew it and he replied, "Oh
yes, rather famous over here for the
quality and record of the men, " | then
told him that my college boys were in
it and he agreed that little right
kind of leaven could leaven big
lump. Of course [ swelled up, then
went to my room to look at the little
Willamette banner which was given
me. 1 showed that banner to one of
our boys and he said, "Well, well,
well, y and checked with emotion. 1t
is a good banner; Joan of Arc had no
better.
| ann with the French army now and
assigned to their Foyer work. / live in
a deserted mansion, having the dining
room for my quarters. The owners left
lMrriedly and their effects remain.
Above my cot are the heads of deer,
a wild boar and lynx. Eight fine
hunting guns hang from the opposite
wall and upon the beautiful buffet are
some school books. The dust of more
than three years has gathered upon the
furniture, but it is a good place to stay
and when | leave nothing will go with
Ime which belongs to those unknown
and departed friends. | am lulled to
sleep by the boom of distant guns, a
sound rather terrifying at first; but
when | learned that it did not hurt |
made it serve as an evening lullaby
In the headquarters town there is no
woman, little child or old man. The
Y. M. z. A and the French Foyers are
the only places where | can spend a
sou, and do not want what they have
to- sell; 1T Is cheap place TO i've. L
mess with the French offleers and pay
three and half francs day for the
food, which as all it IS worth; put
am glad to get 1t. l have mad no White
bread, pie, cake, or malk and the spa
has always failed to denver the zee
cream. The coffee is swcetened With
sacchraine before beng served ana l
have been forced to discover that the
only way to- take saecharlne out OF
coffee IS to make your own coi1ee,