The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-05-10
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High PRAISE FOR ~
| CnAPtAlNS SENT BY
M SALVATION ARMY
Soldiers and Officers Unite IN
Thanking Heroic Self
Sacrificing Men.

prior 70 this great catsehsm has'
they done ~ much "a improve thi
morale and c,en The nghllnp qualities
OF the regiment 10 which ihcy wcfc ~
lached. IN wars ot daSs gone hs the
were considered an unneecssrgy mn
sanoe. Their duties w,rv mol ylcart
defined t,els mcsihigs when hrf
we've ,imly attended and their popo
larlty depended almost enlireiy %
the work doae 60 relieve thc physi'a
aud not the spiritual ueesis 20 "a
mcn. This condition dld np, prcveil
rrnncr Cor early VA the war ocnru
rershlng said
u would rather have 20 men guar.
"A hy welfare organizations. confofiei
aud under the influence ~ ceuseefatcd
chaplainS than loo men who know
nothing hut hgh,ins."
shortly after making this sia'emcn,
ccncrni rwshlng nlrolnIed several
salvation Army weiiers a. 'haplrins
and they were The mos popular men
of their rank "yerssas siai John y
AtklnE who wns attached 10 liou'ruf
ant calencl isaosevelt's feglauli. wrli
into the trenches aud repeatedly
handled q sun he handled u - Mrli
the boys called him the nshilng chap
lain Chaplain Jones' who had =
rowing assignment, spoke g. gather
lngs ~ soldiers averaging 5''oO at
a meeting.
Chaplain Kline ~ the One Hundred
and Eleventh nsld slrnal battalion ~.
lahllshea canse,-na faf his uaen, sl"ratsi
them with those confectluns that cnu'h
noi be- bought NJ lhe eani"nmrute %
ihe comml~rafy department 10 tvHN
eled with the troops das aed night, lie
took hot drinks under nrt luse the
trenches and through the wood
Nhen the atleislios Was signed he WHY
transferred. much against The wishes
~ m. men. who hcld meeting and
adopted the following resolution:
'I'pon The signing ~ the artals'ice
our division moved hset 80 Qul"i
area far fran ihc SCENE ~ the eanillrt
now ended a. ihle iuneturc, slws
when soldiers mind balanced hes
tween his hoIAs of np sarly return
homo Oh the ono hand, anil III
thoughts ~ future sofdid flrudgery nc'
easionsd hy ueressaFy rules " army
discipline on the oiher, our chaplain
came. His entry caused bot a nrnien'
tafy stir for uc had grown 81 believe
thai chaplnns were fggrsbcais and ~
no material benefit 10 vs., lul ia this
we were totally mistaken THROUGH
his Enfifing efforts hc procured ffom
the Salvation Array musical instrus
fuents ~ various Kinds. cnouah 20
equip modest orchestra. II wNs
through hiFn Ihnt wr enjoyed for Tie
tlrst time Ia SIX months. music ren.
drrcd ~ lsomc talent Nh one but a
soldier can appreciate what That Que
act ~ kindness did to brighten the
Tagging spirits ~ the boys who had
left 80 much behind.
'With that same Npirit ~ ur.eliish-
ncEs he established d cansecn f0F our
own use. stocking Il with every luxury
~ near and dear 10 The heari az y sal.
dler In This he eunsulted us person.
ally that the wishes of all might be
granted aud In many instances our
cherished desires were anticipated hc.
fore they ~cre expressed. in coungc
tIpn with this canicsh bp rsluhlleheG d
large recreation hall for every sold'sr
who cared 70 spend pleasant evening
reading. writing or enjoying the mn
sic. Here a homellke atmosphere pre-
vailed and no stone wnH lett unturled
to make this hall real home FOR us
ALL
"our Christmas holiday was made n
bright eyen, IN our lives through bin
sud hts title, our old Chaplain nsde
him not only leader of Gods work
but guide 10 our own moral aGd
mental thoughts by hts gracious and
represent smile. by bis kindly
words. aud most of all because of his
sterling qualities ms man. be has "a.
dearcd himself TO the hearts ~ AT
n, IL with deep sense of pride au1
respect that we. the members ~ the
one Hundred and Eleventh fcid signal
battalion. afiit or signatures 10 ihgr
message ss tribute to the office. The
mnn and the chaplain who represents
Il. Representing the members Of ibs
One Hundred aud Eleventh hsld signal
battalion:
Il A. Cocrbs. Top Sergeant Company
A.
"Jsmes l.. Burt.
flames c. Netherton. Sergeant Major
Battalion Headquarters
willard c. veaeh. supply Sergeant.
&C. X. Ryan, top Sergeant Company -
ALBERT J. seott, Sergeant One Hun
dred and First Medical Depot"
General pershiag plans 10. broader
out the chspiaiu corps both here an,i
abroad. lie Intends 10 have eha,,lalps -
all f'trtnaneE' camps ia The country
and bin viii be shortly introduced
into congress giving The efaplaIns %