The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-19

his or her ability m
This helpfulness and efficiency
has proven powerful aid to content
ment and fighting spirit in the Navy.
The Department is DESTROYS that
your excellent work be continued
and that the Naval service, whether
the country be in peace or at war.
have the benefit of your splendid CO
operation. There is a very constant
need for your services"
Premier Lloyd George of Great
Britain:
From all sides l hear the most |
glowing accounts of the way in which /
your people have added to the com
fort and welfare of our soldiers. Tol
me it has always been great joy to !
think how much the sufferings and /
hardships endured by our troops in |!
all parts of the world have been les
sened by the self-sacrifice and devo |
ton shown to them by that excellent
/, organization, the Salvation Army"
General Joffre of the French Army
There is not one French soldier
who does not remember with CRATE
| ful emotion what the women OF the
Salvation Army have done to soften
his suffering. Along the whole front,
as well as in the stations in the back
areas and in the bombarded sectors,
| he knew he had only to knock at the
door of the Salvation Army huts to
be sure to be received always and at
all hours as friend by people with
smiling faces"
Major-G General Edwards:
The Salvation Array lassies served
with the Yankee Division. The YD,
to man, is with them. | wish them
every success and bespeak for them
ali support. And | know that neither
nor the men of the Yankee Division
will ever forget their loyal, devoted
service throughout the campaign in
France. We are with the Salvation
! Army to put this drive over the TOP. +"
Major General Barnett, comman-
dant of the United States Marine
| Corps:
AS commandant Of the Marine
Corps, whose officers and men are
daily giving testimony of what the
Salvation Army workers dangerous
and loving ministrations meant to
them in the dark days of 1918, l ex-
tend my heartest thanks to that or
ganization and my best wishes to
those who are lending. assistance to
i in the forthcoming campaign"
There are countless other messages,
among them messages from all the
New England senators, congressman,
governors and the mayors of most
New England cities. Then there are
messages from the heads of all the
flaternal organizations.
The army OF volunteer workers in
the drive includes thousands upon
thousands of meE and women. There
will be rallies daily in all different
parts of the city. The speakers will
be enlisted men who served overseas,
men of the YD and other soldiers
sailors and marines. Stands for
these rallies will. in some instances
be replicas of Belleau Woods, the
! mortalized by the YD.
: Girls and women, under the direc.
= ton of the chairman Of the differen
! committees of the Woman's Division
will go about through the city''
streets. Then, for the hotels, pro
grammes of the most interesting kinC
!. have been arranged. There will b.
music and singing, some by Salvation
Army lassies who were with the YD
= A big feature of the drive will b.
- 'Doughnut Day"-next Wednesday. Oh
: that day everywhere in New England
. throughout the country, indeed, Sal
= walton Army lassies and other girl
= and women who have volunteers
- wiR sell Salvation Army doughnuts-
. dcughnuts made from the same recip
= as those doughnuts the Salyatio
:, Army lassies made and carried unde
NJ fire to the hungry doughboys i
-. France
n The purpose of the drive Colone
To Clifford sums up in these words:
ny The Salvation Army has don
Sc much, all it could, for humanity
desires to do more. The war is owe
The stage is set for new play, base
an on theme as old as the eternj
al hills. 1t is theme that has to {
an with the happiness OF man. a won
d. an, child, with the things that {
~ to make life tragedy or long pal
- Of contentment.
as. THE Salvation Army, il. the dri7
ed is successful, will beesble TO expan
its able to help and rescue more OF. Bo
he toms and New England's6 unfort
me mates. Those who understand the f
reaching scope Of our army OF mer
iceI will give and know that they have
las vital part in helping the man who
/, down, but never out And so Q
wv campaign for tho Salvation Arr
Home Service Fund.-
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