MARSHAL FOCH
Letter from Sir Douglas Haig
Just before leaving London on Thursday for his provincial campaigns,
General Booth received the following letter from Field Marshal Sir Douglas
Haig. The generous tribute will be read with intense satisfaction by
Salvationists the world over:
General Headquarters, British Armies in France.
March 27, 1918.
I am glad to have the opportunity of congratulating the Salvation Army on the service which its representatives have rendered during the past year to the British Armies in France.
The Salvation Army workers have shown themselves to be of the right sort and I value their presence here as being one of the best influences on the moral and spiritual welfare of the troops at the bases. The inestimable value of these influences is realized when the morale of the troops is afterwards put to the test at the front.
The huts which the Salvation Army has staffed have besides been an addition to the comfort of the soldiers which has been greatly appreciated.
I shall be glad if you will convey the thanks of all ranks of the British Expeditionary Forces in France to the Salvation Army for its continued good work.
D. Haig, Field Marshal,
Commanding British Armies in France.
The Following Message from Marshal Joffre: