August 8, 1917.
I have been greatly pleased with the war activities of the Salvation Army and want to express my appreciation of the splendid service rendered by that organization on the battlefield of Europe ever since the war began. It is a most commendable and a most patriotic thing to do and I hope the people of Kansas will give the enterprise their generous support.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) Arthur Capper, Governor.
“Best wishes for the success of your work. As the Salvation Army has done so much good in time of peace, it has multiplied opportunities to do good in the horrors of war, if given the necessary means.”
(Signed) Miles Poindexter,
Senator from Washington.
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
January 8, 1918.
Colonel Adam Gifford, Salvation Army,
8 East Brookline Street, Boston, Mass.
My Dear Colonel Gifford:
I desire to write you in highest commendation of the work the Salvation Army is doing in France. During last November I was behind the French and English fronts, and unless one has been there they cannot realize the assistance to spirit and courage given to the soldiers by the “hut” service of the Salvation Army.
The only particular in which the Salvation Army fell short was that there were not sufficient huts for the demands of the troops. The huts I saw were crowded and not commodious.