In religious work you have done much. As you know, this regiment has no chaplain, and you have to a large extent taken the place of one here. For myself, and on behalf of the officers stationed here, I wish to express my appreciation of the work that you have been doing here, and the hope that you can accompany the battalion wherever the fortune of war may lead us. Wishing you a very happy and successful New Year, I am Yours sincerely, (Signed) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Major (U.S.R.), 26th Infantry. When Captain Archibald Roosevelt was lying wounded in Red Cross Hospital No. 1 he wrote the following letter to the same officer: Red Cross Hospital No. 1. July 10, 1918. “You have, by your example, helped the men morally and physically. By your continued presence in the most dangerous and uncomfortable periods, you have made yourself the comrade and friend of every officer and man in our battalion. It is in this way that you have filled a position which the other charitable organizations had left vacant. “Let me also mention that, perfect Democrat that you are, you have realized the necessity of discipline, and have helped make the discipline understood by these men and officers. “If all the Salvation Army workers are like you, I sincerely hope to see the time when there is a Salvation Army officer with each battalion in the camp.” Before leaving France for the United States, two Salvation Army lassies received the following letter: I was very sorry to hear that you had been taken from this division, and desire to express my appreciation of the excellent assistance you have been to us. In all of our “shows” you have been with us, and I wish that I knew of the many sufferers you have cheered and made more comfortable. They are many and, I am positive, will always have grateful thoughts of you. I have seen you enduring hardships—going without food and sleep, working day and night, sometimes under fire, both shell and avion—and never have you been anything but cheerful and willing. I thank you and your organization for all of this, and assure you of the respect and gratitude of the entire division. J. I. Mabee, Colonel, Medical Corps, Division Surgeon. CABLE. January 17, 1918. The Salvation Army, New York: As Inspector General of the First Division I have inspected all the Salvation Army huts in this Division area and I am glad to inform you that your work here is a well-earned success. Your huts are warm, dry, light, and, I believe, much appreciated by all the men in this Division. To make these huts at all homelike under present conditions requires energy and ability. I know that the Salvation Army men in this Division have it and am very willing to so testify. Conrad S. Babcock, Lieut.-Colonel, Inspector General, First Division.