Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-06-03 | Page 11 | Army and Navy Heads Compliment K. of C.

IQMPUMENT K. OF C. cneral Pershing anci Franklin D. Roosevelt Praise Services. Following is a letter signed by Fnuik-i Fnuik-i P. Koosevelt. noting secretary of tho ivy, complimenting tho Knights of Co-mluis Co-mluis for "tho many good things done r officers and men of tho United States ivy," An indorsement of tho work of e K. of C. wns received a few days ago om General John J. Pershing, and maiio iblie here yesterday. Tho head of the . K. F. lias carefully and systematically spec ted every branch of the overseas rvioo and his studious survey did not r.ore t he many K. of C. huts through a Trance anil in Germany, where sol-ers sol-ers arc located. Overseas Commissioners Lawrenco O, urray and Kdward I.. Heaii were grati-od grati-od to receive tho appreciative note from ie man best qualified to judge the oftV ency of the K. of C, overseas service, en oral Fershing said : "l wish to express through you to the nights of Columbus my appreciation. id that of the officers and men under ; :y cotr.mand, for tho valuable services ! mdered by your organization to the 1 merican expeditionary forces. ! "The active work of your organization i France began early in 11' IS. was well iider way by the spring1 of that year, :.d has been increasing in scope ever nee. Before tho cessation of hostilities s workers were attached to many of ie combat divisions, and recreation huts ad been opened in the principal Ameri-in Ameri-in concentration centers. Numerous mrmanding officers have commended the ?votion to duty of your personnel, and ;ive testified to their popularity and clpfulness among the troops whom they rved. "During the armistice it'has been rar-cularly rar-cularly active m the promotion of nth-tics, nth-tics, a most valuable factor for health id contentment. It has also contributed the success of the army entertainment rogram by generous appropriations for lUsieal Instruments and equipment of ldier shows; has increased its general creational activities, helping materially , maintain the morale of the army dur- ! ig the inevitable period of waiting to go ! 3!iie.'' Franklin P. Roosevelt wrote as follows; "The department desires to express the ratitude of the officers and men of the nited States navy for all the many xid things the Knights of Columbus ive done for them during the world war. he efficiency of your organization has ?en well matched by the constant desire ' the individual worker to serve the men the best of his ability. This helpful-?ss helpful-?ss and efficiency has proved a power-il power-il aid to contentment and fighting spirit : the navy. The department is desir-is desir-is that your excellent work be contin-?d contin-?d and that the naval service, whether ie country be in peace or at war. have ie benefit of your splendid co-operation, here is an ever-constant need for your jrvioe."