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Show Quentin Roosevelt An Incident President Crawford ,of Allegheny College, who has charge of overseas training for the Y. M. C. A. told a conference at Columbia University a. most interesting stor yof an interview he had with Quentin Roosevelt while in France. Here is the story in President Crawford's Craw-ford's own words: "Late in February I was acting as a sort of chaplain at large at the gerat rest camp in southern France where the men go on their leave from the trenches. While there I met the wife of Major Theodore Rooseyelt, who was in charge of the Y. M. C. A. canteen women in the camp. In one of our conversations I happenel to mention men-tion that I was to be in a certain aviation camp the following fol-lowing week. 'Why,' said Mrs. Rooseyelt, 'that's where Quentin is. I wish you would tell him about me and what I am doing, for I have not had time to write.' "The following week, when I reached the camp, I sent word to the section of the camp area where Lieutenant Roosevelt was stationed, .some seven miles from headquarters, head-quarters, and later received an invitation to mes? with him and the other officers of the camp and speak in the evening at the Y. M. C. A. hut. Our truck brokeown. and I was too late for the mess, but Lieutenant Roose- velt came to see me in the hut, and we had a most inter- esting interview. It was a wretchedly sloppy night, the lieutenant's rain-coat was pretty well spattered with mud, but he was bright, eager and full of life. He said: 'I am so glad to hear about my sister! I did not even know where she was much less what she was doing. "As we went out in the rain to his side-car, I said to m him, 'Lieutenant, there are large numbers of Americans j who are very proud of the way the four sons of Theodore B Roosevelt are acquitting themselves in this war.' I never. W shall forget how his face lighted up as he made reply, p, 'Well, you know it's rather up to us to practice what f ath- m er Dreaches.' ' ?. "On all sides I heard only good things about Lieuten- k ant Quentin Roosevelt, and the devotion of his men to g him. I was told that often during the winter months g the men would remain out in the storm and train under m him, and do it cheerfully, as they did not under any other jfc officer. Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt have certainly made fe a great sacrifice in giving such a son to the cause of hu- 1 s man freedom. Their sacrifice and sublime fortitude g ; pught to be an example to many."- The Outlook. |