The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
AFTER BIG PRIZES
TOpeka's Famous WO0dmen
Squad to Toledo; o.
Efforts to Capture Drill HOnors
for Capital City. a

Saturday afternoon the Forester team
Of SunfIower Camp No. $50. Modern
Woodmen of America, will embark on
Santa Fee train No. 6 for Toledo. o.
by way of the Santa Fee and Lake Shore
roads. The team il composed OF eight
cen men, who go equipped with hano-
some new uniforms and drilled to a
razor edge" under the captaincy OF J..
G. Kimes, and with a firm determine
ton to keep Topeka on the map at the
triennial gathering of the order. Eacn
man will wear a sunflower badge. sus-
pended from a Topeka Kan, Topeka
VIII button.
Sunflower camp has been sending its
team OF F'oresters to the encampments
of the head camp since the organization
of the semimilitary branch and have
always succeeded in winning one of the
prizes offered for the competitive drills.
The Des Mo:nes contest resulted In their
being awarded first prize. and at 81.
Paul, Milwaukee, Peoria, Buffalo and
other cities at which encampments
have been held the Topeka team was
among those receiving the highest hon.
ors in money and prizes. The drill con-
tests are judged by regular army Of
ficers chosen by the war department
and prizes aggregating $4,000 are hung
up by the local committees where the en-
campmen. is held.
The personnel of the team Is as fol-
lows: j. G. Kimes, captain: L. r. Yes
per. L. N. CARY. e. H. Tollen, r. w.
Service, w. o. Berryhill, c. S. Gav1tt.
J. A. Wcllke, F. L. Payne. w. M.
Defines, J. r. Brown. T. H. Barnes. H.
w. Peterson, ]. s. Gilbert, w. G. King.
John Jones, ]. A. Parkhurst and o. J.
Bratton.
The entire expense of the trip was ap-
propriated by Sunflower camp. and new
uniforms were also provided at an addi-
tiOnal expense of $500. When the team
reaches Toledo they will be under strict
military discipline. and will go into
beautiful tented city Of over 5000. nj
formed men in command of Major Gem
eral John H. Mitchell. of Ionia, Mich.
They must conduct themselves in
manner that will reflect credit on their
regiment and company, and their quar- |
tiers, under rigid inspection, must be
clean and orderly at all times. !
Omcers OF Topeka.
AT Toledo at the same time will
meet the head camp of the Modern
woodmen, with about $50 delegates in !
attendance from the United States and |,
Canada. H. B. Lowe of this city will
and the First congressional district of
Kansas in that convention. He also !
halls from Sunflower camp. Brige-
dier General NJ. W. Saxon, clerk Of
Supfiower camp, second in command |
of the Foresters under General Mitch |
ell, and to whom all entries have been |
made for the drill and band contests |
has already gone ahead to prepare the !
preliminary details for the reception
of the Foresters. as has Lieutenant |
Colonel G. w. Porter. one of SunfIOw-
err camps trustees, who is on the STAFF
of the commanding general as assist
ant chief quartermaster. d. c. Tillot-1
son, another Sunfiower camp merrber.
Is a member of the grievance commit
tee of the head camp, and will accom-
pany the team Saturday. Lieutenant
Colonel L. NJ. Penwell OF Shawnee
camp No. $500 will also be attached |
to the quartermaster's department.. |
Camp 2S00's clerk. DR.. F. l.. Souders. |
will attend the clerks meeting at To- |
ledo during the week.
This delegation from Topeka will |
maintain the usual reputation Of the |
capital city Of Kansas at the big gath
ering. and IL is freely predicted that |
Captain Kimes will bring home the
first prize for the best drilled team