The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
FOR Fl. RILEY ny"
Officials Have Provided Com
Portable, Roomy Quarters.
Music for the Soldiers Bought
in Topeka Today.

War work of the State Y. M. c. A.
has taken definite strides this week
with the opening of the officers train
ing school at Fort Riley. 1t was an
nounced this morning that the old Ar
tillery Post exchange building of the
camp has been given to the Y. NJ. c.
A. as temporary headquarters for its
work. Writing and amusement equip
ment were purchased this morning in
Topeka and were sent to the camp i'm
mediately. A piano and victrola and
music will be there with the real open
ing set for Monday morning.
The building itself, according to the
report of Clifford Pierce, state secre-
tary, who returned from Fort Riley
Friday night, is exactly what the asso-
citation wanted. 1t is nearly 100 feet
long and 10 wide and two stories high.
The old barracks have an ideal place
for gymnasium for the soldiers. six
and comfortable lobby. Nearly 200
magazines and newspapers will be sub
scribed to ~ the Y. NJ. All of these
will include home town" papers and
magazines of the first class. The
building will accommodate $500 men.
Six More Buildings.
Plans for at least six more asso-
the officials. Each brigade stationed
at the camps in Kansas will have a
club house with five secretaries. With
the modifying of the national guards
and volunteer companies probably
ten more buildings Will be erected be-
fore winter
To finance this work the state has
been divided into fourteen districts
each one to contribute a set amount
to the 100000 national war work
fund to be raised by the association
Kansas share of this national fund
amounts to 5000 and Topeka in the
fifth district, will raise $4,000. The
local work will be in charge of A.
the railroad Y. NJ. C. A. here.
Attic Kansas is to raise only S75,-
600, with Fort Riley named as the
mobilization point for the central
western states, nearly three times that
sum will be spent for the encamped
soldiers. Coffeyville has started on a
$1,000 campaign and according to
A R. Elliott, has reported great
success. Mankato, one of the small
er towns interested in the campaign,
has raised $3.50 which will be in the
hands of the state association by the
time the building at Fort Riley opens.
Topekans on Committee.
| Topeka men named on the Topeka
war work committee are:
S. E. Cobb, chairman; A D. Gray,
Frank P. MacLennan, w. w. Bowman,
David Bowie, DR.. S. J. Crumbine, ].
B. Larimer, c. S. Elliott, R. E Rut-
ledge, ]. E. Griest, James B. MulIin
George Guild, T. c. Whitaker, Fred
Derby, S. N. Hawkes., Frank Camp
! bell, Marco Morrow, B. P. Bartlett,
Morton Albaugh, George Sorenson,
Fred Voiland, Justice ]. S. West, E
L. Copeland, Earl Akers, Charles
| Adams, B. B. Eitleman, E. C. Carswell,
the Rev. E. J. Kulp, D. F. Shirk, o.
H. White, C. D. Skinner, H. B. Wilson,
J.. R. Sargent. Maj. A NJ. Harvey
! Jack Dillon, Robt. Stone, Roy Thomp-
son. F. ]. Funk, W. H. Rutter, w. o.
Rigby, Frank Bonebrake, Scott Hop
kins. Samuel Lux, Charles Wolff, ]. C.
Bowman, o. z. Wright, A. A. GODDARD
Frank A. Thomas. George E. McEn-
| dire, z. H. Crosby, H. a. Auerbach,
A. P. Mckown, c. A. HARLAN, James
| A. Troutman.