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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-24
oBITUARY-FRANcIs BAIRD

Francis Baird was born November
20, 1843, and died at the home of his
son, @. G. Baird, at Wa-Keeney, Kan
sas, February 81, 1917, aged 80 years,
months and l day.
Mr. Baird was born in Licking
county, Ohio, where be grew to man
hood and lived for number of years.
In 1861 he was united in marriage
with Miss Almira Award at Pick
way, Ohio, and to them were born six
children, four sons and two daught-
ers, four of whom are now living. In
1869 he moved his family to Marshall
county, Kansas, where he made his
home until the death of his wife
about four years ago. In 1900, MI
Baird and his son became interested
in Trego county and purchased land
three miles north of this city and in
1901 his son @. @. Baird moved here
and has since had charge of the prop
erty. Since the death of his wife,
Francis Baird has made his home
with his son in this county and has
spent the greater part of his time
here and at the old home at irving,
hdLlSdS- NE was d uCuOCA "a NAAC
Christian church, a Mason in good
standing and a quiet unassuming
gentleman who attended strictly to
his own affairs, but had pleasant
look or a smile for all. those with
whom he became acquainted and is
highly honored and respected by
them He had been in enfeebled
health for some time on account OF
his age but the immediate cause of
his death was heart trouble The
BODY was shipped to Irving, Kansas.
Thursday night where it was buried
in the cemetery at that place by the
side of his wife who had SO long been
his companion in life. The funeral
services were conducted at 10 O'Clock
a. m Mr. Baird had passed the four
score years of life and had finished a
busy and useful career but his death
comes as sad blow to the surviving
children to whom is extended the sin
cere sympathy of a large circle oi
friends. L. G. Baird, a son, of Palas
kola, Ohio, and Mrs. H c. Horland, 4
daughter of Frankfort, Kansas, wert
at the home of their brother, c. &
Baird, at the time or their father,
DEATH
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-24
TREGo COUNTY OIL AND GAS CO.

The Trego County Oil and Gas
Company with a capitalization of
s35, 600 is the latest corporation to be
granted a charter to do business
in Trego county. The charter was
recently granted by the state charter
board and the members of the com
pany are business men and farmers of
Trego county
The object-of the company is prac-
tically indicated by its name but the
name does not state that the business
is to be done in Trego county. 1t is
the intention of the promoters of
this company TO secure the services
of the state geologist and to have
him make thorough examination of
the land of the county to ascertain
if it will be advisable to drill for gas
or oil at any particular location and
if he should report favorable a drill
ing outfit will be gotten into action
as soon as possible and several test
holes will be put down. There are
those in this county who have had
experience in oil prospecting and they
are of the opinion that both oil and
in the south part of the county in
paying Quantities. The new COM
pany has secured leases and promise
of leases on several thousand acres of
land in this county and if either gas
or oil is found it will be able to con-
troll large amount of profitable hold
ings. The certificates of stock are
being issued and about 50, 900 of the
capital stock is paid up. The balance
is being sold at 300 per share.
There are those who are confident
that oil and gas will be found and
, they see visions of immense wealth, a
rapidly increasing population and der
rickS erected all over the county
while others can see a return of the
gold fever excitment of 1895 when the
banks of the Smoky in this county
were dotted with claim stakes, pros
pecting miners and visions of wealth
but which proved to be only a large
soap bubble with its beautiful vary
ing colors of promised gayety and
ease but which ended in bursted
hopes and disappointments. How
ever, here's hoping that for the good
of the county and satisfaction of the
promoters that oil and gas in large
quantities will be found and if so
that proper credit will also be given
to those who promoted-the new COM
pany and found the hidden wealth.
The officers and directors of The
Trego County Oil and Gas Company
are: Jos. E. Evans, president; f. B.
Acre, vice-president; G. L. Hays, sec
retary-treasurer; w. J. Williams, gen.
eral manager; J. F. Jones. E. HI. Hill
man, John f. Walsh, L. w. Purinton
and W. L. CASTOR.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-24

For Sale-My residence, s room
house and lots, 2 blocks west of the
court house. Ed Brown. Adv. 51-2t.
For Sale-700 bushels of seed bar
ley. Frank Hall, miles north and
half mile west of Vooa at S1.00 per
bushel. Phone 6l1.-5I 2t-Adv.
Will trade YOU new suit of clothes
for one ton of old iron delivered and
will pay you 81 cents per hundred for
your country mixed iron delivered.
J. f. Gunckel. for the Rummage Au-
ction Co. adv stiff
nitions of war. Bring in your old
iron and trade it for clothing, furni-
ture, tools or rugs or get 35 cents a
hundred for it until peace is declared.
j. F. Gunckel, at the Rummage Auc-
ton Cos. store in the Wilson build
ing. adv stiff
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-24

The ladies of the Good Will society
were entertained at the home of Mrs.
W. N. Larrabee Wednesday after
noon. AT the close of the session
Mrs. Larrabee served delicious chick
en- pie TO her guests and it was very
much enjoyed by them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-24

The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian church will give
their annual praise service with
lantern slides on the Philippines at
the church next Sunday evening,
February 25th beginning at 7:30.
All are inyiuted,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-24

ical or surgical treatment of the eye,
ear, nose and throat, or require glass
es, or orifisial work, make date with
DIR. NJ. Jay Brown, Campbell build
ing) Salina, Kansas, or see him at the
Penny Hotel, on Monday, March 5th;-
Ellis, March 76h, 1917. Adv.
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Stockholders Meeting

The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF The Trego County Coop
erative association will be held at the
court house in Wa-Keeney, at L
O'Clock sharp, on Monday afternoon,
February 20, 1917. ALI stockholders
are urged TO be present
W. G. P. Rhoades.
Secretary.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Olson, of Russell
were here a few days this week look
ing for farm in this county which
they could rent. They found suita-
BILE places very scarce.
The basket ball team from the
Quinter High School came down
Thursday and in the evening played
a game with the t. G. II. S. team at
the school auditorium which resulted
in score of so to % in faver of the
Trego boys.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-24

eel you receive from the senator,
write to him and if the number allot-
ted to him is not exhausted he will
gladly send one to you.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-24
MOTHER TAKEN SUDDENLY.

Notwithstanding the fact that we
ali know death will soon or late sep
arate US from our friends and loved
ones, yet death is always sad aDd es-
pecially so when the mother is taken
her care. This fact makes the death
of Mrs. Frank Lister, which occurred
Wednesday morning, February 81,
doubiy sad as there are three little
children left who will greatly miss
their mothers love. For several
m onths Mrs. Lister had been in poor
health but was able to be around and
attend to her household duties, but
the last few days preceding her death
she had not been as well but was not
in an apparent dangerous condition.
Death came while she was lying on a
couch with her baby, and was the re-
suit of heart disease.
Her maiden name was Bertha Pearl
Russell and she was born at Kearney,
Nebraska, July %, 1891. On january
%, 1908, she was united in marriage
with Frank NJ. Lister at Harrisville,
Mo-, and to them three children, one
boy and two girls, were born. These
little children, their father, four sis
tiers and one brother survive the de-
ceased and to them is sincerely ex-
tended the sympathy of the entire
community. The funeral services
were conducted from the Presbyter
Ian church Friday at 10 o'clock by
the Rev. Allison and the body laid to
rest in WaKeeney Cemetery.
Mr.. Lister informs us that he will
take the children to the home of his
brother at Wamego where they will
make their home until such time as
he can properly care for them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
Christmas at Center Schoolhouse.

Christmas exercises ri the Center
schoolhonse were held Saturday after
noon. The room was tastefully deco
rated and the tree was covered with
presents, many Of which were made BY
the children for the parents and young
er brothers aud sisters.
An address was given by Rev. Mr..
Heyer on The Birth of Christ, after
which q program was carried out by
the children which reflected credit ap-
on teacher and pupils. While each
number on the program was we'll rem
dcred and showed careful training, spe-
cial mention should be made of Daisy
Fitzpatrick and Victor Pineo,' who took
the parts of Mr.. and Mrs. Santa Claus.
After the distribution Of gifts. candy
and cigars were passed around and a
social time was enjoyed. An attend
ance of so showed an appreciation on
the part of parents and others of the
work of the teacher, Mrs. Belle Pinco
who ia teaching the eighth successive
term in this place,
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Miss Matilda White.

The body of Miss Matilda White was
brought here for burial Wednesday aft
ernoon, accompanied by nephew, Wal
ter ingalls, of Amherst, Mass, with
whom she had had home many years
and two grand nephews, Raymond and
Harold ingalls, of Springfield, Mass.
Miss White was born in 1926 on
White hill, between the towns of
Dover and Wardsboro, one of the Il
children of Daniel and Mary White, OF
whom only one, Walter of New Brit.
ain, Conn. survives.
After the death OF her sister, Mrs
Wilson Ingalls, she made her home
many years in this place, and gave a
mother s love and care to her nephews
Clifford and Walter.
She possessed remarkable degree OF
health and vigor to within four DAYS
of her death, with the exception Of !
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
WEST WARDSBORO.
Christmas Program in Church.

Due possibly to the inspiration Of
good work III surrounding districts Of
70 that of the church in its present
state of repair. an unusually fine Christ
mas entertainment was presented 10
an appreciatiye audience of 100 at the
church on Christmas eve. The musical
program. Peace on Earth, was rem
dcred by chorus with the following
orchestral accompaniment: MaudolinS,
Olaf Johanson, Mrs. +. W Johnson:
guitar Mrs Betty .Iohanson tornet
Floyd Robinson: yiolinS, Leon Waite,
Clarence Streeter; organ, Rev. Z. "
johnson.
The children S part Of the program
was long one and was interesting
throughout. Much credit is due to Mrs
+. ". Johnson, who had their training
in charge. Misses Edith and Marion
Putnam, by request, repeated Holy
Night, which was SO effectively given
at their school entertainment.
The children were disappointed not
to see Santa Claus, as was expected
but Mrs. Santa was present and ably
assisted in the distribution OF gifts
which were numerous.
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her daughter, Mrs. John White. She
returned home Saturday, leaving her
daughter better and bringing her
grandson, Ronald, home with her.
The sale and social given by the
Ladies' circle and Pike Hollow circle
at the vestrv las. Thursday evening
was well attended and was pleasant
occasion. There were several exercises
and songs by the school children, two
selections by the teacher. Miss Crosby,
one by Mrs. sherman Waite and music
by the orchestra. This was the first
event in the vestrv since the installa-
ton of the furnace and the completion
OF the repair work.
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PERSONAL.

Miss Ethel Osgood went Wednesday
TO Boston to spend a few days.
Miss Mary y. Henshaw went this
morning 10 Schenectady, y. Y, TO visit
several days with relatives.
Mr.. Harvey Of Keenc is visiting in
town with his daughter. Mrs. Fred
Marshall of South Main street.
Miss Elizabeth White Of Plainfcll,
y. j., IS spending the Christmas recess
in town at her home on Putney road.
K. c. Bacon aul y. u. Clawson, who
ere in st. Johnsburv this week OH bust
ness, are expected to return tomorrow
afternoon.
c. +. Gaueh of the Bay Path Ins,i
tute in Springfield, Mass, Is in town 10
day on business at the Clawson Hamil
ton business college.
Miss Della NJ. sherman Of i Cedar
street has returned fr,m n visit Il
Hartford, Conn, where she sncnt q
month with her niece, Mrs S. 3. Per
kins.
Miss Catherine Kildrr OF Woodstock
(Et.), Miss Mavis Benedict Of East
Orange, y. j., and Frederick Kingsbury
of Boston are house guests Of Miss Eve
Ign Harris a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs L. f. Hadlock and chill
dren of Northampton, Mass, were
guests Christmas Of her mother, Mrs
A. l.. Garfield. Mr. Hadloek has re
turned to Northampton, but Mrs Had
lock and children are remaining for
longer stay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
CHESTERFIELD. N. II.

NV Fred Robinson ,qcn' tho Christmas
holiday, az CeGa1hurst, l.. l.. az the
home ct Mis-, Gady, Manslcy.
fau Ewai.au and Charles l. Pos.
aac saving wood this season with new
oHtit, and have about 100 cords to saw
4 family reunion and tree was held at
tie residence 81 Mr. and Mrs Lee s
Higgins Miss Alice Lord Of NewLufy-
port Aiass. being ono of tic guests.
Taern b. t. Lr held in Brattleboro on
JAN % an examination iur III. position
81 postmaster al this place the previous
examination bong held in Hecnr, \. II.
Il there were 10 apphca;iors sent to the
Ciyil service commission for Dec. c. the
present postmaster will serve Until h,a
tlcccssor H. appointed.
Among the Christmas visitors wer,
Albert l.. Post, Harold T. Post q,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
Voc dbury's Narrow Escape.

News from Daytona, Fla, tells OF the
narrow escape of Col. f. p. Woodbury.
and family when their house was found
to be on fire one night last week. The
flames were making rapid progress at the
time of their discovery, and it is doubt
ful if the Woodbury. family, which was
asleep in the house unaware OF the fire,
would have escaped with their lives had
they not been awakened Ly two men who
were passing. When aroused from their
slu,nber, Col and Mrs Woodbury's room
was filled with smoke and the flames
were reaching to the ceiling in the room
underneath them The fire was de
tected in time so that the damage done
TO the house was not large and mostly
confined TO one room.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
Hugh Putnam Is i'll.

Hugh Putnam Is Ill.
Miss Grace Payne is at home for the
holidays.
Leland Newell returned home from
Ncwfane saturday
Miss Gusoie Pierson Of New York
came home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. La Vote and Truman
Wallace Of Brattleboro were Christmas
visitors at A. r. Robinson $ and R. +
Pike s.
Mr.. and Mrs HAL Robinson of Athol
Mass, came Saturday night and re
NAMED until Wednesday with theil
parents in this place.
There will be q Stlatton Mountains
club social in the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs NJ. L. Johnson Saturday evening
Dee. 20, to which all are cordially in
vited.
Mrs. Nora Kendall was called t
Newfane last week by the illness Of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
William Styles Dies il Postoficc.

William Styles. aged so years OF
more. temperate, industrious and IN
supposedly vigorous health, suddenly
fell dead in the postofice Christmas
evening just as he was about to thru
from the mail box. Or. Q. V. Hefflon
was Summoned, also neighbors, who ac-
companied the body homo. His sis
tors, Mrs Moore and Mrs Harring-
ton, with whom he had spent the day,
were summoned also
His death was a great shock to his
family and 10 the community in which
he had spent his who!a life. Mr..
STYLES was respected by all and mis-
family has tho sympathy &c all.
The funeral will be held i'll the Bap-
tist church Friday afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
DUMMERSTON.

Miss Bertha Hazelton is visiting in
Guiliord this week.
Miss Nellie SpauldinC spent Christmas
with her sister, Mrs. Jay +. johnson in
South Vernon
Miss Ccrtrudn Kinssbury. teacher at
the center school, is spending the Christ
mas vacation in Chester, Vt.
The funeral Of Mrs. George +. Greg
arr, who died in Baltimore. Nd, Dec.
-, was he'd in Syracuse, y y, Wednes-
lay afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
MoON IN TOTAL Eclipse.
Obacured fer Sixteen Minutes Early
This Morning.

The moon was totally cclipsed this
morning. it was the first time since
Jam 8 last that a total eclipse was Wis
ible here, although there was a total
liree on July 5, visible in the Ear;
ern hemisphere. Today's eclipse was
total for only l6 minutes, from 4.3S TO
Ash a. N. The moon entered the cone
of shadow thrown by the earth at 800
a. N. and left it at 6.27
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28

sunny lin farm, Miss Bertha Davis, Of
Springfield, AIrs Boutwell, OF Greenfield
a, Mr.. Arthur Dayiss, Mrs Maudc Con
way and daughter Of Greenfield At Mrs.
Georg, Wehb's. Charles Robbins Of Bos.
ton az Mr4 David Rohbins's and Mr. and
MI. Harold Randall at Mira Felix For
cctts
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Chief of Police George Wilson has IN
his possession \ basket of clothes for
which he would like TO find m owner.
1t was found today On Putncy road
near the common.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28

The London Times, commenting on a
game Of baseball played somewhere in
France, says: After all, baseball Is not
cricket The Times may yet discover
that solitaire is not draw poker
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28

Chemical analyses Of the ash Of hous-
hold wastes, made at the Connecticut
Agricultural Experiment station show
that thert is marked fertilizing value in
such common refuse as banana skins.
orange skins, grape fruit skins, lemon
skins, apple peehngs, cantaloupe finds,
potato peehngs. pea pods, bean strings
and stems, tea leaves, coffee grounds,
eggshells, bones, peanut shells. tobacco.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-12-28
DEATHS.

In keenc. n H.. elliot City hospitaD 4.
Dec. Do Charles Stearns OF Winchester,
y. H., IS
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gradual blindness with which she was
afflicted for the last 10 or l. years.
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MARRIAGES.

II Newfanc, Dee %, W. p. Hazelton
and Mrs. Cora Blood.
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lie who says nothing is never misquoted.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-11-07
Nlgti3 It 5atteru.sit= enO1.

5 iioite Drummer al 0nniferen
bar S%Rtternisien ipillet os ct al
iine p9rite Yu0s. Get er i 4r.
tiflen q9ieiornationens gegonina"
St0ite Basius begpn0er iaaleOes:
gSoeaIet neOitemmes, ina Menne.
ifet ielp ifal funne naa BET og 6gite
9ris. 9ele 9 ian unoet er fol-
oct for oenne 5riitelie." 9pem ser
bar lnit Den ii0ite S9tning meo
Opn9rfiombeO, maa 5ope tpnft
og ipurgt: gr bet port eget Strife
iamfun0, DTS deoafter retter en-
iaa aloorlig 8eifpIoning imo0?
Gler er geifploningen rettet imoo
Wtenneifeiamfun0et / jim 9elbeo ?
Set opoages fife let, at Der lore
ligger Ell lrpffeil. Den ri ifrep
Den Ii0ite lS9tning i~aaleoes: gSe.
lie z q un0 er fal0et Tor oen-
ne 6riiteIie." @i tenfte fortring-
pis paa ct beitenrt Samiuno, men
forsprigt paa ale iaaoanne, JONI
o%perier Wenneifets opbe SDnoeior.
oerpelie, og iom fan neies meo
Seius iom en- itor 2erer, Heligions.
litter og 3posmeniter og fife trpn
ger til Dam iom a6relier og 6or-
Toner" .SGieren foar inn ielp luf-
fe 9inene op oe lie, ON ban eIler
bun fan iinoe De Somfun0 eaer De
Mennefer, Der er iaIOet Tor 6riiteI-
len. 5eilen par en- iaa0an, at
4orrefturlPieren fife let opoageoe
BEN.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-11-07

9rep til vOoniferen" er set Al
10 @runoe. Sort for at Dor fore
9roOers mango 8enner no ooer
port Somfuno fan foa at bloc,
boorOon ban bar oet, o. ioale0es
beore fan itaa bam og bans fore
bi / oisie tunQe Elmer. 5or bet
anOet ifer oct for at ii9e til ale
Dem, Der oenter pad 9omiteenS Pr
.beiOe; : fomnler til at pentc li0t
etoni. Bar. Grill an9iDer @run
Den. Get onr 0}eningen, at 6e me
5enoaasifoIcleftier ifltloe bope oG
ret i9roioe til 9rllg mn til aOoent.
.gn Del al 4rbeioet er / BreSien
.for Si6en. lln0er IorSmp6et / Zee.
nab or0neoe 2ontiteen oct me0 Tait.
Grill ON Operi9ttelien al ooenior
n0pnte 9ibelbiitorie. 9e9run0et
.poa Bait. @rins Spg0om bar iaa
bette arbei0e ligget bunoet op til
MI. 9aaoe Bait. Grill % aomiteel
|haDOe boobet paa 9eoring % lpiere
.Si0er / @riGls 9iem. Oct ipneS,
Iiom ON Serren mener oct nnOerle.
oes. 9ette ioroariager ioa after Ell
I5oriinfelie / Senoogsifolearbeioet
|&i boUoe bunbet at ioa iaa mang2
I9eftier operiat, at nj flln0e baDe
uoqioet ct Seite nj til Oct npe Sir
fears 9eapnoelie, men o9ion bette
Saob er III aIippet. Ter er ogiaa
ANDRE 3inq. iom aomiteen life bar
funnel ra9pe go puo og Iom bar
Ia9t zig binorenoe I 8eien. Soa
mart ri bar noQet at meooeIe, ifol
Ipi Iooc sore ira os.
4oa aomiteens &egne,
DC. Ii. SEMEN.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-11-07
SfOltasien.

5 iioite apittering ior 9iOraa
til S~folefnSien iaa nj, at ser er
inofommen $398.34 o9 uo6etaIt
$2090.60. ~l1noerifu0: S1692.26
Oct gaar altioo imaat, og naar 81
Iaoner, maa ri 10 betaIe &enter.
Der .er oiltnof aoifilli9e Uteni9
beoer, / boilfe oct er ubeleiligt at
inoianle SiOraa til S~fdIetnsien
MI. Wen mon Der life er mango
Mcnighe0er, bpor oct netop er Den
melt beIeiIige 5io2 Me6 bette
Sperg5maul fan set pit ppre till
itrPffeligt, iua p~oerligere 8aamin-
eeIie er ooerfIeoig.
Nen Lao os ogian bliife, at Der.
iom ri ifal bnoe BET reference be.
tolt paa Ntaifinbuiet. fpilfet er
$4,000, idn ifaI ri pruftiif toIt baoe
$4,000 ino / Sfolefosien / bette
Samiunosoor.
Get bIep mig ~iortnlt iorleOen,
at Der bar Meni9be0er, iom life
bouoe mootaget Sitter i Anr. DC.
iom blco nGpnt, bar ieg ien0t 81.
tier til. Oct ipnes ga, ion ON DC
er gaaet tabt. @en ale, iom life
matte 6npe Glitter. beoes ON at
ien6e MIG ct Sort oq Glitter ifal
itrafs blioe tiIienot. ut ieo 6ertr
on 2fitcrne, alGoeor mig; tbi oct
uiier Snteresie Tor SfoIefasien.
9prli9 SiIien
:. @ertfen.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-11-07
THE NATIONAL LUTHERAN
COMMISSION FOR SOL
DIERS' AND SAILORS
WELFARE"

This organization was formed
by leading pastors and profes-
sors of the Lutheran Church in
New York City, Oct. 10, 1917,
and the following is a report Of
the meeting at which said Or
%ganisation was effected.
Our president, Rev. G. B.
Christensen, had been invited
to be present at that meeting,
but had appointed Rev. J.. J.
Kildsig, Brooklyn, N. Y, to re
present him and then refer the
matter to me while he is in Ca
lifornia.
While feeling that Rev Kid
sig, having been present at the
meeting in New York, could
much better have written a lit
tie about this matter, | wish to
say that we as a synod must give
this cause our hearty approval
and edo our bit'' to help.
The spiritual welfare of our
soldiers and sailors is a great
problem and the work in this
line ought to have u support
in form Of both prayer and
money.
As You will see, the Young
Mems Christian Association is
mentioned in the report. This
institution is doing a great work
among our men with the Colors,
the Importance of which can
not be over estimated.