The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-20
War CALLS FAMILY.
Prof. Arthur NeVin, His Wife
and Two Sons Have En-
tered the Service.
all HAVE IMPORTANT WORK
K. U. Instructor Will Teach Singing
to Soldiers at Camp Grant,
Rockford, az.

War has called into service every
member of the family of Prof Arthur
Nevin of the University of Kansas.
Professor Nevin left the UniYer-
sity recently for Camp Grant,
Rockford, H., where the government
has called him to take charge of mu-
sic among the soldiers of the national
army encampment. Mrs Nevin was
called recently to take charge of the
bacteriology department of the Red
Cross hospital in Paris. Their two
sons have been accepted as ambulance
drivers at the front in France.
The last two years Professor Nevin
has been a significant builder in the
musical life of Kansas 1t is through
him Kansas has become recognized
as the leader in community singing.
And it is through Professor NeYin that
Kansas towns have come to recog-
nize the civic value of music
81 shall lead 10000 young men," said
Professor Nevin, land / know my part
will be important in their lives. When
they are called to the front hope and
1 believe 1 shall go with them. The
English choral leaders and musicians
so with the army and help cheer and
divert the men when they are off
duty"
Asked what kind of songs he expect
ed to use at Camp Grant, Professor
Nevin said the national anthems, the
sectional folk songs, and the popular
marching songs would undoubtedly be
the ones the men would want to spend
The most time on.
Professor Nevin has been granted
leave of absence by the University
during the duration Of the war. Chan
cellOr Strong expects Professor Nevin
to return to Kansas after the war
Two of Professor Nevin's operas,
"POra' and 1.-The Daughter of the For
est" will be produced by the Chicago
Grand Opera Company this season.
''POra" was the first grand opera by
an American produced in the Royal
Opera House in Berlin, where it made
its initial performance.
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K. S. A. C. Men to Be Officers.-The
| Kansas State Agricultural College has
been notified by the War Department
to select fifteen honor graduates to
army. After passing their physical ex-
animation the men will be sent to Fort
Leavenworth for military training in
addition to what they received while
! in school here.
Bar Club Luncheons.-The Hutch
| inson Federation of Women's Clubs
| adopted a resolution asking that all
clubs and societies refrain from serv-
ing refreshments at their meetings
| during the war. The move is made
/ to assist the campaign to conserve the
food supply.
New Town in Lead District-On
tariO. three miles southwest of Baxter
! Springs. is the latest of the new towns
that have sprung up in the mining
field. Here. as practically in every
other mining town in this district, no
land is sold for any price.
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Treats Soldiers Kin Free-Dr. S. T.
Shelly, thirty-five years a practitioner
at MuIvane, is too old to serve in the
ranks, but he is bound to do his bit tc
win the war Doctor Shelly an
nounced recently he would attend free
the wife, children or any dependents
of United States soldier.
Lumber Yards SoId-The Lindas
Lumber Company of Larned, Kas.
has bought the Kansas Lumber Com
pany with headquarters at Hutchin
son, and will retain main yards a
Larned. The yards transferred are
at Hutchinson, Medora, Burton
Bentley, Castleton, Langdon, Belpre
Trouvaile, Felsburg, Gibson. Levi.
and ~KinsIey. The Lindas Compan!
already has fifteen yards in Kansas
Boy Accidentally Shot Barne
Welch, the 15-year-old son of Mr. ant
Mrs. Robert WEIGH of Kiowa, acci
dentally fatally shot himself the othe
night. He and a companion were re
turning from hunt and as he drew
the shotgun from the bed of the bug
gy it was discharged.
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Elephants Crushed Trainer.-DoIIi
Castle, elephant trainer at the Wich
ita Forum, was dangerously crusher
when two elephants she was exhibit
ing pressed her between them. Al
attendants quick prod caused the an
mails to release the woman befor
she was fatally injured.
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French Children for Lamrence-
Three more French children have bee
adopted through the work of the Law
renee committee for the fatherles
children of France. This makes eight
two names sent in by this COMMITTEES
letter from the general secretar
saws nearly ten thousand names wi
be assigned to Kansas this year
Man Killed by Train.-P. Phinney {
5 Olivet, ten miles east of Lebo, va
+ killed by a Santa Fe passenger trai
L the other night The train was bacl
e ing to the depot
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