Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-18
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Il The W. c. 7. o. will not hold a meet
ing tomorrow afternoon at the hall a
first announced but meeting has beer
arranged to be held at 2:3O clock a
the Old Peoples Home.
Next Thursday the 31st annual con
vention of the w. H. II. S. of the Ore
gon conference Methodist Episcopa
church will convene al Forest Grove
The auxiliary of the First Methods
church of this city will be well repre-
sented.
Aviation business is looking up in thi
army and navy. Men who would like
to join this service in the navy must b,
familiar with gasoline motors and frs
class maehinists, according to a circular
of information just received at the navy
recruiting station.
Business at the army recruiting sta
tion today is good with the following
report: Lawrence Frazier, 10, Of Che
mawa, enlisted in the field artillery
Jay S. Baker, %, Of Turner, also chose
the field artillery. Alva C. Mitchell
20, who has already seen army service
selected the infantry.
The knights of Pythias, at a recent
meeting nominated officers for the com
ing year as follows: Chancellor com
mander, John Ship; vice chancellor
commander, P. Andersen; prelate, Wal
ter Lemon; master of work, c. E. Bar
bour; master of arms, H. N. Levy; in
ner guard, J. L. Tucker; outer guard, A.
j. Ratcliff. No date has as yet been
set for the installation ceremonies.
Tomorrow will be clean up day at the
children IS Fairgrounds in the Albert
pasture. 1t is proposed to enlarge the
grounds and TO get them in good shape
as soon as possible, parents are urged to
come with the children along with hoe
or spade or rake and assist in the work.
The right hour to begin is about 10:30
The suggestion is also made that every
one bring a few extra sandwiches in or
der that the workers may be served.
At the present time, the national con-
scription law does not apply to the navy.
This department of the service is now
conducting an educational campaign to
inform those interested what the service
offers. According to the best informa-
ton to be obtained, the eOnscription act
may be put in force about the first
week of July and the call to the colors
before the first of September. Congress
has not definitely decided on these
l.. l,,.A rrnrarn1 n,,Snfa,e fhaf
the conscription machinery will soon go
into action.
Recently representatives Of all fra
ternal organizations met in the Moose
lodge to form plans whereby all lodges
might act in unison should occasion re-
uuire in the present national crisis. Each
lodge will be represented by one dele
gatet and as soon as all fraternal organ
izations have named delegates, a meet
ing viii be called. So far, delegatets
have been named as follows: August
Huckestein, for the Maecabees; DR.. E.
E. Fisher, for the Knights of Pythias,
and John CoEger, for the Foresters of
America.
John Bacon McDonald, Colonel Of
Cavalry United States army, located
at San Francisco, is in the city visit
ing his friend, ]. R. Chapman, whom
he has not seen for 81 years. Colonel
Mcdonald and Mr.. Chapman were room
mates and tent mates at West Point in
1850. Besides being colonel of cavalry
in the regular army, Mr.. Mcdonald is
insueetor general of the western depart
ment Of the U. S. army and is now on
his way on a tour of inspection nelud-
ing all military stations in Alaska ana
the Aleutian Islands.
Henry M. Hanzen, Salem correspon-
dent of the Portland Telegram, has re-
ceived notice of his appointment by
Senator McNary as the latter's private
secretary. Mr.. Hanzen came to Salem
from Idaho, sereval years ago, taking a
place on the Capital Journal. but after
nearly a year. changing to his present
place with the Telegram. He has many
friends here. among whom are all the
newspaper boys. He has been close
friend Of Senator McNary's and his ap-
pointment was anticipated.
According to DR.. Ralph Matson, who
spoke at afmOfN- + EluaN evening "hNSt
the auspices of the Marion County
Nurses association, the first thing a
soldier asks for after he is wounded is
a cigarette. Then the next thing he
wants to know is whether it is serious
enough to entitle him to be sent to Eng
land while he is recovering. But since
the Germans have sunk several hospital
ships and entirely disregarded the Red
Cross, the greater number of wounded
are kept in France The doctor also
said there was no pain in being wound |
ed, but that the real hurt came after
the soldier was removed to the hospital. |
A. A. Lee, president of the Salem Alb |
stract company, has been honored boy /
members of the state association of alb !
straeters, at a meeting held in Port /
land Saturday, by his election as dele
gate TO attend the National Abstracters'
to meet in Chicago August 4
Is, l6 and IL. After attending the I
he win take run down to /
Lodi. H., to renew acquaintanees of his