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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
PLAN FOR GREAT
INCA WORK
6ROOklNGS AGAIN TO BE HEAD.
QUASTERS FOR CARRYING ON
BIG STATE CAMPAIGN
ILL.,. HOPKINS DIRECTS WORK FROM HERE
The Greatest Effort Ever Made By
Association Will Be Made In
National Appeal

While IL. l.. Hopkins, of Clark, was
in the east attending the annual meet.
ing of the American Bankers Asso.
cation at Atlantic City, he also at
tended a meeting Of the Y. Nj. G.. A.
war board in New York. While there
he was invited to attend a conference
In Chicago, to be presided over by DR..
j. X. Mott, head of the Y. Nj. c. A.
for the world. At this latter meeting
the work of raising the big fund for
the war work was taken up and the
work for the Central Army district
was outlined. When it came to South
Dakota Mr.. Hopkins volunteered his
services to manage the campaign. He
has now come to Brookings to open
up state headquarters and will be
here in charge for the next sixty days.
All the battle fronts of the Allied
armies have pied for the installment
of y. NJ. c. A. huts to care for the
welfare of their soldiers. This is the
greatest work ever undertaken by the
thirty-hve million of money would be
necessary. AT the New York meeting
one and one quarter millions was al
lotted TO the Central Army district
and at the Chicago meeting n hun.
dred and twenty-five thousand was Civ
en- to South Dakota to raise. This lat
ter sun is the amount that Mr.. Hop
kins has set as the minimum for his
committee to get.
Bookings was chosen for headquar
tiers as being the location of the form
er center of the last campaign, also
because of the help to be obtained
f. N the College Association. A state
meeting will be held soon an execu
tive committee appointed. and theT
smaller group meetings will be held al
over the state.
This is the greatest work in the his
tory of the Y. NJ. c. A.. 1t is a stu
pendOus undertaking, but there is moi
the slightest doubt but what it will
be a grand success, and like the Lib.
erty loans, will be over subscribed
Mr.. Hopkins is a man of fine execu
tive ability, a successful %financier, and
has unfaltering determination. His
leadership will be one OF the best
things for the campaign in this state.
He realizes the size of the job, but
those who know him believe that he
is plenty big enough in every way to
make it a winner.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
OUR COUNTY AGENTS

The Farm Journal The recent plan
of the Department of Agriculture
which provides for agricultural agents
in every rural county in the country.
will place many more men in the po-
sitions Of county agents. They will
be new at their jobs and perhaps
some of them lacking in practical
farm experience.
These new men will need to watch
their steps. They will be able to get
some good pointers by watching the
mistakes and needing the criticisms
of agents already at work. That does
not mean they are to listen to knock.
ers.
Some of the most helpful and con.
structiye criticisms come from the
county agents themselves, and from
the farm bureau members. Several
criticisms from that source are in re-
gard to organization of the commu-
milestone of the first things a new
agent needs to do. Here is one from
the Farm Bureau at Twin Falls, Ida.
In discussing the activities of their
agent for a year, they say:
The figures show that the agent
was not idle much of the time, but
they fail to show conclusively what
he vas doing. Divide that $500 miles
Travelled. by the 964 farms visited. and
a large part of the story is told. He
was driving nearly ten miles for each
farm visited. He was using his time
driving a Ford instead of meeting
farmers. With organization We expect
him TO work with groups of farmers
instead of individuals. The farm
visits of a community will be listed
with one man. Then in consultation
with this man a date Is arranged and
all the calls made on that date. In
this way the agent will avoid finding
the farmers away from home, and
will be able to make a half dozen OF
more calls in a half day instead OF
making one or two. With the organ
iZation, too, the agent will be enabled
to know the wants of the community
better"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
STATE OF A

The state of trade all over the u
try reported by Bradstreets this week
shows trade large. Industry active.
Good crops and prices high. Labor
scarce as never before. Price levels
and future uncertainties foster con
servatism in buying for distant posi-
tions. Government buying and lack
of stocks, however, are stimulants to
sentiment for still higher prices. Can
torment demand helps trade at many
cities. Very high levels Of meat-pro-
ducing animals. Holding Of cotton 1T
south. Excellent failure returns, but
clearings totals reflect reaction in
speculation. Corn crop, fairly safe.
not quite as large as earlier indicat-
ed. Winter wheat seeding active de-
spite dry ground in parts Of west. I'm.
mense area being sown.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
NOTICE TO CHEER SISTERS

has been split into more than three
sections and billeted to other com
panies, 1t will be a little time before
we can issue cards to the members
of the Sisters of Cheer, designating
them a soldier to write to. We are
trying to make arrangements to get
the company designation of all of the
Brookings boys and as soon as we do
you will be notified Of the name and
address of the soldier to whom you
are to write and send membranes.
Kindly be patient, your time will come
to do your bit for the boys in khaki.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
TOWN BOY

Minnehaha County has taken from
Brookings one Of our best young men
to fill a position in her county de-
velopment. George B. Kennard has
been chosen, and the choice con
firmed by the department of agricul'
ture, as special emergency agricul,
tural agent for the county. That
county has an organization Of over
three hundred farmers, who with the
aid of this agent will work for the
betterment Of rural conditions both
socially and economically.
The Sioux Falls Press has the fol.
lowing to say about It:
An office will be equipped for Mr.
Kennard, in the county courthouse,
His salary is paid by the national de-
partment in accordance with the pro.
visions Of the recently passed law au.
thorizing the establishment of these
cooperative workers to assist in in
creasing the food production because
of the heavy demands which will be
made on account Of the war. The ex-
penses Of the Office will be small and
will be paid by the county bureau.
Mr.. Kennard comes here highly rec.
commended. He is a graduate of the
agricultural department Of the state
college and has also had several years
of actual experience.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
COMPANY &c" NO MORE

The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader gives
the following message from Colonel
Boyd Wales, who was formerly colonel
Of the Fourth South Dakota infantry
but is commanding officer of the
147th Field artillery of the national
army, which explains the recent divi
sion Of the South Dakota unit after
reaching Camp Greene at Charlotte
N. c.:
Company A of Pierre, B of Sioux
Falls, C Of Brookings, ID of Parker,
Of Lead, NJ of YanktOn, headquarters
company of Canton and supply com.
pany of Redfeld were designated to
the 147th field artillery. Batteries A
and B Oregon field artillery were al.
ready designated to that organization
and are now batteries A and B of the
147th field artillery. Company A is
now battery C, Company B is now bat
terry d, Company d is now battery +,
and Company H is now battery F.
Each battery has 1913 men and so com
panies C and NJ were split up as fol
lows: Company c AZ men to battery
c, 43 men to battery d and AZ men
to battery E and one to headquarters
company; Company NJ, AZ men to bat
terry F, AZ men to supply company,
and 25 men to headquarters company.
Company C also furnished 81 men to
supply company. The officers are as
follows: Col. Boyd Wales, 1t. Col. w.
A. Halle, Majors Edw. A. Beckwith
and L. II. Hedrick. The regimental
adjutant is Ed. T. Enehoe and Batter
les Adjutants Captains Hanson and
Weber.
1.-The regiment as a whole is salts
fed that the split up is a good n if
a split was necessary and the men
who We're assigned to the artillery are
particularly pleased as this is a higher
branch of the service. The O~rganiza-
ton includes IS officers and 1,415 en-
listed men and is short both officers
and men at present. The Oregon bat
teries are fine organizations and will
be a credit to the rest Of the regiment
which is about in the proportion of
4 to l South Dakota troops.
Company E, Howard and Madison,
Company F of Mitchell and Company
G. of Redfeld are assigned to the 10th
supply train of which Major Shade
of Redfeld has been designated com
mander.
Company I of Rapid City, Com
pany X of Lennon and Company l.
Of Aberdeen are now machine gun
companies in the 14S machin. gun
battery, while machine gun company
of Ipswich goes into the 10th ma
chine gun battalion. These last com
panies have fine assignments and
while not under a South Dakota COM
mander, consider that they Jared very
we'll in the shake up. All are in the
41st division. which includes troops
from a number of northwestern
states"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
HONOR TO LOCAL MAN

Preparations are being made in Mad,
ison for a big celebration on next
Wednesday to celebrate the compile
ton of the city's paving. There will
be a barbecue and dinner served to all
visitors. C. H. Atkinson of this city
was the contractor who did the paving
and will come in for a great deal OF
the congratulations that will be show,
cred on the city officials and those en-
gagged in the work.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

The following is from Lieut.. Ander
son.:
Battery d, 147th Field Artillery, 41st
Division, Camp Greene, Charlotte, n
C.-My Dear Friend: At last | have
found time to fulfill my promise to
write you about our camp and trip.
After leaving Brookings, our first
stop was at Tracy, Mimi. We stop
ped there for about an hour, quite a
few were down at the depot to see
us, and more come, including the H. S,
band. From there we went to San
born and turned south. We arrived
at Clinton, Iowa, the next morning
at 1920, took the boys out for a little
hike around the city while our train
was watered and iced. We left at
1880 and arrived in Chicago about
six o'clock, but did not see very much
OF Chicago, as we were kept in the
railroad yards. Quite a few South
Dakota people came down to see US,
there. After icing and watering the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
CONSERVATION LEAGUE

The Child Conservation League will
meet at the home of Mrs. c. w. Smith
on Wednesday afternoon. Oct. II. at
$3.50 O'Clock. There will be a short
program and business meeting. Re-
freshments served. All members are
urged to be present.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

c. NJ. McGinnis Is planning to open
Macs Cafe next Monday. His new
location gives him a pleasant room fol-
a dining room, and with the kitchen
In the basement will make the sur
roundings where one eats more attrac'
tive. A fuller notice Of the establish
ment will be given next week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11
STORIES OF OUR
FIGHTING BOYS
VIVID STORY OF SOME OF THE
HARDSHiPS AND WORK IN HOS.
PITFALLS ON THE FRONT
LIEUT.. ANDERSON TELLS Of TRIP SOUTH
Walter Reeves Writes OF Work On
The Front And Short Letter
From Local Boy
Some interesting things from a let
ter by DR.. Ben Alton to a friend:
Somewhere in France
August %. 1917.

August 20, 1917.
Your card reached me safely about
three weeks ago.. | envy your trip to
old Brookings. | would give much to
drop into the old town for a few days
but | rather believe that would be
long enough. Inactivity, with me, is
very depressing.
Since writing you last l have moved
up to the front. Been here about two
months. 1t is a great life, full OF
thrills and changes.
| saw the last battle of Ypres from
a hill top. If you have never heard
the screaming and the bursting OF
large shells close by, don't banker
for the experience. We all had the
wind up in proper form. The noise
the shells made was terrific.
The English are more than glad to
have L. S. A. in the war. 1t is their
coming in that is going to save their
skins and win the war. We are count
ing much on old U. S. A. and every
Englishman realizes that when U. s.
makes up her mind, there is going
to be hell a popping.
Russia is cumming the game with
her revolutions ct al extra. But the
French and the Italians are more than
living up to expectations.
We are bucking the bulk of the cen
trail powers here on our front, but we
are gradually driving them back and
dominating the points of advantage.
You people have no conception of
the intensity and the magnitude of
this affair. Thousands Of soldiers
march past here daily, going in and
coming out of the trenches. Bands,
flutes, drums and bagpipes play to
them along the roads.
The Scotties with their kits and
bagpipes are splendid sights 10 see,
and it is the Scotch that are putting
the pep" into the fighting; they are
hard to beat. l have a great admira-
ton for them.
am making a hit with my trans
fusions. They do not use it in the
English r. A. NJ. c.. But now they
are getting interested in it. | have
saved dozens of cases in transfuSinS
blood and they are beginning to see
it's value. Several ~brigadier generals
have come to see my methods and
now they are highly recommending its
use in every possible instance.
AS for pleasure, We have little, it
is mostly work and no play. The
dull boy is the result. No pep to
other than the work ahead Of us.
Ny etherizer and l are the only
Americans in this unit, and the men
put themselves out to make things
pleasant for us. They drank a toast
to Harvard the first evening We were
here.
NV operating team consists of an
etherizer, a nurse assistant and an
orderly. | also carry my servant
with me. AS far as work around my
tent, l have little to do. My servant
calls me, prepares my bath, brings
me tea before getting up, strops my
Gillett blades for me, shines my boots,
leggings and belts, keeps my buttons
polished. runs errands and does all
the homework in my tent.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

We had some little snow furry this
morning, and the wind has been nasty
and cold. This mean fall weather Is
more aggravating than real winter.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-10-11

CONTINUED on page Four)
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21

In the home the Rev. Mr. Starr
daughter feminine
consisting herself Fairy the
the awaiting the arrival of their
Lvens of the smaller members of the family results dis
asousy Carol and Lark investigate Christian
Science.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
The Christmas Spirit.

However it may be, when Christma1
comes it finds us all to greater OF
less degree ready to cry "a merry
Christmas to all" and to the best OF
our ability keep 1t with good cheen
Deep down in our hearts every one OF
us cherishes what may be called tho
Christmas sentiment. Even If we go
as so many have done of past years.
outside of the walls of our own homo
we still observe our Yuletide in a more
or less conventional manner. We may
escape our relatives, save ourselves the
bother Of home preparations, pretend
that we have cut adrift from the old
fashioned methods, but 1t all amounts
In reality to the same thing. We are
animated, after all, by the same spirit
whether we are in a country house, q
fiat, a restaurant or hotel.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
Carols uplifting" work among
the erring has an amusing end
ing-a bishop and minister
make strange acquaintances.
CTO BE CoNTINUED.)
Advice for Husbands.

Most words of wisdom that fall from
the pens of experts on the subject of
love are written for women. Appar-
entity these little sermons are written
with the idea that only mans love Is
worth keeping and that woman's can
not possibly last.
We are told that man must never be
bored by trifling domestlcities, but In
stead be encouraged to talk about his
business, and so on. Why should 1t
be addressed to one sex only?
Why not say to husbands: Remem-
Der that women are women and that
their great need is for love. Love Is
their vocation, the thing they do best,
their greatest need in life. Why should
the wife be expected to listen admir-
ingly to the husbands tale Of routing
of a commercial rival when he does
not show an equal courtesy when she
describes her experiences of the day?
San Francisco Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
St. Nicholas Day and Christmas.

A writer In the Pail Mall Gazette
thus speculated concerning the amalga-
nation of Christmas eve and st. Nicho-
las eve: perhaps the amalgamation
of the two festivals was brought about
by motives of economy, the giving Of
presents on December 5 and again on
December 25 constituting too heavy a
toll on parental purses. That this was
the case appears to be proved by the
custom prevailing In Catholic Germany,
where st. Nicholas duly appears in
each home on December 5, and, inquir-
ing into the conduct Of the children,
rewards the worthy with fruits and
cakes and lectures the unworthy on the
duty of obedience. He then asks the
Christ Child to bring them at Christ
mas, and on the morning of that day
they usually find the desired articles in
the shoes which they placed overnight
on the hearth. This variation of the
original Nicholas eve custom, for so
long obsolete in England, probably &C.
counts for our possession Of Santa
Claus in his present form. He is
supposed to have been an importation
from America about 40 years ago
Gas little earlier we had derived the
Christmas tree from Germany on the
initiation of the prince consort, hus-
band Of Queen Victoria.)"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21

to see If there were two feet of them
she put her stockings on the floor first
so the dust wouldn't rub them off. 1t
was Lark's turn to sweep and you
know how Lark sweeps, and Connie
was very careful, indeed, and"
Come on, Fairy, and see the veil |"
"The veil Did it Gomez"
With joyous, undignified whoop
the parsonage girls scrambled to their
feet and rushed indoors in a fine Kill
kenny tumble. Aunt Grace looked
after them, thoughtfully, smiling for
second, and then with a girlish shrug
Of her slender shoulders she slipped
out and followed them inside.
The twins were undeniably lazy, and
slept as late of mornings as the par
sonage law allowed. So it was that
when Lark skipped into the dining
room, three minutes late for breakfast,
she found the whole family, with the
exception of Carol, well in the midst
Of their meal.
"She was SICK" she began quickly,
tllSH, lHleIIuptluS ueISell- VII, BOOu
morning Beg pardon for forgetting
my manners. But Carol was sick, Pru-
dence, and hope you and Fairy are
ashamed of yourselves-and auntie,
too-for making fun Of her. She
couldn't sleep all night, and rolled and
tossed, and her head hurt and she
talked in her sleep, and"
II thought she didn't Sleep"
"Well, she didn't sleep much, but
when she did she mumbled and said
things and"
Then the dlnlng-room door opened
again, and Carol-her hair about her
shoulders, her feet bare. enveloped in
soft, clinging kimono of faded blue
stalked majestically into the room,
There was woe in her eyes, and her
voice was tragic.
ut is gone" she said. "It Is gone II
Her appearance was uncanny, to say
the least, and the family gazed at her
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
Working In the Name
OF the Christ Child

Q ONE thirty years ago there lived
- in the city Of Washington young
girl, the daughter Of Richard T.
Merrick, a distinguished lawyer, says
the Survey. A serious injury, due to
an accident, had left her an invalid
confined to her couch. The Christmas
season was fast approaching and amid
the preparations for the holidays,
which the happy family were busily
making, this young invalid, reared in
luxury, conceived the desire of clothing
In the name Of the Christ Child some
poor babe who was to come into the
world In poverty. She made a simple
but complete layette, sent for friend
who she knew could find the very
mother who needed such assistance,
and one small child was clothed In the
name of the Christ Child.
The Christ Child, society, founded
q years ago, distributed 139 layettes
last year. Not one request has ever
been refused to an applicant Endorsed
by its visitors. And from this has
developed the material relief depart
ment, which clothes and shoes chill
dren, furnishes a fortnight's outing,
brace for crippled leg or book
from the library. There are no religious
qualifications. Active members con-
tribute a definite number of hours
work each week, and anyone may be-
come a member by promising to an
swer the Christmas letter of a poor
child. Washington numbers 1000 men,
bers, and there are more than 1850 In
all, including the branches in % cit
les.
From her couch, where she has lain
for more than rs years, Miss Mer-
rick directs and leads all the soci-
ety's work.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-21
On Christmas Eve.

Oh, little babe. oh, gentle babe,
That In a manger lies,
A-listening to the choral. sweet
Which floats a-down the skies,
We, through the year. who only hear
The worlds harsh laundering,
Listen that we, dear babe with thee
May hear the angels sing.
Oh, little babe, oh, gentle babe.
Who lookest toward the star
And seest when they bear their gifts.
Those wise men from afar,
From wandering wide back to thy side.
Weary and worn. we flee;
But hearts that bleed and hands that need
Are all we have for thee.
Oh, little babe, oh, gentle babe,
Our hearts were hard and cold;
The star we loved, the star of fame,
The song the song OF gold.
At the hangers side this Christmas tide
We listen and we long
TO see that star shine from afar
And hear the angels song.
Richard Il. Souter.