Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-07-12
Kansas Women Have Organ
lied a Military Sisterhood
For That Purpose.
WANT A BRANCH IN EVERY TOWN
Mrs. Charles l. Martin Is at Head of
New Movement-WiIlw Write
Absentees.

When a Kansas soldier boy leaves
for somewhere in France" he will be
comforted in the knowledge that his
near and dear ones at home will be
well looked after. If he is so unfor-
tunate as to have no close relatives.
he will be kept in touch with neigh
borhood affairs through correspon-
dence of some woman friend.
An organization for that purpose has
just been started by Mrs. Charles 1.
Martin, wife of Brigadier General
Martin of the Kansas national guard
1t is known as "The Military Sister
hood of Kansas" Branches will be
ablished in all towns and plans per-
fected for carrying out the objects of
the association.
1T is imperative in addition to re-
lief and personal service that every
thing be done to keep the men in
military service up to the high stan
dard of efficiency which Kansas
troops now hold,' said Mrs. Martin.
ITO do this the cooperation of the
home must be secured and American
standards of living must prevail. 1t
is further vital that if men enter the
service of the state Ind nation in any
considerable number, their places
must be taken in industries by women,
and that every step be taken to as
sure this end to safeguard the women
who enter industry for the first time
I'VE wives, mothers and sisters of
| the men leaving for military service
believe there is a very definite, prac-
teal service which women can render
during the absence of our loved ones
from home, which, if practically car
! ried out, will encourage men to enlist
| and serve their country and will re-
| lieve them of worry and embarraSs-
ment of home conditions which they
| cannot direct personally while at the
front
I'VE aim to maintain helpful spirit
| of cooperation with the family until
the soldier shall return, and to secure
| employment for the returned soldier.
! Thus the wife and mother can come
| together on the common ground of ma
tional service and sisterly love to
work out the particular difficulties
caused in any individual case by build
ing ourselves together in fraternal
| friendship
kansan Among Prisoners.-Miss
Iris Calderhead, arrested in Washing
| ton in connection with a suffrage
| demonstration, is a daughter of For
! mer Congressman w. A. Calderhead
of Kansas. She was a teacher in the
Wichita schools until last fall.
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For 1918 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pledg-
ing the support of the grain men of
the state to the movement for 900
million bushel wheat crop for 1919
| IN odn al NV he c
Grain Dealers Associa ton in conven.
ton at Hutchinson
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Accepts HoIton Band.-The Holton
municipal band of twenty-five pieces
has been accepted by the government
as a marine band. Lieutenant Walter
D. Smith of the United States marine
band of Washington and Captain En-
slick of ST. Louis, recruiting officer OF
the Central division of the United
States marine corps tested the play
ing ability OF the band and accepted il
as a unit. 1t will be known as the
Second Regiment Marine band.
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Waitress Inherits S25, oOo.-Mrs
Lorraine Slagle, waitress in local res
taurant, received word today that she
had been left tract of land and about
S25, 900 in cash and personal property
by an uncle who recently died al
Windsor, Mo. Mrs. Slagle has beer
working for years to keep four chill
dren in a convent school at Cleburne
Tex. She will take her children with
her to the Missouri estate at once.
Voted Paved Roads.-The Other
night $50 delegates from along the
Pixies Peak-Ocean-to-Ocean Highwa,
in Brown, Doniphan and Nemaha coun
ties voted in favor of paved roads
across the three counties.
For an Oil Field Road.-Petition.
have been circulated for the buildin,
of an 1S-foot brick road from Eldoradt
through Towanda and Augusta t.
Douglass, a distance of thirty miles.
Dies on Street Carr. A Shu1l, 5.
years old, died of heart disease a
Manhattan while on a street car II,
came to the state in 1884.
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Constable Shots. D. Farmer O
Baxter, a constable, was wounded il
the chin and ankle in a battle between
two men suspected of transportin;
liquor recently The officers ha,
gone to the Baxter-Chetopa road t
watch for liquor-laden motor cars &C
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