Meade County news., 1917-10-18
war CALLS FAMILY
Prof. Arthur Nevin, His Wife
and Two Sons Have En-
ie,ou tie Service.
ALL HAVE IMPORTANT WORK
K. U. Instructor viii Teach Singing
to Soldiers at Camp Grant,
Rockford, III.

War has called into service every
member of the family of Prof. Arthur
Nevin of the University of Kansas.
Professor Nevin left the Univer-
sity recently for Camp Grant,
Rockford, ILL.,, 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 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 Nevin that
Kansas towns have come to recog-
nize the civic value of music.
81 shall lead 10000 young men," said
Professor Nevin, "and know my part
will be important in their lives. When
/ believe l shall go with them. The
English choral leaders and musicians
go 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 "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.
X. 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
become second lieutenants in the
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.
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Bar Club Luncheons.- Hutch
inson Federation of Womens 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 CAM aign to conserve the
food supply
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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 Mulvane, is too old to serve in the
ranks, but he is bound to do his bit to
win the war. Doctor Shelly an
nounced recently he would attend free
the wife, children or any dependents
of a United States soldier.
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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 at
Larned. The yards transferred are
at Hutchinson, Medora, Burton
Bentley, Castleton, Langdon, Belpre,
Trouvaile, Felsburg, Gibson, Lewis
and Kinsley. The Lindas Company
already has fifteen yards in Kansas.
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Boy Accidentally Shot. - Barnet
Welch, the 15-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Welch of Kiowa, acci-
dentally fatally shot himself the other
night. He and 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.-Dollie
Castle, elephant trainer at the Wich-
ita Forum, was dangerously crushed
when two elephants she was exhibit
ing pressed her between them An
attendants quick prod caused the ami
mails to release the woman before
she was fatally injured
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French Children for Lawrence
Three more French children have been
adopted through the work of the Law
renee committee for the fatherless
children of France. This makes eighty
two names sent in by this committee.
A letter from the general secretary
says nearly ten thousand names will
be assigned to Kansas this year.
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