The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-04
Joe E. Befort was in from Pfeifer
Tuesday afternoon.

Ralph Graham has returned from a
trip to Kansas City.
Hazel Rea was home from Law
renee, Easter Sunday.
Mrs. Florence Nickles Archer is
lere visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Glathart drove up
from Lawrence, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Behan went to Kan
sas City, last Thursday night.
Wilson Mcknight was here from
Plainville, Monday and Tuesday.
Peter Johnson, Jr., sports a new
Chevrolet car, purchased Monday.
The road drag was put to work on
good travelling after the rain.
Mrs. J. H. Reeder and son, Ralph,
are domiciled in one of the C. w.
Reeder cottages in West Hays.
Miss Georgia Virmond reports that
she is nicely located in Washington,
D. G. and likes her new work fine.
John Cavendar returned to his
home in Moberly, Mo-, Friday night,
after a fortnight's visit with relatives
here.
Mrs. Otto Knoche and baby are
her relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. H L.
Knoche.
DR.. Daniels, the new dentist will
ocupy the suite of rooms in the C. W.
Reeder building between DIR. Ander-
son and DR.. Clover.
Agnes Brull has recently been of
fered. by the U. S. Government a job
as typist at Washington, D. c. She
has not decided, as yet, to take the
job.
Rena Harmon has resigned her
position as teacher in the Monument
Logan County School and has accept
ed a government position at Washing
ton, D. c.
John NJ. Boyd, the northside pro-
duce dealer is expected home from
Kansas City, this Saturday, where he
IS Oprated on about ten days ago
for abscess.
Early planted sweet peas are show
ing above ground, promising early
bloom, before decoration day. Tulip
beds have come through the winter in
good shape and will soon be in bloom
all over the city.
Three young ladies, representing
one of the eastern Lycum buraus,
who gave a concert in Bunkerhill,
in the entertainment course there on
Monday evening, came Sunday morn
ing and spent the day here
Chas Blackmun, Jr., and Everett
Pratt came up from Salina, where
they are working for the Western I'm
ion Telegraph Company, Saturday
night, and spent Easier with home
folks returning Sunday night
The 133 inches of rain which fell
last week over the Western part of
the state 1ras frightened up the wheat
and will add thousands of dollars to
the wealth. of the state and help ma
teriall in winning the war for
democracy.
Monday morning everybody COM
menced on their work under the new
to go school or work a little earlier
but made it up by getting through in
time TO go fishing or oher pleasures.
Some put in their potatoes
Easter was a beautiful day and the
special services at the different
churches were well attended.
and entertaining. The pulpits were
handsomely decorated with house
grown flowers. While the ladies ap-
peared in their Easter hats and
clothes.
Mrs. Logan of Big Creek farm, en-
tertained at Easter dinner the follow
ing young people: Eva Wood, Law
renee Bemis, Carl Blender, Susan
Chittenden, Mildred Howie, Dolly
Truan, Halle Overholser, Donald
Meade, Jake Felten, Al Bissing, John
Hale, Martin Blender, Mary Kather-
inc Bird and Wilfred Graus. Those
present report an enjoyable time.
1t is understood that E. J. Mon
'tague, assistant sperintendent at the
Experiment Station has accepted
government position and will leave
for Washington, D. c., about the 10Th
of this month. Mr.. Montague has
been a painstaking and efficient Off
Ger at the Station for several years
and his position will be hard to fill.
So many young men nof the coun-
try are being called to the colors, that
each month creates greater shortage
in efficient help
Easter services at Luthran Church
were well attended. The Knights Tenn
P1e11 WC1C III a OOOJ We
were glad to welcome the many
strangers who worshipped with US.
The large Lutheran chorus, with the
support of the magnificent pipe or
gan, and under the Efficient direction
of Professor Soderlund, made the mu-
sic for the occasion al THAT could be
desired Many beautiful cut flowers
and potted plants were tastefully ar
ranged and helped to emphasize the
message of the day. A number of in
fants were baptized and several
adults were received into church mem
bership. The ninety-one communi-
cants made our Easter communion the
largest single communion in our his
tory. Besides swe were glad to min
ister to the thirty strangers who COM
muned at our Altar.
At the evening service the Lutheran
chorus of seventeen voices gave Ash
ford's beautiful cantata, "The Beauti-
tudes." Mrs. Malmberg presided at
the organ, Prof. Soderlund trained
the chorus and conducted. He de-
serves high praise for his patient and
efficient work The chorus is a per-
manent organization and will be in