The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-21
APPROVE 115 men
Many From Kansas Ready for
Y. NJ. C. A. War Work.
Eighty.Six of Number Listed
for Overseas Service.
SIX men ARE FROM Topeka
Five of This Number Scheduled
for France Activity.
One Banker Underwent Opera
ton To Be Qualified.

One hundred and fifteen Kansas
men have been approved by the per-
sonnet committee of the Kansas war
work council of the Y. M. C. A. of
Kansas. OF the eighty-six listed for
overseas service, a majority already
are in active service "over there"
Twenty-nine have been approved for
home camp service, and those of this
class are put into service. as a rule,
soon after being duly approved.
The Y. NJ. C. A. campaign for re-
cruits in Kansas is but cog in the ma
tional machine for the enlistment of
1000 men for overseas, 1000 for
home camps, by September 1. Kansas
quota is forty of the former a month,
and twenty of the latter. The state
succeeded in filling its quota in May.
A number of interesting responses
call for men Many of these volun-
teers-all as a rule over draft age
include some of the leading business
men of their respective communities.
Several have given up lucrative occu-
pations-one a $4,000 a year bust
ness-in order to do his part to help
in the war.
Wichita recently has contributed
three men to the Y. NJ. c. A. service in
the persons of M. w. Woods, director
of the welfare department and the
municipal farm of the city of Wichita;
R. H. kirkpatrick, a salesman, and
Roscoe Ray. The list includes L. B.
Young, of Hutchinson. who is paying
all his own expenses, including trans
portation to France; Also, Charles A.
Greenlee, of Hutchinson, sales mana
ger Of a milling concern. and E. M.
Smart. vice president of a bank at
Stafford. When given the physical
examination it was found that Mr..
Smart should undergo an operation to
make him physically fit. He came to
Topeka, entered a hospital, underwent
the operation all at his own expense,
and is now awaiting the call.
Variety in Requests.
There is quite variety in the kinds
of men desired by the Y. NJ. G. A.
While it feels lucky to find men with
the cherished qualifications to leaders
for its war work secretaries, its most
A. r. Elliott, department secretary of
the state executive committee OF the
Y. M. c. A.. is auto drivers and me-
chanicians and physical directors.
Under recent arrangements with Cen
eral Pershing, the government has
turned over to the Y. M. G. A. Of
ficially, the management of the army
canteens. In managing this now ex-
tensive department in France. trans
portation enters as an all-important
problem. The greater part of this is
done with motor trucks. Howard
signed as an electrical foreman of the
city waterworks and is now engaged
in installing lighting plants in the ~"
properties in the war zone.
List OF Names.
The following is list Of Kansas
men approved for the "Y'' war work
by the Kansas personnel committee
Men approved by Kansas personnel
committee. February 2S to Juno IA,
1918:
OVERSEAS
John Bamtord, Blue Mound; d. B.
Buckley, Kansas City, Kan; Jesse NJ.
Bader. Atchison; Geo. H. Hoyes. To-
peka: Herbert w. Morgan, Wichita;
Peacock, Trousdale; Roy B. Rawlings,
Kansas City, Kan: E. M. Smart.
Stafford; A. N. Smith, Mankato; Frank
Garfield Richard, Holton; w. G. La
mont, Scott City: D. Otis Gunckle. Sa-
lima; H. E. Breasted. Wichita; U. B.
Brubaker, lola; w. A. Cave. Funston;
A. J. Cutler, Mcpherson: F. A. J.
Cowper. Lawrence; C. C. Elsey, Leav-
enworth; Arthur Evans, Lawrence; A.
L. Ferris. Dighton; Alfred J. Gierhart,
Oberlin; Chas. A. Greenlee, Hutchin-
SON.; Richard C. Crosse, Oswego;
Frank w. Harrison, Topeka; Walter
H. Hastings. Hutchinson; John E.
Hughes. Assaria; Sears F. Rierna.
Olathe; Isaac Sundberg, Wichita; Ira
L. White. Mankato; Fred H. Bailey.
Oakley; Percy c. Banfield. Mulberry;
Frank S. Boone, Concordia; w. J.
Brown, Kansas City, Kan; H. G.
Grower, Emporia; N. W. BROKER, jr..
Ell Dorado: Geo. F. Brooks. Hutchin-
son; Frank E. Carson, Pittsburg; H.
H. Cantrell, Wichita; w. R. Childs,
Fl Dorado; E. r. Corbin, Centra1ia;
Chas. H. Davis. Hutchinson: William
Ora Davis. Burlingame: J. NJ. Engle.
Emporia; John U. Ever. Kansas City,
Cannon. Parsons; E. H. Givens, To-
peka; P. S. Grimstead, Hutchinson;
Walter A. Gross, Bunker Hill: Marion
G. Hume. Garrett; Emanuel Jones.
kinsley; Glen Jones, Burlington; r.
H. kirkpatrick. Wichita; Alfred B.
Arkansas City; David Mitten. Newton:
Munsen. Lebanon; W. w. Mclean.
Hutchinson; E. A. Newly. Wichita:
Eric osen. Lyons: w. w Parker,
william Ringle. Pittsburg: Lloyd E.
Russell, Chanute; o. o. Smith. Dodge
City; ]. E. Stinson. Wichita; Geo. s.
Sutton. Kansas City. Kan; o. G.
Underwood. Greensburg; Eli Walker,
OlOShlOHs SAdS- u. WllSOH, nays
Chester Wood. Pleasanton; Lewis B.
Young. Hutchinson; J. F. Youngman,
Pomona; F. E. Gates, Topeka; Mer-
rick w. Woods, Wichita; Roscoe Ray.
Wichita; Merwin A. Stone. Mcpherson;
Frank johnson, jr., Erie: Ira C.
Young. Long Island; Ralph Ward.
Kansas City, Kan; W. c. Green.
Woodbine: c. L. Peterson. Kansas
City, Kan; A. B. Woods, Emporia.
Men approved by Kansas personnel
| committee February % to June II,
1918:
AMERICAN CAMPS.
Geo. K Goodwin, Wheaton: w. F.
| Harding. Anthony: D. L. King, To-
peka; Geo. H. Marshall, Augusta; J.
NJ. p. Metcalf. Osborne: DR.. Mark,
Herbert Rhodes, Scott City; c. A. Stoll,
Mcpherson; F. H. Felix, Marion: Les
lie F. Clark, Quindaro: Charles NJ.
Evers, Reserves. J. NJ. Noble. Wichita;
x. c. Runyon, Garden City: F., C..
Weed, Lawrence; Oren Bell. Cawker
City; ]. F. Balzer. Newton: F. H.
Brown, Holton; NJ. F. Chittick. Hutch