The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-26
Kansas Club Women viii Fur
y. nish Three Guest Rooms.
HOUSES MANY DIVERSIONS
Good Words for the Y. w.
K. Hostess House.
The Camp Commander Gives
4 High Commentator.
BY SERGT. r. E. LEWIS.

Topeka, president of the Womens
Federation iof Clubs, have announced
that they will furnish three of the
guest rooms in the All-Kansas 353rd
SecreationaI hall. During a recent
visit to Topeka, Capt. c. j. Masseck,
AdJutant of the regiment, announced
TO the club women that the Kansas
boys were erecting hall for the COM
fort and contentfhent of the Kansas
troops and the club women i'm
5nediately became interested. The
Outcome of it was the pledge to fur
nish these rooms.
g The recreation hall is unique
building, dedicated to the generosity
of the people of Kansas who are
anxious that their soldier boys receive
a little extra in the way of comfort
and contentment. The structure Is
now compIeted. and has housed every
man in the regiment on two occasions,
one the dedication, the other of a re-
1igious service. However, the interior
of the building has not been finished
IN a manner which is appropriate to
the patriotic Kansas people.
II The walls of the auditorium will be
esvered Tor distance of about fifteen
feet with green background upon
which will be hung paintings con-
fributed ly Kansas people. Most of
The furniture, especially the large ma
hogany tables have been made by the
rooms in which the Kansas visitors
will be entertained have been finished
with rich tapestry. beautiful rugs, ma
hogany tables and many other pieces
of furniture that will add to the COM
fort of the guest.
i Two mammoth freplaces, one in
each end of the building, have been
Installed to further add to the pleasure
of the regiment and its visitors The
Building is now ready for occupancy
at any time by the Kansas soldiers
who have thus far received a great
amount of comfort and recreation
from it, altho the building was open
10 them only week ago.
The Otroops of the All-Kansas
s53rd infantry attended in a body re-
ugious services held in the new Recre
ational hall Sunday morning. 1t was
an unique appearance that the mem
bers of the 353rd made, as they arose
TO sing the religious hymns and take
part in the services. This is the first
opportunity the regiment has had of
holding a service of this kind.
- The services were in charge of
chaplain G.. Charles Gray. 1t was in
pathetic terms that he spoke words of
comfort and contentment to the sol
diers and at the same time compli-
xhented them very highly for their
4saited purpose in the winning of the
world war. A big song festivity was
Conducted by c. H Guthrie of the
Army y NJ, C. A. Thru his efforts
the boys took hold in a manner that
made the building ring with song.
Bandmaster Edward Meyer was on
hand with his full band, which was
one of the feature mum bers of the re-
fgious program. The 353rd Infantry
band has gained a reputation as the
best for its military music and to say
il upheld its reputation on religious
music would be putting it very mild.
esCol. James H. Reeves, commanding
officer. and Capt. c. j. Masseck, ad-
5utant, of the 353rd All-Kansas in
4 ltry have just completed arrange
Tnents for an address to be delivered
at Recreational hall Oh Sunday, Janu-
airy 81, by Rolla Walter Brown of
Crawfordsville, Indiana His subject
will be The Spirit of France"
This lecture has been delivered to
tnrge and enthusiastic audiences in the
Z States of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and
Several other states 1t is considered
one of the greatest masterpieces on the
present war ever spoken to a soldier
audience.
q Mr. Brown is one of the pedagogues
of the middle west. having graduated
from the Ohio Wesleyan, Harvard and
the University of Paris. His is prob
ably best known by his book, How
French Boys Learn to Write" This
is one of the greatest educational
books of the past decade. Mr.. Brown
rs Splenu1Q example OF FTenCn cndr-
after, a forceful public speaker and
Without question one of the best
speakers on war topics of the present
day. He is making a lecture tour be-
fore going abroad in the educational
Service of the Y. NJ. c. A.
= The All-Kansas infantry considers
itself very fortunate in securing Mr..
Brown who will be. heard with inter-
est by every officer and enlisted man
of the command.
The members of the Southwestern
Alumni association of Massachusetts
Institute of Technology were the
guests Thursday night of the associa-
lion at a dinner held. at University
club. Kansas City. Mo- The guest of
honor was c. F. Allen, of Boston, who
was the principal speaker
Many members of the Southwestern
alureni, who are now stationed at
Camp Funston, took advantage of the
opportunity to attend this meeting.
h Capt. Jacob Frank, camp quarter
master, is going to install gates across
all roads branching off the Golden
Belt highway, the main road for
traffic thru the Eighty-ninth division.
- Certain ones of these gates will be
promptly closed each evening at $50
O'Clock except in special emergency, at
which time they will be allowed to re-
main open until 1880 p. m.
= Livery Nehicles. for the most part
seiitneys" that do thriving business
between Camp Funston. Manhattan
and Junction City, will be permitted to
stop at only three places, the hostess
shouse, West boulevard and Packers
Camp crossing, says the ne order.
S The Camp Funston basketball team
left Thursday for a four-day trip in
Nebraska. The soldiers played Yves
leyan college in Lincoln Friday night.