The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06

c, ening concerts found their large
opera hall filled to overlooking. Logan
must have some secret recipe for pa
triotism and enth usia SIN. for the way
they received and entertained the boys
was indeed puzzling. And yet. they
are all the kind of good people who
are doing their utmost to back up the
lads behind the guns. Led by their
splendid mayor. Dane Hansen. they
threw the doors of the city wide open
and turned over the city to the bo"s-
Said he: Boys. the city is yours.
If you see anything you want, just help
yourself. l have turned over the keys
to the city jail to your chief. If you
see a nice Plymouth Rock coming
down the street. just land on it
Speaking of poultry, Logan surely
has a fine stock of it, and they were
all there in full force at the dance to
make the boys glad. Lieutenant Reese
is not in the habit of making speeches
at the concerts. but to use his own
words. Il just couldn't contain myself
We shall long remember Logan for
the grand reception it has given us l
noticed McAuley and Smith strutting
around in the barracks at Funston
with their chests undulY elevated and
called them into my office one day
and asked them why this dignified
air. and they came to salute and
snappily replied. Wei. sir. were from
l-Og n.
of Arkansas City. and the boys para
phrased the words of Il don't want to
get we'll" to ~ don't want 20 leave
Logan"
The band played to an immense
crowd at Beloit on Tuesday evening.
and many declared it to he the equal
of any band ever heard in that city
Here is the home of Hal Casey.
Dutch" Suttmoeller. and Sergt- Roy
Young.
Concordia was the next seaport to
harbor the hand and il did it up in
fine style Captain N1asseck breezed
in Just a few moments before the con-
cert and after being relieved of KAN
sas clay and dirt accumulated during
the long motorcycle ride from ul'-
ston, made his appearance on the
stage and gave one of his character
istic brilliant after dinner speeches.
The band put everything across IN
fine shape and left the people clamor-
ing for more in spite of the lengthy
program. In fact, SO much so. that
thew are bent on having the band back
in NAV on the occasion of Governor
Capper's visit.
The boys had a real reception at
Norton on Thursday and gave them
more than their shekers worth In re-
turn.
One of the best concerts of the trip
was pulled" there. The people OF
the city took the boys to their homes
and gave them some OF Ine DeSt YET
home cooking One of the most en-
thusiastic of these is Mr.. Broquet. a
Belgian. who ie more than passinSly
interested in the war. He has brother
in the French army who has been in
the worst of the fighting since the out
break of the war. His mother and
two sisters are prisoners of the Ger
mans Mrs. Broquet has two brothers
in the Belgian army and cousin in
captain in the French army.
Phillipsburg also takes rank with
good fellows, to judge by its attitude
and actions toward the soldier boys.
The people left nothing undone TO
keep the boys enjoying themselves
every minute. The Forum was filled
| beyond S. r. o. and a huge crowd
stood on the outside in the chilly even
| ing air to listen. People drove in
| from many miles around. some even
from eighty miles in Nebraska Phil
| lipsburg is the county seat of Phillips
| county which had already made a
name in Funston by sending down a
grand feed to her boys in camp last
| fall.
! The Sunday afternoon concert al
| Cawker City brought out 3. 500 paid
admissions at fifty coppers- per. which
| is by far the record thus far. The
concert was given in Lincoln park
once the famous chautauQua ctrong-
hold of Kansas. This city is the home
of Blonde Lutz, bass drummer.