The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-03
ADVANCE IN ON.
Two Enlisted Men Are Made
Second Lieutenants.
Dummy and Faris Soldiers
Thus HOnored.
Y 6 Is STILL THE LEADER
Additions to Staff Maintain
BuilGiay's Eszk~
Corporal Hermeling Rises to
Subsistence Work.

A sergeant> of the quartermaster de-
tachment of Camp Funston met
another soldier wearing the chevrons
of a quartermaster sergeant one even
ing last week and made this remark:
ut will give me pleasure to salute
you in the morning"
And the next morning the sergeant
who made that remark saluted a new
second lieutenant of the Quartermaster
corps. This officer is Lieut.. w. w.
Drummy of the transportation divi-
sion Of the camp quartermaster de-
tachment.
In the same week. officers and en-
listed len of the detachment greeted
Lloyd NJ. Faris OF the forage branch
as private" Some soldiers called him
buck private" But one bright morn
ing of the past week Lloyd M. Faris
made his appearance with the in
sigma and in the uniform of a second
lieutenant of the Quartermaster corps.
He. too. had just won promotion from
the ranks.
The. camp quartermaster detach-
ment now has five second heutenants
who have won promotions from the
ranks in the last few months. The
other three are Lieutenants Reed.
Gamble and Nishwonger of the camp
utilities detachment.
Lieutenant Dummy was drafted
into the army and assigned to the
transportation division of the quarter
master corps. In civil life he was
successful railroad man, having been
travelling passenger agent for the
Union Pacific railroad at Omaha at
the time when he was called to the
army. He is a real gentleman. and his
promotion is good news to all soldiers
with whom he has come in contact.
Lieutenant Faris is the son of a hay
dealer of Kansas City, and a judge of
hay. His service as an inspector of
hay at Funston brought him his COM
mission. He is assigned to the forage
branch.
While promotions are numerous and
frequent in the rapidly expanding
army, the rise of the newly commits
stoned officers in the camp quarter
master detachment is exceptional. The
soldiers who have watched their asso-
ciates rise to commissions feel that
in some cases, at least, dreams come
true" in the army.
When the rush of each day is at an
end and the las. mess has been served
in the various barracks of the quarter
master detachment, the soldiers in
unit generally go to s. 1t has
held and continues to hold first rank
in interest and attractiveness among
all the Us at Funston. 1t seems for
in its personnel, this Y holds its lead
ershiP. Recently 1t acquired a new
business secretary. He is Ross Dur
rell. who dropped a lucrative post as
credit man for the Standard Oil COM
pany in Kansas City to serve the Y.
NJ. c. A. Secretary Durreli is new at
the Y. but he possesses rare intuition
in dealing with soldiers.
Where Is Secretary Durre1l from"
many soldiers have inquired.
L. l.
contributions to the war. And he is
adding to the pleasantness of serving
in the national army.
Secretary Jones Is the new religious
secretary at "Y" 6. 1t is Interesting
to record that this new secretary, who
has stimulated religious activities here,
followed in the charge of Lieutenant
Rucker when the latter left the min
istry to serve as an officer in the Ma
tional army. In the past week DR.. c.
R. Nisbet, pastor Of the Central Pres
byterian church of Kansas City, con-
Quoted nightly religious services at
s, attracting large audiences. Last
Monday noon the secretaries of Y
gave dinner party at the Army City
hostess house" for the Kansas City
pastor.
Private A. r. Shiffner is teaching
the Gregg system of shorthand to SOL
diers of the quartermaster detach-
ment enrolled in the Y 6 Shorthand
visional wrestling instructors here,
gives wrestling lessons at every
Many soldiers often inquire as to
what will the offer?" during their
noon and evening messes. It's no
longer necessary to go to Y to learn
Secretary Garth. who is in charge of
this building, has posted. with the
permission of the various barracks
commanders, bulletin board in each
barracks in units s. Z and 9. on
which he announces each morning the
program of the following evening 1t
is an appreciated innovation.
Corp. Otto w. Herm cling of the mis-
cellaneous detachment, quartermasteF
corps. has been promoted. Formerly
he was q corporal in the finance d.
vision. but now he is a corporal in
the subsistence division.
Four carloads of woolen clothing
have been sent recently by the re-
clanation division to- Kansas City for
cleaning and pressing. This clothing
is from transferred and discharged
soldiers, and will come back to do
double service" in the army. This is
only one of many activities of the re-
clamation division, which is saving the
war department many thousands of
dollars.
Private Hutcheson. head of the tx.
P.'s' in Barracks 635, has adopted