The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-10
HELENA MONTANA.
BY J. e. W. Clarke.

in the knitting mills at Terry, N. Y,
since the closing of Howard Univer-
sity arrived home this week. Mrs.
James w. Crump will leave in a few
days for Portland, Ore, where she
will attend the National Encampment
Of the G. A. r. and visit friends. She
will be gone about a month. The
engagement ring is most beautiful,
but neither he nor she will admit that
congratulations are in order. Well
tell it as soon as we know the facts.
Watch this column for a surprise,
Brother Osborne. Mrs. Calvin Arm
strong and g%randniece, Ida May Mack
ey, of Seattle, Wash, arrived in Hell
ena Thursday, the LIST, for a months
visit with her sister, Mrs. Edward
Johnson, Sc S. Ewing st. Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Green entertained the
Rockies who entrained from our city
on the LIST. The dinner was given on
the 2Sth and covers were laid for
nine. The Pleasant Hour Club met
on the beautiful lawn of the Broad
water Hotel the afternoon of the 31st.
This is the first opportunity since its
organization the men have had to en-
joy the hospitality of this now popular
club. Refreshments were served and
a social good time was enjoyed until
the afternoon was far spent. The
gentlemen would be pleased to attend
other meetings of like character.
A letter from Jack Napier informs
us that he is aboard one of Uncle
Sans Sub chasers and is in port
somewhere on the Sound.
Mrs. c. c. Matthews and daughter,
Florence, left for Tacoma on the Sth
for a visit with Sergt. Charles c.
Matthews, who is stationed at Camp
Lewis, American Lake, Wash. Sergt.
Matthews has seen service in Cuba
and the Philippine Islands and is now
retired, but has the supervision and
issuing of Grain at Camp Lewis. Mrs.
Matthews visit with her husband
will extend to the middle of next
month. 80. Rev. c. n. Douglas held
Quarterly Conference at st. James A.
NJ. E. Church on the End. The reports
indicate that considerable pep has
been put into the work during the
past month or six weeks. Prepare
lions are being made for a grand
week during Annual Conference,
which meets here next month. 4. The
Evangelists, Miss Myller and Keys
were given a royal send off upon leav-
ing Helena. Besides a substantial
financial token of Helena's esteem, a
very pretty wrist watch was present
ed to Miss Myller. On Wednesday
evening, the 31st, Miss Keys preached
a soul stirring sermon which carried
= one back to the days when shouting
;, was the rule and not the execution
Both ladies accompanied by a par
ty of admiring friends assembled
Mount Helena, 5000 it., and there par
took of a breakfast of fried Censor
ed They are anxious to see Helena
again, and Helena is ready to greet
them at any time in the future. e.
The Busy Bee Club met with Mrs.
Jefferson Harrison on the LIST. The
first day of August found Helena
aglow with patriotic enthusiasm, the
occasion being the entraining of Lew
is and Clarke county's contingent of
colored boys for Camp Lewis. The
parade formed on Broadway at seven
o'clock and was led by the police,
members of the fire department and
the State Capital band. Adjutant
Phil Freeman was marshall of the par
ade which was composed of fraternal
patriotic and labor organizations -.
A purse of nearly $500 was thrown
into the large American flag carried
by Red Cross girls in the parade.
This sum was presented to the boys
after the ceremonies -. Henry Ger
harz presided at the ceremonies and
Lester Lobel, County Attorney, read
the names of the boys. Miss Alice
York and Miss Florence Matthews,
dressed as Red Cross nurses placed
the names of the recruits on the honor
roll IN the roster board as they were
called. ...H. G Picktt, President of
the Commercial club delivered the
address and gave generous praise to
the Negro soldier and the race, and
said the citizens of Helena stands
firmly behind every soldier fighting
for worlds democracy, regardless of
race, creed or color. After the cere-
monies the colored citizens held a re-
ception for the recruits at the resi-
denece of Mr.. and Mrs. Judge D. Hart.
There was more speaking by Rev. G.
H. Parsons, H. J. Baker, Mrs. Ada
Hart, Rev. George F. Martin, DR.. l..
NJ. Reef and H. G. Pickett, Secre,
tatry and President of the CONNER
| cial club, respectively. The recruits
were Sam Welch, William Donnell
and George Williams who entrained
here: George Robnett, entraining al
Columbia, Mo, and Martina Queaby
who entrained at Oakland, Calif.....
: The colored people turned out in
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