The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1918-11-11

Croy is in and the same pictures are
shown in all the training camps in
America. This service, which is han
died by the Y. VI. c. A has made that
organization the largest consumer of
film supplies in the world and mil
lions of men owe hours of entertain
ment and pleasure to the efforts of
Homer CrOy.
Just Stand and Watch Them.s
Gee, it's great to see a man from
Missouri" l exclaimed. after I'd
lifted his 'Y" cap and gazed on his
, baldish head and assured myself that
it was he. My eyes will be sticking
out so one can knock 'em off with a
stick for ten minutes from sheer sur
prise"
"If it affects you that way we'd bet
ter get you a pair of binders before
going on down the street." said Croy.
WIZ. if you want to see folks from
home this is the place to do it. They're
all over here. Just stand on the cor
ner here and watch 'em go by. You
can see someone from Missouri near
~ any time you stand a while either
on this street or the Champs Elysee."
That is almost literally true. l have
no idea how many Missourians are
here Twelve were on the ship on
which | crossed including R. NJ. Kerr
of Independence, Arthur ]. Jelly, Jr.,
of Kansas City, S. n. Solt and G. c.
Roberts of Kansas City, some of
whom still are here. The others are
in the field in Y. NJ. c. A. huts. Some
of the Missourians in places of promi-
nence here, besides Croy, are: Lieut..
Charles Phelps Cushing. marine corps,
formerly a reporter on The Star, now
editor of captions for all Still pic
lures sent to America, both official
government photographs and all news
paper and magazine photographs.
Among Those There.
Fred s. Tisdale. formerly of The
Star. editor of all American Expedi-
tiOnary Force motion pictures dis
tributed in Italy.
a widely known Missouri newspaper
man. more recently of the New York
| Tribune. now chief of the Paris bureau
the historical division of the Ameri-
can EXpeditiOnary Force School chill
dren in America for many years to
come will learn the history of. this
war through molten pictures Captain
Moore is selecting
Lieut.. Carl Mayhem. st. Joseph.
chief of the still Photographic library
of the American Expeditionary Force
Lieut.. William X. Michael. formerly
on The Star. advertising manager of
the Stars and Stripes.
Karl Walter. formerly known as "K
w" dramatic and music critic of The
Star, chief of the Reciprocal News
Service
George T Bye, formerly of The Star,
chief field correspondent for the Re-
ciprocal News Service.
Jerome Beatty, formerly of The
Star. staff correspondent for the Re-
ciprocal News Service.
Maude Radfcrd Warren, who be-
came identified with Missouri's liter
airy workers during serYeral years
residence in Columbia. is handing out
cigarettes and cut plug and hot choc-
olate and sympathy in Y. NJ. c. A.
hut at the front. but comes back to
Paris every few weeks TO write maya
zine articles.
Hears From o. p. III.
l had a pleasant chat today with DR..
George H. Combs, who was leaving
for a visit at General Pershing's head
quarters. There goes the telephone
Well. by George! Who-or whom
do you guess is on the other end of
the line? o. P. Higgins. The Stars
correspondent with the Missouri and
Kansas troops, just in from several
hard weeks at the front to spend a