The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-06
CAMP COMMENT
BY r. E. LEWIS.


orado Fuel & Iron Industrial Y. NJ
C. A. at Pueblo, was here the first
or the week looking over Camp Fun
ston. He came here with the Col
orado draft contingent of 233 men.
Mr.. Stickel reports that Pueblo is
building a new Y. NJ. c. A. building
which will cost s45O,000.
A committee on overcharges, the
purpose of which is to investigate
claims of overcharges to soldiers or
citizens in nearby cities by merchants
and landlords. has been formulated.
The copmittee was first formed at
Manhattan, which city has the plan
In operation at the present time.
Capt. c. E. Garrison in the office of
the assistant chief of staff has been
appointed as a member of the COM
mittee and any complaints regarding
overcharges to enlisted men should
be made to him.
A strictly modern hotel known as
the Hotel Military was opened at
Army City last week by E. NJ. Weddle,
formerly in the hotel business at
Lindsborg, Kan. The Hotel Military
fills a long felt want at Army City
1t is completely furnished with the
latest furniture and affords a very
attractive quarters for the travelling
public. Mr.. Weddle is an experienced
hotel man and his guests are assured
of courteous treatment.
Capt. C. E. Garrison in the office
of the assistant chief of staff, at
tended a conference, called by the
Commercial club of Manhattan Thurs
day night The chief topic of dis
.cussion was the problem of the hous-
ing of soldiers and visitors at Man
haitian. The meeting was attended
by the mayor and city commissioners,
representatives of the war camp com
munity service council, the leading
ministers. editors, the board of public
welfare, the mayors square deal COM
mittee, the. Welfare association, the
Retailers association, Commercial
club, Rotary club and other organi-
cations interested in the welfare of
the soldiers.
Prof F. L. Black of the Kansas
State Normal of Emporia will give
an illustrated lecture on "Pompeii'' at
Y. M. No. on April s and at Y. M.
No. Z on April 9.
Edgar c. Raine's famous. travel
pictures of Alaska, the wonderland of
America, will be shown at Y. M No.
on April 6; at Y. M. No: 10 on
April Z, at Y. M. No. on April 8, at
| Y M. No. 8 on April 9 and at Y. M.
| No. IL on April 10. Mr.. Ra1ne has
spent several years in Alaska, where
he made the pictures himself and
speaks from the intimate personal
knowledge of that interesting coun-
| try.
Camp Funston is the first of the
training camps to install a free course
in typewriting for the men of the
national army. The course has been
started at Y. MS No. 6 and IL. A
| number of typewriters have been rent
ed for the school and are for the use
of the men. Over one hundred men
are taking the course at the two
buildings.
Great care will be exercised in the
prevention of fires and all matches
| cigar and cigarette stumps must be ex-
tinguished before throwing them
| away and no open fires will be allow
| ed, says a headquarters order 1t is
the. duty of every field officer and
company commander who sees a fire
in his regimental drill area to inves-
tigate the cause. The person respon-
sibie for the fire will be punished and
if the investigating officer is unable
to determine the person responsible
| for the fire, then smoking or fires in
/ that regimental area will be forbidden
for a period of one month.