The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-09-05
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

war department on Aug. 20. Two
Denver boys are missing in action
They are Mathew l.. Niederkorn and
Walter F. Mcdonald. Another Den
yer boy. Richard Delacy, is reported
severely wounded. Samuel N. Wheel
er Jr.. of Grand Junction is on the
list of missing which includes also
Howard F. Barber of Monte Vista and
Chester Stacy of Westcliff In the
wounded list are Paul E. Erb, Engle-
wood; Edwin P. Fraser. Colorado
Springs; Homer F. Elliott. Eckert:
Andrew S. Kouns. Rocky Ford. and
Manuel ApOdaca, Gulnare.
With the approval OF tho President,
the War Department, realizing the inn
portance of highly specialized men ~
officers, engineers, doctors. chemists
and executives of every kind, has es
tablished students army training
corps and Governor Gunter has issued
a proclamation to designate Sunday,
Sept. 8. as Decision Day" and rs-
quests its observance in all churches
throughout the state; and trusts that
a united ministry will call upon the
youh of Colorado to enlist in the Stu
dents Army Training corps by en-
rolling with the students war service
committee, room 236, statehouse.
Students at the various Colorado
colleges-the state university at Boul'
der, Denver university, Colorado col
lege at Colorado Springs, the State
School OF Mines at Golden, and the
Colorado Agricultural college at Fort
Collins, who have Joined or will join
the Students Army Training corps.
will receive the pay OF privates of the
United States army-33O a month
from the day that they enter college
They will have a military mess, sleep
in special barracks and be under
strict military discipline. To all In
tents and purposes they will be
soldiers.
At the Pueblo meeting. the Colorado
Grand Lodge. Knights OF Pythias,
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Grand chancellor.
Omar C. Hickman. Windsor; grand
vice chancellor, w. f. Smith, Brush:
grand prelate, C. s. Reed. Pueblo:
grand keeper of record and seals. w.
| S. O'Brien, Denver: grand master OF
eACHeQutI, ". II. WluChtii, In Juhto.
| grand master-at-arms, Fl. c. Morse,
Rocky Ford; grand inner guard. Frank
Emmerson. Canon City; grand outer
guard. August Fox. Del Norte: grand
trustee, Frank Parker, Colorado
Springs.
The Grand Lodge OF the Pythian
Sisters. at the meeting in Pueblo,
named the following officers: Grand
1 chief, Mrs. Garry Neeb. Pueblo: grand
senior, Mrs. Helen Mccoy. Denver:
grand junior, Mrs. Sarah Speers. Den
yer; grand mistress of records, Mrs.
Edith Youngster. Denver grand mis-
tress OF finance. Mrs. Nellie Coston.
Mancos: grand protector. Mrs. Lottie
Watson, Pueblo: grand outer guard,
Mrs. Rose Dennis. Trinidad; press,
Mrs. Mary M. Hicks. Pueblo.
Nine Coloradoans were named in
Wednesdays casualty list. Henry
Christiansen of Greeley was reported
severely wounded. while eight-Guy
A. Wright, Denver: Ralph A. Kenni
colt. Boulder; James w. Tomlinson
Rocky Ford: John p. Day, Bethune;
John b. Howard. Avon: John l.. Bar
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Kallistro Luchini, Allison-were listed
as missing in action.
Hugh l.. MacWhirter. veteran EN-,
ploye OF the Denver Dry Goods Com
pany. WAS appointed vice president
and general manager of the concern.
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of w. r. Owen.
The Oheb Zadek congregation has
engaged the FL Jebel temple in Den
yer to hold services during the ap-
preaching holidays, kosh Hashona,
Sept. I and s. and Yom Kippur, Sept.
16.
Over $4,000 was given for the Bel
gian babies milk fund on Denver
flower day.
Herbert Little and John r. Morris.
who confessed to the robbiny of the
Crawford State bank, were sentenced
at Montrose to terms of from four to
six years in the state peniten,iary.
forest reserve crew of nine men
under the supervision of Ranger Ed
Peck is busily engaged in the eNter-
mination of larkspur on the range
near the Hahn's peak fire station.
All German text books that had
been used in the Fort Morgan schools
were burned in a bonfire in the center
of the city.
R. Boylette of Colorado Springs, and
A. NJ. Scott of Denver are reported
wounded in the Canadian casualty list.
The name OF A. NJ. Scott. Emma,
Colo, wounded, appeared on the Can
adian overseas casualty list.
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