The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-01-01
CAPT. CHAPMAN
MADE MAJOR IN
NATIONAL ARMY
Cambridge City Militia Lead
er Gets Commission in
Fighting Forces.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Jan. l.
Dan Chapman, Captain of B Company,
Indiana State militia, recently muster
ed into service at this place, has just
been commissioned as Major of In
fantry, with regiment unassigned. In
the new selection of officers for Com
pany B, w. c. Squier has been made
Captain. Nels Carlson, First Lieuten-
ant, and Claude S. Kitterman, Second
Lieutenant F. J. Harvey of Chica-
go, until recently cashier of the First
National bank this place, was Cam
bridge City visitor Saturday. b F.
Wissler and Mr. and Mrs. viii Shutz
attended the funeral of Jacob Needler
at the German Baptist church, west of
Hagerstown, Sunday morning Mr..
Needler had long been resident of
this locality, He died at the age of
II years . VIII Harrison Of Richmond
was here on Saturday. greeting old
friends and attending to business. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ray and children
of Indianapolis were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. James Dennis over Sunday.
Eugene Gehring and Dewey Kelly, af-
ter several days furlough spent with
friends here, have returned to their
respective ISSilHSutS, OuS " Sduil
Taylor: the other to Great Lakes
Training Station. Noah Waddell has
appointed Agent for the T. H. /. and E.
at this place, and entered upon his
duties as cush Monday. AT the meet
ing of the Home Economics Club to be
held January II, Miss Roberta Nc
Neill of Purdue University, will give
| a demon stration in the cooking OF
41I G1f,
| tie LaFever has entered the Methodist
| Hospital in Indianapolis to take a
course in training as a nurse The
holder of No, 1857 is entitled to the
Hoosier kitchen cabinet offered theii
| customers by F. H. Ohmit and COM
| pany. -. The Local Board for Division
! No is busily engaged with the ex
animation and classification Of ques-
| tionnaires which have been returned
BY registrants within the last few days
There will be only very slight
change in the status of registrants be-
! low Order No. 574 which number was
reached in the examinations under the
old regulations. Numerous mistakes
are being made by registrants In com
pleting their Questionnaires. and many
are being before the Board to make
! Tie necessary COTTeCIlClS.- MISS huLI
| Smith of Richmond was the guest over
| Sunday of Miss Thelma Miller Mr.
and Mrs. Adam Bortsfield and son Or
Vile spent Sunday with Mrs Emma
Bortsfield and other relatives in Indi
annapolis. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver E.
| Stewart and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Hudelson attended the reunion of the
! Stewart family, at the home Of Irwin
| Pickering, near Newcastle, Sunday. .
Miss Esta Young has returned from a
visit with her brother Charles at Fort
! Thomas. Miss Rose Griesinger enter
tanned a company of ladies Friday eve
ming at her home on North Walnut
street, In boron of her sister. Mrs.
George Carey and daughters Louise
and Fredrika, of Muncie. The evening
| was spent In social way with music
and knitting. A two course luncheon
was served and small silk flags given
as favors. 49,. Mrs. Daniel Mason and
| daughter, Mrs. ]. c. Hoover, are both
! quite i'll at their home on South Foote
I street. . Mr.. and Mrs Moren Whit.