The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-01

A special meeting of the Oakland W. C.
T. L. has been called for Tuesday after
noon at = 80 O'Clock. The meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. G. H. Ensign, 304
Forest avenue.
Seven additional stars were placed on the
service flag at the Oakland Christian
the evening was delivered by Coy. Arthur
Capper. Special music was given several
saxaphone selections being heard. The
church was decorated with flags aud cut
flowers. The seven stars added to the flag
represent the following boys: Jens Otto
Henson, of Camp Joseph f. johnson. Jack
sonville. Fla: Lloyd Jessop. unassigned,
Camp Funston: CashelI f. Kele-. unas-
signed, Camp Funston: Logan Ray Mc6iin-
Leslie Reaugh coast artillery. Fort Cotton.
n. Y: Carl Smelser. Fort Caswell. North
C Caro- ina. Emmett shaffer, coast artillery,
Roy Ludington. of Camp Funston spent
the week end with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Ludington. and also with his
Mrs. David Granville and son. David,
were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ.
Richter. Topeka avenue.
Sergt. Paul Ensign. of Camp Funston,
has returned to camp after spending a
short time Sunday with Mrs. Ensign and
also with his parents. DIR. and Mrs. G. H
Ensign.
The Standard Bearers Missionary society
will meet Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. Walter Hamill. Wabash avenue
Mrs. F. w. Flanagan. AFTER avenue has
gone to Excelsior Springs, Mo-, in the in
IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Hummel and son.
Lennox. were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. L. Biscoe, AFTER avenue.
Mrs Forbes. of Silver Lake. is visiting
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Sprague
AFTER avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. AIva Skidmore. Mr.. and
Mrs Stanley Waggoner and little daughter
motored to Granville and spent Sunday
evening as guests at the Enichs home
Roy C. Dunlap, of Fort Sill is spending
n furlo with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
I. Dunlap. 1015 Madison street. Mr.. Dun
lap. who is training with an aero squad
ron. was called here by the Illness of his
mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ludington. of 40;
Chaster avenue. Oakland. have given their
two sons. Roy and Fred Ludington. to the
service of their country Both the bows
have have lived in Oakland nearly all their
lives. and are graduates of the Oakland
schools The elder of the bows. Roy Lud-
ington. is Is years Of age. He is with the
Bird company. 1Gfth Depot Brigade. Mt
Camp Funston. Until the mast few months
he was employed in the upho' STEERING de-
partment of the Santa Fe Fred Huntington
enlisted at the age of Is in the both Field
Hospital corps just before the organization
left Topeka for Camp Doniphan. He was
born in Oakland and has lived there all his
| life. BEFORE enlisting. he was an appren-
| tiee. in the Santa Fe shops. The young
men are grandsons of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Lang. 43S Chase avenue. who lived in Al.
SAGE before that French province passed
| into the hands of the Germans following
| the Franco-Prussian war. Mr.. Lang served
In the French army and still has his dis
! charge paDers- He came TO America In 1861
II the age Of 70 years and has lived In
| Topeka bout forty years. and for ~ years
| he has occupied his present residence HI
received his NATURALIZATION Dapers in 1872
he is & and Mrs Lang is 16 years of age