The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-04
ARMY eye CLOSES WITH WEEK
OF FESTIVITIES.

AS nCtlng endlng OF It's hfteen
! months existence in the city the Park
ST. Branch of the Army Y. M. G. A. at
10th and Park SITS. began it's week of
closing exercises with Bible question
contest between the two teams of the
Young Men s Bible Glass organized by
Secretary Ross year ago, which con-
test was held on the first anniversary of
the class Friday evening, March 28th.
After the rendition of a program con-
sisting of addresses by Sec. Ross, G. L..
Cranshaw, class president, and A. Tru-
hart, the banner Bible scholar, Atty. S.
Joe Brown, chairman Of the Advisory
Board, propounded fifty Biblical ques-
tions to the members Of the two teams,
which were captained by $. P. Gross
and Maurice Kelley, each man retiring
when he failed to answer correctly, and
as Mr.. Kelley's team were last upon
the floor they were declared the victors
and entitled to be treated to sump-
tuous spread at the expense of their OPP
ponents.
On Sunday, March 30th, was held the
final public program in the auditorium,
which was in the form of platform
meeting for over seas soldiers, at which
addresses were. delivered by Musician
Joe Manning, 366th Inf, First Sergeant
Lloyd Mcclure and End Lieut.. Jesse
Mcclure, both members of the 370th
Inf, the old 9Th ILL.,, End Lieuts. Nathan
G.. Smythe and v. L. Jones and LIST
Lieuts. G. P. Howard and Cleve Abbott
Of the 366th Inf, and DR.. A. J. Booker,
LIST Lieut.. and Regimental Surgeon of
the 365th Inf, each of whom spoke most
Interestingly of their wonderful expert
ences with the American Expeditionary
Forces in France, and all were listened
to with wrapt attention by the vast
audience that had assembled in their
honor.
The ladies of the three Red Cross
Auxiliaries attended in full uniform and
each speaker took occasion to compi-
ment the splendid work done by the
Red Cross workers both at home and on
the battle field.
Atty. s. Joe Brown presided and read
letters of regret from Musician T. E.
Harris, who was detained in Marshall
town. and also from Lieuts. j. Q. Lind
say Of the 366th Inf. and VIM. Harris OF
the 36Sth Inf, both Of whom were i'll in
the hospital at FIT. Des Moines.
Music for the occasion was furnished
by the full st. Paul Orchestra under the
direction of Prof. Virgil Williams and
at the conclusion of the program the
Red Cross ladies under the direction of
Mrs. S. Joe Brown dispensed home made
candies to the soldiers in real Red Cross
canteen style.
On Monday evening the Advisory
Board of the Park St. Branch rendered
farewell banquet to Secretary Ross in
honor of the splendid work he has ac-,
complished in our city, at which, in ad-
dition to Sec. Ross, Sec. Stewart, execu-
tive secretary Of the Central Associa-
ton, Sec. Weber, community secretary,
Sec. Parsons of the State Board and
Sec. Robinson of the new Colored Asso-
citation, were honored guests.
Covers were laid for forty-eight
guests, who were served to five course
banquet prepared by Mrs. L. J. Shelton,
assisted by the young men OF the bible
Glass. at the conclusion of which Secre-1
tary Ross read his annual report and
ATTY. Brown, acting as toastmaster, in
troduced and toasts were delivered by
several present.
Thus closed the most eventful week
az well as the entire history OF the
PARK st. Army Y. NJ. G. A., which was
IN April LIST merged into the new Col
ored Men 8 Branch Of the City Associa-
tion. which will hereafter be directed
by Sec. Earnest Robinson, formerly OF
Americas Industrial Institute, Americas,
Georgia, and under whose direction the.
new building will be erected and oper-
ated out Of funds the nucleus OF which
was raised in the big seven thousand
dollar campaign which has just closed