| Book 1 page 148 Registration of German Alien Females-Austin, Texas May28-The registration of German Alien Females is fixed in this judicial district to commence at six o'clock a.m. on Monday, June 17, 1918, and to continue on each day successively thereafter, except Sunday, June 23, 1918, between the hours of six a.m. and eight p.m. up to and including Wednesday, the 26th day of June 1918, at eight o'clock p.m. All natives, citizens, denizens or subjects of the German Empire, or of the Imperial German Government, being FEMALES of the age of 14 yeas and upwards, now within the United States and not actually naturalized as American citizens, are required to register as German Alien Females. In cities which had by the Federal Census of 1910, a population of 5,000 or over, the registration will take place in the Police Stations, and in such cities all persons required to register residing within the city limits must register at the office of the Chief of Police. In all other communities the registration will take place in the postoffices, and each registrant must register in the postoffice from which she receives her mail. Each person when registering must furnish four unmounted photographs, not larger than 3x3 inches in size, on thin paper, with light background. These photographs must be of the shoulders and full face of the registrant, without hat or head covering. Registration affidavits and cards will be furnished the registration officers by the United States Marshal of the District at Austin, Texas. All persons required to register are warned that failure to complete their registration within the time fixed therefore makes them liable to restraint, imprisonment, and detention for the duration of the war, and to other penalties, and any person in doubt as to whether she should register or not, should present herself before the proper registration officer and determine whether or not she should register. Registrants Before Local Board- 1. NAME IN FULL. Age in years. This means all your names spelled out in full. Disregard additional months or days. 2. HOME ADDRESS-this means the place where you permanently reside, not the place where you work. Be prepared to give the address in this way: "232 Main Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois" or "R. F. D. No. 2, Jonesville, Ohio" 3. DATE OF BIRTH-To be required to register you must have been born in 1896, in a month and on a day subsequent to June 5, or in 1897, in a month and on a day thereof prior to the date set for registration. 4. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?-First name the city or town then the State, then the nation; as "Columbus, Ohio"; "Vienna, Austria"; Paris France"; "Sophia, Bulgaria." 5. ARE YOU (1) a native of the United States; (2) a naturalized citizen; (3) an alien; (4) have you declared your intention to become a citizen; (5) or are you a citizen or non-citizen Indian? (Specify which.) (1) If you were born in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, you are a native of the United States, no matter what may have been the citizenship or nationality of your parents. An inhabitant of Porto Rico, who was a Spanish subject on April 11, 1899, and who resided in Porto Rico on that date, and continued to reside therein until April 11, 1900, is held to be a citizen of Porto Rico, except such inhaditants, natives of the Spanish peninsula, who elected to preserve their allegiance to Spain on or before April 11, 1900, by making a declaration, beforre a court of record, of their decision to do so. Any citizen of Porto Rico, as above defined and any native of Porto Rico who was temporarily absent from the Island on April 11, 1899, and has since returned and is not a citizen of any foreign country, is held to be a citizen of the United States, provided he did not elect to re__his political status by ___ing declaration under oath of his decision to do so within six months after March 2, 1917. If you were born abroad you are still a citizen of the United States, if your father was a citizen of the United States at the time you were born unless you have expartri___yourself. (2) You are a naturalized citizen if you have completed your naturalization; that is, if you have "taken final papers." But you are not a citizen if you have only declared your intention to become a citizen that is, if you have only "taken our first papers"): in the latter case you are only a declarant. You are also a naturalized citizen if, although foreign born, your father or surviving parent became fully naturalized while you were under 21 years of age, and if you were in the United States at the time you attained the age of 21. (3) You are a declarant if, although a citizen or subject of some other country, you have declared before a naturalization court your intention to become a citizen of the United States. Receipt from the clerk of the court of the certified copy of such declaration is often called "taking out first papers." (4) An Indian is a citizen if (1) he, or his father or mother, prior to his birth or before he attained the age of 21, was allotted prior to May 8, 1906; (2) if he was allotted subsequent to May 8, 1906, and received a patent in fee to his land; (3) if he was residing in the old Indian Territory on March 3, 1901; (4) if he lives separate and apart from his tribe and has adopted the habits of civilized life. (5) You are an alien if you do not fall within one of the four classes above mentioned. 6. IF NOT A CITIZEN, OF WHAT NATION ARE YOU A CITIZEN OR SUBJECT? This need be answered only by aliens and declarants. Remember that a "declarant" is not yet a citizen of the United States. If an alien or declarant, state the name of your country, as "France." "Great Britain," "Germany," etc. 7. FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE-First name the city or town then the State or province, then the nation; as "Columbus, O." "Vienna, Austria": "Paris, France": "Sophia, Bulgaria." 8. NAME OF EMPLOYER. Place of employment-If you are working for an individual, firm or corporation, or association, state its name. If in business, trade, profession, or employment for your self, so state. If you are an officer or the State or Federal Government, say whether your office is under the Untied States, the State, county or a municipality. In answer to the question as to the place of employment, give the number and name of the street, town, county, and State, or R. F. D. number, post office, county, and State, where you work. 9. NAME AND ADDRESS OR NEAREST RELATIVE-If you are married and your wife is living, her name should be stated. If you are single or your wife is dead, you should state the name of your nearest blood relative. In stating the address, give the number and name of the street first, then city or town, then county and State; or R. F. D. number first, then post office, then county and State. 10. RACE-WHTIE, NEGRO, INDIAN, OR ORIENTAL.-No explanation necessary. Book 1 page 149 The Father & His Boy-written by Edwin A. ELLIOTT- Dallas, Texas, Thursday Feb. 25, 1915-You are a father, and you want your boy to reach the best and to make the most of his life and career. How can you help him do this? You must get into your boy's life, be a companion to him. One of the best things you can do is the: When you leave your business or profession to go home, leave all thought of business behind, lock it up in your safe or office, and really go home to be with your family. Throw your life into your home as you enter it. I speak of this as a son who has a father who did this and does it today, though my sister and I are away from home and out of his life as far as miles are concerned; but his great big heart, his kindness and thoughtfulness still is with us and helps us to be better and to love the old home and its ties. For the father to do his best by his boy, he must interest himself in the things the boy is interested in. The father can then truly call himself his boy's companion, and only companions can know one another as they each are and give to each the needed help. You come home at night tired, your boy wants a romp, do you know how you felt when you found a sparkling stone and thought it might contain gold or silver ore and it only proved to be a piece of iron rock or crystal-you know the disappointment, well, this is just how your boy feels when you refuse to romp and play with him. The next time he is a little afraid to ask you to play with him, you refuse again and then he never repeats his request. You have proven yourself not the kind of dad the boy wants; he goes to interest himself in some one else or something, probably that will be the cause of his receiving wrong impressions and habits. Then you blame the boy, but God in heaven holds you responsible. Now you play with that boy of yours; be a horse, a brass band, or anything he wants you to be, and put your soul into it; be the best horse you can. It will rest you, make you forget the debts you owe for a time, and will send you back on the job the next day feeling fine and more determined to be a master over your every task. And, most of all, you will have been thousands of blessings to that boy; he will think his "dad" is the finest man in town. He will then come to you when little trials beset him with his other playmate, or in school life. Why does he now come to you? Because he knows his father will take an interest in his troubles, will give the very best advice possible; and will he take it? Why, sure he will; he will know then his "dad" wants to do the thing that is best for him. What causes him to know this? Because his father played with him when it was the thing to do and he considers that he knows the thing to do all time. If your boy likes jokes you get all the cleanest and funniest jokes you can and tell him, and teach him the same time not to listen to or tell jokes he would not have his mother hear. If he is interested in baseball, or football, if you do not know the game learn it, interest yourself in it, teach him the value of playing the game fair. If he is interested in machinery you should be interested, too. If he likes books, give the best kind to him. Interest yourself in all these things for his sake. And then when you talk to him of life problems, business, his service due his fellowman, his respect and honor due womanhood, his duties to God through Jesus his Savior, he will listen and know that truly these duties are his and follow in that way. Guard your habits, your conversation; let your boy see Christ's life in your life manifested in all your transactions, keep your health good for all this will inspire him to the noblest manhood and God in heaven will say to you, "well done." It will pay you to sacrifice much for the boy. You get up early Sunday morning, take yourself to the Sunday School and be true to your Savior's Church, and you will not have to beg the boy to go for he will think and know the Church is a man's place, and as he wants to be the best man he can make, he will attend to seek and learn of God's Word and way. The mother has a most wonderful part in the boy's life. I praise God for a noble Christian mother. But father, you are the boy's ideal. He knows manhood as you picture it to him in your own life. May you ever be worthy of his following, and may you ever look for the good that is in him and be big enough to tell him of it. It's a great privilege and mission to be an ideal and to be a part in the making of a life and that life your own noble boy. What a satisfaction it must be to look upon a noble manly young fellow, to feel that the danger line is passed, that his future is assured, and to feel that you, his father, had a part in making his life.
Kansas Lieutenant is Killed in France-Neadesha, Kansas April 27-Lieut. Chas. D. SEWARD of the 139th Aero Division, was the first Kansas aviator to lose his life in France. Lieut. SEWARD was killed in an aeroplane accident April 6. His was the first death of the 150 men in service from this place. SEWARD, a student at the Kansas University, joined the aviation section soon after war was declared and received his preliminary training under Vernon Castle and other instructors with the Royal Flying Corps in Canada. He had been in France less than two weeks when killed. Unpardonable-Jenny-You saw Charley in the armory and didn't speak to him? What was the matter, dear? Geraldine-You know those lovely wristlets I knitted for him? Well, he was using one of them to clean his horrid old rifle. Private Victor R. MEANS came from Camp McArthur to spend Sunday with home folks. "Tell Mother" is First Thought of Wounded Marines-Paris, France, Aug. 16-"Tell mother!"-These are always the first words of the wounded U. S. marines, those devil dog fighters who routed the pick of the German forces in the recent battle on the Marne, when they are brought into hospitals here. One marine, just a boy, said: "I've been a sort of wanderer for the past six years. I guess the folks back home thought I was good for nothing. But now I wish you would write mother for me and just tell her I made good." Book 1 page 150 County Sunday School Rally-First Christian
Church, Belton, May 3, 4-5 Child to be Buried Here-The remains of Clyde Milton KIRCHNER, the 9 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Port KIRCHNER, will arrive in Temple at 1 o'clock tonight, and will be immediately brought over to this city and taken tot he home of Mrs. And Mrs. Henry KIRCHNER. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, services at the residence of Henry KIRCHNER, conducted by Rev. L. WILLIAMS. Interment will be in North Belton Cemetery.(Note by submitter: Another obituary can be found in Book 1 page 152) Opening Red Cross Drive-Belton opened its campaign in the present Red Cross drive this morning with public parade and speaking. A sweet, pathetic, yet brave spectacle of the parade was the heading of the line by the mothers who have given their sons to the service, Mrs. Robt. NAISMITH who lead the line of mothers bore her service flag with its three stars. The service flag of the Methodist church with its twenty nine stars was borne by Mrs. Robert SCOTT. The women who have done, and are still doing their part in the surgical dressing, hospital supply and other Red Cross work were another true, loyal and patriotic band who held an honored place in the line of march. Their flag was carried by Master Thomas COCHRAN. Boys and girls of the city schools and Baylor College girls were among others taking part in the march. Line of march was taken up at the Red Cross rooms, K. of P. hall and thence to the public square, around the square and back to position on the steps of the north porch of the courthouse. The large, handsome new lag was run up, followed by Bell County's honor flag, to positions on the tall staff planted on the lawn, the Chamber of Commerce band took up the strains of the Star Spangled Banner, and as the breeze unfurled the Stars and Stripes at the top of the staff, rounds of applause went up from the crowd assembled for the ceremony. Chairman Jesse S. BLAIR served as master of ceremonies and short appropriate talks were made by Judge M. B. BLARI and District Attorney M. M. WHITE. At the close of the ceremonies, a number went forward and made liberal contributions to the fund. The campaign will be pushed until the part allotted to this district has been secured. Book 1 page151 Red Cross Drive Opened Monday-The Red Cross drive opened Monday morning at 10 o'clock with a patriotic demonstration on the courthouse lawn which was proceeded by a procession of school children. The line of march was taken up at the Red Cross rooms in K. of P. hall, thence to the public square, around the square then to the courthouse steps on the northside. The large flag, 12 x 24 feet recently purchased by the Chamber of Commerce by donations from the citizens of Belton, was hoisted to the top of the 80-foot flag pole which stands on the courthouse lawn as was also the Bell County honor flag. The hoisting of the flag was done by Gus ULRICH and Harry BROWN who secured the donations for the purchase of the flag, acting as a committee from the Chamber of Commerce secured the money with which to buy the flag. The meeting was addressed by Judge Mallory B. BLAIR and by District Attorney M. M. WHITE. Both addresses were greatly appreciated by all present. The Chamber of Commerce band rendered appropriate music for the occasion. As the flag ascended the pole, the band played "The Star Spangled Banner." Notes From Camp Travis-The Bell County boys who have reported to their call, some are members of the 48th Company, 12th Tr. Bn. 165th Depot Brigade, Camp Travis, Texas. (how is that for an address?) and are having a good . Of course they have not had their first shot in the arm. Mutt and Jeff of Belton, D. ROBINSON and Tommie NAISMITH will be pleased to see their friends from home at any time. IN fact all the boys from that section of the county are very happy and proving very efficient and have had their preliminary instructions. Corporal N. M. SAUNDERS of Company 57, 15th Battalion, 165th Depot Brigade, whose home was Belton, has been promoted from the rank of Corporal to that of Sergeant. This promotion does not come as a result of luck, but it is on account of his hard untiring efforts to please and give the best he has. It is a promotion he justly deserves. Book 1 page 152 (Note by submitter: The following was a flyer pasted in the scrapbook) - COUNTY POLITICAL RALLY! A County-Wide Political Rally In The Interest of W. P. HOBBY For Governor A Few Words to the Women-The bill has passed on women voting in Texas, and women wanting to vote must appear at the county tax collector's office at any time not less than fifteen days prior to the primary election during this year, to get the registration receipt. After this year rules will be the same as a male voter. If receipt is lost, make affidavit to the tax collector's office of said loss and secure new permit. The new female voters must Be 21. Have lived in the county six months. In the state a year. Provided herself with a registration receipt during 1918. Wedding Announced-Belton, Aug27-Friends have received the following invitation concerning two of Belton's popular young people: Mr. and Mrs. E. R. EASTON request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter. Lillie Francis to Mr. Pierre Jules SOULE on Tuesday, September the tenth nineteen hundred and eighteen, 9 o'clock. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Belton, Tex. Clyde Milton KIRHCNER-Belton, Aug 27-The remains of Clyde Milton KIRCHNER, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Port KIRCHNER notice of whose death appeared in yesterday's Telegram will be brought to Belton for burial. The funeral party will reach Belton tonight and will go to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry KIRCHNER, from which residence the funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. Lawrence WILLIAMS will conduct the funeral services, with interment in the North Belton cemetery.(Note by submitter: Another obituary can be found in Book 1 page 150) Book 1 page 153
Belton Citizens Organize A HOBBY For Governor Club-At a mass meeting of Belton and Bell County citizens which overtaxed the capacity of the district courtroom, Monday evening, many being turned away unable to gain admission. A HOBBY for Governor club was organized. J. D. BASSEL was chosen temporary chairman, and Mrs. A. D. POTTS was chosen temporary vice chairman. An organization committee composed of W. J. LEE, Dr. Taylor HUDSON, Judge J. B. DURRETT and Mesdames W. S. SHIPP and O. P. PYLE was appointed by the chair. During the deliberations of the committee, short addresses were made by G. M. FELTS, Rev. J. R. NUTT, Mrs. J. C. HARDY, Prof. Peyton JACOB and Rev. L. WILLIAMS-The organization committee proposed the following permanent officers: Dr. J. M. FRAZIER, chairman; Mrs. W. J. LEE, vice chairman; J. H. HEAD secretary, with an executive committee composed of Mrs. Sam S. WALKER, Mrs. W. S. SHIPP, G. M. FELTS, Frank BURFORD and O. P. PYLE. The report of the committee was adopted. Dr. S. L. MAYO, is the precinct county committeeman. After permanent organization was effected, club lists were passed through the audience and were signed by 258 voters. The lady voters were said to be fully as many as the men voters present. All the ladies present seemed to enjoy their new political freedom very much and judging from the large number and the enthusiasm of all present, a great majority of the ladies of Belton who are eligible to vote....... Red Cross Auction Sale Brings in $761.00-The Red Cross Auction Sale held last Friday afternoon and evening on the courthouse lawn was a great success, $761.00 were received as the result of the sale. Harry T. COCHRAN and Gene UPSHAW were the auctioneers, and they did the work cleverly and well. Many of the articles were sold and resold, sometimes several times, as the successful bidders would buy the article and donate it to be sold again. One dozen eggs brought in by sale and resale $62.00 A goat brought $31.00, having been sold twice. A little Negro boy was sold twice, not into slavery, but to aid in keeping all of us out of slavery, the terrible , and the unthinkable slavery of German domination with all its awfulness. The little black boy sold for $5.00 each time to the great delight of the boy and the enjoyment of the large crowd assembled on the lawn. A large number of articles were donated by the merchants and other citizens of the city and by the farmers of the city. There was a goat, several pigs, numbers of chickens, a pointer puppy, shoes, candies, apples, flour, meal and many things too. The Auction was a great success, and the good ladies are happy, for it gives them, together with the $250.00 monthly donation by the citizens of the city, funds to meet all present needs for the purchase of material to keep the work, which the noble ladies of the city are doing, going without hindrance. Lieutenant Louis T. JAMES who has been attending a Government Aviation school in Atlanta, Ga., for the past three months, is at home on a furlough. He will leave Saturday for Atlanta, where he will receive his commission as Second Lieutenant, Monday, in the Aviation corps of the Army as a non-flyer. Louis is looking fine and says he enjoys the army life very much and is anxious to go "over there" and get into the fray. He says he, like all other soldiers good, brave and true, feels there is a call "over there" to duty and he is anxious for the time to come when he is permitted to assist "over there" in making the world a permanently suitable place in which to live. We are all for you Louis. Book 1 page 154 The Journal prints, this week, a letter from a Belton lady who is much interested in the political situated in Texas. This lady favors the election of Governor HOBBY and gives her reasons for it. The Journal is glad to see the ladies of Texas taking interest in political questions. The responsibility of citizenship is now upon them and they must, and will study all political questions and be able to cast an intelligent ballot. I f any of the good ladies who favor other candidates for governor wish to tell why, they will be given space in the Journal with pleasure. The Journal believes in free and fair discussions of men and measures, and invites the good ladies of Belton and Bell County to use its columns for the publication of their views on political and all other questions in which they are interested. The Women for HOBBY For Governor-The time has come for the women of Texas to take their place in the ranks as citizens of a great commonwealth. This has been the prayers and ambitions of many of our women for many years, and now that their dreams have come true, they must shoulder the responsibilities that have been trusted to them. As one of the rank and file of the womanhood of Texas, I claim the right to say a word in behalf of the one man that has had more to do with bringing this condition about that any other man in Texas. Governor HOBBY has been true to the people of Texas, and has brought about more constructive legislation in the short time that he has held office, than any other man in the last fifty years. This statement cannot be denied. I give just a few reasons why the good women of Texas should cast their first ballot for him for Governor. 1. The ten mile zone law. Who is it that believes that we would have had this law, had not Governor HOBBY called the Legislature together and asked them to pass such a law? As a patriotic, loyal citizen, he wanted the best possible care taken of our soldier boys, and wanted them to be kept free from the temptations of strong drink. Where is the mother who can vote against Governor HOBBY for this? I know men who will vote against him for it, but I cannot believe that there is a mother in Texas who will. There are men who would repeal the law and permit strong drink to be sold to our boys now in training. As a mother, I am for Governor HOBBY, because of the passage of this law. I call the attention of our good women to the fact that they are now making a test case of this law in the courts, and I ask that our women cast their vote against any man who is in favor of its repeal. No loyal citizen who is opposed to the German Kaiser will stand for the repeal of this law. If you want us to win this war, vote for men who will protect our boys who are giving their very lives for the flag. 2. Governor HOBBY gave us the ballot. How can a good woman, who believes that she has as much sense as a common Mexican, or some other foreigner, a German for instance, vote against Governor HOBBY, when he could easily have defeated this law? Certainly the good women will stand by him, since he has stood so nobly by the. I believe that our women have as much sense as a Mexican, and yet I know men who are perfectly willing for the Mexicans to vote, that are now having duck fits over the fact that the mothers of Texas have been given the right to have a part in the affairs of their own country. Think of the thousands of foreigners that are allowed to vote that have only been in this country a few years. Let our good women keep their eye upon the man that will hug close to his heart a beer soaked foreigner for the sake of his vote, and then deny the same right to women of his own country. For this reason I am for Governor HOBBY. 3. Statewide Prohibition. Governor HOBBY showed breadth of vision, and patriotic wisdom in his attitude on this subject. He could easily have defeated it, but as a servant of the people he was democratic enough to give the people what they wanted. That is the duty of a public servant, and this duty Governor HOBBY performed in a patriotic way. Due to his influence, we now have Statewide prohibition, and the saloons of Texas are closed forever. He is also willing that we shall have Constitutional prohibition. On the prohibition subject he has done all that any man could do, and I am for him to the last. There are many other reasons that I might give, but feel that these are sufficient. I ask all of our good women to go to the polls and cast their vote for clean government. It has been our prayers through all the years. Now let us practice what we have been preaching.-A WOMAN VOTER-Belton, Texas, April 24, 1918. A Letter From Thos. M. SMITHER, Who Is With Uncle Sam's Forces.-The following letter was received by Miss Eileen SAUNDERS of this city, a teacher in the San Antonio public schools, from her cousin Thomas M. SMITHER who was on the transport Tuscania when it went to its grave off the coast of Ireland, the victim of a German submarine: Addressee Telegraphique, Continental Paris, Hotel Continental, 3 Rue Castiglione, PARIS, A.P.O. 706, A. E. F., France - April 23, 1918 Dear Eileen: I have just received your letter of January 20th, together with the box of candy, both of which I was very glad to receive. They had been following me, over the U. S., England and France, but finally caught up with me here. Unfortunately in the Army we moved about so much and upon such short notice that it causes some inconvenience, but "c'est la guerre" as the French say. The candy tasted very fine indeed and was most welcome. Since leaving Texas have had quite a trip. Through Ireland, England and France, but is takes more than a torpedo to stop us, so here we are. There is not much news here at the present moment, and we are not allowed to write concerning anything military, so we are at somewhat of a disadvantage. I have been hoping they will send me up to the British front to help out in the present big show, but there seems to be little chance, however suppose I will get plenty of opportunities before I am there. On my way up to my present station I took occasion to pass through the gay city of Paris, as you will notice from the stationery, which I purchased from the hotel at which I stopped. Paris is very beautiful city, and it is too bad that the Germans have adopted their senseless policy of firing upon it with their long range gun, but that is part of our job, to put a stop to such practices. Well, must close, when you write to Lloyd give him my regards, also to his wife and little Nancy. Kindly excuse the wobbly writing as I am writing this upon my knee. Aurevoir, Your Cousin-Thomas M. SMITHER. Book 1 page 155 Construction of Camp Kearny-A camp was necessary in the southern part of California to give training facilities for the national Guard organizations throughout the states of California, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah. Engineers of the army went over the different localities about this region and settled upon the level plain-like formation just north of San Diego. They so decided upon this place because it filled the conditions most ideal for an army training camp. The climate found here was a factor of great importance. It could be seen that training here could be carried on every day of the year. Soil conditions were looked into. The gravel and clay soil of the quaternary wash period of this state, as found out there, would be fine for good flooring of the city. The gradual slope of the formation was just right for drainage purposes. It was a big open, almost level area, near a railroad and with centers of trade nearby. The site chosen for Camp Kearny verged upon the Ideal. The reconnaissance work and survey of the area was done in the early part of 1917. In the month of June real work on the camp began. At the little station of Linda Vista on the Santa Fe railroad a construction camp was built and also a military camp called Camp Brooks was set up. At these camps were housed the first men to push the big undertaking along. The laborers were put to grading a railroad bed in order to run out a spur of track toward the located site. The soldiers housed at Camp Brooks, including a few companies of the Twenty-first infantry for guard duty purposes, some engineer companies, a company out of the Fifty-second motor truck, now the 354th motor truck regiment at Kearny, and some of the quartermaster corps, all helped at the beginning. The railroad was pushed through and then actual work in the gigantic task of making smooth the area for camp purposes was entered into. Where the Hostess House now stands, a construction camp able to house more than four thousand laborers was established. Big tractors of the caterpillar type were used to draw big steel plows which tore down the many small mounds that were encountered everywhere. The loam was scraped to the hardpan and used for filling purposes. Many miles of ditches for water mains and sewers were dug in the hard gravel formation beneath the hardpan. Giant powder was the only thing for such work. Drill holes five feet two inches deep were sent down into the hard ground and filled with powder. At regular intervals during the day geyser-like spouts of earth and rocks were shot up into the air. Every inch of these ditches had to be handled that way. The question of drinking water for the construction crews was a problem that confronted the pioneers of the camp. As far as having it right on the grounds, the place was similar to a desert plain. Water was brought from the reservoirs of the city of San Diego and hauled in water wagons to the men. The first tank to be built for water purposes was a wooden one set up by the railroad. It was placed at its present location near the Santa Fe depot. This was used by the mess halls nearby and for the men in the camp. The big cement tank now located to the east of the camp was built later under the supervision of the engineers in charge. It was carefully calculated upon and made to be able to comfortably supply the entire needs of the camp. The mess halls on the north side of the drill grounds were built first. And as soon as they were finished, troops came to Camp Kearny. Some had been camping over where the recruit camp is now, and they then moved over into present day quarters. The southern half was started and when finished up, incoming troops filled them. Original divisional headquarters was located in a tent over by the quartermaster's sheds. It was moved to the east end as the camp grew and took its permanent position. The first telephone exchange was likewise in a tent in those beginning days, with Boy Scouts for operators. It is now housed in comfortably furnished wooden buildings, where young women do the line operating. The camp or city was built quickly. It was started in June, 1917, and by the end of July was so far advance that troops coming for training purposes were comfortably taken care of. The next month saw many more troops come into camp, and by the end of the month the finishing touches were put on. The following months found Camp Kearny completely filled up. Practically all accomplished in four months. We had yesterday seen a marvel, and today we heard about one. Truly, we could but tell our friend that it was wonderful. Really a city with a population of twenty or thirty thousand men, all built and ready for use in a scant four months. We had seen the reality of a great undertaking-we had to believe. We had thought of the rush of events during the last two years-the rush of young men into military training and camp life. Our visit to Camp Kearny and actually seeing this thought of ours in the reality, left us broadened and firmly believing that the great task this country was set out to do will be successfully accomplished. Big Smoker For Officers and Men-And the Lion shall lie down with the Lamb-and so it came to pass that that passage in the Scriptures came true. For several hours we forgot that we were "buck" privates and some of us in the rear rank-and mingled freely with the non-approachable non-coms-and most of us became better acquainted, in the short space of an evening, with our officers, than we have in the half year or more we have been together. It was an evening, yes an event from which we will date all future happenings. We will speak of occurrences as happening three weeks or two months or a year from the big "Smoker,: for "A" Company. One Hundred Fifty-ninth Infantry, did itself proud at their first celebration-to commemorate the anniversary of its draft into the Federal Army. The bare beams, girders and posts were camouflaged into a veritable flower garden and a large stage built at the far end of the mess hall was completely hidden by greens and shrubs, from which faintly and then louder and louder came the strains of beautiful music as the officers and enlisted men and their guests sat down to a sumptuous dinner. Louder grew the music and louder the noise as the men became aware of the good things that had been provided for them, until their appreciation was voiced with such vigor the music was soon drowned out. Right down the line they went from soup to nuts, and not one man asked for seconds, each had had his fill, yes, and more too. Capt. MEHRMANN, the principal speaker of the evening, said, among other things. "Since its inception dating as far back as Civil War days, A Company has always been a good company, but that it was his aim and desire to make it the most efficient organization in the regiment, if not the division, under his regime. He congratulated the officers, non-coms, and men on the showing they had made up to date, and said he could see where his labors were bearing fruit. Lieut. YOUNG was next called, and as the beloved "Old Man" of the company arose, a cheer went up that was fully two minutes duration. When he could make himself heard he told of his work in the old National Guard and how long, long ago, he was called out to help Noah lead the animals out of the Ark. Lieut. BREWSTER, Capt. DALY of C Company, and Capt. LAHUE of B Company, also spoke. The entertainment was nicely provided for and when "Call to Quarters" was blown, the men, after three loud cheers for everything they could think of filed slowly out of the mess hall to their tents, full of music, speeches and food. Book 1 page 156 Boys Get Good Care in Hospital War Front-By Fred S. FERGUSON-United Press Staff Correspondent-With the American Army In Lorraine, March 29-There is a hospital within sound of the guns on the Toul front where wounded American boys can sleep under white counter panes within an hour after being taken from the trenches. It is a field hospital operated by the army medical corps. The wards are low frame buildings. Long lines of windows let in sunlight and air. The cots are set in long straight rows. The floors, though of wood, are scrupulously clean. Army doctors and orderlies watch over the patients day and night. There is an operating room where emergency cases are taken. It is fully equipped and a wounded man gets as good attention there as he would in case of an accident at home. This hospital is closer to the front than that to which Capt. Archie ROOSEVELT was taken. It is not as substantial, and not nearly so large. But it is efficient with a capital "E" It was here that the victims of the first German gas attack were taken in February. Here, too, five surgeons calmly continued operating when a Boche airplane swept over the hospital and dropped bombs. Little Glory comes to the colonel in command and the captains who work with him at this hospital. They cared for America's very first wounded in the war. To them came the first wounded Boche prisoner. But they send their patients to the rear as soon as the latter are able to be moved, and the war traffic sweeping from the rear to the front passes by, scarcely knowing they are there. You can get one of the best meals in the entire army zone at this field hospital. Drop in any time, and you will find the patients getting good beef and potatoes, good American bread and butter, jam asparagus, peas or some other vegetable, peaches or fruit salad, and coffee. There are girl slackers, women slackers and men slackers in every community. The Red Cross sewing rooms are short on help, while healthy, strong girls and women are riding around in automobiles or playing bridge, whist or coddling poodle dogs; there are men who refuse buy bonds and stamps and help in the ways to win the war; as a matter of fact there are selfish, grasping people still in the world, as there always will be. But their numbers are growing perceptibly smaller, and when the bloody strife is over the will have to organize a colony of their own and live with each other henceforth. Those who have done their duty will refuse to recognize them-Taylor County Times. Birth Notices-Belton, Aug27-Little Rowena Beth STOVALL came last Thursday, to make her home with Mr. and Mrs. Virgil STOVALL of Hearne, Texas. Mrs. STOVALL will be remembered as Miss Ruth SCOTT. She is now visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. SCOTT of this place. Belton Aug 27-Mr. and Mrs. A. A. POLLAN of Puerta Barrias, Guatemala, announce the birth of their son Authur Means POLLAN on Friday, Aug. 23. Mrs. POLLAN is at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Tom MEANS. Book 1 page 157 The Challenge of Today-By Harold G. PYLE-There is a land where thousands of men are dying today. It is a land of cold and mud and disease, and death; it is a land of self-sacrifice, and noble determination, and high ideals. That land is France, the heroic. To this land we are sending the flower of our manhood, to fight, to suffer, to die, if need be, that we may be spared the tortures inflicted on Belgium, Poland and Serbia, and that the world itself may be freed from the menace of the Hun. Already we have over half a million of our best young men in France; a million and a half more are ready to go now, and our army in the near future will be enlarged to five million men or more, all of whom will be transported to the western front as soon as they are trained and ships are procured. Many of these boys will never return. Thousands of them will come back crippled for life. Perhaps not one will go through the great struggle unharmed, needing no medical or surgical treatment. By far the greater number of them will be wounded, a large percent seriously. Heads fractured by shrapnel must be repaired, wounds made by bullets and lungs seared by poison gas must be healed, diseases caused by the inevitable exposure of the men in the trenches must be cured. It is the American Red Cross which cares for the wounded American soldiers-as well as many of those of France, England, and Italy. It is estimated that each Red Cross nurse sent to France saves the lives of five hundred soldiers. So let us contribute all we can to that incarnation of mercy, the American Red Cross. Buying Liberty Bonds is not sufficient-they merely provide the soldiers' outfit, utensils, comforts, and shelter, and make no allowances for the proper maintenance of their health and the care of their wounds. So with the addition of the Red Cross work all pertaining to the solders' worldly good is furnished them. Let us do all we can to make the $100,000,000 Red Cross drive a great success. Book 1 page 159 Freeman-Goodrich-Dr. Clarence FREEMAN of this city and Mrs. Nell GOODRICH of Griffin, Ga., were married in Houston, Monday afternoon, Rev. D. K. PENDLETON, pastor of the First Christian Church of that city officiating. The many friends of the groom in this city, and no man has more friends, than has Dr. FREEMAN, congratulate him on his choice of a life partner, the daughter of one of the leading families of Georgia. The bride and groom arrived in the city Wednesday afternoon and are at home in the former home of Judge DURRETT, which Dr. FREEMAN has had much improved. The Journal joins the many friends of the bride and groom in wishing for them a long life of happiness and prosperity. We wish them everything good they can possibly wish for themselves. Obituary-On last Saturday, while powers were being crumbled, men being slain, and the earth, as a whole, was a mass of mad furry, a home that was happy became need of a bit of cheer, for a rose from the large garden of earth was plucked,-on that day about 1 p.m. little J. D. EARNEST was taken to complete the Angel band that sings around the great white throne. Yes, Little J. D. has gone from us but his cheerfulness and sweet manners shall always be in our thoughts. When this soul returned to the God who gave it, we were made sad and, yet we know our feelings are naught compared to the mother, father, sister and other relatives of little J. D., for during our acquaintance with him we were always cheered by his presence. We wept indeed, but not a tear of ours was shed for this sweet child who, we know, is now enjoying that home we all long for, but for those whose lives are saddened by him being taken. They were robbed of a treasure that can never, on earth, be returned, but to them there is a comforter that shall some day come when they, with little J. D., shall enjoy that beautiful home-Heaven. Book 1 page 165 Pressed Trousers Cost Him His Girl-Everett COOLEY of the Remount Station has lost his best girl. He had her name and address in his watch pocket when he went to Los Angeles recently. When he got off the train he looked his trousers over and figured they needed to be laundered and so he went to a tailor. When he got the pants back the watch pocket had been burned off and along with it the name and address of his lady friend. An so COOLEY came home to the Remount Station vowing that never again would he have his pants pressed. COOLEY, by the way, is one of the leading musicians at the Remount Station and plays the piano for all affairs at the Y. M. C. A. Book 1 page 171
The Rev. F. D. ADAMS, who resigned as pastor of the Universalistic Church, Urbana, Ill., and after hard training received his commission, not as chaplain but as first lieutenant of the line in an infantry regiment bound for France. Meanwhile, Mrs. Helen S. ADAMS has been appointed to fill her husband's place in the pulpit until his return. Book 1 page 172 Lieut. Don LEE who visited here yesterday, has gone to San Angelo to visit home folks. He is on a ten days furlough, which gives him only a short time to visit his many friends at different points. Lloyd CARLL is today moving his family here from PENDLETON. He will occupy the Bangle residence on North Pearl Street. A card has been received by relatives announcing the safe arrival over seas, of E. R. FOREMAN son of Mr. and Mrs. E.W. FOREMAN. He is a member of the Sunshine Division and went over from California. Well In France-(Note by submitter: Nannie hand dated this article, Sept 1918)Belton Sept 12-Mrs. H. B. JONES has received a letter from her son, Bontian, now with the Expeditionary forces in France, in which he states that he is doing fine, and that he has been promoted from private to sergeant. He sends messages of remembrances to his Bell County friends. Rising to Honor National Anthem Originated in 1891-Do you know the origin of the practice among Americans of rising in honor of the national anthem? This is said to be the way it started: Senator BURROWS, of Michigan, was the orator of the day at the exercise of the graduating class at West Point in 1891. Toward the close of his speech he said: "Soldiers should not be heedless of the sentiment of their songs and to the music of their bands. I would like to see every true American soldier or citizen, when he hears the grand notes of our national anthem, rise to his feet in patriotic recognition and uncover." Almost instantly the band present at the graduating exercises began to play "The Star Spangled Banner" and Co. WILSON, Superintendent of West Point, and the entire battalion of cadets responded to Senator BURROW'S suggestion by springing to their feet. Their action was quickly followed by every civilian in the audience. All stood with bowed heads until the last note of the anthem had been played. It was an impressive sight and attracted much public attention. Later Senator BURROWS had this custom made compulsory at West Point, but it required no legislation to make it popular throughout the nation. Women Eligible-The War Department now permits women to qualify as inspectors of small arms, according to announcement made by the United States Civil Service Commission. The examination for which the commission is receiving applications to secure persons equipped to serve as inspectors and assistant inspectors of small arms, in the plants filling contracts for the Army, is the first of its kind opened to women, it is stated. Safe Overseas-(Note by submitter: Nannie hand dated this article-1918)-Belton, Sept. 9.-Walter MILLER has received notice that his brother W. A. MILLER, formerly of Austin, has arrived safely overseas. Mr. MILLER is with the Y. M. C. A. forces. Book 1 page 174 Baptized As Bugle Sounds-Little Miss Harriette Anna FORCE the daughter of Lieutenant and Mrs. Russell W. FORCE, was solemnly baptized last Sunday evening by Chaplain CLAMPETT of the 143 rd Field Artillery just as the bugles sounded retreat, and was completed with the call to colors. The ceremony took place at the headquarters of the 145th Machine Gun Battalion, Camp Kearny, with Miss Charlotte M. TUTTLE of Pasadena, Mrs. James MADISON, Jr., of Fresno, and Major Byron W. ALLEN of San Bernardino as godparents for the child. Book 1 page 181 Red Cross Benefit-Chautauqua Tent, Monday, June
3-8:30 o'clock-presented by Mrs. ROSAB-Young's Music Class SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE IN TWO ACTS Book 1 page 182 Civil War Shell Explodes Beneath Wash Boiler-Negress Thought It Was Harmless and Used It in Open Fire In Back Yard-Galveston, Texas, June 15-A "dud" shell that was fired in the Union naval attack on Galveston Jan. 1863, came to life under a Negro washerwoman's tub of boiling clothes a few days ago and caused a detonation heard by hundreds of person. Miss Alice WARREN, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James D. WARREN, in the back yard of whose home the family washing was being done was hurt by shell fragments. The Negro washerwoman who was only a few feet away from the spot was uninjured. The shell which exploded, as well as scores of others which heretofore have been handled carelessly was brought up in a dredge from the bottom of Galveston Bay where it had lain for more than 50 years. It was used for some time as a barn door prop. When the washwoman needed something to hold up her wash boiler from the fire she selected the shell as likely for the purpose. The clothes were boiling merrily when the heat from the fire exploded the charge of powder. New Long-Distance Runner in Kearny-Champion Indian Runner-Paul B. REED, the Indian runner, comes as volunteer from the Sherman Indian school. He is a full blooded Laguna Indian, with a genial smile and cordial manner. REED is educated and has many accomplishments, chief among them being that of long-distance running. When questioned he modestly admitted that it was he who won the long-distance run at the Riverside County Fair and held the championship at the Sherman Indian School. Paul will begin training for the stadium events as soon as he goes over to the division and the boys may look well to their laurels, as the history of long-distance running shows favorably for those of Indian blood. Book 1 page 183 Instructors of Surgical Dressing Classes-Following is the time and the names of the Instructors of the different surgical dressing classes which meet daily in the Knights of Pythias parlors, and do, not alone their bit, but all in their power, to assist those defenders of right and justice who stand between them and the greatest nation of tyrants and murders the world ever saw. MONDAY AFTERNOON -Mrs. Arthur POTTS instructor, TUESDAY MORNING -Mrs. A. D. POTTS instructor, TUSDAY AFTERNOON -Miss Anabel BURFORD and Miss Cora RAY instructors, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON -Mrs. J. B. HUBBARD instructor, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON -Mrs. M. W. TAYLOR instructor, THURSDAY MORNING -Miss Daisy RAY instructor, THURSDAY AFTERNOON -Mrs. A. L. CURTIS instructor, FRIDAY MORNING -Mrs. Harry COCHRAN instructor, FRIDAY AFTERNON -Mrs. Jesse BLAIR instructor, SATURDAY MORNING -Mrs. M. W. TAYLOR instructor. This class has been started for high school students and much work is expected of them. SATURDAY AFTERNOON - Inspection and packing, Mrs. S. S. WALKER, captain. These ladies need your help, and need it badly, not for themselves, however, but for the boys over there. These leaders, and a number of other workers are giving themselves to this work two, three and four times each week and ask no greater reward than a satisfaction of having fought in the battle for liberty and right. But there are others who have done nothing to help in this work. A short time ago, in response to a request from Red Cross headquarters in St. Louis, the publication of the names of the workers and the amount of work done was stopped. No restrictions, however, have been place upon the publication of names of those who do not assist. Publication of names will be resumed shortly. Book 1 page 185 Program Patriotic Fourth of July Celebration The following is the committee on arrangements: Pro. THICKSTUN, Mrs. Leslie MITCHELL, Fred LEWIS, C. C. COUNTESS, Mrs. Jennie HARDY, Mrs. Ruth Hatcher WILLIAMSON. The celebration will be held under the auspices of the Belton Community Council of Defense, under the flag pole on the courthouse lawn at 8 p.m. July 4th. E. R. EASTON of Smithville is in the city attending district court as a witness. To Our Friends and Patrons-Owing to the urgent need of surgeons to care for our boys who are giving their lives to the greatest cause that America has ever undertaken, we feel it our patriotic duty to offer one member of our firm for services in the army. Therefore, Dr. O. N. has volunteered and will report for duty about June 25th. During his absence Dr. Lee KNIGHT of Temple, an experienced surgeon has associated himself with us to assist in our surgical work at the Belton Sanitarium. We wish to thank you for your past favor and assure you the practice here during our temporary disarrangement will be looked after as heretofore. -Very truly-Drs. MAYO BROS. Wedded a Soldier-(Note by submitter: Nannie hand dated this article-1918)- Belton, Sept 10-Relatives here have received notice of the marriage of Miss Katie Belle GOTT, formerly of this place to Sergt. Grandille Roderick PAIGE, which occurred at Forth Worth Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Sergeant PAIGE is stationed at Camp Bowie Lieutenant LEE'S Visit--(Note by submitter: Nannie hand dated this article-1918)-Belton, Sept 10-Lieut. Don LEE is here on a visit with relatives from San Angelo. Lieutenant LEE has been in service in France for some months, having been returned to this country to serve as an instructor in artillery practice. FORD-COLLIS--(Note by submitter: Nannie hand dated this article-Sept.1918)-Belton, Sept. 12-Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Thelma FORD to Jim COLLIS, Wednesday afternoon in Waco. Miss FORD is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Jim FORD formerly of Belton and Mr. COLLIS is a resident of Temple, being employed in the Busy Bee café. Married in Waco--(Note by submitter: Nannie hand dated this article-1918)-James COLLIS and Miss Thelma FORD, both of Temple, were married in Waco Wednesday. They are at present visiting in Dallas, enjoying their honeymoon. COLLIS in one of the proprietors of the Busy Bee café, and Miss FORD was up to a short time ago cashier of the establishment. Safely overseas--(Note by submitter: Nannie hand dated this article-1918)-Belton, Sept. 10-T. L. MEANS has received notice that his son, Victor MEANS, has arrived safely overseas. Goes to Training School--(Note by submitter: Nannie hand dated this article-1918)-Belton, Sept. 10-Dr. S. L. MAYO has received a letter from his brother, Lieut. O. N. MAYO in which he states that he has been promoted from this training school at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., to take a course of instruction is Harvard University, Boston, Mass. Book 1 page 186 Belton Captured By Uncle Sam's Soldier Boys-Invaded By Members of 55th Infantry Band Last Friday-Residents of Belton who were on Main street between the hours of eight and nine o'clock last Friday morning were a little surprised when one car and then another passed by, each one carrying one or more men in the olive drab uniform with which we have lately become so familiar. It is a garb that is wonderfully becoming to our boys and almost fatally fascinating to our girls. These men in uniform were members of the Fifty-fifth Infantry band at present at Camp MacArthur. They had come to Belton at the invitation of the Music Club, guests of the club and the Young Men's Chamber of Commerce, and expected to take part in the program for War Savings Stamps Day. The visitors arrived in Temple at 8:15 a.m., were met by members of the club and motored over to Belton to the courthouse. A committee in the county court room introduced Mr. Kyle HAMBLEN, vice chairman for Bell County W. S. S. campaign. Mr. HAMBLEN briefly, but heartily welcomed the men. Cards bearing the service flag stamp were passed to each man and he was asked to register his own name and his home address and the name of his best girl. The request brought consternation until all were assured that the lists would not be published and that the young lady's name was wanted only that she might be given a copy of Belton newspaper. These pages were then collected and tied together with the club colors, red and white, and form a most unique souvenir of the occasion. Examination shows that about half of the "best" girls live in Texas and half are the "Girl-I-Left-Behind-Me" kind. A little music on the courthouse square told the folks that the band had come. The Elks club opened its doors for the morning and the boys spent the early hours most agreeably in whatever form of amusement suited each. What would Belton do without Baylor College? Belton and Baylor forever. The band was the guest of Baylor College for dinner and the club most cordially thanks the college for its. Courtesy. With Dr. and Mrs. J. C. HARDY, and Mrs. NASH and Mrs. WHITFIELD as hosts nothing is left to be desired. The soldiers made their way through the courses from chicken to ice cream in the presence of a most charming company, and then adjourned to the campus for music and singing under the trees. It was hard to tear ourselves away and go back to the courthouse square where hundreds were waiting for music, more music, military music. Through the kindness of Mayor Neal BASSEL, the Belton Natatorium was placed at the disposal of the Music club, and the soldiers enjoyed the coolness of its water during the hot hours of the afternoon. At six o'clock anxious hostesses gathered to pick out her guests to be taken in hand until the concert at the college at night. It was hard to come out of the water but at last every little soldier-man had his feet safely under the table in the dining room of the Belton homes and everybody was happy. Early in the evening people began to gather on the campus at Baylor College. Two pianos and a circle of chairs near the flag-pole marked the spot reserved for the band. One by one the musicians, came to their places. Hundreds of people were seated on the campus, some in chairs, some on the ground and some in the thick fringe of autos on the outer edge. At sunset Sg't NIDY gave the bugle call for assembly and the band playing the Star Spangled Banner. The crowd rose and stood in impressive silence as the flag came slowly down into the arms of the two girls who were waiting to receive it. Who can tell the thoughts that were stirring in the hearts of the people all around. There were fathers and mothers in the company wearing the service pin that told of a boy at the front sisters 'whose brothers were "over there," sweethearts and wives dreaming of one far away dearer than life itself, and the men in olive drab so soon to go. Oh the Flag! Men had died for it, and were dying for it and would die for it, for the liberty for which it stands. The community singing and band concert will long be a delightful memory. Not alone the band music drew the people but every one was invited to do his or her best in singing old favorites. Under the direction of Mrs. W. L. THICKSTUN "America" was sung, followed by "My Old Kentucky Home: and Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean." Our own Elizabeth Ghent MCINTOSH came back to us form San Antonio, to sing "Love Old Sweet Song." Judge M. M. WHITE thrilled us with "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching." And Misses Zula SIBLEY and Mary Helen BROWN mutually excelled one another in "There's a Long, Long Trail" and "Keep the Home Fires Burning." How the choruses swelled out as sung by fully two thousand voices. The program given by the band was widely varied and Bandmaster SCHERTEL was most gracious in responding to encores, the range of music suited all tastes, and we were to be congratulated for having one of their number, Mr. George T. BEUSCHEL to give several solos. When Cpl. GOGAN sang "I Don't Want to Get Well," every girl then and there resolved to go into training for a Red Cross nurse. We may not remember all of Bugler NIDY'S calls but we will not forget him even if he had no best girl. (Perhaps he has one now.) The men all spoke of their pleasure in the hospitality extended to them while in Belton and expressed a desire to return. They may be assured that a warm welcome awaits another visit. May have hoped that the community singing may be repeated. The matter has been discussed by the Executive Committee of the Belton Music club but so far no definite steps have been taken. With such a leader as Mr. W. L. THICKSTUN and people who enjoy singing as the people of Belton do, it is almost certain that the new president, Mrs. C. C. COUNTESS, will make plans to gratify the evident desire of many, especially at other places not so fortunate as our own have already begun this pleasant work. Book 1 page 187-188 Members of Christian Church Give Farewell To Dr. O. N. MAYO-A farewell service was given at the Christian church Sunday evening in honor of Dr. O. N. MAYO who has volunteered his services to his country, and who, with his excellent family have gone to Ft. Orglethorpe, Ga., where they will remain for some time before the doctor goes to France, when the family will return to Belton. The evening hour was given over entirely to this service of bidding the doctor good-bye and God Speed on his mission of mercy to the boys in the trenches. On the opening of the services, Dr. MAYO was called on and spoke as follows: "I wish to thank Brother WILLIAMS for this courteous invitation to speak a few words to you and only wish it was possible for me to make a real patriotic speech, but such is not the case. My birthday is wrong for even an inclination toward oratory, so I will have to ask your indulgence for a few minutes only to read you these few remarks. I hope that when I return, together with the boys who have gone before and those who will soon go, that we may be able in this same church to relate to you the things that really will happen, and though our hats may be slouched, our uniforms worn and faded, you will listen to our stories with your heads and bodies erect, realizing with a clear conscience that you also did your part. Now, friends, we won't all return and don't expect every man who leaves Belton to come back. Two members of this church have already paid the price and victory is not yet in sight. Is this discouraging? I say no, because if Christ could give up His life to be crucified on the cross that the world might be saved, can't we, a few soldier boys, if need be, give up our lives that the Kaiser with his idolatry shall not rule the world? The reward will be worth the price that we are compelled to pay. This is a church composed of patriotic and sacrificing people. There is not a member of this congregation, who, led by our patriotic and zealous pastor, is not only willing, but anxious to make any sacrifice however great, to relive the world of the most wicked class of cut-throats that have ever existed upon this earth, namely the Kaiser and his von family. We are a liberty loving people, because of the price we paid for our liberty, and too, because this is a Christian nation where justice is measured by the word of God and we know that unless the allies win, this liberty we possess will be trampled into the dust with Old Glory by the heel of the boots of the Kaiser. When we know these facts together with the recent knowledge that our boys are being crucified when captured, by being tied to trees and having their throats cut, how can any red blooded American citizen keep out of the fight? American mothers are brave, they no longer hold their boys back, they will bid them God's blessings and encourage them to fight as never before, for the country we love. Wives will give their husbands up cheerfully when it is necessary to make that sacrifice and live in the sweet hopes of the future, when our army will return victorious with the Stars and Stripes waving without a stain of dirt upon it. We will all rejoice together, as one great family cemented together through our labor and our sacrifices made during this time of great peril and stress that we will soon be going through. It won't be long, if war enthusiasm continues to develop before every able-bodied American man will be trying and begging to get into the fight. The only limit to our army will be the limit in equipment. Then it will be that Kaiserism will cease to exist and democracy and world-peace will cover this globe for all time to come. I wish to insist that we continue our enthusiasm. Let every one bend his every effort and all energy toward winning the war. There is something for each of us to do. The ladies here, are doing their best through the Red Cross to prepare clothing so the boys will not suffer during the winter. Others should join in because with a million boys in France and that many more in this country it will take hard work to keep up the supplies. There is a work for bright intelligent young ladies that they should heed, and that is training for nurses thereby relieving competent nurses to go to the front to care for your brothers, who might be wounded or sick and would suffer from lack of attention. The surgeons can't cure the patients half so easily without the assistance of competent nurses. The government is now calling for 35,000 nurses. Any young lady should feel herself a slacker if she can't do something worth while toward helping her country, and there is no better way to begin nursing in some hospital or sanitarium, where she will not only relieve a graduate nurse for service, but will learn things that will be a great benefit to her in after life, were she not to decide to follow nursing as a profession. This is no time for folly or idleness and it's up to every man, woman and child to do their best which will mean less suffering, less loss of life, and a shorter road to the gates of Berlin. I understand that our former pastor, Edwin C. BOYNTON has enlisted in the Y. M. C. A. work for France. How encouraging it will be to have such an uplifting influence as his will be for our soldiers. There is labor, sacrifice, and suffering in France which is in direct relation to the labor and sacrifice in this country. We hope that the weights will be balanced and that all selfish interest will be eliminated and that there will be no greed or graft either at home or abroad and that after the war, we will start over may be a poorer but I hope a wiser and a better nation. Now, friends, my family join me in thanking you one and all and the church as a whole, our beloved pastor and his good family, for the Christian influence that has come to us from the association here since our identification with this church. May you continue to keep the home fires burning. We hope to find a good church where we go, but we know that we will not find better people. For our soldiers all over America to be backed up by such noble people, there can be no defeat." At the close of the doctor's address, Mrs. Thomas YARRELL, Sr. was called on and spoke as follows: "The ideal of universal peace is not shattered because the world trembles in battle shock. Democracy, as an ideal government, shall not die, because autocracy makes it bleed; and because millions of people are leaping at each others throats will not destroy the brotherhood of man; and while we may feel that the mills grind slowly, judging from our loneliness and heartaches, yet, in the fullness of tie, the war will have to cease, and the world will be brought to its heavenly destiny. I am sure that some of you almost envy Dr. MAYO, the greatness of his task. We find it in our hearts to want to do great things. This very greatness of task is the only consolation we have in giving him up. In the wondrously graphic picture of the sifting destiny of man, he writes his own sentence through the life he lives. Nowhere in literature or history, safe in the matchless teachings of Christ, do we find service of humanity the badge distinguishing characteristic of greatness, for no other teacher ahs said; "He, that would be great among you, let him be the servant of all." We are proud to give to this world service a man like Dr. O. N. MAYO. One who is so "physically fit" as to please "Uncle Sam" and who is so morally and spiritually equipped as to please our Heavenly Father. This gives him the double task of serving his nation and serving his God; and while with loving hands he binds up the wounds of suffering comrades, he can also make the higher appeal in Christ'' name. We believer our greatest religious opportunity is in the cantonments here in America. We ought not send men across the seas, to fight for so glorious an ideal as Christian Democracy, unless we give them Christ for a companion-the great author and founder of Christian democracy. Every soldier we reach here, will be an influence to raise the moral standards of the army we send over there. They will be under new and strange surroundings over yonder, and will have less time to learn of Christ. We would so much rather our boys take Christ along with them from the home land; and my parting injunctions to Dr. MAYO would be to seize every opportunity to make Christians of our boys, and my he come back to us without a scar-and though covered with worldly honors, may he have many stars added to his crown for the souls he has saved." Several other short addresses were made by members of the congregation all testifying to the love and respect in which the doctor is held by the members of his church. Will Visit His Old Kentucky Home-Rev. Lawrence WILLIAMS, pastor of the Christian Church of this city has gone to Glasgow, Ky., called there by the serious illness of a brother. He will visit his parents at his old home in Columbia, Ky., before he returns. The members of his congregation voted him and indefinite leave of absence last Sunday morning. Belton Leads All in a Family Enlistment-Belton, again is in the lead. The Journal challenges any precinct in the State to furnish a family enlistment in the war which will equal that of the family of Dr. J. M. FRAZIER of this city. The doctor has three sons and two sons-in-law already in the army, and he himself has been accepted in the voluntary medical reserve corps, and is waiting his call. His son, Paul, the oldest is in the aviation section, Bruce is in the field artillery and Jamie is in the navy. His son-in-law, Barton PARRY is in the cavalry and is stationed at Spartanburg, N. C. His son-in-law, Roland MUNSTER, is in training at A. & M. College. When the doctor, who is now 62 years old is called, all the male members of the family will be in the service. Bell County Boys Volunteer-The following splendid young men, volunteers from Bell County left for College Station Saturday night to take a special course in Mechanics for the Army: Leonard C. INGRAM, Belton; Calvin P. ADAMS, Killeen; Alvah Davis SUTTON, Nolanville; and Hal V. PATTON, Killeen. Old Copy of Paper. W.C. DURHAM brought to the Journal office, Tuesday a copy of the New York Herald of April 15, 1865 which gave an account of the assassination of President Lincoln. It was given to Mr. DURHAM by his father-in-law, Geo. TARVER of Hillsboro, in whose care the paper had been since it was received by him by mail at Hillsboro, a few days after it was printed. It is a relic which is highly prized by Mr. DURHAM. Victor MEANS of Camp MacArthur, visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. L. MEANS Sunday. Belton is on the Map and on the Main Line-Dr. J. C. HARDY, president of Baylor College says he has enrolled a pupil for his great school from Honolula for the next term. The young lady will make only one change in coming all the way from her home to Belton. She will come by water direct from Honolula to San Francisco, and from San Francisco over the Santa Fe without change of cars to Belton. What other evidence is needed to prove that Belton is on the map and also on the main line? Book 1 page 189 Navy Ball Team to Play Camp Champions-The naval training camp baseball team and the 145th machine gun company, champions of Camp Kearny and holders of the Peter B. KYNER cup, will engage in a two game series this week-end, the first game being played at the stadium Saturday afternoon. Lieut. H. C. TOOMEY, who played first base for the division nine two months ago, is in charge of the machining gunners and claims that the champion army team is much better and stronger than the team that represented the 40th division earlier in the season. The navy team will present usual line-up and will place its hoes on Jack RYAN and Roy GRIMES. The latter will work in Saturday's contest and RYAN will appear on the slab Sunday afternoon. Harry SCANLON, former International league infielder, who recently enlisted in the navy and now stationed at Balboa Park, will probably make his appearance in a navy uniform. The Camp Kearny team will put every effort forth to defeat the Balboa Park men, who claim the championship of southern California. Should they be able to defeat the sailors it will be a big plume in their victory bonnet. Death of Mrs. EMBREE-Mrs. Tennie Keys EMBREE, age 78, died at her home in this city Sunday and was buried in the South Belton cemetery Monday. The funeral was held in the Methodist church Monday morning at 9 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. W. H. HOWARD. Deceased had lived in Belton many years and was greatly loved by a host of friends who will sadly miss her. She is survived by two sons and two daughter. Dr. J. W. EMBREE of Dallas, Dr. Harvey EMBREE of New York, Mrs. W. W. SANDERFORD, Oklahoma and Mrs. W.W. CRESWELL, San Antonio. New Luxury Tax-Everything from Automobiles to Jewelry and High Priced Clothing Included in the Suggestion.-Associated Press Dispatch-Washington, July9-The house ways and means committee at an executive session today received from the treasury department a long list of suggestions for taxation of luxuries and decided to begin session for the framing of the $8,000,000,000 bill next Monday. The list was not made public but was said to range all the way from automobiles used for personal and pleasure purposes, to jewelry and high price clothing. |
