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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1919)
V' tt' . .: ' ' ..... . . - - ,r iv-: V-vf ! v'MV";. f j .-.v.: ;;:;; ; r,. -,. ; . ..- ?(-. I-'.:"' ! .V ... ' '; i : . ' J Marion County Division, Section 2 ' 1 C . THE OREGON STATESMAN PEACE EDITION, 1919 ! - - ' Pi$5 WORKERS FROM THE Y. M. C. A. A QUARTET OF SALEM1TES WHO LOOKED AFTSrTHE WELFARR OF THF iMEP.PAM cmn.rpc .!. z '''r - r - 'J: 4 y J REV. JAMES ELVIN Regional Secretary Y. M. C. A. Graduate of Dickinson College, also gcDooi oi Theology, Boston UniVer tltY. Pator UMl-ftt HnnvniirgtlAiiol church, Salem, since January, 1915 I years . i RAY C. BAKER j Y. M. C. A. Secretary. Entered seryice IMay 23, 1918. Arrived in France August 3, 1918. Resident merchant of Salem for number of Y. EL C. A. MEN -FROM SALEM Did Great Work Over There to Help the Soldier Boys . Not Just fa the army and navy and Red Cross was Marion county repre sented at the front, but Salem sol diers found their supplies being sent to them by trucks under the direc tion, of Salem men and great ware houses In charge, of old neighbors and eren while at rest billets familiar personages came to talk to them and bring word from home. Y. M.j C. A. war work attracted a large number of men from this sec tion and many found their way to re sponsible positions on French soil. While a number returned soon after the declaration of the armistice let ters are still being received from Sa lem men overseas aiding in . recon struction work and keeping up the morale j of the Yankee boys - still there. Two in Transport Service. The motor transport service at- 1 Salem's Greatest M Exclusive Women's Apparel Store M By coming to this Store for your 5) By coming to this Store for your new Suit, Coat, Cape, Dolman, Blouse, Dress, Skirt or Hat, you have the advantage of choosing from the largest and most carefully selected stock in Salem. Moreover, a comparison of styles and prices will convince; you that lours are al- f- .-r j ways correct: I Because we are one of numerous stores owned and operated by this company in Northwestern States our buying power is greater, and be cause of our low overhead expenses and policy of selling for cash only, we. can always sell for less than others. v.. SALEM, OREGON Salem's Greatest Women's Apparel Store v - m i - '. 'i':' " :V.' . R. AJ HARRIS Entered Y. M. C, A. service June! 8, 1918. Went overseas July, 198. Registration Department at Head quarters, i Active in Y. M. C. A. work in Salem for number of years. Ex state printer. i II r. i ROSS C. MILES - Y. . M. O. A. Secretary. Now in France engaged in Friends Recon struction Work. Also hospital service. tracted two Salem men, G. E. Hal vorsen and George Watson. The former was director of the Y. M. C. A. transportation department and in this capacity made trips over the en tire front, Into Italy and even through England. His tales of nar row escapes are 'too many to re count. Mr. Halvorsen returned to Salem In December. Just before leav ing he spent some time with Watson In Paris, who was stationed there j as director-general of the Y. M. move ment order bureau. Since that time the latter has returned to this coun try. : Another ot the workers In Paris is R. A. Harris, who Is connected with the bureau of records there. This agency is for the purpose of keeping check on all Y. M. men In France and Is on the order of a personnel bureau. t Elvln Has Trip Home. To Rev. James Elvln was afford ed the rare opportunity of a furlough home from France, to which country he has returned. When the United War Fund drive was in progress late last year he was taken from active duty and sent back to the United States as one of the speakers in the campaign. Rev. ! Elvln Is divisional director at La Bourbon. Just before his trip home he was stationed In the Vosges mountains on the front line. Roy R. Hewett, who reurned j to this country on the George Washing ton on its voyage after the Presi dent first landed In France, was tor a long time connected with the money exchange department of the Y. M. C. A. at Brest. He also was in similar work at Bordeaux. j' At Nevers, France, is another local man, Ray C. Baker, who has been In charge of a warehouse at that point ever since his arrival overseas. Rev. Carl H. Elliott has also been over many months acting as a re ligious worker : In the sixth region with headquarters at Gondrecourt, Dr. Carlyle Decorated. Unique recognition for his war workwas gained by Dr. W. D. Car lyle who during the summer with two other Y. M. men was decorated by the Russian government with the order of St. Stanislaus. Dr. Carlyle spent 14 years in Petrograd and iip on the Outbreak of the war, while i he was visiting his old home in Salem, he enlisted for service on the Slav front. He is still in Europe. ' j H. O. Merriam, whose parents live In this city, was one of the,Y. jM. workers ' who remained In London. Rev. Frank T. Porter was also! In Great Britain as a religious worker, but illness compelled him to return home. A leave of absence was granted by the board Of trnnteea of WIM.n.ii. University to Its sresldent. ri- rari G. Doner, in order that ha mirhi visit France on special lecture work tor ue x. m. -tie returned from his tour late In the summer, after having visited the greater part of the French . 1 Women in Service. Women. tOO. did their nart In th work, though Salem had none over seas. Miss Laura Heist, a reconstruc tion uae, was sent as far as New York, was stricken with infiiion and failed to sail before the signing oi u armisuce. sne is now In hospital In -an eastern camp. Miss Nell Sykes put her efforts Into can teen work and was stationed at Bremerton several months Miss Cornelia Marvin, state li brarian, while on a leave of absence engaged In active service for the American Library Association in Its canionmeni wort on the Mexican border. HELPED IN Y. M. C A. " : ' : - " " . . - .. ..... . ... 0 .' 1 J h ' - J - I IT - 111 .1 I : ' -V H. G, MERRIAM Entered Y. M. C. A. work June, 1918. Sailed for France in August. Before entering the service was Pro fessor of English at Reed College, Portland. IN CAVALRY TROOP tv t .." ' . . ,t --t i -.:-v. "T! ; : -r' FRANK W. ROSEBRAUGH Joined Company M April 1, 1917 Transferred to Headquarters Com pany. Then Headquarters Troop of Cavalry. : Was In the fight since June Now with Army, of Occupation WAS ON ."OREGON" . ' -.: . . v. --"j - ... . To the Men Who Have Served the Flag We wish to add our voice to the millions throughout the world whose "hf arts reach out to you m appreciation of your performances and whose voices proclaim you the saviors of free nations. I . Whether you served on land, on sea or in air; whether on the battlefield in the can tonment camp or in other selective service, it was the force of your numbers, the un conquerableness of youV will and the dynamics of your bravery that prevented the tri umph of autocracy m its efforts to enslave the world. I Victory the triumph of liberty the freedom of ! nations the nemetiiatinn f ,Ww. "-. v.iv, ojc me icsmis ui juur iauniuiness to your llsg. 416 State Street Salem, Oregon t - , , . J t He Wasn't a Slacker. Senator Knute Nelson of Minne sota told this story at a dLiner party as an illustration ot the old saying that appearances are sometimes de ceiving; One afternoon a woman was walking through a suburban vil lage when she noticed a small boy leaning on a gate La front of one of the residences. The boy's atti tude did not betray any great amount of ambition. "I am surprised to see you standing hire, my little man." said the womn, kindly. "Why do you idle away your time on such a beautiful alteraoon?" i am not Idling," defensively declared the boy. "I am working for a thrift stamp. "Working for a Thrift Stamp? wonderingly responded the woman, who couldn't see any signs ot labor. "Wes, ma'am-," returned the boy. "Mr. Smith is sitting on the vera-ida with sister, and he told me that he would give me the price of a stamp If I would watch for father.' Phila delphia Telegraph. RUSSELL HUGH EMMETT Enlisted August 27, 1917, and en tered the Navy at Goat Island. He was on the old Oreron for six month He then went aboard a torpedo boat going irom 'Frisco to New York where he is now stationed. Rookie Was Ready. The captain and his family were returning to their quarters a little late, after a Thanksgiving dinner, and wee stopped by a sentry on duty for the first time. "Who goes there?" "Captain J., Company C, aad fam ily." was the response. . The rookie was slightly pniiled as to procedure, but rose nobly to the occasion: "Advance, Captain, and be recognized, rest of family mark time." Everybody's Magazine. ; Her Hero. Down at the submarine base there is a sailor who dotes on Mabel and the girl is Justifiably proud of It. for Jack is a husky and handsome lad, with bronzed fighting face. Girl friend also likes his looks and frank ly envies Mabel. "Gee! he must be brave," she sighed to Mabel across the aisle in the glove department. "Brave?" shrilled Mabel In triumph ant confidence. "That guy ain't afraid of a mouse!" It was the supreme tribute of the woman. His Country's Call. Last summer, when every young man's thoughts were on the war, a wealthy lumberman from Seattle ar rived In New York on a business trip; His business having been attended to, he was a guest at a dinner given one evening by an officer in the United States Marine corps. As the hours and the flowing bowl passed, speeches became more and mare fre quent, everybody was wrought up, and there was no man so base as to say that he would not go to the front for his country. A few days later the officer of ma rines received this telegram from him: "Did I enlist that night If so. Instruct me when and where to re port." Popular Magazine. IN CO. K 12TH INFTY. UP FROM PRIVATE VERNON P. MENTZER Of Company K, 12th Infantry. Was assigned to Camp Lewis, Washing ton, for training. Son of George F. and Martha Mentzer, 946 N. Seven teenth street, Salem. ; -n 1 . . t. ... ..... . . :: : , - I t ' " i - , " i - J f ' ;. , - . 1:; " 1 - I , r ss' f - " - v ' ' ; " -. " r r J ' ' f-' . '1 . ' ' w i n -jf -) )... ". , ' ' .''. , ' '.r V , .. ' . , -i t , V ' ' " . ' ' . . .'- . " - ' . , V, ,' ' ' 1 " - . J. . . - frm LIEUT. MORRIS E. RACE Son of j City Recorder Earl Race, 1105 S. Twelfth street, Salem, en listed April 11. 1917. in the Signal Corps as a private. . Lieutenant Race worked from the ranks and received a commission In the Cavalry. Has been stationed on the Mexican border the past month. A MOTOR MECHANIC p5f 1 CORP. NORVAL II. JONES j Motor Mechanic Air Service. En tered the service November 28, 1917, Arrived In France March 1, 1918. ! HARLEY-DAV1DS0M MOTORCYCLES - The reason wby the HARLEY-DAVIDSON is being talked about is because it is DE PENDABLE; it always did and always will SATISFY. HARLEY - DAVIDSON Will senre yon just as well here at home as it did the boys fOyer There.,, I Ask the men in the ttnict-They know. We invite you to call for a demonstration. A nfl line of Bicycles, Accessories and Tireu HARRY W. SCOTT- 147 S; ComT. St Salem, Oregon if -t
