Service Stars Turn to Gold in Omaha Tragedy Tribute
In Omaha, Monroe Banister son of Colonel and Mrs. J. M. Banister was killed in action at Vimy Ridge, sparking a touching poem by Lt Harry H. Brown of Company G 350th Infantry. The piece honors Banister and other service members as blue stars convert to gold, with a broader note of patriotism and sacrifice.
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Omaha
Monroe Banister
J. M. Banister
Colbert Apartments
Vimy Rideo
Harry H. Brown
Banister
Young Banister
Caailon
Brown
350Th Infantry
R. J. Brown
Dodge Street
Kith
Convent Commencement Heads to Convent Hall Tonight
Commencement exercises for the class of 191% of the Convent of the Holy Child Jesus will be held this evening at Convent Hall. Mr and Mrs H B Gates will entertain informally at dinner this evening.
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Miss Breckens
Evelyn Breckons
Honolulu
Cheyenne
Marie Jordan
C. L. Beattys
RS. van Tansell
Miss Breckons
San Francisco
Convent
Convent of the Holy Child Jesus
Convent Hall
H. B. Gates
Picnics At Lake Minnehaha Highlight Community Summer
The season opens with small picnics at Lake Minnehaha. Misses Helen Tyson Irene Smith and Meawrs Dan Kline and Birney Miller from Omaha join the supper and cooking fires. Auto ride and porch dancing end the evening. Grace Kelley hosts a picnic with Miss Stevenson of Barton as guest.
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Lake Minnehaha
Helen Tyson
Irene Smith
Meawrs
Dan Kline
Birney Miller
Omaha
Weinles
Tyson
Grace Kelley Wos
Miss Stevenson
Borton
Gent of
Social At Country Club And Neighborhood Moves
Mia James Hart and Mian f Mel am Tyson enjoyed the feed and the auto drive. At the Country Club Mr and Mrs Lloyd Sampoon the Misses Geraldine and Paula Swarm Dr Andrews and John Guthrie dined with an informal after dinner dance. Mr and Mrs George FE Abbott host friends at home after months away at the Plains. Marie Minnie Nie man occupy an apartment at the David this summer. Mrs John Wilkingon and her daughter Gladys stay at the ranch. R W Bond occupies 409 East Twenty third Street cottage recently vacated by the Harmons.
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Lloyd Sampoon
Geraldine and
Paula Swarm
Dr. Andrews
John Guthrie
George FE. Abbott
the Plains
Marie
Minnie Nieman
the David
John Wilkingon
Gladys
R. W. Bond
East Twenty-third Street
C. C. Harmons
Local residents plan travels and visits across several states
A crowded visiting list shows Mr and Mrs M H Hartung and son Kirk returning from the Colorado School of Mines and planning a Baratoga fishing trip. Others, including Mrs Goldfarb and daughter Miss Goldie Goldfarb, Geraldine and Paula Swarm, Hoff Kring and relatives from Salt Lake City, and Mr Kearns and guests from Ro der and Salt Lake City, are visiting Cheyenne and nearby towns.
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M. H. Hartung
Kirk
Colorado School of Mines
Baratoga
Manville
N. G. Kearns
Wellesley College
Ruth Harrington
Frank Yoder
Misa Marion Yoder
Torrington
Charlies Dutcher
Young
Egbert
Robert Walton
J. H.walton
Delavan
Wisconsin
St. John’s
Peter McFarlane
Donald
Cheyenne
Wheatland
Denver
Lee Bristol
Fort Collins
Bristol
Eon Charlie
McFarlanes
Fort Russell Hop Promises Evening Society Event
The Fort Russell weekly hop at Post headquarters features the 315 cavalry orchestra for dancing this evening. Guests arrive from town and Fort Riley, including Mrs Williams and two children, with Col Williams reuniting with family in Denver. Captain Frisbee’s family resides at Fort Russell while Lt Col Brown leaves for Camp Dix after recent promotion.
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Port Russell
Fort Russell
Post Headquarters
315 Cavalry
Ofrs
Williams
Fort Riley
Willams
Denver
Frisbee
France
Brown
Camp Dix
N. J
Woman's Relief Corps Meeting At Library This Afternoon
The Woman's Relief Corps will hold a meeting this afternoon at 2:30 at the library. Members are urged to attend and participate in the planned activities and discussions.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Coterie Art Club tea marks season closing
Mrs. A. Te Finch hosted a Coterie Art Club gathering yesterday afternoon serving tea at five o clock as the sewing and weaving season winds down.
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Coterie Art Club
A. Te Finch
Baptist Willing Workers Meeting Postponed
A church note records D A Jones presiding over routine business at a Baptist meeting. A children's program followed with songs and recitations by Rena Galloway Gene Penson Louis Harvey Leonard Babcock Gladys Wallace Edith Doak Edna McKay Helen Galloway Agnes Buckley Mrs Bonham and others. The union will be received in two weeks and the Willing Workers event is postponed for one week.
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D. A. Jones
Rena (Alloway
Gene Penson
Louis Harvey
Leonard Babcock
Helen Galloway
Gladys Wallace
Edith Doak
Edna McKay
Bonham
Mrs. Garton
Helen Gal
Agnes Buckley
Mra. Am
Amusements For The Day In a Bustling Lineup
Listings show Fatty Arbuckle in The Bell Boy with Mary Garden in The Splendid Sinner and Chaplin in Chase Me Charley. A new feature marks Atlas Mark of Cain while Amuse has a Rich Man's Darling. Parish House hosts a social dance with varied entertainment.
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Fatty Arbuckle
Mary Garden
Charlie Chaplin
Atlas
Mark of Cain
Cheyenne Welcomes First Woman in Railroad Shops
Dorothy Barry becomes the first woman promoted from U P yards to the transfer desk in Cheyenne machine shops, the first known female employee in Cheyenne railroad shops. About twenty five women now work in the yards, praised for steadiness and diligence by Superintendent McDuffie. The Cheyenne Battalion is the largest in the division with other women in yards at North Platte and Green River.
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the Fair Daughters of Wyoming
Dorothy Barry
U. P
iMiss Barry
McDuffie
North Platte
Green River
Cheyenne Batalion
Fort Russell Officers Promoted at Banquet
A Plains hotel banquet honored Major R. W. Walker promoted to lieutenant colonel and departing for another post. Major Walker formerly led the first squadron of the 315th Cavalry. Major Brown, also from Fort Russell, had been promoted earlier and left for Camp Dix Wrightstown New Jersey.
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Plains Hotel
R. W. Walker
Walker
315Th Cavalry
Brown
Fort Russell
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
New Jersey
Wyoming Weather Outlook Friday and Saturday
Partly cloudy skies prevail with a chance of unsettled conditions Friday and Saturday. Temperatures show little change, keeping a mild to cool frame across the state.
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Wyoming
Wyoming Population Burden in Draft Policy Sparks Complaint
Adjutant General Weaver claims Wyoming contributes far more than its share under Crowder's draft plan. He notes Wyoming has 5 percent of the nation's population in the army yet bears an outsized draft burden, while other states receive lenient treatment. He warns of future "bled white" quotas and calls for fair, state-based classification.
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Wyoming
Weaver
Crowder
Arizona
Colorado
Nebraska
Kahn
Ted Cross
Paso to Casper Agency recruits volunteers
George EB Parisee led an effort to recruit volunteers in Paso to Casper. By mid afternoon only eleven men had filed applications, a weak showing compared with other cities. Parisee plans to renew efforts on his return, hoping more townsmen enroll.
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Paso
Casper
George EB
Parisee
M.C. A. Warkore
Dr James Guthrie Sets Course For Chicago Meeting
Dr James B Guthrie traveled to Chicago yesterday to attend a meeting of the American Medical Association in Pine Bluff. Attorney Hore-Attor mey Conmer BK Smith was in Cheyenne yesterday on Pine Bluff registration business.
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James Guthrie
James B. Guthrie
Youterday
Chicago
The
American Medical Issortation
Pine Huff
Hore
Readiness for Solar Eclipse Observation at Green River
The Mt Wilson observatory team has completed setup of a 30 inch reflecting telescope and instruments at a temporary Green River Wyoming observatory to study the solar corona and the suspected planet near the sun. Lead by Dr George Ellery Hale assisted by Dr Walter Adams and six others the equipment is arranged away from town to avoid smoke and interference during the total eclipse. Weather conditions remain a key risk to the expedition and its costly move from California.
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Green River
Wyo
Mt. Wilson Observatory
California
Mt. Wilson
George Ellery Hale
Mt. Wilson” Observatory
Walter 8. Adams
Denver Post Smiles Last
A Northern press contest unfolds as the Wyoming State Tribune and Denver Post vie for advantage. The Union Pacific schedule shift delays the Post’s arrival, aiding the Tribune, while the Post adapts by routing its edition via a California Limited reaching Cheyenne earlier.
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Wyoming State Tribune
Denver Post
Union Pacific
Tribune
Post
California
Borie
Ieabel
Cheyenne
Swan Land Cattle Office Building Contract Awarded
The Swan Land and Cattle Company awarded the contract for an office building in Chugwater to George McCouse of Wheathwnd. The bid follows a written tie six months after the project was announced.
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Swan
Swan Land & Cattle Company
Chugwater
George McCouse
Wheathwnd
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