June 15, 1945. Mr. John Ve Sees, 812 Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Neighbor : Sinoe we are very close, but since Uncle San makes us closer, I am sending you a note from Carl Klepper, one of yow admirers. He was with me at Chicago at the International Rotary Convention for District Gevernors. Thought you would like to hear from hin. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, — POA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach. ENG. ; May 15, 1945. Mr. Stanley Schwahn, Jayhewker Theatre, Lawrence, Kansas. - Dear Stan: - ZI am sending you a copy of one of the five hundred letters we sent to our faculty and employees here on the Hill. I wanted you to see that we publiciged the generosity of a former young struggling Swedish boy from Seandia, Kansas, who, after trials end tribulations, became a great theatre magnate and showed his generosity to the populace of Lawrence. It was a nice party, Sten. Sincerely yours, | Direotor of Physical Education, FCA +AH Varsity Basketball Coach. ne. March 16, 1945 Dear Board ember: It is with pleasure that we present this amual report. It has been a joy to work with you as friends of The Salvation Army. Many things have happened during the past year which will not be revealed through this report. j\:e are glad to have had a part in the relief of the poor, the bringing of happiness to the shut-ins, and joy to others whom we have ministered to. The success of our vrogram is due largely to the coubined effort and loyal supvort of our Advisory Board and our friends in Lawrence. We hope that as you look through these pages and read what has been done you will realize the vast expanse of work The Salvation Army does do. The Salvation Army is working today, not only in our own community and country, but in eighty-nine different countries and colonies and speaks in eighty-three languages, doing in all parts of the world ex- actly the same type of work as we are doing here in Lawrence. It is through your help, financially and otherwise, that we have endeavored to keep the doors of The Salvation Army open continually and hope in the future not only to hold to the standards of The Salvation Army but also to be of even a greater service to this community. It has been the pleasure of Mrs. Getz and myself to be representatives of The Salvation Army to you and we hope you will enjoy reading this report, feeling that you had a part (cote S, Robert J.’ Getz RJG:md Captain © in it. fe FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCaL YEAR a eg MARCH 1, 1944 TO FEBRUARY 26, 1945. INCOM Members contributions and collections at services Donations Business Collections Community Chest ¥. P.. Income Publications Ciothing, Truck and Store Refunds SPECIAL Christmas Self-Denial Harvest Festival Flood Camp TOTAL INCOME Balance on Hand March 1, 1944 - GRAND TOTAL 651.44 100.26 Reno 50.00 77.56 £15,276.59 652.76 {15,929.35 Ord Oe FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR MARCH 1, 1944 to FEBRUARY 28, 1945 Printing and Office Supplies Postage, Telephone, and Telegrams Publicity and Demonstration Travel (Conferences) Auto Expense Salary, Corps Officer Office Salaries Janitors wages and eet es Other Salaries: . _ Publications. °-— So Publication Selling Expense Lights, fuel, and water Local Rents Furniture renewals and corps equipment Property Payment and insurance Sick Benefit and burial fund Staff Travel Divisional Oversight State Fund Y. P. Expense (Bnad, Clubs, Scouts, Guards) Social Service General Welfare Sundry Expense EMERGENCY AND SEASONAL Missionary Christmas War Rehabilitation Camp Red Shield TOTAL EXPENSE TO DATE Balance on hand March 1, 1945 GRAND TOTAL ¢ 188.89 201.62 654.98 84.69 495.79 1,719.71 780.00 924.76 288.42 745.69 RO “ae 632.8 ® 420. 00 191.00 465.55 78.00 15.40 982.65 75.00 644.40 3,150.62 850.68 130.66 213.70 675.50 290.00 87.00 54.28 ‘15,562.16 367.17 $15,929.35 THE SALVATION ARMY 1S PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITY CHEST Wies YOU GIiVeé TO THE SALVATION ARMY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. CHEST. S00 BEGP i. .c ee ev ss TO SAVE LIFE TO RESTORE HOPE LO CURTalL CRINGE TO REDUCE Tsaxks TO ELIMINGTE POVERTY HAND NOW ABIDETH PAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY, THuSE THREE: BUT THE GREATEST OF THiSE IS CHARITY." WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORI THE SALVATION ARMY BECAUSE...IT KNOWS NO NaTIONAL RELIGIOUS BARRICADES. THE BaSIS OF ITS WORK Is RELIGIOUS. If CARRIES THE GOSPEL OF HOPE TO THE HOPELESS. It'S A BOON TO ALL COMAUNITIES. IT RfiaCHeiS THE UNDERPRIVILEGED BOYS .ND GIRLS. OF IfS..SiLRVICE. "REMEMBER THE SABBATH TO KEEP IT HOLY’ EX: 70-8 REPORT OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE The Salvation Army not only believes that the physical and material needs are essential to good living, but we believe also in the spiritual "Not bread alone". The religious work is the foundation of The Salvation Army. The founder, William Booth, believed "Give them soup, Soap, then salvation". Religious services conducted for the young people through out the year with special training to those desiring to enter Salvation Army service are as follows: Sunday Schools held 53 Classes in Sunday School 391 Attendance at Sunday School 2,852 Young Peoples legions held 53 Attendance 4,009 Corps Cadet (Bible) classes held 27 Attendance 129 Teachers Bible classes 25 Attendance CTT 6 oo TRAIN UP A CHILD #N THE WAY He SHOULS Gv. , PRO, 22-6 CHARACTER BUILDING PROGRAM The term "Character Building" might easily be made so all inclusive 2s to lose any distinct meaning. Everything that the Salvation Army does aims,indirectly or directly, toward the building, strengthening, or reclaiming of char- acter. All over the country The Salvation Army carries on an extensive program for its youth. In the past year we have had Girl Guard meetings 42 Attendance ae Music Classes oe Attendance Roo Recreation Classes 72 Attendance 2,485 GIRL GUARD PLEDGE BOY SCOUT OATH "I promise to the best of my On my honor I will do my best-- ability: To do my duty to God and my To fear God and serve Him. country, and to obey the To give of my strength and Scout Law. synpathy to the weak and To help other people at all suffering. times. To be loyal to my country. To keep myself physically To be true to the Girl Guard strong, mentally awake, declaration. and morally straight, ai’ WS COME UNTO ME ALL YE THAT LABOR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN MATT: 11-28 ADULT RELIGIOUS PROGRAM Religious services which are conducted throughout the year by The Salvation Army are for both young pedple and adults, and are open to the general public regardless of race, creed, or nationality. We especially invite the poor, the un-learned, the un-loved anc the un-welcomed, During the vast year we have conducted the following services: Street Services 25 Attendance 1,029 Sunday Services LO6 Attendance 5.635 Week Day Services 60 Attendance 1,174 Home League 45 Attendance 569 . Other meetings 352 Attendance 1,422 8. “1 WAS NAKED, AND YE CLOTHED ME ~ MATT: 25-36 CaN Le rag y AO I AN ; \2 im “4 § t FAMILY WELFARE AND EMERGENCY AID Every Salvation army does a certain amount of family welfare work of rather 2 simple nature, not much "Red Tape", but "Service", we are not equipped to carry on "Long Time" relief as the county welfare agencies do such work. Ours is "Ener- gency and Temporary". Through this past year the Salvation Army of Lawrence has been able to supply the following: Loaves of bread given 1,344 Poinds of Ice given 12,526 Clothing given (Articles) 18,400 Pieces of furniture and miscellaneous items given 5,898 Financial Aid to Service Men £256.50 a “FOR | WAS AN HUNGERED AND YE GAVE ME TO EAT: MATT: 25-35 A MAN MAY BE DOWN BUT NEVER O U REPORT OF TRANSIENT \VORK DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK: That even today there are still men and women who are tran- sients traveling our highways with no place to lay their head at night and no place to receive food? That if the Salvation Army did not meet these needs they would have to go hungry or steal food and sleep out of doors on a wet and cold night? That other Social Agencies lock their doors at 5 o'clock? That a border line family cannot legally receive aid? This brief report gives you a years transient emergency relief work. Number of lodgings given 59 Number of meals given 68 Number of garments and shoes given 95 Number of transportations 4 Amount of financial aids given $62.91 TOTAL NUMBER OF TRANSIENTS ASSISTLD 75 10. WRrATSOEVER THY HAND FINDETH TO DO bo : | oc 7.79 SEASONAL aND BY ERGLNCY VebPanis Did you know that The Salvation army stands ready at all times, day or night irregardless of time, to meet any and all emergencies, to help eleviate suffering and to bring comfort when and where possible. During the past year we were able to do the following: Flood 125 Gallon of Coffee 105 Dozen Rolls 2,060 Sandwiches Fire (Hanna) 4 Gallon Coffee 10 dozen doughnuts CHRISTMAS: Baskets Given 145 Dinners in Baskets 252 Toys and Gifts 250 Gift Boxes to Service men L& Cookies to U. S. QO. & dozen The Salvation army clears all work and cooperates with the Welfare Board and the Red Cross. BTEED erertce Corps and Outposts Officers and Cadets 5,418 Local Officers (Bands- men and songsters included) Senior 20,092 Junior 19,9347 War Crys Published 15,66 32. 084. INDOOR WEETINGS : Senior — $29,156 Attendance 7,162,970 Converts 20,707 Junior O86, 644 Attendance 1,471 , mae Converts 29,867 OPENAIR MEETINGS Number held 119,975 Attendance 1,086,945 SOCIAL STATISTICS INDOOR MEETINGS Hotels (ifen's) 262 Attendance _ O,420 Converts 47 Hotels (Women's) 505 Attendance 5,666 Social Service Centers 7,422 Attendance 240,790 Converts 665 Children's Homes 4,510 Attendance 60, 636 Woments Home and Hospital 6&,707 Attendance 211,987 Converts 1,369 Prison Work 10,934 Attendance 416,828 Converts 8,603 Evangeline Residences 1,536 Attendance 20,465 Converts 50 Other Meetings 189 Attendance 7,528 HOTELS AND LODGES Men's 126 Women's 35 Accommodation 7,471 Lodgings Supplied Sy 626, G37 Meals Supplied *g59, 469 SOCIAL SERVICE CENTERS Institutions 109 Accommodation 5,724 Men Admitted 21,862 Men Checked Out 22,497 Lodgings Supplied 1,380,108 Meals Supplied WOMENS HOMES AND HOSPITALS Homes and Hosvitals o4 1,481 NDED_SUPTIMBLN 30, 1948 Abeouiagnaakion 2,460 Admitted 7,963 Discharged 8,036 In Homes End of Year 1,195 Lodgings Supplied 582,217 Meals Supplied 1,817,497 GENERAL HOSPITALS Institutions 8 Accommodation 390 Patients Admitted 10,016 Patients Discharged 10,032 Patients End of Year 279 Major and Minor Operations 2,987 Day's care 191,660 CHILDRENS HOMES Institutions 8 Accommodation TT? Lodgings Supplied 169,078 Meals Supplied 708,717 KVANGELINE RESIDENCES Residences 12 Accommodation 2,678 Room Occupancies 954,043 Meals Served 2,154,488 SETTLEMENTS AND NURSERIES Institutions 20 Accommodation 882 Meals Supplied 256,996 MISSING FRIENDS Inguiries 1,242 Persons Found 707 PRISON WORK Hours of Visitation 5,426 Prisoners Assisted on -@ischarge and given employment 7,337 Prisoners Paroled to The Salvation Army 4,693 GENERAL STATISTICS Caristmas and Thanksgiving dinners 407 , 546 Children Given Christmas toys 289,823 Mothers, Cniiuren Given summer Outings 21,594 Persons found Employ- ' ment outside our Institutions 29,956 Lodgings Given Outsiue Our Institutions 660, 569 Meals Given Outside our Institutions 1,779,197 MEDICAL WORK SEPARATE FROM HOSPITALS Clinics & Dispensaries 2 X-Rays taken 7,900 Dental Cases 2,634 Clinics Held 647 Patients Treated 21,046 March 1, 1945. Mir. Je Re Smith, Pleasanton, Kansas. Dear J. Res T am sorry to be so late in acknowledging your good letter. I turned the bond in to Ernie and doubtless you have long since received acknowledgment of same. _ Now, regarding the basketball game with Butler. ‘The referees is not supposed to enter in any conversation with the player while he is making a choice, elesting to take the free throw or accept the out of bounds pley. The rule states that if the player stations himself on the free throw line ready to’ +} ~ew as to whether he will take it out of bounds or not. In other words, the burden is upon the captain of the team or the player, in electing which of the two plays he will accept. And as I stated, if he walks to the free throw line and is then ready to mke the free throw, he is prohibited from eleot~ ing to take it out of boumds by this act. I think the referee was perfectly fair. With ‘all good wishes to you, I an : : . | , Sincerely yours, : Director of Physical Education, | PGA: AH : Varsity Basketball Coach. Che Robinson ‘Coal Company Producers Of Mohawk Coal PLEASANTON, KANSAS February 2, 1945. Mr. Forrest C. Allen Basket Ball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: last Tuesday evening, Butler, Missouri and the local High School were tied 22 all. A foul occurred perhaps two seconds prior to the end of the game. The time keeper signalled the end of the game about the time the referee was indicating the player against whom the foul was commit- ted. The referee gave the player (Butler boy) the choice of throwing a free throw or taking the ball outside. The lad, not knowing the game was practically over, elected to keep the ball. If the boy had placed the ball in play from out of bounds, the play would have ended, before a try at the basket could have been made. ‘here was much noise and it was probable that the end of game signal was not audible. The referee did order an extra time play-off which resulted in a Pleasan- ton win 23 to 22. The Butler coach wanted his boy to be permitted a free throw and if he failed, then a tie game. The referee ordered a play-off; refused to permit the boy to reverse him- self and started the play-off with a center jump. Should - have permitted a reversal or should the ball have been passed in,@ Butler boy and the two seconds consumed, or should the play- off be started with Butler in possession (Pleasanton controlled the tip) or did he decide correctly? There's no fuss or disagreement. We just wonder if we were fair to Butler. Thanks. JRS: jh Je Ry Smith. ~ “Use Mohawk Coal” June 4, 1945. Dean D. M. Swarthout, School of Pine Arts, University of Kansas. Dear Dean Swarthout: Miss Virginia Neal is withdrawing from my class in Kinesiology, and is doing satisfactory work at this time. ao Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. ss DON ALDSON ( DE-44), c/o Fleet Post Of Se, San Franciseo, Ca alif. ull a U.S.S. DONALDSON (DE-44), c/o Fleet Post Office, | San Francisco, Calif. cane 1945 — Op Er Aes Yom oe ok Ss ee Nw ae 9 lr ET a ey 8 yen amy Daatiy a et Seat of US.8. DONALDSON (DE-44), c/o Fleet Post. Office, San Franciseo, Calif. May 28, 1945. \ : ; 4 Lt. (jg) Charles D. Stough, USER, Se Le Box 13, ; Rai MeAeGeSe,y - Miami, Fla. Dear Charles: | Thanks very much for sending the olipping from the Miami Herald which showed President Truman in the high school olass pic- ture of 1901, Many famous people are in this picture. dust at President Truman's right is aefamed surgeon, Dr. Elmer D. Twine. His father wes in the Swope-Hyde murder mystery when it was alleged that Dr. Hyde mrdered Mr. Swope with oyenide of potassium. I came along a little later, but was in the four-year group. My brother, who was commander of a battery with Harry Tru- - Men and Bennett Clark, former senator from Missouri, graduated the . year following Harry Truman's graduation. We had a lot of fun, did we not, Charlie, in Mit's home? Mit is still as vehement as ever regarding some of his views. He is having a great time now that he is in the aity and says Lawrence looks awfully good. We will look forward to the tim when you and Jule join us in another bullfest at Mit's house after the war is over. 1 am sending you a scopy of our Jayhawk Rebounds, something we sent the boys in the arued forces. Iam sorry that I hadn't thought of: J you heretofore. With all good wishes, I am Sinserely yours, - Direotor of Physical Education, FCA: AH : Varsity Basketball Coach. $f se HARRY S. TRUMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL was a classmate of Mrs. E. Peterson, 11305 N. E. Second pl. Truman is pictured, as a member of the Class of 1901, fourth from left in the last row (arrow). Mrs. Peterson, the former Gertrude Reyner, is directly in front of him. At extreme right in the middle row is the present Mrs. Truman, then Bessie Wallace. At extreme left in the front row is Charles Ross, newly-appointed press and radio secretary for the White House. a : Classmate of Truman Has Graduation Photo By ED WALL. Herald Staff Writer Out at 11305 N. EB, a pl. | Mrs. E. Peterson has an old.book she’ll never place on the curb for a paper drive.: ‘It is “The Gleam,” published: by the graduating class at In- dependence High school, Inde- pendence, Mo., in 1901. On the first page Mrs._ Peter- son, then Miss Gertrude Reyner, is pictured with 33 of her class- mates, including President Harry §. Truman, Bessie Wallace and | Sheree Ross. ~ Bessie Wallace is now ‘the First Lady of the land’ and , Charles Ross was recently ap- pointed press and radio secre- tary for the White House. In 1901 Ross was editor of “The | Gleam.” REMEMBERS HIM WELL “I haven’t seen ‘Harry-Truman since we left school all those years ago,” Mrs. Peterson’ said, “but I remember him very well. I often walked home. from classes with Bessie Wallace, whom he later married.” The 32nd President of the United States was ‘always a good student” in the two-story brick schoolhouse in” Independ- ence, ‘Mrs. ‘Peterson. recalled, but, “just like everybody else, . was herve Bessie. Wallace was an Gnletic girl, but “nice and refined” and of a good Missouri family. Her cousin, the school librarian, is pictured in the yearbook with long. skirts and stiff back. ALWAYS TRUSTWORTHY “All young folks were more serious in those days,” Mrs. Peterson observed, “but. I..don’t, _ know that Harry was any more — serious.than the rest of us... ... “He. has. always been a. good, . trustworthy - ‘person . ‘pnd.. has. been well thought of in Mis- ' souri ever since he entered poli- tics.’ Ross was the “brains” of the’ class, Mrs. Peterson said. Mrs: Peterson’s daughter, now Mrs. ‘Thelma Peters, was born in Independence. Mrs. Peters is head of the social science depart- ‘ment at Miami Edison High school, ~# IN REPLY REFER TO NAVAL AIR GUNNERS SCHOOL 3240 N. W. 27TH AVENUE MIAMI, FLORIDA May 23,1945. Dear Doctor, Clipped the enclosed picture from the Miami Herold on the chance that it might not have appeared at home. I recalled with pleasure that pleasant evening at Mitt's home during the Christmas Holidays and the discussion of the ‘rumans and school mates. We are pretty well settled here now and are really enjoying being a family again. Locating a place to live was our major problem on arrival, but it finally resolved itself it pretty food shape. I presume “itt will be getting a permanent assignment before long, wis * certainly hope it is such that Lgnde lie and Judy may be with him. Jule johns me in regards to you and Mrs. Allen. May 15, 1945. Mr. Charles B. Shasffor, to get it wordéd in a way » but we do need lawyer get a to n for this without using technical % I can consult terribly bad. le spent $3100.00 getting machine the ease the want to think we were trying best not for s331F 36 a, Se in @ | 4 ve % the is club a3 } people, as well as our owi club members. make money out of Unele Sam's forces. the best financial condition $98.50 cash, but they want Shaeff, after reading my letter if Ef the enclosed application farm 1519 < have Se ae oer ee cae Ge aatgprielltene ghey sag gad te my letter to fill it in, the letter from the FP waa’. abe apyreaiate 1% ny Hi le Very sincerely yours, — President. FCA:AH Ence May 15, 1945. Mr. Charles B. Shaeffer, Director, War Production Board, 414 Interstate Building, Kansas City 6, Missouri. Dear Mr. Shaeffer: : aa Hai 4 Hh : &Sbass be fil ri > aye | iy pal eile pits pa agi ial seu au ni its, sat if ie i ea nue S since i iii cat. ee 0 ede Sh a a : the club on an average of twice a month. This takes the entire olub facili- * ties, both upstairs and domstairs, for that svoning. The wear on the floor for which this floor was Yel2 unit of which there are anton the floor is also available about 500 trainees. We have also had an ASTP ahi LEE te o2e= We have as regular members of the Club from the Hereules Powder Company Col. De Re Hyde, director, Major Parker, Capt. G. 8. Atkinson, of the Arny, Mr. H. C. Chase, the plant manager, together with about forty employees of Hercules. Their parties and dinners are held at the Club, so it is necessary that the facilities are in harmony with the personalities using the Club. - It has been impossible up to this time to either rent or buy new or used equipment for this purpose, so we feel it imperative that we purchase a wax- ing and polishing machine to save ow floor. : We would appreciate your consideration in allowing us to purchase this machine from the Kansas Electric Power Company of Lawrence, Kansas... Very sincerely yours, PCA: AE President.