Lt. Com. Lyle O. Armel,|
Back form Sea Action
Addresses Rotary

Lieut. Commander Lyle O. Armel,
home for a short leave after 27
months’ service with the United |
States navy, was the speaker at
‘Rotary today. Had a censor been
present no utterance would have
been criticized. yet he gave his |
hearers an excellent presentation

of the war and of its various |
activities. | |

Instead of speaking of his ship, |
he gave a comprehensive outline |
of the work and personnel of “a
‘| ship,” whatever ship it might have

been. He told of landing experi-

‘lences, but mentioned no place nor
‘time of landing. He told of bravery |
and skill from the men firing the
engines, to those in command, and
| paid tribute to the medical depart- ,
ment and care given to wounded.
‘+, Commander Armel told of the
‘| splendid spirit that has come out of
the war and the thoro cooperation
of every branch of the service.
Where an army man was best in-
formed concerning terrain, he was
placed in charge of combined units;
and likewise, where a matter of the
sea and landings were of greatest
-importance, the combined service
was led by an admiral. There will
be no question as to which unit won
this war, because they all have,
had an equally important part.

The speaker spoke of his home
amd his family. told of the privileges |
they enjoy in reading and hearing |
the news, of the opportunities for)
education, of freedom to meet with |
their friends and:of freedom of |
worship; and. said these are the}
things the United States is fighting !
for. It is what the soldiers, sailors
and marines want to find un-
changed when they return to their
homes. - ras

In introducing the speaker, Dolph
Simons spoke of Armel having been
a sailor in World War I, of his ac-
tivities in ‘the American Legion
where he served as Commander of
the Topeka post, and later as an
aide to Harry Colmery when he was
National Commander. Armel went
in World War I as an enlisted man |
and came out as an ensign.

Armel came,to Lawrence as as-
sistant secretary of the Kansas
University Endowment association,
in which he was doing excellent
work when called into service in
July, 1941,

The birthdays of Dr. F, C, Allen,

Wiley a violin, and Allen led the
singing.

Dr. Allen also was presented with
a ten-gallon milk can to hold his
drinking water at the coming bas-
ketball games, because the tough
going in the first game of the sea-
son indicated that no adequate
amount could be contained in milk
bottles,