"The ' Gas House Gang' Near Second Base - A Sixth Infantry unit is shown as it charged through a wall of gas, with masks at place and guns at ready. A strong wind complicated the gas demonstration considerably. Center foreground is second base on the barracks baseball diamond."
Handicraft is popular with little girls and big ones at Selby Settlement and there are many pretty rugs, sweaters and pieces of raffia work to show for the busy, happy hours spent at it.
When it is luncheon time at Selby Place Settlement everyday, more than 100 children from the nursery school and nearby public and parochial schools find a substantial hot meal waiting for them.
The old St. Louis National Bank Building, on the south west corner of Eighteenth and Olive streets, was bought at a receiver's auction sale yesterday for $25,000 by Conrad L. Schopp, real estate man and painter. Schopp said he plans to use the building for a real estate office, private art gallery and studio.
$84,000 Negro community Center- This is the way the new $84,000 Gamble Community Center Building for Negros will look when completed about eight months from now. Work on the new structure, which will be at Gamble street and Glasgow avenue, will start in about two weeks. It will contain a gymnasium meeting rooms, recreation quarters and shower and locker rooms. About 30 per cent of the cost will come from P.W.A. funds and the rest from city bond issue money.
"Modern Doughboys: In the midst of past and present entanglements, American doughboys keep in trim, forming the bulwark of American defense in a time of peace. These soldiers are part of the Sixth Infantry at Jefferson Barracks."
Assisting the Globe-Democrat in the preparations for its third annual Hole-in-One golf tournament at Triple A are these officials of the famous old club. Left to right are R. P. Koppen, golf committeeman; C. W. Burst, chairman of the Tennis Committee; M. Scott Gardner, golf committeeman; Frank J. Reedy, vice president; A. F. O'Brien, chairman of the Golf Committee; Ben Richter, golf professional, and Bonner Miller, golf committeeman. Forrest Stuckmann, president of the club, was out of town when the photo was taken.
Leo Carbol, captain and defense man of the Flyers, is the oldest player on the team in point of service but his recent play, both on offense and defense, reveals that he is at his peak this season. He is in his eighth season with the Flyers and will be in the lineup tonight against the Kansas City Greyhounds at the Arena.
The Sixth Infantry Regiment marching in review yesterday at Jefferson Barracks before Warrant Officer G. H. Bucholz, who announced his retirement as regimental band leader after 35 years of service in the army.