Lee County, Illinois - Chapter 34, 1920

The township ,if May has every reason t(, Ic pimul of her rcconl (huimi' the Crrat War, first on account of the hirge number of nnii who ha\c joincil the colors from Ma>to\vn and secondly on account of the enthusiasm shown hy the Maytown people to do their full share in every war drive. X,, le>s than -22 of her hoys were willin.u t,, sa.'riHce their all, while the people at home -went over the top" whenevr th.'y were asked to ,'oiitrilnite to the great causes.

The Woman's Comnuttee Council of National Defense was organized in >Liy townsiiip during the month of May, lOhS by :\L-s. J. C. Ralston of Dixon, Illinois. The officers were :

Concerning the first and second Liberty Loan drives very little can be said. Things were not organized at the time and unfortunately no records were available. The third and fourth Liberty loan drives went "over the top" by a good margin as also di<l the W. S. S. (Ii-ive. the Red Cross and the drive for the Fiuted War Work campaign, the hitter by 2.5 per cent. On November 20, I'.US the ti-easurer of the Lee County Finance committee. Tim Sullivan, wrote among other things to the chairman of the Finance committee of May township, the liev. C. J. Kirkfleet:

Word to the same effect was also written by W. B. Holli,lay. comity director of the Victory Boys campaign, during which campaign the Maytown boys went over double their Miiota. Likewise tlu' Victory Cirls made a splendid record and went over their ciuota.

Until July, 1918, the chairman of the different war drives was Rev. F. S. Porcella at present of Maple Park, Illinois. He was transferred at that time and succeeded by the Rev. C. J. Kii-kfloet, who also g;ladly n;ave his time and services to help along: the "reat cause.

Carl Vego Jexsex was boi-n in Soro, Denmark, 'Slay 1, 1896 and came to America in 1899. He was drafted and on April 2. 1918 left for iMirt Terry, N. Y. Nine days latrr he died of pneumonia and his body was returned home. He was Inuicd in Ohio, Illinois.

Christian William Jensen, another son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jensen was born June 17, 1893 and was drafted at the sanu' time as his brother. He left home for Camp Gordon, Ga., on Ma>- 27, 191S. He was transferred to Camp Merritt, N. J. soon afterward and was sent aci'oss. landing in France August 4, 1918. He died at Camp Hospital r)2 on March I, 1919 at Le Mans, France.