Lee County, Illinois - Chapter 42, 1920

Chapter 42

There were very few |iul.lic iiii'ctiiiti;s licld in the township, :is it will ivmlily \>r seen from the response to the various loans, diivcs, llial llic people were thoi-ouiihly aroused and liwake to the necessity of the war woik, and nei'ded no outside ineentive to cause theui

Gasolineless Sumlays were strictly observed, with very few exceptions, on the start, and, as people more fully realized the necesshy of the ivgulation, the observance of it became pra.-tically univer^ab

The State Bank of Paw Paw subscribed for S,".S,|)()().()() and this amount was ctif down to .tiSbUI )().(!() on account of the over-siihscript ion.

The quotas after the Second loan were made by townships. Wyoming's share was about ¥35,000.00; at 5 p. m. April (i, 191S. the subscriptions amounted to over s37.l)()0,()(). The committee slojiped work at this time and bebire the end of the <lrive the ((tiota was more than <loubIed,

The following officers were appointed: Mrs. Polly Bates, chairman; Airs. Lucy H. McBride, ^'ice-chairman ; Mrs. Rose Hicks, secretary, Mrs. Maud Pogiie, treasurer.

On June 6, 1918 the following officers were elected: Mrs. Anna Warren, chairman; Mrs. Rose Hicks, vice-chairman; Mrs. Mary R. Chaffee, secretary; Mrs. Bertha Wheeler, treasurer.

The following persons were ineinl.ers of (he Board of Directors: Rev. O. T. Canfield, Rev. A. B. Wimmer, Rev. L. S. Kvans, Frank Wheeler, Rol.ert Pogue, F. E. Gates, William Adrian, E. F. Guffin, J. A. Warren, W. A. Pratt, ,1. H. LaPorte, G. W. Thompson.

111 March, 191S the L 0. O. F. gave an entertainment and solicited funds which amovmted to .'i!;2100.(IO. A drive was made in June, 1918 for the National Red Cross which netted $1,056.50.

Aside from these two drives all the money was freely contributed by our citizens without being solicited. This Branch liought nearly all of its supplies from local dealers who furnished all material at cost.

The officers made a very large Red Cross service flag and donated it to our branch; each star representing a knitted outfit given to one of our soldier boys before leaving home.

The ])resi(leiits of the various women's organizations of Wyoming townshiji were call((l together on Oct. 12, 1917 for the purpose of organizing a Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense. Officers were elected as follows:

War History Of Lee Countv, Illinois

at Chicago, 111., He passed June .s. He was sent back until furthi'i' reason, he never n^'cived. He registered 17 and was called l.v the draft .July 'iC,, .at .late. He arrived at Canip Cordon, in Co. B Fifth Replacement regimenl. s overseas equipment, but on l)eing reschool was taken off the overseas list.

lieutenant there. On July 24 he came home .m a fnrl.nigh. Hi- then went to Dallas, Tex. to command and drill a comiiany of .'adets at Camp Dix, remaining there four weeks and on the K)th of March was ordere.l to Belleville, Illinois, as an instructor in aviation. On May 17, 1918, while taking a friend for a flight, hi,s plane fell and he received injuries froi died. The body was brought home for biu'ial and was placed in the family at Wvoming Cenieterv,