BlockPerry Township
The complete chapter on this township from With The Colors in Pike County, Illinois, published 1920. 317 words, covering 1 settlement. Source changes inside the text are labelled at the exact paragraph where the next book begins.
Contents
1 sectionThe section headings the book prints inside this chapter. Each one jumps to where it begins.
The modern record here
1 settlementWhat the federal record holds for each settlement inside this township: wildfires and storm reports since the 1950s, mineral workings, and museum specimens collected nearby. These are counted within a few miles of each settlement, so neighbours share them and the columns are deliberately not added up. Every row links to the settlement's own page, where each figure is broken out.
| Settlement | Fires | Storm reports | Mines and quarries | Specimens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry | - | 18 | 1 | - |
Settlements in this township
1 placeEvery populated place the Geographic Names Information System records inside this township's Census boundary. It is named in the chapter.
The chapter
317 wordsReproduced complete and unedited from With The Colors in Pike County, Illinois, published 1920. The text is machine-read from scans, so expect recognition errors: misspelled names, dropped words, and stray characters. Nothing has been corrected, because correcting a proper name invents one. The headings below are the books' own; source changes are labelled in place.
Perry Township
A movement to organize a Perry Branch of the Pike County Red Cross Chapter was started by Miss Grace Daigh in May, 1917, when about a dozen members were secured. July 4th was celebrated by Perry community, and a special canvass for members, directed by J. C. Baker, was made that day, resulting in an increase to about fifty members. No further action was taken until a meeting was called September first for the election of officers. This election resulted as follows: Chairman, J. R.,Sims; vice-chairman, Mrs. Eva Dorsey; secretary, Miss Ora Higgins; treasurer, Mrs. Lila Gregory.
For the first year the organization devoted its activities wholly to knitting, under the direction of two tireless leaders, Miss Ora Higgins and Mrs. Alice Bengelman. With increasing membership, donations, etc., the funds were sufficient, but as the membership still grew, demand for more work and different kinds of work called for more money. A community sale was held in August, 1918, which not only added $1,500 to the treasury, but also served to unify the work and workers of the entire township. The work then done consisted of all kinds of knitted garments, hospital shirts, refugees' shirts and drawers. A donation of 700 pounds of good clothing for men, women and children was sent from here to the refugee relief organization.
At the close of the war the membership numbered 405, and the Christmas drive of 1918 increased it to 425. Of this number 50 have been magazine subscribers, and one, H. T. Armentrout, is a life member. The society closed the year with M. H. Browning chairman, Mrs. A. J. McLaughlin vice-chairman, Mrs. Eva Dorsey secretary, and Mrs. Lila Gregory treasurer. The "Armistice Week" campaign for members was held in November, 1919, and it is the aim of the officers and members to keep the Branch active for any future work in its line that may come up.
Provenance
Text from With The Colors in Pike County, Illinois, published 1920, in the public domain in the United States and digitised by the Internet Archive. The settlements listed against this township are matched by point-in-polygon test of each Geographic Names Information System coordinate against the Census Bureau's county subdivision boundary, not by name.