Huntington Township (part 2 of 3)

During the fall and winter seasons the pioneer added to his income by trapping fur-bearing animals, frequently selling as much as one hun¬ dred dollars worth of furs in a season. Hunting, which is now a pas¬ time, was then an occupation for a number of the population, and it was more rare to see one of these men without his rifle than with it. Game was abundant and they undertook to supply the town with meat. The first meat market was started by a man named Durand (or Denand), but the great packing companies, railroads and refrigerator cars were not then in existence, so he supplied his customers with venison, pork, from wild hogs of the razor-back variety, and an occasional roast of bear meat.

While the Wabash & Erie Canal was under construction, many of the pioneers found employment for themselves and their teams, thus earning a little "ready money," most of which was applied to the purchase of land. After the canal was opened for traffic the market was widened, the prices of store goods increased somewhat and the prices of farm products correspondingly increased, bringing better times to the inhabitants of the county and the merchants of Huntington.

diah Brown, Jonathan Keller, who built the second hotel, David and Patrick Johnson, Martin Roche, whose two sons, John and Thomas, after¬ ward became conspicuous in business and political affairs, Townsend G. Bobo, Henry Brown, who was sheriff of the county some years later, and Samuel Moore.

On February 16, 1848, Governor James Whitcomb approved an act to incorporate the Town of Huntington. If any records of the town prior to that time were kept, they cannot be found. At the first town election, which was held shortly after the passage of the act of incorporation, Dr. Abel M. Lewis was elected mayor; 0. F. Stewart, recorder; John Roche, F. W. Sawyer, Alfred A. Hubbell and D. L. Myers, trustees. The first meeting of the board of trustees was held on Saturday evening, April 22, 1848, and it is said that almost the entire population turned out to hear Dr. Lewis deliver his "inaugural address" as the first mayor of Huntington. The doctor was an orator of more than ordinary ability and on this occasion he "did himself proud." He congratulated the people of the town upon the fact that they had given the privilege of conducting their municipal affairs as their judgment might dictate ; advised them to take steps for the improvement of the streets, and pre¬ dicted that, if the powers granted to the people by the Legislature were judiciously used Huntington would in time become one of the really great cities of the Wabash Yalley.

During the existence of the town government the officers were elected annually in March. Where more than one year is credited to any of the mayors in the above list it shows that he was re-elected, as in the case of Doctor Lewis, who served as the chief executive until the election of Mr. Smith in March, 1851.

On September 17, 1873, Huntington was incorporated as a city. The first election of city officers occurred on November 3, 1873, when George W. Stults was chosen mayor; John Skiles, clerk; Joachim Fernandez, treasurer, and A. Shaffer, marshal. Mr. Stults had been elected mayor in March, 1873, under the old regime, and served at the head of the town government until the city was incorporated, when he became a candidate for mayor and was elected. When the city government was established

Huntington was divided into three wards and the common council was made to consist of two councilmen from each ward. At the election on November 3, 1873, William A. Berry and Patrick O'Brien were elected councilmen from the First ward; Cyrus E. Briant and William McClure, from the Second, and Samuel T. Morgan and Samuel Buchanan, from the Third.

During Mayor Anderson's second term, after his election in 1906, the term of the mayor was changed from two to four years and his time was extended to three years and eight months, or until the election of Mayor Feightner in 1909.

City Treasurers - Joachim Fernandez, 1873; Patrick O'Brien, 1874; H. S. Shaft', 1878; John M. Hargrove, 1884; Olin S. Bay, 1894; Henry F. Kase, 1902 ; George A. Grass, 1906 ; F. E. Strauss, 1909. Mr. Strauss was the last man to he elected to the office of city treasurer. At the close of his term the municipal funds were placed in the hands of the treasurer of Huntington County and the office of city treasurer was abolished.

The city council at the present time is composed of seven members - two from the city at large and one from each of the five wards. Those elected in 1913 were: Harmon H. Hendricks and Wilhelm J. Doell, at large; Fred G. Gemmer, First ward; John A. Kline, Second ward; William J. Morgan, Third ward ; Frank A. McCauley, Fourth ward ; Clarence F. Juillerat, Fifth ward. Regular meetings of the council are held in the council chamber in the city hall on the second and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month.

From the most reliable sources of information at hand, it appears that the first attempt to organize a fire-fighting company in Huntington was on December 31, 1856, when a meeting was held in Purviance's Hall for the purpose of organizing a volunteer fire company. Fifty men enrolled themselves as members, the name of the "Neptune Fire Com¬ pany" was adopted and Peter Sipes was elected foreman. The company decided upon a uniform of white trousers, red shirts and glazed caps. When they made their first appearance, rigged out in their new costumes, an old resident remarked: "They look fine on dress parade, but we'll see if they are of any account when a fire breaks out." It was not long until the company had an opportunity to try their skill in extinguishing a fire. A hand engine was ordered and soon after its arrival in Huntington the ladies of the town served a banquet in the courthouse for the members of the company. The boys were there in full uniform, but scarcely had they taken their seats at the tables when an alarm was sounded and it was found that Alfred A. Hubbell's tannery, on the bank of the canal, was on fire. The new engine was hurried to the spot, the boys grabbed the handles and at it they went. But the leathern hose burst and scattered more water upon the bystanders than was thrown upon the blaze. Some of the company tried to bind up the hose with their handkerchiefs, but their efforts were futile and the tannery "went up in smoke." Thus the first battle resulted in defeat, through no fault of the Neptune Fire Com¬ pany, being due entirely to the defective hose.

Independent Hose Company No. 1 was organized on April 2, 1878, after the city government was inaugurated, and articles of association were filed in the office of the county recorder on the 16th of May. The company was composed of twenty members, among whom were : W. L. Kinkade, Frank Gerard, J. F. Slusser, Elias Craft, James W. Gusman and G. W. Stults. The motto of the company was: "Where duty calls there you will find us," and the articles of association provided that the members, in attending fires, should obey the orders of the fire chief.

Shortly after Huntington was incorporated as a city a fire department was organized with William McGrew as the first chief. Brant & Fuller's History of Huntington County, published in 1887, describing the depart¬ ment as it then existed, says: "The working force is divided into four companies and numbers 130 men. The equipment is two steam engines, 2,500 feet of hose, and a full supply of ladders, hooks, buckets, carts, etc., and a team of trained horses. The city owns a substantial brick engine house, two stories, and surmounted by an alarm bell. There are two cisterns in the First ward ; one cistern in the Second ward, with Flint Creek traversing diagonally the entire ward, furnishing a constant supply of water, and the river on the south end of the ward ; one cistern in the Third ward, and the river on the whole north side thereof. The cisterns are of 1,000 barrels each. The department is under the efficient management of Samuel Buchanan. ' '

Various changes have been made since the above was written, and the quotation has been introduced chiefly that the reader may see what progress has been made in the city within the last quarter of a century. Flint Creek has been converted into a sewer and its waters are no longer available for extinguishing fires. A waterworks system has been installed and the department depends more upon the city water supply than on the river and cisterns. The old volunteer fire companies have been disbanded and the city now has a paid department consisting of a chief, an assistant chief, and ten men, all skilled in the art of fighting fires. The equipment is as good as that usually found in cities of 15,000 population. The old brick engine house at the corner of State and Cherry streets is the headquarters of the department, where the chief, assistant chief, two drivers, one engineer and four hosemen are stationed. Sta¬ tion No. 2, on East Market Street, is supplied with a driver and two hosemen.

An echo of the past is found in one of the reports of the chief at the time of the fire at the bagging factory in 1886. When the first steam engine was bought by the city, no horses were purchased to draw it to fires. Instead, a contract was made with the owner of a team to report whenever an alarm was turned in and take the engine to the scene of the fire. In the report mentioned the chief states that the owner of the team "appeared promptly and hitched his horses to the engine, but one of them balked and we could not persuade him to pull the engine up the hill."

The first systematic effort to provide the city with a system of water¬ works was made in the fall of 1886, when the city council employed J. D. Cook, an expert engineer of Toledo, Ohio, to make a map of the city, showing the lines of the water mains, and design a system of water¬ works. Mr. Cook finished his labors in the fall of 1887 and submitted the results to the council. His estimate of the cost was from one hundred twenty thousand to one hundred fifty thousand dollars. After a thorough consideration of the plans the council in 1888 advertised for bids, but they all ran higher than was anticipated and were therefore rejected. Some changes were then made in the plans and in 1889 bids were again advertised for, but again they were unsatisfactory and all were rejected on January 16, 1890.

On Friday, February 7, 1890, a number of local capitalists got together and organized a company for the purpose of building water¬ works. The same day a meeting was held with the waterworks com¬ mittee of the council and the local company submitted a proposition to build and turn over to the city, for the sum of $1, a complete system, the city to assume the indebtedness incurred by the company in the construction of the plant. The men who organized the company and submitted this liberal proposition to the city were: William McGrew, Julius Dick, John Roche, George J. Bippus, C. E. Briant, E. T. Taylor, Jacob Boos, Robert Simonton, George Y. Griffith, Bals Eisenhauer, Edward T. Brown, and a few others.

On March 10, 1890, an ordinance accepting the offer was passed by the council and approved by the mayor. Some amendments were made to this ordinance in June following, but they did not change the material features of the contract. The company then selected a site for a pumping station on the north bank of the Wabash River, between the Mount Etna and Salamonie gravel roads and entered into a contract with the Boughton Engineering Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the construction of the plant. Work was commenced in September, 1890, and five wells, vary¬ ing in depth, were driven about one hundred feet apart. A pumping sta¬ tion and engineer 's house were started and in October the work of laying mains upon the streets of the city was begun.

The contract called for eleven miles of mains, and, notwithstanding the latenesss of the season when the work was commenced, all but about five hundred feet were laid by April 1, 1891, when the first test was given. Through a slight error in construction a break occurred near Drover's pond, but it was repaired in a short time and since then the city of Huntington has been supplied with plenty of pure water. New wells have been added from time to time until now there are twenty-seven. At the pumping station there is a reservoir that holds 1,000,000 gallons, and on Oak Street a large standpipe has been erected that holds about four hundred thousand gallons, so that it is hardly possible that the city should ever experience a water famine.

For many years after the town was founded the streets were unpaved, with stumps standing here and there, and in muddy weather some of them were almost impassible. After the town was incorporated in 1848, a few of the principal streets were graded and graveled, but it was not until after the city government was inaugurated in 1873 that anything like permanent street improvements were considered. Even then several years elapsed before Huntington saw its first paved street. In 1893 the council ordered Washington and William streets paved with brick. The former was completed that year and William Street early in the year following. Then Market Street was paved with brick for almost its entire length, Franklin, Warren, Cherry, Poplar and Jefferson followed, until at the present time Huntington doubtless has more miles of paved street than most cities of its size. Other streets have been paved with a combination of crushed stone and tar, which makes a substantial roadway at less cost than brick or asphalt and has proven satisfactory on thorough¬ fares where there is not much heavy traffic. All the principal streets are provided with good cement or brick sidewalks.

Owing to the fact that the city is situated upon a site that is under¬ laid with a bad variety of limestone, the construction of sewers has been a rather expensive undertaking. But by taking advantage of natural formations a good sewer system, consisting of nearly twenty miles, has been gradually developed. The largest of these sewers is the Flint Creek sewer, which follows the old bed of Flint Creek from the northern limits of the city to the Little River. The once unsightly bed of this creek, filled with tin cans, old shoes and other rubbish, has been made a subter¬ ranean passage twelve feet in width and nearly ten feet high, through which telegraph and telephone wires are carried in cables. Into this main channel empty lateral sewers, draining all the northern part of the city. About eighty thousand dollars were expended in converting the old creek into a sanitary drain, but it has been money well spent. Another large sewer is the Rabbit Run sewer, which runs through the southern

On Monday evening July 22, 1889, a meeting was held at the court¬ house for the purpose of discussing the advisability of organizing a board of trade. Leopold Levy was made chairman of the meeting and Thomas G. Smith was chosen secretary. After various propositions had been discussed, Benjamin F. Biliter, 0. W. Whitelock, Thad Butler, David

A meeting was accordingly called on Friday evening, August 2, when Mr. Biliter read the report of the committee, which was adopted and twenty-two members were enrolled. The membership fee was fixed at $10 and a committee was appointed to solicit members. On Monday evening, August 19th, a meeting was held, at which the com¬ mittee reported 100 members secured and $500 collected. Then followed the permanent organization and election of officers. Leopold Levy was chosen president; N. B. Schaefer, John J. Young and Mathias Luber, vice-presidents; C. E. Briant, 0. R. France, George J. Bippus, W. C. Kocher, J. B. Kenner, Robert Simonton, Samuel F. Day, E. T. Taylor and David Marx, directors. This board was active for several years in its efforts to promote the business interests of the city, after which it became somewhat apathetic and finally passed into history.

Leopold Levy, the first president of the Huntington Board of Trade, was for many years closely identified wfith the business interests of that city. He was an unswerving Republican in his political views and in the summer of 1898 was nominated by the state convention of that party for the office of state treasurer. He was elected in November, and entered upon the duties of the office on February 10, 1899. In 1900 he was again elected for a term of two years, which expired on February 10, 1903. Mr. Levy was a successful business man, a public spirited citizen and made a competent state official. While a resident of Huntington, he was always ready to aid any and every movement for the promotion of the general welfare. He died on April 8, 1905, aged sixty-six years.

The present Commercial Association, commonly called the Commer¬ cial Club, which is in a measure a successor of the old board of trade, was organized in 1911, when twenty-three men met in the offices of the Huntington Business University and appointed committees to under¬ take the work of forming a permanent organization. A banquet was given a little later, which was attended by nearly three hundred of the city's representative business men, over two hundred of whom signed membership cards in the new association. After the banquet, constitution and by-laws were adopted and a board of directors was elected. J. F. Bippus was elected the first president ; J. W. Caswell and H. E. Rosebrough, vice-presidents; Ira B. Potts, secretary, and Frank Felter, treasurer. Mr. Potts was unable to accept the office of secretary and C. B. Williams was elected to the vacancy.

This association does not in any way interfere with the work of the Factory Fund Association mentioned in another chapter, but devotes its energies to providing for conventions, the Chautauqua, etc., and in advertising in a general way the advantages of Huntington as a busi¬ ness center and residence city. The rooms of the club are in the Lesh Block, on West Market Street, where visitors to the city are always wel¬ come. The officers of the association in 1914 were as follows: J. W. Caswell, president; Ira B. Potts and Z. T. Dungan, vice presidents;

C. B. Williams, secretary, and Frank Felter, treasurer. The standing committees, on each of which is one of the board of directors, are : Municipal affairs and public improvements, Z. T. Dungan; industrial conditions, J. F. Bippus; public amusements and entertainments, L. E. Marx; civic improvements, Frank Felter; country relations, Oliver Kline ; transportation and deep waterways, B. J. Bartlett ; finance, M. B. Stults; public health, Dr. C. H. Good; membership, Ira B. Potts; press and publicity, Jacob Dick; education and social welfare, E. W. Cole.

An old newspaper account states that the first postoffice in Huntington was kept in a log house on West State Street, but fails to give the date when the office was established or the name of the first postmaster. The account says, however, that a wooden shoe box was used as a recep¬ tacle for mail. With the growth of the city the postoffice facilities have kept pace. Free delivery was introduced some years ago and new car¬ riers have been added as occasion demanded, until all parts of the city are supplied. The present postmaster is Francis I. Stults ; R. R. Glenn is assistant postmaster ; nine clerks are employed in the office ; there are eight regular and two substitute carriers in the city, and nine regu¬ lar and five substitutes upon the rural routes that provide daily mail to a large territory. The office handles about twenty-five tons of second class matter every week, in addition to the large volume of first-class mail and the constantly increasing business of the parcels post. Annu¬ ally, the receipts of the office amount to about fifty-three thousand dollars. The greatest need of the office is room adapted to the handling of the large volume of mail that has to be received and transmitted at present under considerable disadvantage. Congress has already appropriated $95,000 for the establishment of a permanent postoffice building at Huntington, and the lot at the northwest corner of Jefferson and Warren streets has been purchased as a site. Every one of the twenty-eight people employed in the office, as well as the people of Huntington generally, are hoping that the Government will soon start the work of building.

The office of city marshal has been abolished and in its place a police department has been established. In the spring of 1914 this force con¬ sisted of a chief, assistant chief, a night desk sergeant and three patrol¬ men. No better evidence of the law-abiding sentiment that prevails among the people of Huntington is needed than the mere fact that a force of seven men is able to maintain order in a city of more than thirteen thousand population.

During the first administration of Mayor D. C. Anderson the council passed an ordinance authorizing the erection of a city hall. The lot at the southwest corner of Market and Cherry streets, immediately north of the city engine house, was selected as the location, bonds were issued and the contract was let on July 14, 1903. The cost of the building was $30,000 and it was dedicated on December 29, 1904, soon after Mayor Frances has been inducted into office. On the first floor are the headquarters of the police department, cells for prisoners, etc. The second floor is given to the offices of the city clerk, city engineer, mayor and waterworks department, and on the third floor is a large assembly hall. The building is of Bedford limestone, with iron stairways, hard¬ wood finish and a red tile roof, and affords comfortable accommoda¬ tions for all departments of the municipal government.

Since the incorporation of Huntington as a town in 1848, the increase in population, as shown by the United States official census reports, has been as follows :

Under the provisions of what is known as the "Proctor Act," a law recently passed by the Indiana Legislature, incorporated towns and cities were required to make an estimate of the population at the close of the year 1913, for the purpose of regulating the number of retail liquor licenses. The Huntington estimate in accordance with the pro¬ visions of this act shows the population of the city on December 31, 1913, as being 13,960.

The item of street and sewer bonds represents only the city's share in the construction of new streets and sewers, as these improvements are paid for in the main by assessments against the property benefited, and improvement bonds issued constitute a lien upon such property and form no part of the municipal debt.

The total expenditures for the year amounted to $156,972.15, leav¬ ing a balance in the treasury at the close of the year of $26,976.50. The principal items of expense, or disbursement, during the year are shown

In the table, the item of street lighting includes the total cost of maintaining the municipal electric lighting plant, established by the city some years ago, but which supplies current only for the street lights. Private consumers are furnished with both gas and electric light by the Huntington Electric Light, Gas, Fuel and Power Company, which was incorporated in the fall of 1890. On April 1, 1914, the Indiana Public Service Commission granted the petition of the City of Huntington to issue bonds to the amount of $30,000, bearing interest not exceed¬ ing six per cent per annum, to remodel and reconstruct the municipal lighting plant, and to enter the field of commercial lighting. The ques¬ tion of establishing a general municipal lighting plant was submitted to the voters at the city election in 1913 and carried by a substantial ma¬ jority, but at the end of June, 1914, nothing definite had been done in the way of issuing the bonds or reconstructing the plant.

Huntington's financial affairs have always been well managed. Every bond issued has been paid when due, and at no time in the city's history has she failed to pay the interest upon the public debt at the time stipulated in the agreement. In 1913 the value of taxable property in the city was $5,309,480, hence the bonded debt of $26,956 is only a little over one-half of one per cent of the value of the property in the city. And if the fact that property is generally assessed for tax pur¬ poses at a figure far below its actual value be taken into consideration, even a better financial showing could be made.

The six public school buildings in the city are valued at approxi¬ mately one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars and a new high school building is under contemplation ; all the leading religious denominations are represented by comfortable and commodious church edifices ; the various manufacturing establishments distribute thousands of dol¬ lars through their pay-rolls every month ; three steam railroads and one electric line furnish excellent transportation and shipping facilities; the mercantile establishments compare favorably with those in cities of similar size ; the city had two daily newspapers and several weekly and monthly publications ; the professions are ably represented ; the patron¬ age given to the excellent public library indicates a cultured population, and all these things, together with the efficient fire department, a plenti¬ ful supply of pure water for domestic use, twenty miles of paved and well kept streets, a fine city hall, lodges of quite a number of the fra¬ ternal societies, and the presence of an industrious, order loving popu¬ lation, all combine to make Huntington one of the gem cities of the Wabash Valley.

A century or more ago, when the untutored savage - Nature's eldest child - roamed through the woods where the city now stands, he con¬ ferred upon the ridge the name of " We-pe-che-an-gan-ge, " meaning the place of flints. Now, in the early years of the twentieth century, a new tribe is in possession of the land and the Commercial Association of Huntington is advertising far and wide the old "We-pe-che-angan-ge" of the Miamis as "Opportunity's Gateway" for the white man.

Source changes here: from Huntington County in the World War. Volume 1, by Felter, Mrs. Frank, published 1919; 12,852 words in this source stream.

Huntington Township

Ambulance privor 7, SOCIAL SERVICE Camp work Chattties Which? Club executive Distri t nursing Hospital Industrial welfare Investirater Playrrouris Protective assoc'n bod STEPHAN 9. MIGCCLLANBOUS Treinea * Untrained 170, Unoccupied 108 13 180, Student 100 i7 10, Wontributions, A, Ambuience Trained in more Be Daiver for Car than one occupation Ce Duplicating mach, 4950 De Funds i Be. Home for convalescent In training classes hospital 6 about 150 this ¥. Hospital includes students Ge Labratory Hie Motor boat Ie Motor car Je Typewriter No cards sirnod to RR. Share home with widow date §017, or childres 32 anpresiatineg the erceiient work they were GoOln. | howes the larvest over-Surscrirtion of any County and the local: offisers were Sommenceod accordingly oy a - - S ee eT pS | : 56 bol r 7 arr ASS 4454 wht Te DRIVE, 1017. The Christmas merbership campaign of the Huntington County Chapter of the American Ked Cross: for the year 1917 wag carried on wi the assistance of the enthusias« of war activitdes at. ite heicht. e first. membership campaign ce sO early after the United States had entered the war that: but. 15C ers had been sect for the Huntington County Chapter. his was #® very small: nucleour f the quota assigned of 6,100 wmembers. As a consequence, rather elaborate preparations for reetane this quota were laid. The Chairman of the County Hxecutave Committee, Arthur F.Sapp,was appointed Chairman of th Drive. he general: plan of the campalen was two-fold in ite nature there beir separate committees for the City of Huntington under the ceneral leacership of ures rash and a splendid orpanization throughout. the country districts. The City of Huntington was divided into sections ano each sectaon in charee of a Chairman who had under her supervisi from six: to' tem soldszitors. Ip the sountry districta,the organization adcuarters were maintained in the office of the Taylor Estate over the Citizens Stat ank on the corner of ferson and Frarklir treets in t! Ity of Kuntimiton, throveh 1 ourtesy Of Vise. ¥irian Taylor, Cy ter "retary.

County Chairman and all: of the members of the executave Committee were constantly in attendance in the headqvartere helpirg direct the campaign. Special: credit. was' due to the services of Miss.Viriam Taylor, Charter ecretaryv, who with the aic of her aseistants, rior to the opening of the Drivée,an unusually severe snow Storm practically blocked all: traffic oetween the City of Huntington, the Other towns of the Gounty and the country districts, and this snow stor: eontinued throuchovt the Drive, byt. it. did not daunt. the spirit of the workers and it. seemed that. hecavs of the haroshins of travel: especial

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War Activities Of The Knights Of Coluleus

The Knights of Coluntus from the very begi ning of the war rave evidence of their absolute loyalty to the Country @ né , xo ver rment by essisting in ell the war work of the county and ticularly by assisting the National Organization o1 Columbus in the general work of that body.

The first specific wak done by the Knights of Colunhu eid in the National drive for funds for the benefit of the on the Mexican border. It is a matter of record that number of the soldiers on the Mexican border were Catholics, the FKni Ats of Columbus felt it incumbent upon them to provié their temporal as well as spiritual welfare.

The drives of the local council of Mnights of Colunb in the contribu##tion of %3500.00 to the ceneral Council had made 'preparations a little lat t funds particularly among its membership the general fund to be weed to erect K of C building Secretaries and so forth at the various Pre doicsrty ain ard to prepare for work overseas.

This drive however was not "Or reason that at that time the War Chest was organized in Huntingt County, and the ¥n ights of Columbus realizing that tt s was the proper way to ovide funds

Will show that the Knights of Columbusindivi dually subscribed liverally. The local council furnished three ascretaries to wrk in the Knights of Columbus pnildincs seat various cantonments.

In all local demonstrations, such as perades, patriotic meetings, and so forth, the Knights took pert, thereby doing their share to the morale of the people, and further the successful war mee ting '-s of the Knichts of Colunbus he United race W The service the Ynichts of Columms that joined the sexore sh s headed the call, and actually country.

4, The Boy Scoutits of America was orgeni zed by Secretary Kramien , and placed at the service of the City and all Orgenizations doing War Work.

by A recruitine Committee composed of I. B. Potts, A. EF. Sapp and Paul M, Taylor, represented the "Y" and were instrumental in sending seven Huntington County men into Y.M.C.A. War Work.

(1, First Campaign May 1917, Quote asked $1500.00. Amount raised and Sent in $1734.00. 'Mr. J..W, Caswell, City Cheirnan; Mr. /1, 5. Potts County Chairman; Mr, Chas. McGrew, Treasurer.

County Tovnehip Jeaders Service Record

4, 1. Paul mM. Taylor Y.M.C A. War Work, 1 yr. Camp Shelby, Hattiesbuwe, 2. Donald A. Purviance, Y.M.C.A. War Work, 1 Yr. 5. Rev. EB. W. Cole Y MO cAk. In Frence 4. Rev. L. A. Swisher Y.M.C.A. Overseas,

Huntington Indiana

J.A. Kramien was appointed County Director of Hunt = ington, by Isaac Strauss, of indianapolis, at that timee Mr. B. E. Tyner, Teacher of Huntington High School, was appointed City Director of the Reserve. Following the resignation of Mr. Tyner, who left the City, Mr. Prea Mahoney was appointed in his place. in January lvls, the vounty Director made a visitation of all the High Schools in the Counvy anc presented the matter of enrolling all boys between léand 20 in the Boys Working Reserve. The following Superintendents of schools were active in assisting in the organizations ,

The Junior Working Reserve, ancluded the 60 boys between 12 and 16 who assisted very materially in harvesting the beet crop. Much creadit must be given to the Boys Working Reserve for the successful way they took care of the Labor situation of Huntington County. The following report shows the amount earned in Agricultural and Industrial Work:

One member of the Boys Working Reserve, Donnelly Sullivan, was appointed representative of Huntington County and attended a two weeks course in Agricultural work, at Purdue University, at Lafayette, Inde

To all boys who furnished a verified report of satisfactory service rendered during,a period of sixty days or more'of continuous employment on the same job, a handsome Federal' Bronze Badge of Honor, bearing the great seal of the United? States, was awarded by the Pederal Governmente The following Huntington County boys were decorated with this badge of honore

Address

_ The Roll of Honor of the Huntington High School reveals the extent ywhich our boys responded to the clarion call. They went from all ranks 'lite,- from business life, the office, bank, and store; from profession- | . life, from the farm, even from the very class-room. ¢ So-far as known, the earliest class represented is that of 1902, from 86 ranks came Earl V. Steele. Then followed the class of 1904, with 0S, Brickley as its representative; 1905, represented by Donald C. _ - and Paul Taylor; 1906, By Donald Purviance and Vilas Bridge; 7, by Dean Butler and Mark 4amer; and 1908, by Henry E. Bash. Beginning h 1912, the representatives of each class are so numerous that it is 4 Bante to mention them individually; and the later classes seemed to ls with each other in sending forth large numbers. The call to the gloous life of patriotic duty received response even from the student dy, when Leland Kreisal, Herbert La Monte, and Glenn Tobias went ditly from the routine of the school-room to the discipline of army and "any of the boys saw active service abroad; and many others in vaus training camps, were ready and anxious to show their mettle on the ring line when the armistice was signed. Back of the army stood the I.?.C., eagerly awaiting the day that would call them too,into active vice. If "they also serve who only stand and wait" then these also

Another alumni who sacrificed almost ta the uttermost, and barely escaped "going west" the patriot's way, was Henry &. Bash, of the class * 1908. He undoubtedly received the greatest number of wounds, besides having to endure the hardships of a German prison carp after his airmlane was brought down in flames within the enemy Lines. As the cony of the 'yodulus goes to press, he is on his wav back to America, and home.

A cataloctue of titles and promotions wan would be a long one, hut yould include a goodly number of 1st and 2nd uieutenants, and even the titles of Captain and Major. The famous Rainbow Division included several H..S. graduates; and Gen. Pershing's own band required the services of one of our former foot-ball stars, who is as musical as he is athletic and patriotic. :

Val Reserve

Mr. Clifford Jackman of Huntington, was first appointed Director of this Younty, but his time being so occupied with other very important duties he resigned and 'I was selected and appointed by Isaac Strauss, State Boys Work Director, November 27, 1917.

1 visited and spoke at a large number of the High Schools in the County and enlisted the interests of the Principals and teachers. The result was the en - verolling of 200 boys. The attached list shows' the boys enrolled and badges awarded.

From time to time educational matter was sent out and the work of the boys is highly commendable and was no mean t'iactor in the "Win the War" effort+ Complete file of names will be founce at the H.Y.M.A.

Sixty Junior Boys Working Reserve members, en - listed to save the sugar beet crop and the farm labor de - mands of Huntington County were all properly met.

Boys Working Rve

The work in Food Conservation in the Huntington City Schools, began in the summer of 1917. This work was done under the direction of the Vocational Education Department of the State, and supported by the City chool Board. This work took up 4 study of the economy and preservation of foods. The class consisted of about twenty-five young women who studued the principles of food preservation, especially of canning.

In the regular school work of the Home Economics Department particular stress was placed upon the use of food substitutes, especially in regard to meat, wheat, fate, and sugar. The true meaning of the term conservation sas taught, that is, subatitution rather than doing without food.

The conservation of clothing consisted in teaching tne true term economy in the selection and buying of frabics, the making over of garments, darninug, mending end repairing of cloths ing. These things were taught in the grades as well as the High School.

A good deal of thme was given to Red Cross sewing, knitiing, and Belgian relief work. Classes of surgical dressings were taught both in the grades and high school.

During the period of war, 2 committee knorn as the Home Economics Committee of the County Council of Defense was organized. This committee consisted of the Home Ectnémics teachers of the various township high schools and of the city schools. It had for its.chairman the supervisor of Home, Economics of the city sehools. This committee was appointed by Mrs Frank Felter, the woman member of the County Council

The first posters were for house gardening, urging parents and school children to take an active part in raising vegetables... They attracted wide attention and-resulted in the largest number of gardens ever planted in this county.

The food cons2rvation posters were unusually clever and several were sent to the exhibition held in the Herron Art Institute in Indianavnolis. One of which received honorable mention.

Another effective poster showed the two kinds of barberry bushes. A High School cesclass of »oys and girls made careful search for the one which causes the wheat to rust, and reported same to Professor Lota, who served notice to owners to destroy that variety of barberry.

There were many vosters made for the Junior Red Crosssale that was held in the Court House, also a number for the Red Cross Exhibit of work done by this derartment throughout the county.

There were vosters made for the registration of women and we enlarged one of the registration cards to be used in ccuntry districts where meetings for instruction in the proper methods of registratie2ring wor sates held throughout the county.

The Art Devartment made wooden toys for tne Junior Red Cross Bazaar, such as crows on wheels, Ducks for windows rattling, coat hangers, sock forms infant stocking ard shirt forms, vainted rag dolls and rag animals which ere made in the sewing department.

There were many cards with slogans to at'ract ; the peovle who had not taken the vart that was expected of them in helping t® win the war by conservition amd | production of the very neeessarey articles. so much ,, necded during the great war.

Moving pictures were taken of the parade and films showing Miss Indiania were shown throughout this country as well as over seas, and was recently seen in Paris by our American Soldiers.

And Thrift Stamps For The Year Of I9Is

When War Savings and Thrift Stamps were placed on sale by the govermment the city schools began the work with a great deal of energy 'and enthusiasm on the part of the schocl officials and teachers. Teachers had realized for years that the puvils in school were spending a great deal of money for useless things. injurious to the punils as gum, cheap candy, worthless picture shows etc. These were not only detrimental to the health and morals of the pupils but they were inculcating habits of extravagance.

@ So, when the government began selling War Saving's and Thrift Stamps the teachers saw a double gain in it so far as the pupils were Soncerned. They can be taught the idea of thrift and economy and at the same time be given a share and an interest in the United States. The nickles, dimes and quarters which punils have formerly squandered can now help Uncle Sam win the war. 7 With these ideas in view the teachers of the various schools began @ campaign for selling War Saving's and Thrift Stamps. The children were interested in the movement by pamphlets, talks |from the teachers and in some schools prominent citizens were called in to address the more advane2d purils on the subject of thrift.

'on these was spent for Stamps. Childrén.wers : Tas earn 'noney Outside of school with which to buy stamos, and manv a quarter yas @arned by shoveling snow or doing the dishes.

that each pupil in that room owned at least one thrift stamp. : After the drive had been on for about two months Supt. Scudder @elled for a report from the various buildings. This report was very

School and Home Ser donk Rp was emphasized during the spring and' | summer to this . on the part of the teachers. They cooverated excellently with the groups of children in their gardens. All in all the garden . work accomplished in cooperation with the city supervisor was very | successful. It gave many children an appreciation of what could be . accommo } |

The city schools. Tags for coal shovels were sent to every home asking that they be tied on to the shovel handle to remind the owner to save coal.

garden committee of the Commercial Club in doing a great work.Seeds were bought through the teachers... Instructions on preparation and cultivation were given in the schools. Some of the teachers superished in the years to come.

The schools of Huntington had one of the foremost aims during the period of the war to teach the pupils under their supervision the war spirit and patriotism. We feel that no opportunity was neglected to instill in their minds and hearts those sentiments that were conducive in the winning of the war. By various methods we educated them to the many forces that were at work to complete the war in a successful way. Teachers and pupils followed the war map with eagerness that spoke of the one interest that held both. The pupils were kept in a respective mind for those things which told of the success of the various organizations as they carried on their work.

The smaller pupils were taught in songs and stories what to do for their country. They were instructed to commit and sing such songs as"America, The Star Spangled Banner, 0, Columbia The Gem of The Ocean, Over There, Indiana, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Keep the Home Fires Burning, The Long, Long Trail, The Marseilles* and | various others. It was thought that those would instill a sentie | ment in their little hearts that would not soon disappear.

subjects as the"Benefit of War-Saving and Thrift Stamps. Why we Fight Germany, The Story of Our Army and Navy, The Power of the United States Government in War Times, The Conservation of Food and Fuel, Our War Organizations," and topics of kindred nature. In

Other ways the school was organized into officers of Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain and were drilled in a true military way. Many times current events of the battles after they were victories and defeats of the armies ¥as studied and considered, These grades carried a large map of France and Belguim with all the cities of note marked, and this map was followed by the reports in ¢he papers after they came oute

Above every school Old @lory waved in honor of America's participation in the war. Flag drills were given and Flag Salutes from the first grade to the eighth. The pupils were taught the value of thrift and the value of food conservation as additions to winning the war. This was attempted to be taught in a way that the thrift idea would not depart from them at the close of the war but would remain a prominent trait. We attempted to treat the idea of food conservation so that it would be a value to the people long after the war was closdd. So that in the grades more than sixteen hundred were taught patriotism by song and story, byfaving, by military drill and flag salute, the love of a noble country and the value of winning the war for freedom from the bondage that was attempted es be thrust upon it.

In the High School many things were done that have been mentioned above. But in addition we followed out every order that came to us from the Nation and the State. We used one period a week to teach every pupil in the High School the contents of a Bulletin put out by the Government called"Community and National Life". In this bulletin issued monthly 44 was outlined the steady and careful growth of our country and the increased pane! mr eo @8 our coune try, civilization grew and our life became more varied. The founding of cities and the reason for this as well as the manufacturing industries that have sprung up like magic all over the land received careful consideration. We feel that this has done a splendid thing for our High School boys and girls in becoming acquainted with the growth of our country.

We followed carefully the progress of the war on maps and in the daily papers and used them many times in connection with our History and English work.

Each Friday morning we assembled the whole student body in the assembly room of the High School and secured the best speakers both jn and out of our city to deliver addrésses of an inspiritual kind on the various topics of the war. Some times these talks consisted of the necessity of purchasing waresaving stamps, sometimes of the necessity of food conservation, sometimes of the debt we owe to our country, sometimes on how we poe help win the war and many others of a similar nature.

We followed the doingsof Congress from day to day, watched it. debate and follow) the pills that were introduced, discussed the wisdom of these becoming 4 law? kept track of what bills failed to become laws and what were incorporated into the laws of our country, and the changes that were brought about in the running of the Bovernment in the midst of war.

The Boy's Working Reserve was discussed and understood as thor Oughly es we could give it before we attempted to organize the boys into a unit. We tried to educate them in such a manner that they would see the value and the power that lay behind an organization

We devoted much time to War-Saving and Thrift Stamps, education both from the standpoint of the value of thrift as a virtue and also the added value of helping the Government with it. As a result a large number of Thrift Stamps and Wer-Saving Stamps were purchased by our pupils. Mike

Likewise, the Red Cross and Y.M.C.A. work we instrueted a came paign in addition so that all the points in each were made clear and the value of both set forth so that all the pupils would understand.

By these methods we attempted to instill patriotism in the boys and girls of our schools. It seems as if the work has born fruit when we look over the amount of effort that has been crowned with success because of the aid the public schools havegiven them. It was meant that no opportunity should be missed to teach the boys and girls both in the grades and in the High School the value of ones power to ere country et Gk ne necessity of carrying on the war to a successful conclusion. This was further augmented by the patriotic poems that were read and discussed as they came from the feilds of Flanders and France. The sentiment of our schools was well indicate ed by the alacrity with which our boys and girls responded to every appeal that was given them by their superiors. All in all I feel

In December I9I7 Dr. C. H. Good, chairman of the Huntington Co. Red Cross appointed J. M. Scudder as chairman of the Huntington Co. Junior Red Cross.

Supt. J. M. Scudder appointed the Following committee as members of the Chapter School Committee: Rev. J. F. Noll, Pastor of the St. Mary's Catholic Church; Rev. M. P. Lowen, Pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church; Clifford Funderburg, Co. Supt. of Schools; John Wrenn, Principal of St. Peter's Luthern School; "Miss Ella Moore, Principal of State Street School; and Miss Dilla K. Stults, Teacher of Public Schools;

December 24, I9I7, this Committee met in the Commercial Club Rooms and the following officers were elected; Chairman, J. M. Scudder; Secretary, Miss Ella Moore; Treasurer, Miss Dilla K. Stults; The election of the Tres. was also endorsed by Dr. C. H. Good, Co. Chairman of the Red Cross.

Organization of anniliaries was begun at once, but on account of its nearing the closing time for the rural schools it was impossible to secure all of these. An anniliary was formed in every Public and Parochial School and three in the townships, making a total of twelve anniliaries for the first year.

In Feb, I1918,, this Executive Committee met in the Red Cross Room and elected Miss Eleanor OConnor Sec. Both Public and Parochial Schools showed a decided interest in this work, the Catholic Schools were represented by the atholic Sisters. After this they sent their representatives, Mrs. Kline and Mrs. Nartin.

It was decided to gO to work at once on French and Belgium Refugee Work. Mrs. JOnmn Kline and wrs. Nellie Hollis were appointed buyers of all materials, also cutters of the é or" by th account of gr one hundred rom Feb. to May ine the following gt order made ond en ¥ erred not Material furni Petene string Hood Hoods Booties Ee gical dressix yeceés new 25 ptal'made by produced Two public this work.. Additional @ Polk Berehtpe emized in is _ duly, ata e hundred an ite dresses Be that arro.

Hour was conducted enen lie Library, under the ooned to Tiss Winford Ticer, City Ratrard ant istened to patriotic selections on the viotrole. *nen interesting talk on the"Reda Cross Dogs" to varicus animal and fairy tales told great deal of amusement by brining sc to play with, and.te illustrate her listen to Thr "gs. Ben Cotharins. stor m st wv OF fiss | Dung an and Mrs. Mildred Ask, i Mo tions and taught the children the Red Cross "then told by Mrs Ashmen. eet viclin. se lecticns given by Hiss Marie ale Miss Smith Htz to1d interestin ny sevenirs from

Swiss Stults, ch OS the same Executivé: Com. with the exception of Miss Jennie Vilson of »William St., to succeed Mrs Nellie Hollis who is now § Se; Miss Ruth Viieride of Tipton St. »-and Miss Lulu Rupert of State

)The: Bazaar wos held in the routunda of the Court House by the following: Peiiterics, 1 St Peter & Paul's 2. St Peter's Lutheran. %. High School lf Hunington 4. Allen St. 5. Central. 6 State St. 7. Typton Bt. 6.

Pies School, C. E. Byers, Perk it ag Nellie Vantwérp, Treas and Sec. | ® State St. School, Nellie V ', Hollis, Chairman, Iule Rupert, Sec. and Trease | Btipton St. Sch ool, FE. Myres, Chairman, Ruth Wisner Sec. and Treas. ' Peo tdiam St. School, D. H. Paul, Chairman, Jennie Wilson Sec. and Treas.

_ On Feb. 9, 1919 a Modern Health Crusade was launched by the Junior Red Cross under the direction of the National Gev. assisted by the Anti- Myberculosis Society. This is e years efforts to inculcate fixed habits . 'of right living. At this report half the auxiliaries are actively

Close Of The And The Reconstruction Period

"REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE CITY FREE LIBRARY,HUNTINGTON, INDIANA} WOR THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, FROM THE PRESIDENTS' DECLARATION OF WAR TO THE CLOSE OF THE AND THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD,

Although war wag declared by the United States, on April 3nd, 1917 active library war service did not begin until July 1917. At a meeting of the Library Board on July 5th, 1917, a letter from Henry N.Sanborn, Secretary of the Public Library Commission at Indianapolis, was read to the Board,asking that each library in the state donate from its book fund, five dollars for every thousand of annual income, this sum to be used for the camp library at Fort Benjamin Harrison, then being established under the supervision of the Commission. The Library Board heartily agreed to help in this work, and Mr. W.A,Pranyan of the Board made motéan that twenty=five dollars be appropiated from the Library's income for the use of the State Commission, as set forth in the petition.

Mr. A,J,Wilhelm suggested that the Chair appoint a committee of one to solicit the public for the sum of twenty-five dollars or over, as suggested in the letter from Mr. Sanborn, and that the Librarian be allowed to place a Coin Box on the charging counter of the Library, Pl@inly marked, to collect voluntary offerings from the patrons of the Library, all woneys thus collected to be sent to the Commission to help buy books for Fort Harrison soldiers, The Chair appointed Mr. Theodore Torborg, a committee of one to solicit the public for funds, Mr. Wilhelm Offered to pay for space in the Morning Press for an advertisement to be Used in an effort to collect books, magazines and money for the camp

C.R.Smith ap Pionéer Drug 50. re F.Dicks! Son & Co. s The Hungington Herald wt Weber & Purviance mY Saal, Priddy Scheerer & CO-~ ae J .R,imley

3. arrigon Camp Liprary. In September, Miss Winifred Ticer, the Librarian, ry notified from headquarters in Indple., that she had been made a member of the Indiana State Library War Council, and was urged to be present at the organization meeting to be held at the State House, Indple., Sept. 4th, 218, Miss Ticer attended this meeting, which was for the purpose of or snizéhg the state for the task of raiging one hundred and twenty-five hougand dollars to establish libraries for the soldiers in camps and over- , the eas. This sum was Indianats share of a national sum. At this time brary Board received a letter from Mr, Henry Sanborn of the Indiana Libray

} campaign to raise Huntington's share of the funds. A ratio of fifty llare for every thousand inhabitamts was to be asked Of each city over foretary of War, and agreed to give this Nation-wide plan its hearty upport. The Library Board then appointed Mr. Theodore Torborg, Mr. H .0.Weifor

7 3 ivilege of choosing one member of the Committee. His choice was Mr. E.Q. Drummond. Fach member of the committee was permitted to collect the money t any way which best suited him. Some of the members asked two or more Diisens to help solicit.some of the women had eight or ten hebperes. Mrs, GaBbreath, with e committee from the Camp Firs Girls, held a Market one Satturday in the window of the Biebrich Flower Shop, and collected * good sum in this way. Miss Evalyn pousesr Was chairman of the dusts Fére

Marie McCarty; Mary Elizabeth MoMarlan; Catherine Brown; and Virginia 'spencer. The Sunshine Society of the High School gave a party at the High "gchool Building, charging an admittance fee of ten cents, which netted them . geven dollars for the Library Fund. Nearly every club in the city, responded 'with a subscription. Mr. A.J,Wilhelm, member of the Library Board donated

4 generous space in the Morning Press to advertise the needs of the Fort 'Harrison Camp Library, and Mr. £.Q.Drummond inserted at his own expense nade Treasurer of the Committee and Mr. E.Q.Drummon, Was chosen President. 'Hach member of the Committee reported to Mr. Drummond every evening, handing in an account of the day's work. At the close of the week allowed for the campaign-Sept .24-Oot.l~ the Treasurer reported a fund of Five 'Hundred and Ninety+four dollars and Sixty cents. This sum Wae reported to ir, Louis Bailey of the Gary Library, who oredited it to Indiana's share, - 'and the Treasurer sent a check covering the amount, to the American Library Asociation's War Committee at Washington, D.C. whose funds were held by @ "Trust Company in Washington. Mr. Purviance received a letter from D.P. Beardsley, Assistant Treasurer of the National War Library Committee, sailors both here and abroad. Through the kindness of the Evening Herald "and the Morning Press, many good feature stories and pleas for donations of books appeared in their columns, and the Huntington Theatre ran slides "containing Pershing's request for books for hig men. In July, a shipment & gift books numbering over five hundred, was made, the books being sent | trom Huntington to Port of Embarkation, Brooklyn, N.Y. where they were sent to France. A number of scrap books made by Huntington, and Roanoke "and Bippus citizens, were included in this shipment for hospital service. , In December, another shipment of about four hundred and fifty volumes "of Fiction, gift books, was made to Camp Meade Hospitals for sick and "wounded sOldierg just returned from overseas, A shipment of over two "hundred textbooks for use in the Army of Occupation, was sent to Bhe American Library Association Headquarters in New York City, where they Were included in a shipment of text books overseas. | From the moment of President Wilson's declaration of War, on pit 2nd, 1917, the City Free Library tried to serve the citizens in every

Way possible, thus helping to win the War, The Library co-operated nati "Unitea States Food Administration, The Wnited States Fuel Administration, re

Were distributed from the Library and sent to the factories and other - distributing points. All during the War the Library recéived and held for ; - Gistribut ion, thousands of magazines Which the Red Cross handed +o soldiers Passing through the city, oF detained here for any length of time. A a committee of men appointed by Dr. Good, chairman of the local Red Cross - Chapter, and aleo from the Rotary Club, had charge of the distribution pend many others loaned their automobiles for the collection of the nages dane maioh were gladly donated by the a These men gave their time freely

Be and were untiring in their work of seeing that each soldier passing through the oity on the Wabash or the Erie Railroad, was supplied with reading material. Mr. Jack Kaiser and William O.Wike, and Flmer Fyson were particularly faithful, in making hurried trips from the Library to the trains with heavy Joads of magazines.

| Through the kindness of the Huntington newspapers, the Library was able to place before the public, lists of good books on Gardening, Canning a War Time; Thrift; and other topics of the day.

the members all agreed to co-operate as much as possible with the Govern-= nent during this trying period. A thousand leaflets were purchased from the American Library Association, at cost, and placed with Mr. Harry I. Young, City | clerk, who ig aleo Head of the Vocational Bureau for Returned Soldiers. These leaflets were prepared with the idea of encouraging the Teturned soldier, to go pack to his old employment, or seek a new occupation and informed the soldier that he might find books on any and every voeation

REPORT OF COMMITTER FOR RECRUITING S'TupDRNT NURSES/ This committee was appointed for the purpose of giving public ty to ae need for student nurses to enroll for hospital work and reiease craduate nurses for Red Cross work. Also to interest and enroll

: ae te ~~ were also required to have filled blanks by t Rais educators. Among many other applicants some Jacked the rei mired Firh School education; sone were not qe physically and S OL 1 were persuaded that to continue teaching would be an equally patriotic duty.

Kept desk open for applications and instructions at Red Cross rooms 52 hours: Automobiles were furnished by willing friends for most of the trips and an allowance of 4%8.50 from the Council of Defense

Engraved napkin rings were given gr cirlis commencing their cours se, a fund having been acquired by the sale of geats at the fair sround on the occasion of the sale "of lots arranged by fr. Harley Rittgers. $31.06 was realized at this sale.

Soom after ou country's entrance in the wap, before the Red Cross Chapter had engaged in knitting for soldiers, the Runtington Chapter D.A.R. organized for Navy Relief knitting. The D/A.R. rooms were opened "for instruction in knitting and giving our yar for home knitting, This work was continued after the Tri Kappas started their "Socks for Sold iers" campaign but was much less enerzetically carried on after Red Cross work in knitting was Commenced,

On April Srd, 1917 Oscar D. Dyer was authorized to recruit a Battery of artillery in Huntington to be known as Battery "BY, Ist Indiana Field artillery,

. The office was opened on that date, but as the time was before the actual date of Declaration of War with Germany, the enlistment was slow and the vacancy as Battery "BY" was filled by a new organization in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

. It was organized by Oscar ¥. Dyer, a Sergeant of Field Artillery and Travis S. Whitsel of Laketon, Indiana assisted by the Commercial Club of Huntington and the fact that it was finally accepted by the State of Indiana as an integral part of the Indian@ National Guard is due entirely to the untiring efforts of these gentlemens

Ue Se Army, under orders from the Department of Militia Affairs and as a consequence of the splendid showing made was extended Federal recognition. On June 24th, 1917, Captain FP, BE. Livengood was assigned to command the Company and Oscar D. Dyer was commissioned lst Lieutenant and Travis S» Whitsel 2nd Lieutenants.

Active training commenced the next day and when the Company was taken to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana to join the Regiment - after only one month at their home station they were exceptionally well trained as Infantrymene

Owing to their excellent @Utalifications and ability the following men from Company "C" were selected to attend Officers' Training Camps and received commissions.

On November lst, 1917 the 4th Indiana Infantry was changed to the 139th Field Artillery - Company "C" from Huntington and Company "D" from Indianapolis were consolidated into Battery "BY of the new organization.

We were held in Camp Shelby until September 1918, when we departed for Camp Upton, Lel., N.Y. During the year at Samp Shelby our organization was repeatedly called on for Over Seas replacement troops whose places were filled with drafted recruits, so we arrived in New York with only & few of our original organization, some of our men already in the thick of the fighting in France,

We arrived in France on October 18th and were sent to an Artillery range at Camp DeMencon where we were equipped with the 155 M.M. and motorized equipment = then the Armistice on November llth, 1918 stopped our training and we were ordered to prepare at once to return to the States,

We sailed from Brest, France on the SS George Washington, December 16th and arrived in Hoboken December 24th, 1918. We were taken to Camp Merritt end then to Fort Benjamin Harrison where we were discharged January 20th, 1919,

1. Through the efforts of Miss Clara f. Kenower, who was at the as a + 4-1, s} a ; 4 : : - ud me at the head of 'he Civic League, Huntington County Chapter AjB.C. was organized with the following Charger Members: lrs, M.O' Leary, Mrs. Chas. McGrew, Mrg. Chas. Allens n, Mrs. D. A.

9. Mrs. Prank Felter a member of the Civie Leacue, was at the head of the Surgical Dressings Depertment of the Red Gross and woman menber of the Council of Defense.

10. lirs. # J. Dick, President of the Civic League, was also on the Committee of Maintenance of Existing Social Agencies of the Yomen's section of the Council of Defense, il. Mrs. 7. Deems, Chairman of the Garden Committee of the Civie Leacue ,was @ member of the Production committee of the Women's Section of the Council of Deferse,

' 12. Mrs. D. LL. Shaeff, Secretary of the Civic Leage, was head Inspector at the Red Cross Work Shop and promoted from that work to Secretary of the Red Cross.

Council of Defense, City. Dear cir;-- Answering your favor of the 6th, inquiring of me the various activities of the Sad tites bapretebtteas*7 desire to advise tint I have not kept a detailed account but that I can give you, from my records, only an approximate statement.

The committee as originally formed consisted of myself as achairman with the following members: J. P. Kenower, Win Runyan, R. G. Mitchell @nd W. C. Shields. We had meetings with various parties on several Occasions, seeing as many as six or eight on each occasion.

the Committee on Protection and where the work of the Council of Defense left off, the American Protective League took it up, and | vica versa. | |

Where the matter justified, a card record of each case was kept. | Numerous reports were made to the Federal futhorities at Indianappolis but they resulted in no law suits, no prosecutions, and only investigations by one of th= special agents of the Department of Justice.

F Huntington Address P. O, Box 433

Several visits were made by me to Indianapolis and while in Washington in October 1918, I did interview several persons on business connected with the Huntington situation.

A great deal of work was occasioned by the presence of the Huntington County War Chest. Some opposition developed to this movement, which opposition was cause by love of money above the love of country or our soldiers. This was aided and counseled by John

As chairman of your committee I wrote a large number of letters for relatives of soldiers, I attend many meetings and was in almost daily consultation with the members of the Council of Defense and its Chairman. I also supplied a large number of laws, copies of which Were made by typewriter, to parties interested.

The following cases are on record with me, to which must be added many more which were investigated and dismissed as without foundation. Red Cross 32 YT. Bs Ge An Dd. Pro-@ermans 4].--1 trial. Imposters 3 Citizenship 3 Propagranda 14 Bond mtters 42 Outside investigations requested of us l War Chest 35 successfully closed, 10 still open, 16 published atchm*n and fire matt=rs 2. Miscellaneous 8. Investigations of all kinds at request of government about 20. I thank you for pour hearty cooperation which was always of great

Commercial

_ Excerpts from the report of Secretary Z. T. Dungan of the Huntington Commercial Association made Monday evening, April 14, 1919, to the mempers of the Huntington Commercial Association.

Some of the things which the Commercial Association has done since its organization are as follows: tes 1. Backed every effort of our govi ernment to win the war, co-operating actively with the treasury, war and agricultural departments and food and ael administrations, the war industries board and the committee on publie information.

2. Acted as headquarters and cen- _ tral clearing house for all war activi- _ ties, the liberty loans, Red Cross, fuel and food administrations, community labor, war gardens, war resources, war industries and public information.

Association

and the people of Huntington county the stern realities of the world war and their individual responsibility through speakers in every school district in the county and theatres of the city.

George Stephan

14, Have assisted the agricultural interests of the county in every movement to better the farming conditions, stock raising, crop productions, etc.

16. Organized the only practical farm labor and shock reserves to save the agricultural products that was recognized and put into effect by the government.

Huntington, Indiana

23. Advertised Huntington and Huntington county in every state of the Union. It now stands pre-eminent as a city and a county without a peer.

24. Has maintained and given free its well furnished rooms to all enterprises, clubs, societies, farm meetings, good roads meetings, manufacturers, business men; in fact all meetings that were for the betterment of Huntington county.

32. Back of the war gardens and raised thousands of dollars in vegetables by securing vacant lots and superintending same. Distributed more than 30,000 packages of seeds.

37. Are now using all their energy to make Huntington county not only "among one of the best counties in the state," but the "BEST" county in the state.

To say that the Commercial Association is not an-asset to the city would be to make a statement which is untrue. It has been the clearance house of the county in a thousand instances. Its officers and board of directors have all been energetic, active and wideawake and spent their own time and money for the betterment of Huntington and Huntington county. The people of Huntington county have always been welcome, whether members or not, to come to the board of directors

In no avenue does politics or religion enter, as the board of directors steer clear of the two propositions, but anything that is for the good of the city or county, it comes to the rescue and puts the matter before the people. Anything that will not be helpful to the welfare of the county has been met bravely and condemned. In the last eight and one-half years there has been no scheme which has been able to be put across where the Commercial Association has taken a hand.

The Huntington Commercial Association should be reorganized and made a Chamber of Commerce. This would broaden the scope and would make it more metropolitan.

The several committees on the board of directors look carefully and scrutinize minutely every proposition that comes before the board of directors that there shall be only a fair and reasonable tax, insurance rate, meet with a ready response from the citizens of Huntington and the farmers of Huntington county. The Commercial Association is the pendulum around which civic improvement of a county must swing and is the baro- ' meter indicating the pulse of the peo- § ple. I, for one would not care to live | in a town that did not have its Commercial Association or its Chamber of | Commerce. If you can live without ; belong to a church, but he can be a great deal better Christian if he does i belong to a church and show his colors. i A man may be a good citizen of his Biss county, but he is a great deal better fae

Secre

The work of the ¥.C.?.U, in Huntington County has been along the lines of Rei Cross work the past two years,and this work has been done in addition te the regular work of the W.C.T.U.

At a meeting in August I9I7, the loeel W.C.T.U. decided to present + Bible and one of these beautiful stories, "The Nurse and the Khight"" to every boy who was Galle! into service for his country, this story was written by Harry Smith MeGowan, 2 character building story just what our boys need,

The Rev. Elmer Werd Cole, paster of the Cehtral Christian Church planned a very beautiful and impressive service at the Central Christian Chureh August I7, I9I7 in hener of these boys who were so patriotie and enthusiastic to serve their countyy in ites hour of peril and neeile The ¥.C.T.U. was invited to partieipate in this patriotie service. On this occasion, seats were reserved for all of Company C. It was indeet a touching Sight, and one which fille! each heart with emotions of pride fer | the young Seldiers as they marched two nd te down the {|| aisle, The Rev Mir. Cole preached an impressive sermon full || of good advice, love and patrietie fervor, 4t the elese i of this service, the Rev. Mrf Cole, taking one of the small s | Bibles in his hands made the presentation speech in behalf | of the #.C.T.U. And the Bible Committee of this orzganization presented each soldier with a Bible.

At the November moeting of the local W.C.T.U. addresses were given by Nr. George Stephen and "rs, Frank Felter, urging the co-operation to holp win the war, and to stand i back of the movement of the ¥.M.C.A. in building social a || houses at the cantonments for the social and moral better~ || ment of our boys who are out on the faring lines and the || tfenches.

- The Smily Newcomb ¥.C.T.U. made a Service Flag in honor of the buys -hose homes are in Huntington County, This Flag was dedicated the evening of the I2th of February I9I8 at our first great patrictic mass meeting which was held in the Huntington Theater. The principal speaker of the evening was the State President of the ¥.C.T.U., Mrs. Culla 4 Js Vayhinger, of Upland Indiana, whe gave an impressive 7"

Tableau-="Columbia the Gem of the Ocean", Mre J. Ac Kramien taking the part of "Unele Sam", and Mrs. Be PP. Brading representing "Aunt Columbia", while Cathern Matilda, ana Constance Victoria Swihart, comprised "Uncle Samts family",

"Tenting To-night" was an impressive tableau showing the soldiers sitting by the camp fire in front ef their tent, singing "T nting Tonight", while one boy was writing home to his mother by the light of the camp fire. Following this a duet "Keep the Home Fires Burning," by Miss Thursa Sutherby and firs, Glen Brown, Then the Dedication of the County Serviee Flag which was unfurled beneath the American Plag, This dedication serviee will leng be remembered by the citizens of Huntington County, on account of its patriotic and impress<- ive character. the dedieatery address was given by Dr, C, Hi, Goodj whe, with burning words portrayed the patriotic spirit of the boys who took their lives in their hands and placed them upon our country's alter,

The roll was ealled'by Mr. Je Ms Seudder, there being 440 names enrélled at this date, february 17, 1917, one biue Star representing each seldier, with ene celd star representing Charles Nottingham Whiteloek, whe had fallen in the ser« vice, being the first one to "ive his life in the war agaunst Germany. Two triangles representing Paul Tayler and penald Purvianee in the 4"rmy YoleCes. work, one shield representing Richard NeGreevy of the K. of ¢, Army work, three Red sses representing the Red Cress nurses from Huntington County and in their honor, J-ssie Koontz, Mabie Gl@ck, and Wllen Zirkle,

Selo-Tenor+-"Just Befere the Battle, Mothar", Robert "itehel, The elosing song, "God Save Our Splendid' wen" was Sung With bowe! headse This Service Flag in behalf of the WeC.T.. of Huhtington was presented to the Huntington County Council of Dertnse, Revs Leonard Swisher of the M.E. Chareh making the presentation speech, Mr, Peter Martin, chairman of the Council of Defense, accepted the Flag with response.

his organization is making and compiling the histery of our County soldiers and bhis Huitingten County Service Flag upon which many tear drops have fallen a« the stars were placed upon it will be a part of the histeéry «

So great was the interest to honor cur boys of funting-~ ton County that the theater was packed te overflowing and several hundred turndd away. An offering was reeeived to defray expenses uni te purchase Bibles fer the soldier boys, to the amount of Pifty-five dollars, ?

The Second Patriotic Meeting

The secend patriotie meeting was hela the 24th of June at the MoS, Chureh, this meeting was in honor of the three Red Cress nurses whe had enlisted their services and was

"hort addresses were given by Dr. Charles Good and lire J, P Kenowers ise Mary By, Cox gave a pleasing takk after which Bibles were presented to th: Rei Crossed nurses by Mra, F. H. Pens, the superintendent of this department.

Miss Huma Maddux and Miss Mable Holmes. Miss Marie Knoke had saile a few days previous to this meeting, The address of the evening was given by Judge 8. B+ Clee of New York. The speaker was introduced by Theodore Thorborg of the Bouneil of Defonses The chairman of the program ecomaittee Mrse J. Ce Rinehart called the rell, 252 names had been added te the roll and 252 bine stars had been plabed on the Flag sinee the first dedication tegether with two gold stars representing Charles Smith and Ernest Yocum, who had fallen in service, making 692 stars on the Flag, to this date. At the top of the Servhee Flag the motto was placed-"Fellow the 4oys as they Follow the Flag". The closing song was the twe verses

Mrse %, A» Colbert. By the efforts of this Committee of the ¥.C.T.U, an auction sale was held on the Court House lawn, Aug, 10, 1918, and the large contributions te this sale expressed the high estéem and respect that the citizens of Huntington County had for our boys and their appreciation of the unselfish service of the Weal Ue thing to this sale. "ardners and people living in the rural distriefs gave largely and every little ehild in school was anxious te denate something # hel» buy Bibles for our beys in the service. Sho contributions and sales brought the tetal receipts up te $613.73. This money is all te be used for the 1 benefit and honor of the "untington County soldiers, and all who have been called by the covernment toe service. tne menbers of the b ught Bends to the amount ef $335,100.00 Ii and sold $24,900,000 worth of Bends. War Saving Stamps were || sold by the Huntington ¥.C.T.U, te the amount ef $900.00 and Ha $2.075,00 of War Saving Stamps «cre bought by the W.0.T.U. Hil

November 24th, 1918 & great mass meeting wes planned by the ¥.C.7T.s8¢ in honer of adjutant Helen Purviance, who his been in the service of the Salvation Army in Franee fifteen months, being one of the first women to be admitted te the feont. She had been on the firing line during six attacks, serving deughnuts to the boys through terifie fighting. She was under direct range of shell fire from January until Yetober 10th,

Sailing from Bordeaux, france aboard the"La Lorraine" en Vctober 25th, arriving in New York City, Nevomber 3rd, Miss Purvianee being a Huntington Girl, the W.C.T.U. ladies cot in touch with her while she was in New York City and secured her for a meeting on hor return to Huntingten, The Comnittes to arrange the program for this ceeasion wae Mrgs Je Cs Rinehart, and Mra. Carl Burkett. The misie being in charge of the Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Profs Js Le Swihart.

Greetings of welcome were extended by the Presidents of the different organizations in Nuntington. Rev. Loose, pastor of the fvangelical Church and President of the "inisterdal Assoeiation extended creetines, bi

An audience of twe thousand peeple filled the Central Christian Church to overflowing, this was the welcome, Huntington extended to Adjut nt Helen Purvianee, "The Little Doughnut Lady",Who brought a messuge of cheer and encouracement to mothers from their boys in Frances

Miss fPurvienee began her address with words of encouragement fer the mothers awaiting their sen's return, - Her sineertty and the simple words with whieh she told about the boys "over there" won the hearts of «11 mothers present and stirred the emotions of the entire audience beyond expression. in tehling of her service abroad, her story was whelly without egotisma when she stated that ale though not making the batter of the first doughnut, it was her privilege to hind out "life preservers" as the boys called them, *he first man whe got a deuchnut said, "if this is war let it come", At first merely tvisters were mide, but in their anxiety to please and make the service enen more like home, these little Salvation Yorkers necomp lished their purpese by making the doughnuts with "héles*" by using the - tin lid ef a camphorated ice tube, ss Purvianee told a few pathetic tales of the nuierous MESSiges, wounded boys entrusted with her fer their "Little Methera"" at hems. She said that ever there every one thinks a1] American women are tiny, because the American soldiers always speak of their mothers as "My Little Mether", A boy's message is "tell mother that i have been good and she can be proud of her boy"s» "nother stiry was that a Sritésh soldier asks for has sweetheart, a Frenchman for his wife, and an American soldier for his mother.

Migs Purviance told of the great raspect the seldiers seem to have 'or the Salvation Army Girls, and of their appreciation of the service rendered them, The: even tore off buttons from their garments in order to have thetprivilege of the girls sewing them on again, The boys slso s:y the war could never have been won without the help of the folke at heme, They are quite enthusiastie in their eutbusst of frate itude fer the comforts sent them, an? the wonderful care they receives

At the elose of the meeting a beautiful bounet of roses was presented to Miss VPurvianee by the chairman of the program Gomaittes, Mrae Je Ce Rinehart in behalf of the W.C.T.U, A Bible was alse presented to her by the superintendent of Soldiers! and Sailers! Department ef work in the W.C.?.U.

Se great was the appreciation of the audience that fapbt. before the closing song, Mr. Frei Bewers called out from thd balcony, sugsesting that we "\urn dellars inte and the wmount o° the cellection was $125,000 Miss Purviance left for New XYerk on the fellowing Tuesday expecting to sxil for Prance again sven.

the progrem Was in charce of Mrs, GO. W. Whiteleek whe gave a splendid address on Peace and arbitration, in which she said if the enemy country had spent as meh time and money to bring their peopiec te Ged as they 4id toe make artillery and teach military practice, this war would never have beens Had Christ#g message been carried out, "Peace on Barth good will te men" there would have been no war,

All the proframs during i9fif and I918 and I919 have been along lines to ercate patriotic sentiment for Y.M.C.A work, Red Cross, foo# conservation, war gardens, purity, and the eonservation of childhood,

January Sth 1919 at a regular meeting of the w"o*?.U, short addresses were given by Mr. Jehn Weaver and Mrs, Fred Bowers, on the e@e.periences of the boys at the cantonments and at the fronts Mr. Weaver gave an interesting description of his visit to Camp Wheeler Gis, and te Camp Jackson 8, Carolina, telling ef the splendid werk of the Red Cross and the kind attention paid to the parents of the sick seldiers who were there in their behalf, Mrs. Bowers talked of the boys' experience in the cantenments here and at the front, } And urged that the citizens of Huntington County clean up an? | remove the environment of evil, that we can throw around our | boys an influence fer good when they retarn home.

Money donated for Comfort kits $422,00 | Boxes sent to suldiers i6 | Packages of clothing sent te soldiers 5 | Money donated to Red Cross $76,00 | Pairs of beoties knit for erphans 24 || Serap books made and sent 5

Mavkieg that beautiful little village en the Wabash River, and the home of many of Huntington County's best citizens whe are always ready to do their part in avery cood cause as true patriots, has a busy loyal W.C.?T.U. with Mrs,

Confert kite nanade Sweaters knitted Pairs of seeks knitted Pairs of wristlets pernave andkerehiels sent to Hospital pags, clean white Bags o hang on bed Days werk at the Red Cress shor Boxes sant to Ye. Boden Quarts of fruit Pints of fruit Glasses of joll

At @ meeting in December 9 { > Mrs. Frank Felter, wag invited toe go to Roanoke to explain the Surcieal Dressing Work, After this meeting, committees were appointed to bectn the works They secured a room ana fitted it up » Under Hrs. Pelter's training prepered ten instructors of this work with Mrge Le A, "MG \inefiela, the WeC.T.U. President as surerviser of the work. After organization of Rei Cross werk in Reanoke the Surci¢al Vressing Work was ineluded in their organization with the W.c.?.u, Praesicent as supervisor until the end of the War, Uutside of the werk done with the Red Cross, they mado £06 weny tailed Bendazos ann sent them dircet through the State WeG.T.U. Thay mace,

Most all @f the ¥.C.T.U. ladies have war gardens, canned fruit, and vegetables, made preserves and jell, and put inte praeetLée conservation in every Way to help win the war. They made:

Bippus W.C.T.U, War Work

On account of the conditions of the "flu" epidemie, ne meetings have been held for so long sand ne itemized ree port can be given, But «11 of the ¥.C.T.U. ladies have worked at the Rei Cross, and seme have beught Bends and War Saving Stamps, some have seid Bens while others registered women and babies.

Al had war gardens, and canved fruit and vegetables but the amount of Red Cross work dene by the W.C.T.U. ladies was not kept account of as all worked together,

Grand Total

W. Baden 2 venates to Red Cross $76,00 Quarte or fruit iGd Pairs of booties 24 Pts, of fruit & Scrap books made 8 Glasses ci jell 480 Por linen 52.80 Many teiled bendages [90 Pinafores mado 50 Donated fer fans Soe VO surgical Dressings 2609 For Belgkan Ornhnans 9S_ 00 Night shirts made fat) Orphans siopted iz Sheets £0

Mrs. Je Co Rinehart, chairman of the Committee on making the Flag, conducted the dedicatory service, The H, fH, Arnold & Sen, store had this new Flag made to order by the Ward-Stilson Company, Andorsos, indiana, in a short talk the chairman of this committee paid 2 tribute to the Muntington County seldier boys in whose honor this Service lPlag was made.

This Huntington Couty Service Flag was ordered made of the best material the company conld furnish, it is five feet fade and sight feet longe

At the ton of the FlaZ in blue letters is the Huntington County Service Flag. In the center 4 large blue star is plaged with the number 1388 in white representing the vonscripted and Volunteered men, and the boys in S.ieT.Ce Units from Ryntington County, and alse those recently enlisted in the Y¥.MsCeArc work and the Red Crows werk, up to the eleventh of November, when the .rmistice was signee

At the bettom of the Plag, a golé star is placed with the nusber #89in black rumerals, representing th se whe bave made the supreme sserifice from Nyntington County and whose memory the Women's Christien Temperenee Union of llyntington honors by placing their ster upon this Flac and their name upon the enor Roll.

following this the New Service Flag was unfurled by Mrse De Fy Repp, atc Urs, As Burgett. The audience standing with bowed heads while they sang the two verses;

_ Phen in behalf of the W.C.T.U. Mrs. Rinehart presented this Plag to Mr. Peter Martin, chairman of the Huntington County Council of Defense. Very impressive responees were given by Mr. Martin and Mrs, Prank Felter.

I am glad to be present at this meeting as = know that @ in good company. You have shown the finest leyalty during henwar; not indeed by declaring your patriotism is high sounding phrases but rather by actu 1 hard work in the interest of the County and the cause for which our boys were offering themselves on the field of battles

This beavtiful Service flag is the handi-work of the ladies of Nyntington County and every star thereon represents a brave son of Huntingten County.

I am duly conscious of the great privilege and honer conferred upon me to be permitted to accept for Huntington County this beautiful Serviee Flag. "« it shall be preserved in this temple of justice, and shall be to all future generations a source of pride andi inspirations it will give evidence ef our leyalty and patriotism and will be

I accept this Flag and in the namé of all the good, loyal people of this eounty I express my sincere thanks to you for this Service Flag and wish to assure you that the faithful works of the la'ies of Kuatingten County contributed meh towards making this county one of the foremost in all war activities, a fact, that wes repentedly acknowledged by the "tate Council of Defenses

The war is over, but the work done by the loyal citizens to bring the war te a suecessful conclusion shall live as leng as the sentiment of leyalty and patriotism and the leve of Liberty shall burn in the human heart,

From this county have gone fest reint and Annapolis graduate officers, highly traine: specialists, goneral prectitioners and nurses to ecare for the sick and wounded, officers and enlisted men in the regulsr arag, National Guard, and Sational Army, in Rospital Units, Ambulance Corps, in Red Cress Units, in the Aviation and Sisnal Corps and the Musicians te cheer the way and in Y¥sM.0s.A-

They have gone inte all the allie! countries "te de or die nor ask the reason why". Seme have returned to us, some are still in service, some have suffered injuries from which they will never recover and of some we h ve oniy the gleaming golden atur te guide us in the path of duty and service, It has been my great privilege to know many of these brave mon nd women and their examplewtlll ever guide me on to the better things in life, but. te you, the noble women of the Wonun's Christian Temperence Unien, whe have been ever ready to throw your proteeting arms around them, is given the privilege and honor of commenorating their services in this beeutiful Flag ond Legor Rolle i thank you for this County Serviee Flag which shall be treasured to show to the world what our men end wémen have done in this great erisess.

Fellewing this a beautiful and apprepriate sele was renfered by Mrs. Je Le Swihart "My Task" accompanied by Miss Grace Robertson on tho organs

4 beagtiful Honor Roll will be placed in the Court Heuse with this Flag, with the names of 211 who enlisted their s8rvice for their country. Their names coming under the heading of the

These names were secured by the untiring efforts of Mrs. F. Be Morgan and Mrsi J. C. Rinehart who advertised, telephoned and did everything ther could to mike a complete roll. They have endeavored to record the name of everyene who went from Huntington County into service, while it has taken much time and effort they are glad to have done this in hogor of the brave herees who were willing te sacrifice even their lives if nee' be te bring freedom and liberty to us ani to the worlds

This branch of the Council of Defense was taken up by the | Tri Kappas under the special direction of Mary Caswell and Ruth ua Emley Zrehart, Mrs. Edna Felter acting as advisor. About July 19th we first atten ded a district meetings at Wabesh md heard Miss Mary Helen Boyd, State Chairman of the orzanization explain how the women of the State of Indiena hed promised the sovern: nent to furnish two thousand pairs of socks hand knit by September first. These to be delivered at Fort Ben jamin Harrison for the Rainbow Division.

The epen' problem for the cirls was the firencing, as each County had to buy their own yard at 32.00 a nh Pie ve bought the needles too and S014 them at cost. We required each person to make @ deposit of 5- cents when they took our yarn and asked them to donate the money if they could. This paid for some of the yarn, then | each Tri Kappa, both ac tive and non- resident, was asked to oom rive | us help. Ye also received 315. OO from the Episcopal Guild, '5.26 from tag day at Roanoke, $10.00 from Mrs, Felter, and %5.60 each from Miss Raith Hawley, Mrs. Jacob Dick, Mrs. J. P. Kenower. ana Yrs, J. W. | Caswell. Later the Council of Defense asked the County Commissioners . i to allow us $100.00 which they @4@. In this way 354 hanks of yern which Ht we bought was paid for. |

There were special directions and as none of the sirls knew | anything about knitting socks we had to learn ourselves so as to be | able to teach the women. The heels and toes were knit differently | then most of the old knitters were accustomed to making so we asked | Mrs. John Swan, Mrs. A. Crites and Mrs. John Campbell to knif us Semples and also teach us. This thpy very cladly did and when we first Opened ow rooms one of them was always there with w to help ins truct | the ladies who came after yarh. One of the main thines was to have the | Socks knit exactly according to the directions. All the yarn had to be | washed before it was knit and different ones of the cirls did this so I every hand was washed before it was handed out. |