W.M.Gardner, first chapter president
"Red Cross Organized"
The preliminary work of the organization of a Red Cross Chapter for this county has been done, and the campaign for members has begun.
The temporary officers are:
President, W. M. Gardner; Vice-President, Mrs. Henry M. Cox, Secretary, Evert Mathis; Treasurer, D. R. Keeton.
The ten who each subscribed a dollar to apply for a charter are: W. M. Gardner, Evert Mathis, H G. Cotttle, H. V. Nickell, Ben F. Nickel, Mrs. Henry M. Cox, Mrs. J. R. Kendall, Mrs. S. M. R. Hurt, Mrs. A. O. Allison.
Nearly A hundred members were enrolled at the Sunday School convention in the Chautauqua tent, but 150 members must be secured to get the charter.
This is a cause that should enlist the support of every one and Morgan county should have at least three thousand members.
From The Licking Valley Courier
August 16, 1917
used by permission.
"Junior Red Cross"
"A Junior Red Cross chapter was organized here Monday of last week by Mrs. H. M. Cox and others. The organization was perfected at the school building when about seventy-five children responded.
Miss Lula Walsh was elected instructor; Miss Carrie Blair, chairman, and Mrs. D. R. Keeton, inspector.
"The Spirit of America" by Howard Chandler Christy was one of Christy's most memorable posters that were generated during World War I. His images encouraged Americans to support the Liberty Loans and to enlist in the military. Nancy May Palmer, a former Gibson Girl, served as Christy's model for many recruitment posters. They married in 1919, when she posed for The Spirit of America poster for the American Red Cross.
"Will Preach on'Liberty Bonds'"
All of the ministers in Morgan county are requested to take as their text Sunday, October 12, "Liberty Bonds."
It is the patriotic duty of every person to push the sale of these bonds to the extent of their ability, and there is no class of men who can wield a greater influence along these lines than the preachers.
Custer Jones, Chm.
Liberty Loan Com.
The above articles from
The Licking Valley Courier
October 11, 1917
used by permission
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