The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-06
SOCIETIES
PLEDGE AID
To COUNTRY
Elks and Personal Lib
erty League Take
Action
APRIL ID TO BE
RED CROSS DAY
Mayor, In PrOclama'
ton, Will Urge Sup
port of Body

Two OF Detroits fraternsl organi
zations have pledged their loyalty
20 the government and are prepared
20 assist II in any was possible nov
that war il inevitable. They are the
Personal Liberty league and the De
rroit lodge 81 Elks.
Samuel G. Goodman. executive
secretary ~ the former. HIS writer
Secretary OF War Baker that his or
ganiEauon would like to form a
guard for home defense and would
be pleased 10 receive military train
ing. Fully 1000 members % the or
ganization. nearly all Of whom are
married and therefore not subject
20 call unless In an emergency. have
indicated their wish 90 organize such
a guard. With the understanding that
they viii quickly respond 20 a call
Tor foreign service II needed Nearly
an the members are property own
Frs and therefore especially Interest,"
cd in establishing a home guard Tor
The preservation % order In the
event that the safety forces OF the
city are Weakened hy enlistments
The Elks IN their meeting Thurs
day night adopted a resolution OF
LOYALTY and copies OF u were sent 70
the president and 10 the Michigan
representative In congress The
grand exalted ruler OF the Elks has
asked all lodges Of the order 10
adopt such resolutions I; pledges
the support Of tho Elks 70 the presi-
dent in whatever action no deems
proper.
The Detroit branch OF The Ma
tional League for Woman's service.
No % Withereu-st. is growing so
rapidly that the leaders viii start
classes in training next week. Spe-
cial instructions will BE- given in
handling and repairing motor cars
as veil as driving them in wireless
telegraphy and in Red Cross work
The campaign 90 increase the
membership OF tho Detroit Chapter
OF the American Red Cro-e society
from 500 20 10000 and tn raise a
fund OF $4,000 was given impetus
bv a meeting In the Detroit club on
Thursday. when the work was Oh
yided Up into groups covering va
rious industries and organizauurs
and chairmcu we're named for each
n was announced that Mayor Marx
would issue "A proclamation dcsig
mating Sunday, April 10. Red Cross
day" he VIII also urge citizens 10
become members % the organization
and contribute literally 20 IT, II D.
HlU director q membership o. The
national body, made an address In
Which be outlined the SCOPE ~ tfs
work 10 be undertake. Those who
VII DO the heads o. tG. various
groups are as f0llov
kirkland p. Alsxandar. chairman
/ 0f The publicity comm tee a.
/ Mailer. president 20 tho Tfrs'
| and old Detroit National bank chair
/ man - tho bankers group u.-~s ~
/ 6it~h"N. CAMPAIGN s"urnf7rv. r. o.
| Raw. president ~ the Detroit -afrt,
/ Council and Iu charge ~ TIE "a fats
i department ~ tho Dodge Brother
] Motor car ~ourHrv chairman % thi
J Dodge group p H tTaF~Ech ur~re
! fHrr az The rarrrt- safety Council
/ chairman % Tho lfhrariee group pre-
/ .. Austin ~ fhr Trv.f E.h.tnav er
! tate chairman - the mnyiuu rfr
I ture Hrf thsaff-r Krruu. 81 p Mason
~ Harke. Davis Co chairman m
tho drugs 'ndu~rv gro r.. r. p MINIS
I ~ the T. Z. Hudson company. UfHrr
2 To- HsH..
[ group william r HnHr'.~r. - fhr n
[ ". Ferry c.wparr .ha.-rTu - go
/ insurance group J.. d. t-. rkrrr. "a
I che board 10 education chairman col
Tho arr1oig group w. rrrw-
assistant 60 The manage ~ fFI
. Michigan Central ra.lrHsH. rhaI~~. s-
I - t1r rail- ard Jake 'raurrarftf D.,
ar1 street railway group pr fNa-
line. % Crowley Brothers. rhaIT1r4s
- fhF whulaFH'F ard fohNfrr .udus
I tries group Joseph o. eehi1Ffron
acting chairman ~ ffr chapter. %
war; Fftzgsr1Il secretary ~
/ Mayor Ma~r chairman - the sfs,
| and county rrrlUFrs Erru rr H
! lester smith. pastor of fh. Crntr
/ Mefhrd|Ff church 7i-~- on - fH
/ ~hvr rfou group. ' NJ Carson. ruver
/ ntsnfrrf - the Cadillac Motor ca
1 rompa ms. rrHfraan ~ fro auto bu.ls
/ rrr group Tquev fne.fe campaign
-hs'rular ward ~ Chratr ~hafruH
/ p ffr rrrafHfF' iu-.rH and l Oh
F-1. chairman - no Wyarfaffr m.
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