The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-14
GOVERNOR NAMES
DEFENSE COUNCIL
FOR THIS STATE
Two Fairmont Men Called
for An Important
Duty. $500.
MEETS NEXT SATURDAY
Secretary Of War Recon-
mends Legislation He
Hopes Will Pass.
MEETS NEXT SATURDAY

CHARLESTON. w Va, April IL
A State Council of Defense, auxiliary
to the Council OF National Defense,
was yesterday appointed by Governor
John J. Ccrnwell. The selections were
made following communication from
Newton D. Baker. secretary Of war,
chairman OF the national organization.
The selections were made with ref.
erence to the connection of the APP
pointees with particular lines of &c.
tivity affected in some way by the
existing state OF war. The appointees
are as follows: John Lee Coulter,
dean of the College of Agriculture,
Morgantown; james II. Stewart, conf
missioner of agriculture, Charleston;
T. G.. Atkeson, master State Grange,
Buffalo; d. A. Arnold, Keyser; How
ard Gore, president State Livestock
Association. Clarksburg; c. P. Snow.
president State Board of Trade. Hunt.
ington: G. o. Nagle. president Manu-
facturers' association, Wheeling; w.
c. McConaughey, president Wholesale
GroCers' Association, Parkersburg;
William Rogers, president State Fed
Grafton of Labor, Fairmonti Lyn S.
Florner, president West Virginia Nat.
ural Gas Association, Clarksburg; a.
B. c. Bray, president State Bankers
Association. RounCeverte; c. A. Short,
president West Virginia Lumber and
Supply Dealers Association, Shinns.
ton; Or. j. L. RAIDER. president State
Medical Association, Huntington: j. +.
Houston, chairman Coal Operators
Association, Elkhorn; Mrs. Joseph e..
Cochran, president Federation of Wo-
mems clubs, Parkersburg; George A.
Atkinson. former governor. Charles.
ton; A. B, Fleming, former governor,
Fairmont; William A. MacCorkle, for.
mer governor, Charleston. A. 3.
White, former governor. Parkersburg;
William Z. Glasscock. former COVER
nof, Morgantown; Henry d. Hatfield,
former governor. Huntington.
In announcing the personnel Of this
council. Gov Cornwell said he believed
the members would be actuated by the
same patriotic motives to serve their
country in the present crisis as have
prompted activities of the National
Council and would do likewise. He
has called meeting OF the council TO
be held in the executive offices at 10
o'clock the morning OF Saturday, April
u.
In the communication from the Sec.
rotary of War TO the Governor sew.
eral suggestions were offered with ref.
erence to legislation. The Governor
said in this connection that he had
not determined whether to convoke
the Legislature in extra session be.
cause of this fact before the date he
had intended.
A proclamation was made by the
Governor in connection with the ap-
pointments in which he asks the coun
Gil to organize and cooperate with the
National Council in its work of mob
ilizinz the energies, resources and la.
bor of the country in the prosecution
OF the war
1t was further requested in the
proclamation that the people of the
state cooperate with the council and
conform to all rules and regulations
it may establish, and thus obviate the
necessity Of an immediate extra ses-
sion of the Legislature to pass special
laws recommended by the National
Council and which is being done in
other states.