The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-12-13
LATAR COUNTY
IS ORGANIZED
FOR WAR WORK
MOVEMENT FULLY LAUNCHED TO
BRING ABOUT HARMONIOUS
ACTION
AIMS FULLY SET FORTH
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION ASKED
TO COOPERATE WITH COUN-
TY COUNCIL

A complete census of the male popu-
lation of Latah county is to be taken
by the County Council of Defense and
a card index is to be kept by that or
ganization showing the standing of
every man in the community as to his
financial ability to help win the war;
his ability to serve in the various &C
tivities and the record of what he has
already done. The Latah County Pro-
tective association is invited to CO.
operate with the council.
There is no disposition on the part
of the council or anybody connected
with it to coerce any nan The main
object is to give all the opportunity
to help and to enable the council to so
distribute the work and the financial
burden that they will not bear too
heavily on some while others are over
looked.
At the recent general meeting of the
council in this city for the purpose of
completing the organization INT out
lining plans for work a number of
standing committees were appointed:
Executive, finance, agricultural in
v~estigation, legal, coordination of So
c~ieties, labor, military affairs, women,
legislative, county organization for
war. The committees are to serve
during the war and their duties have
been clearly outlined by Chairman
Lewis. The personnel of the commit
tees is as follows:
Executive-M. E.. Lewis, George
Creighton, Francis Jenkins, Arnold s..
Lyon and B.. T. Byrns.
Finance. F. Parsons, C. B.. Green,
Timothy Driscoll.
Agricultural investigation, foo con-
servation and transportation-Arnold
S. Lyon, B. T. Byrns, James Nelson.
Legal-J.H H. Forney, Frank L.. Moore,
George G.. Pickett.
Coordination. of societies-Francis
Jenkins, Mrs. J. G. Gibson, Timothy
Driscoll, w. L. Payne, Frank Green.
Labor, c. B. Green, B.. T. Byrns, J.
"A. IldiOh, JoliOO 1NOloOH, N. N1CA6olu-
Military affairs and state protection
Harry Whittier, c. B. Green, Frank
Green.
Women-Mrs. J. G. Gibson, Harry
Whittier, NJ. E. Lewis.
Legislative-W. L. Payne, James
Nelson, J. H. Forney.
County organization for war-Geo.
Creighton, H. Melgard, L. F. Parsons,
Timothy Driscoll, j.. A. Harsh.
George Creighton was elected vice
president of the council at this meet
ing and H. Melgard was elected treas
urer. Max w. Griffith was later
chosen secretary by the executive
committee.
The following resolutions were
adopted at the meeting of the council:
Whereas, this council was appointed
organized for the purpose of aid
ing and assisting the National Council
of Defense, and
Whereas, there is a demand on the
part of the National Council of De-
lGIlS0 IOT GREATER 0lllClcHCy duu COOp-I
in the many patriotic move
for the collection of funds, and
q desire for an inventory of the man
power of the nation and the determina-
ton of all alien and other enemies :
our borders, and n
Whereas, Latah county has a very el
efficient and patriotic organization,
With the necessary machinery for the bl
Out and performing of the Pr
york necessary in obtaining the data
'euuested, and an organization that n
an be called into action quickly and al
.ffectively on short notice to aid and
.ssist the legally constituted police
authorities and to perform such SER al
ices usually performed by ~vigilantes -
examinations for the preservation of az
peace and dignity of the commun- pa
", now therefore 60
ma
Be it resolved, That the County
ouncil of Defense requests the La
ah County Protective association, OF
trough it's subsidiary organizations, PIE
nd it's duly elected and appointed Of to
GERS, to q.
1st-Assist in making the drives for vat
lnds in the several patriotic move thy