Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1917-04-13
WHITMAN COUNTY
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE
Has Been Organized and VIII BE
Extended Into Every School
District

Complying with the request made
In the proclamation of Governor
Lister urging that a meeting be held
in each county of the state for the
purpose of urging on the citizens the
necessity for a full production OF
food products. County Auditor Metz
called a meeting of representatives OF
Oranges. Farmers Unions, CONNER
cial bodies and bankers, which was
held i'm the court room at Colfax on
last Monday. Every portion of the
county was represented at the meet
ing A. II. Metz was elected chair
man and b. +. Manring secretary.
A committee on organization consist
ing of F. j. Wilmer of Rosalia, C. w.
Bean of Uniontown, A. b, Willard of
Tekoa, J. V. Mccall of Hay. and II.
G.. DePledge of Colfax recommended
that the organization be named the
and a central committee to be com
posed of County Auditor Metz,
County Treasurer Manring. and d.
+. Staley of Pullman, president of
the Whitman County Taxpayers
League, should work out the details
of thorough organization OF the
county to advance this work.
-~Alany earnest talks were given,
urging the necessity of aiding the
national government in the present
crisis, especially by full production
of n-perishable foodstuffs. such as
potatoes, corn, beans and peas Va
cant lots and summer fallow ground
could be used so that it would not
be necessary to import any of these
things. declared the speakers.
The central committee named by
the meeting decided to make the
school district the unit of organiza-
ton and letters were prepared and
mailed to the head of each of the l76
schools of the county urging that a
meeting be held on Saturday, April
IA. for the purpose of urging the ne
cessity of agricultural preparedness
and at the same time to organize "a
local patriotic league to be affiliated
with the county league. Many of our
citizens do not realize the serious
ness of the situation and the purpose
OF the local league is to impress them
with the fact that war means an in
dividual responsibility on each and
every citizen
Following is a copy of the letter
sent to the school teachers:
Colfax, Washington,
April 9, 1917.
The governor of the State of
Washington has issued proclama-
ton calling upon the people of our
state to put forth every effort to in
crease the food production, in order
that we may not only be self-sustain-
Ing, but that, If possible, we may
raise enough foodstuffs so that we
may be able to sell to other com
munities the necessities of life. This
proclamation was issued on account
OF the national crisis that is upon
this nation, namely, WAR.
Each citizen should recognize the
personal responsibility that is placed
upon him to further the interest of
this government in any way that he
can. In this proclamation the GOV
ernor called upon the county auditor
TO call a meeting of representatives
OF the various banks of the county.
the Farmers Union, the Grange. and
the commercial bodies. He also re-
requested that each school district
hold patriotic rally on Saturday.
April l4th, for the purpose OF plan
ming action that will be of the most
benefit to the nation from encourag-
ing agricultural preparedness.
The meeting of the representatives
from the organizations named
above was held in Colfax today. and
at that meeting a Whitman County
Patriotic League was formed, aud a
central committee appointed. com
posed of the undersigned members.
The purpose of the Whitman County
Patriotic League is to assist our ma
loRal and state governments in the
present war crisis in any manner
that may lie within our power, and
TO perform such duties as the future
needs OF our country may REQUIRE
10 bring the war to successful Ter.
mination.
In view OF the proclamation issued
by the governor calling attention tc
the need of campaign for agricnI.
tural preparedness, IL was urgei tina,
we do everything in our powe. ID
stimulate the cooperation OF oul
farmers and other citizens TO the eud
that the maximum amount OF food.
stuffs may be DrOducpd from, ~,