New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-19
SOCIETIES BANDED
FOR DEFENCE AID
Committee to Meet and
Plan Cooperation with
Government

Washington, Feb. 1S.-A national
committee Of patriotic and defence So
cieties has been formed and will meet
here Wednesday to adopt plans for close
cooperation with the Federal govern
ment in matters Of national defence.
The idea was suggested by Howard E..
Ccfin, one of the most active members
of the Advisory Council Of Natlona!
Defence, to form link between the
various socities and the council.
Many of the societies have offered
their services 20 the government IN the
present emergency. but what services
that they might render could be utilized
is not clear, ard one of the functions OF
the committee just formed is to decide
this question.
The organization of the committee is
the result of numerous conferences and
extensive correspondence between the
patriotic and defence societes.. These
eliminated in two large conferences,
which were attended by the representa-
tiyes or members Of forty societies. AT
the first conference, which took place
here on January 10, committee was
appointed 10 draw plans for the co0rdl-
IhtlON o. luG hluSiSHN oON4NNiNo'
Agree on Organization Plan
At a second conference, held Janu-
ary 25. similar action was taken, and
thereafter the two committees, acting
Independently. by cooperating, agreed
upon a plan Of organization which Will
shortly be submitted to all of the so
cieties which were represented at the
different conferences.
Among the many organizations which
are actively interested in the organi-
cation of the national committee are:
The Loyal Legion, the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, the Sons OF
the Revolution, the Navy League of the
United States, the National Security
League. the Military Training Camps
Association (Plattsburg), the Army
League of the United States, the Ma
tional Association for Universal Mill
tary Training, the American Defence
Society, the Aeronautical Society of
America, the Defence Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States. the Boy Scouts of America, the
Colonial Danes, the Daughters of the
Cincinnati. the Daughters of Founders
and Patriots, the Daughters of 1912. the
National Civic Association, including
the women's department; the united
States Power Squadrons, and the wOm-
ems section OF the Navy League.
The plan has been Endorsed by promi-
nent preparedness advocates, including
ex-President Taft, Lieutenant General
s B. ". Young, Colonel Robert NJ.
Thompson. Joseph Letter, s. Stanwood
Menken. George Wharton Pepper and
Mrs William Cumming Story.
Delegate for Each Society
The committee will be composed of
one delegate from each society and five
delegates at large, not more than one
OF whom shall be from any single soci-
ETY.. Each society will designate also
three alternates to insure full attend
ance at the meetings. Adhesions are
arriving from defence and patriotic So
ceties daily, and the total membership
will be more than twenty-five societies.
A feature Of the committees pro-
gramme is the establishment at Wash
ington OF a bureau Of information to
supply the member societies with relia-
bic data regarding the defence needs
OF the country.