Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-13
DEFENSE COUNCIL
IS ORGANIZED
FOR COUNTY
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PARKER
COMES HERE AND DRAFTS
PEhSONS TO SERVE
HEADED BY v. ". brown
President Lndley of University of Ida
no Delivers Scholarly Address
on Patriotism


was created in Grangevllle Wednesday
night when Lieut.. Gov. f. l.. parper
OF Cottoh"o~,., .4.rearlng before gam
ering of business men in the city hall.
appointed men to serve on the council,
and insisted that, as patriotic duty,
they accept. There must be no resipna.
lions, sad the lieutenant governor. for
the men whom he appointed are draft
ed TO serve on the council of defense,
The lieutenant governor declared he
would hear no designations.
Members of the Council.
Following is the personnel of the
council, as created by Lieutenant COY
ernor Parker
Chairman-W. w. Brown, Grangeville.
For Liberty Bonds-W. w. Brown,
Grangevllle.
For Red Cross-F. L. Leonard, Grange
vile.
For Y. NJ. c. An. Il. Hattabaueh,
Grangeville.
For Women s work-MSs A. F. Parker,
Grangevllle.
For fuel-B. e. Barber, Grangeville.
For thrift stamps-R. F.. Fulton,
Grangeville.
For Food administration-vict Peter
son, Grangeville.
For protective associaton-D. f. Sims.
Grangeyille.
Cottonwood members-John Funke and
o. -. Hamlin.
Ferdinad member-W. J. Adsley.
kooskia member-F. +. Qust.
Whitebird member-W. A. Roos.
Sites member-Mr. Stricken.
Why Grangeville is Favored.
Lieutenant Governor Parker explain
ed that the largest number of appoint.
ments was made from Grangcville be-
cause meetings of the council will be
held here, and the majority OF members
could more readily gather if they re.
sided in the same locality.
The county council of defense is crea.
ted for the purpose of directing war
work in Idaho county Questions hay.
ing to do with this country's part in |
the war, will with exception of the !
of men for the army, be trans
acted largely enough the council of de
Tense, which is composed of persons |
whose loyalty to the Stars and Stripes |
is unquestio-.,
Preceding the speech by the lieu
tenant governor, in which the appoint
ments were made, was a scholarly and
patriotic speech by President f.. II. |
Lindley of the University of Idaho.
President Lindley, who has recently re.
turned from Washington, where he was
in touch with Food Administrator
Hoover and other officials having
with the conduct of the war, brought
to the people OF Idaho county firm
message of what the war really means
10 America, and OF what the Ameri.
IAN civilians must do in order that the
war will be won by America and her
allies
President Lindley was extremely out
spoken in his denounciation of persons
who refuse to adhere to the govern.
nent s requests for food conservation
md the saving of other materials, now
becoming scarce, and greatly needed
or successful prosecution of the war
U. s. Drafts Mems Fortunes
THE government is beginning to
iraft the wealth of the country for
he war President Lindley told his
audience. ''Do you know that your
government, which can draft men s
ives, can also draft their dollars!'
lie continued
Why, people, you have just begun
o contribute to the war; the univer-
ity president said, in speaking of
lrives for Liberty bonds the Red Cross
md the Y. NJ. C. A. "You don t
,now what this war really means, and
what we have to do in order to win it.
There will be more and still more de.
hands for money. We will all have to
'av again and again.
ION the other hand, what would our
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