The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-01-18
Latah Defense Council

You have been designated as Pre- :
cinct Captain for the above precinct ,
by the Latah County Defense Coun-
ell, to have charge of any work in
your precinct required done By the
Council or by the Nation in any of
its drives during the. war. This
makes you one of the important
links in the Defense Councils of the
Nation. These comprise the Ma ;
tional Council of Defense; under
this are State Councils of Defense
in each State; these State Councils
organize County Councils of De-
tense in each county. In this coun
ty the Council of Defense are carry
ing the organization further, aim
ing to take it to each citizen of the
county. This is done through Pre-
cinct Captains.
AS Captain of your precinct you
will, as soon as you receive this
letter if possible, divide your pre-
cinct up into as many divisions as
may be necessary so that each divi-
sion shall contain approximately
100 men, 81 years old or over. A
few more or less either way will
not matter, but get as near a humid
red as you can. You will then Sc
lect and appoint some good, push
ing loyal citizen living in each of
these divisions as the Lieutenant of
that division. When this is done
you will notify each of these Lieu
tenants of his appointment, of just
what territory he is boss of, and in
struct him to sub-divide his division
into parcels or subdivisions OF
ground containing as closely as pos
sible ten men, each as defined
above. You will also instruct him
: to appoint the best one of each of
t these tens as the Sergeant in COM
5 mand of the tens for the purposes
: of the war, whatever may be put
, up to us.
i, This will make the organization
I complete; the Sergeants over the
: tens, the Lieutenants over the Ser
q geants, you as Captain over thu
l. Lieutenants, the County Council
: over the Captains, and so on through
l. the State Council of Defense, ant
y the National Council of Defense VI
q to the President. You know tn
h President is the commander il
chief of the army and navy of tn
o United States, and this organize
= - ton will enlist all the citizens Q
d the country as volunteers under tn
ID same commander, for looking afte
E. our home affairs.
a When you have your precinct o.
10 ganization complete the first wor
if to be done is to get every man owe
e. 20, and every single woman over l
years of age, registered. The d.
~ tense Council has had cards pr
of pared for this purpose, and the
of are now being listed for the diffe
er ent precincts of the county. Tho
for your precinct will be sent yc
as soon as ready. These cards CO
d. tain the data asked for by the cou
;. Gil, and full instructions will
ot sent you with the cards. | enclo
you a sample card with this f
your inspection. At the same tin
~, Te lot of membership cards in Il
w. Latah County Protective Associ
to tion will be sent, as the Coun
~ Council is asking every man in t
est county who is of age to join tt
lie. Association as test of his loyal
az to the Government. You know
BILE this Association and of the go
on work it did in the county last We;
protecting our property and Gro
from loss. 1t is the best protect
rip the county ever had in harv'
un- time, and we will need it more t
inv coming year than the past.
ny. wish to emphasize again
s . :, necessity of getting every man
eel your precinct registered. I
to cards to be sent you are made fir
, ..s the poll and registrations lists,
was best we have, but these lists
- ia o-l n,,% &c lofo Monu of