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Molla Retains Crown

New York, June 15.-Miss Molla Blur stedt retained the woman's metropoli- tan championship tennis singles today when she defeated Miss Eleanor Goss of New York 6-p. e-3. at the West Side Tennis cl, b. The playing was confined chiefly to lengthy driving.
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Faber Loses Last Game

Chicago. June 15,--Washington de- feated Chicago. 3 to 1. today. Harper holding the locals to three hits. It was Pitcher Faber's last game for Chicago. He will report to the Great Lakes naval training station Monday.
 Score: R. IT. E. Washington ..... 900 100 020--3 Q
 Batteries: Harper and Picinich; Fa- Der and Schalk.
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CHICKS DIVIDE TWO WITH MOBILE BEARS Cavet Beats Birds in First But Slim Cyrus Is
 Effective

Mobile, June 15-Mobile and Memphis divided double-header this afternoon, Mobile, with Cavet pitching, winning the first game, to ?, while Barger blanked the locals, to O. in the second Each was of seven innings. The score:
 FIRST GAME
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SPORTS EDITED BY R. P. M'DAvID, JR.
Barons Bury Crippled Vols
 Under Fulisade Of Bingles
Clark Rides Agate Over the Palings, While Duncan and Southworth Continue Great Slugging-Slapnicka
 Toys With the Visitors

Landing on the apple Moleys squirting easily in the the of g Clark led the attack De The outstanding the contest was Clars fh Duncan ahead of drive in fourda
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Funeral of Enemy Prisoner

Chattanooga, June 15.--The funeral of Arthur Mueller, German prisoner, who died of wounds received last Sunday while attempting to escape from the German prison at Fort Oglethorpe, was held today with burialI in the prisoners section of the National cemetery. Eight German prisoners were brought to the city under guard to act as pallbearers and the funeral services were conducted by German prisoner, who offered prayer in German
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International League

Jersey City 4-5; Rochester 13-2. Newark 4-5: Syracuse 1924. Baltimore S-10; Buffalo. 5-4 Binghamton g. Toronto 1.
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CHOLLY'S COHORTS LOSE ID LOOKOUTS The Wildness of Thorburn Spells Defeat-Moran
 Quits Baseball

Atlanta. Ga. June 15.-Thorburn's wildness coupled with punched hits by the visitors enabled Chattanooga to win the final game of the series from Atlanta today, 4 to 1. Roy Moran, At- lanta outfielder, played his last game today. He retired, he said, to go into
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(Seven innings by agreement)
 Summary: Two-base hit, Gilbert. Sae- rifice hits, Distell, Hyatt, Fisher, Ed : mondson. Stolen base, Moran. Struck out, Robertson l, Robinson 1. Time, 1:19 Umpires, Brennan and Shaeffer.
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American Association

Indianapolis 6. St. Paul 2. Columbus 0. Kansas City 5. Toledo 1. Milwaukee 0. Louisville II, Minneapolis 9.
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Hit for Vance in ninth.

Seven innings by agreement9
 Summary: Two-base hits, Bues, Dam rau Sacrifice hits, Coleman ?, Cruthers, Aragon. Double plays, Damrau to Has brook; Damrau to Hasbrook to Mehan; Vance to Hargrave to Slattery. Struck out, Cavet l. Bases on balls, Cavet l. Vance 2 Wild pitch, Vance. Left on bases, Mobile 4, Memphis 4. Time, 1:05. TTmnira CheSp11tt
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results New York s, Cincinnati [. Chicago 6, Brooklyn 1. Philadelphia 6, Pittsburg 1. St. Louis 4. Boston 3.
 Games Today Open date.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Dalias Dallas. 4 Houston, o
 At Fort Worth: Fort Worth. 9; Sai Antonio. 3. , At Waco: Waco. q; Shreveport 2.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies Beat Pirates

Philadelphia, June 15.-Oscher held Pittsburg to four hits today and Phila- delphia easily won the opening game of the series, 6 to 1. Meusel hit safely every time he batted. The Phillies allowed Carey to run around the bases in the ninth for Pittsburg's only run.
 Score: RH E. Pittsburg .......... 900 900 O01-1 2 Philadelphia ........ 0l0 13O 10s-- 12 0
 Batteries: Sanders, Jacobs, Steele and Schmidt; Oschger and Adams.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN. LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Birmingham g, Nashville 0. Chattanooga 1, Atlanta 1. New Orleans 7-2, Little Rock 2L Mobile 80, Memphis 2-3.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Detroit f. New York o. Cleveland 5, Philadelphia ?. Washington 3, Chicago l. Boston 8, St. Louis l.
 Games Today Washington at Chicago Boston at St. Louis. New York at Detroit. Philadelphia at Cleveland.
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I;ttla Rock OO1 GOO OUl-- ? New Orleans ................. Ool lO3 " Summary: Two-base hits, Distel, kitch-
 ens Sacrifice hits, Coombs, Young, Starsbury. Stolen bases, Moran, Gll- bert, Barbare Compton, Kitchens Z. Struck out, Tuero 5, Purdue 1. Base on balls, Tuero 6, Young l, Purdue l. Earned
 runs, Purdue 2, 1uero 4. Young 2. Hits, off Tuero with runs in 52-S innings.
 Time, POS. Empires, Brennan and
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IOlalS .....I 70 U . li
 *Hit for Mehan in ninth.
 s*Hit for Friday in ninth.
 Score by innings:
 Memnhis O30 900 0--3 Mobile 900 900 co
 Summary: Two base hit, Bates. Sac rifice hits, Hasbrook Bratchi, Cruth- CTS, Slattery Stolen base. Carroll. Struck out Barfer 4. Friday 1. Base on balls, Friday 4. Left on bases, Mo bile s, Memphis '. Time, 1;15. Um- pire Chestnut.
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Atlanta ....... 900 010 000--1
 Summary: Three-base hits, Graham. Double plays, Galloway to Crane to Strait; Graff to Phelan. Struck out, Lehman l, Thorburn 1. Bases on balls, Thorburn 5, Lehman 3. Sacrifice hits, Graham, arris. Thorburn. Stolen bases, Higgins. Left on bases, Chattanooga z, Atlanta 10. Time, 1:42. Umpire, Carpenter.
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College Games At Philadelphia: Camp ptx q UnS' versity o8 pennaylvRnaa
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Dodgers Lose to Cubs

Brooklyn, June 15.-Chicago took the first game of the series here with Brook lyn today. to l. The Superbas scored their only run in the fifth on Wheat's single, Meyers sacrifice, an out and Merkle's wild throw. Errors by O'Mara and Johnston. single and Deals triple sent the Chicago team ahead in the sixth with three runs. They scored three more in the ninth on a pass, Hendrixs single and Hacks home run drive
 Score: RH D. Chicago ............... 900 0Os O03- 6 I Brooklyn ............... GOO O10 OO0-1 3
 Batteries: Hendrix and Killifer; Coombs and Miller, M. Wheat.
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Games Today

Chattanooga at New Orleans. Little Rock at Mobile. Nashville at Memphis.
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Giants Win Uphill Game

New York, June l5,-The Giants won sensational game from Cincinnati here today, to [
 Causey. young local pitcher starting his first big league game, was batted hard and Cincinnati got a six-run lead. The score was tied in the seventh when kauff hit home run with two men on bases. New York won in the ninth Burns doubled and reached third on a fielders choice, Fletcher hit short fly to Neale, whose throw to the plate would easily have retired Burns, but Wngo failed to stop the ball.
 Score RHE Cincinnati .......,.... 205 000 0N-- l2 5 New York ..........., 100 1o2 SOL s 8 5
 Batteries: Toney and Wingo: Causey, Anderson, Perritt and Rariden.
 Cards Win From Braves
 Boston. June 15.-St. Louis took the first game of the series here from Bos-
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Boston. June l5.-st. Louis took the first game of the series here from Bos-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-09
PIERCE.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Lowe and chill
dren went to Ralston Sunday to
see Mrs. loves brother, Herbert
the last time before his leaving for
the training camp. He was to leave
Sunday.
Mrs. Sue Matthews is not much
improved at this writing.
Miss Lola May Simmons, of Union
City, was the weekend guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Rucker.
Billie Bogal, of Bardwell, accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith
home Tuesday and was tho guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith for a few
days.
W. T. Hill is having a fine barn
erected on his farm. 1t is said to be
one of the best in the county.-FuI-
ton Leader.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-09
New Concert Band.

w. F. Tate has organized a new
band in Union City and some instru-
ments for the members were re-
ceived last week, representing an in
vestnent of several hundred dollars.
Mr.. Tate is to be the instructor and
leader with E. F. JerniaAn and
Thomas Brancfcrd, C. V. JonaA COR
nets; w. H. H@rris, French horn;
w. E. Hudgins, tuba; G. S. Schlcifer,
saxophone; E. G. PardGe, drums,
with trombone, clarinet, French
horn, baritone signing later. The
band met for practice Tuesday night
Your cooperation and support of
this organization is needed and I'm
ion City needs a good band.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-09
Real Estate Transfers.

Mrs. Attic Owens to E. M. Fer
guoon, 80 acres in No. 2, $4,000.
w. F. Ferguson ind wife to J. E.
Ferguson, interest i'll 81 ceres in
No. 2, $4,000.
N. H. Hagen end wife to w. F.
Ferguson and wife, 40 acres in No.
2, $6,612.30.
E. L. Hall to- Mrs. Sammie Grim
NETT, land in No. 5; $1,000.
A. E. Ashley to Mrs. Semmie Grim
NETT, land in No. 5, $500.
P. D. HornbHak to Mrs. Sammie
Grimmett, land in No. 5, $50
L. ]. Hinson to j. T. Freeman,
acres in No. s, $500.
l. DUNN and wife to Jno. A. Vow
ell, 3S acres in No. 16, $1,4S2.
John Will Tanner to jack Forest.
lot in No. 16, $3.50.
Mrs. Jennie Gardner and r. E.
earned ct al. to R. B. Miner, lots in
Union City, $4,000.
I1dI DOSlC LII "IlC W SItsl ChCo
Boyle, interest in land in No. s,
$2,73O.
l.. N. Miller to Pearl Jones, 6k
acres in No. 5, 5000.
w. H. Hollomon and wife to H. M.
Hollomon, IS ceres in No. II,
$4,568.
G. S. Adams ind wife to ]. H.
Scott, lot in 40. 13, 81, 400
C. N. Larnom 20 Goo. S. Adams,
lot in No. 13, 500.
Edward Wade ct al. to d. R. Bon
durant, lot in No. 16, $500.
Mrs. Anna B. Morgan to G. H.
Niles, lot in No. Is, $4,000.
Joseph Robert and wife to Chas.
Dietzel, lot in No. 10, $4,000.
Lexie Mitchell, Gel Mitchell, Alex
Mitchell ct al. to L. M. Huffstutter,
interest in land in No. 9, 5000.
S. F. Rogers ct AL to ]. W. Huff
stutter, 621s acres in No. 9, $1,000.
j. M. Cole to R. M. Long, Ii acres
in No. 3, SIPS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-09
Death of Mrs. Louisa Cook.

Mrs. Louisa Cook, wife of w. M.
Cook, died ct homo in the vicinity of
Antioch Sunday, August A, 1918,
aged 6S yecrG. Mrs. Cock leaves a
son, VIM. Cook, Jr., and q daughter,
Mrs. Kirk. She wag a member Of
the Methodist Church and a good
Christian woman.
Services were conducted by Rev.
Raymond White and the remains
were inferred at Antioch.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-09
SALEM.

Rev. G. T. Sellars will fill his
regular appointment at this place
next Sunday afternoon at $3.50.
Mr.. Charley Harris went to Nash
Vile last Saturday on business.
Miss Ena Roberts is suffering with
rheumatism.
B. L.. Crawford and little son, of
Hickman, we're recent visitors with
relatives in this community.
Mrs. Anna Lou Harris and chill
dren visited relatives in Union City
last Sunday.
Mr.. Frank Garrigan has returned
home after spending several days at
Dawson Springs.
Mrs. Mary Logan and Mrs. Lizzie
Grooms and little daughter, Vertrice,
were in Union City this week having
some dental work done.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Carter and
children and Miss Attic Osburn, Of
Rives, were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charley Roberts and family a
few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Prather Wheeler and
family, of Atlanta, Ca, were visitors
in the home of Mr.. Wheoler's father,
Mr.. Sid Wheeler, and other relatives
in this community a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams and
baby, of Ridgely, were guests of Mrs.
Adams sister, Mrs. Hugh Garrigan,
recently.
Mr.. John Crawford marketed a
nice lot of hogs this week
Mrs. H. 1. Houser and daughter,
Miss Felts, were visiting and shop
ping in Union City last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Harmon and
family, of Old Republican, were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. N. H.
Hagan and family.
Mrs. Clara Prather, of State Line,
was visitor in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Grooms and family one
day last week.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-09
RIVES.

Thank you, Mr.. Hoover, we will
take piece of kiver'd pie, pleaTe.
Melvin Dickey is in st. Louis work
ing in a government platinum fac
tory.
If you ere interested in wartime
prohibition, thereby q nationally
clean house when the boys return
home, get on the water wagon for
all time this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. C. Underwood
were visitors first of the week to
relatives at Mission in Lake County.
President Wilson in going on rec
ord that the drcft cge should not be
lowered voices the motherhood of
our nation.
T. G. Marlin and family are out on
vacation, visiting relatives in Mis-
souri,.
A little old Ford looks mighty we'll
when the tax collector comes around.
A swift race among Number Four
the Peace came to a close Thursday
last with the election of W. A. Nc
Neill, DR.. T. P. Palmer and Ernest
Shropshire.
Dave Witherspoon end family are
this week enjoying motor trip to
Humphreys and Hickman County.
Orville Luten, of Gates, in pros
pccting for a farm location, YVES the
social visitor the past week of his
sister, Mrs. Jesse Fitz.
Mrs. Hughlett Whipplc is at Camp
Gordon for c farewell visit with her
husband who leaves this month for
overseas duty.
In denouncing mob lew President
Wilson strikes tho keynote OF its
overthrow in asking the courts of
our land to give speedy trial to
criminal offcnses.
For the second time young Mr..
Slade Edmaiston has had the mis-
fortune to be discharged from service
under physical disability
B. J. Wade is the fret farmer to
own tractor in this vicinity. 1t is
an International of STANDARD type
and is making it's initial try-out on
the Wade farm near town with Les
lie Shore as mochanician thru the
morning hours and w. H. Cravens
in charge in the evening until IL
O'Clock at night.
Misses Mildred and Ruth Boyd are
in Atoka visiting their grandmother.
Mrs T. j. Bonner received few
friends Tuesday afternoon in honor
of Mrs. E. P. Lindsay, of Memphis.
The o. E. S. meets in regular ses-
sion Wednesday afternoon. Paying
of dues and setting the quilt together
are orders of the day.
Miss Euline Cummings is in Nash
vile in the st. Thomas Hospital. The
past week the parents of Miss Cum
mings, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Cummings,
and the family physician were called
to Martin where the young lady was
visiting relatives when she suffered
an actue attack of appendicitis that
nccessitated an almost immediate OPP
Grafton when the parties reached the
capital. Daily reports are favor
able for Miss Cummings recovery.
Rev. E. P. Lindsay, of Memphis
ably filled the A. r. P. pulpit Sab
bath, the pastor Rev. Boyd, being
away in a meeting near Bonneville,
Miss. Rev. Lindsay in few days
will assist Rev. T. P. Pressly in
meeting at Curry's schoolhousc.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-09
Marriage Licenses.

Herbert Allen and Mary Gladys
Daniel.
Ira billiard and Beatrice Tune.
R. D. Rough and Thelma Stone.
Lee Simon end Matte Ray.
Wesley Ford and Callie Stages.
Jim Bob Kerley and Jessie Lee
Corum.
Thos. McAfee Ballew and Arabella
Johnston.
Masa Hickman and Ina May
Prather.
COLORED.
Lutte Barrett and Clara McCutch-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-08-09
Musical Program.

Instead of the regular preaching
service at the First Christian Church
Sunday morning there will be quar-
tets, duets, readings and an anthem.
This is a services you can take part
in and which will be bright but
,worshipful Mics Campbell will
preach a negro sermon at the Chris
tian Bible school Sunday morning.
The beauty chorus will sing Liberty
Bell, It's limo to Ring Again" Come
and hear these opocial numbers.
Go to Wright's for your merchants
lunch
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-22
Cardinal Gibbons Urges Public
to Acquire Habit of Thrift

Cardinal Gibbons has issued stirring appeal the citizens
America in the support of Thrift propaganda and War Savings
plan The appeal written Robert GRAIN War
Savings Director of Maryland and first published in the
Baltimore Sun
The appeal is follows:
To My Fellow Countrymen
open practically every child sale
This the thing about the
which is being undertaken by the National War Savings Com
mitee There be few people whose circumstances will
permit them buy intervals the ascent thrift and with
each purchase gain step by possession OF the savings
States pledged S. for what S412
Such being produced by the of
the lesson of thrift practical and convincing
earnestly commend young and old and particularly
method of acquiring the habit of thrift
Many avoided and much happiness be gained by
the timely application of the principles Of thrift To the building
of character brings profitable acquaintance with self and
sefreance 1t valuable aid good citizenship blessing
properly grounded faithful through
We have reached time national life when loyal
citizen of this afford dollar for was
Such expenditure itself disloy
of these the cultivation of
thrift the time by lending
small the price of the first stepe ascent thrift
Such only privilege but it is the clear duty of every
American citizen and old, clergy
aid promoting thrift through purchase
Of savings
help gives countrys cause good
those who take such this
patriotic practical mission nook and of the
nation
Most faithfully yours,
Baltimore, January H. 1918.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-22
THRIFT CONTEST IN SCHOOL
HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL Pu.
Pills TO COMPETE.
Prizes for Best Essays on conserva-
tion--State Official Sets Feb.
I to Begin.


Uncle Sam Is anxious for the school
children of Missouri to tell him what
thoughts they have on the important
idea Of THRIFT.
Uncle Sam is a very busy man these
days, fighting the German Kaiser, who
wants to destroy the country of the
parents of the school children.
The nieces and nephews OF Uncle
Sam in Missouri are going to be asked
to write their views on how they think
they should save few pennies each
week to loan to Uncle Sam. For
every rs cents loaned the lender Is to
be given 4 per cent interest, COM
POUNDED QUARTERLY.
State Superintendent Of Schools Uel
w. Lamkin is planning for statewide
thrift contests in all of the elementary
and high schools.
The pupils are to write essays CT
300 words on why they should econo-
mize and practice thrift. The children
are to advance ideas in these compost
tons as to how they can earn and
save money by which they can acquire
Thrift Stamps.
Recently five boys in one of the
counties earned So each in one week
trapping rabbits. These youthful
Americans loaned the money to Uncle
Sam.
Superintendent Lamkin suggests
that some liberal citizen in each
school district donate Thrift Stamps
to be awarded to the pupils writing
the best essay on thrift in each class
room. the prize-winning essays in each
district school to be placed in com.
petition with all the other prize-win.
ners in the county.
The writer of the best thrift compo-
sition will be awarded a IS War Saw
ings Certificate.
Festus ]. Wade of st. Louis, state
director of the War Savings Commit.
tee, has had $500 in War Savings Ger
tificates donated, to be used as prizes
to be awarded the best thrift essays
in Missouri. They will be divided into
Is prizes of four SIS War Savings Ger
tificates.
The winners will be selected from
the essays written by the pupils in the
high schools and the four upper and
lower grades of the elementary
schools.
The advanced pupils will not COM
pete against the scholars in the lower
grades.
The Superintendent of Schools will
outline the definite plans of the con.
test in few days.
Il expect this contest" said Super
intendent Lamkin, will Great a state
wide interest in the War Saving cam
-paign, It also will afford an excellent
opportunity for the school children to
suggest ideas on why they should
practice economy and thrift"
The thrift essay contest in the pub
lie schools probably will begin about
Feb. /.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-22
STATE UNIVERSITY AND HIGH
WAY DEPARTMENT TO CON-
DUCT TESTING LABORATORY

Arrangements have been made by
the State Highway Department and
the State University TO cooperate in
the operation of testing laboratory.
A competent testing engineer will be
employed, the expense being borne
jointly by the two institutions, and the
laboratories and equipment at the
State University in Columbia will be
used. A survey of available road ma
terials will be made, showing the
quality of rock, gravel, sand. etc. The
laboratory will also be fully equip
ped to take care of tests Of road oils,
asphalt, and all materials submitted.
This service will be arranged for in
detail by the State Highway Depart
ment, and counties, townships and dis
tricts are urged to take advantage of
this opportunity to determine the
quality of materials used in road
building.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-22
WOMAN s PART IN
STATE WAR SAVINGS
WELL QUALIFIED TO TEACH
THRIFT TO YOUTH OF
THE COUNTRY.
SCHOOLS THE BEST MEDIUM
Wonan's Committee of Council of
National Defense Has Been
Enlisted in the Cause
ct Thrift.

The woman's part in the Thrift and
War Savings plan throughout Missouri
will be conducted through the Won.
ans Committee. Council of Nationa
Defense
Mrs. B. F. Bush, chairman for Mis-
souri, CT the Woman's Committee,
Council of National Defense, has is
sued orders to each OF the 100 county
chairmen and the 1000 chairmen
throughout the state of Missouri to
assist Mrs. Theodore Benoist of ST.
Louis, who has been appointed chair
man OF the Woman's Division of the
War Savings Committee of Missouri
by Frank A. Vanderlip. national direc-
tor of the War Savings Committee.
In some Of the counties the county
chairmen appointed chairmen of the
Woman's Division other than mem.
beers Of the Woman's Committee,
Council of National Defense. How
ever, the defense chairmen in these
counties are cooperating with the
chairmen appointed by such county
chairmen,
The Womans Committee, Council OF
National Defense, Is the only federal
lied body of,women organized espe-
cially for war work The committee
was organized by an act of Congress
last April for the purpose Of conserv-
ing the woman power and unifying
and co-ordinating all women's war ac-
tivities.
A number OF the chairmen Of the
Woman's committee in the Council Of