Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
CONNECTICUT'S WAR RECORD
 FOR THE YEAR JUST ENDED
A Summary of the More Important Events in Preparing
 for War.
Continued from last week. ]
 MAY

MAY
 Food Committee issues call to all to agricultural service
 Ex-Governor and Defense Council delegates attend preparedness confer ence in Washington, Food committees in cities and towns organized. 7-Hartford County representatives advocate county farm to re lace jail 8-State Council of Defense holds its first meeting Bill authorizing towns TO make special emergency war and military appropriations passed by Legislature Food Committee becomes part of Defense Council organization 10-Special emergency bill of May 8th signed by Governor.
 lI-Agricultural college closes. Young men go to farms. Young women to teach canning.
 l3-kood Production and Conerva- tion St nday observed in churches.
 15-Scuool boy army organized for farm service.
 l6-Bill authorizing suspension of labor laws ny Governor is signed.
 17-Bill providing penalty for retu- sal to answer military census questions passed by Legislature Staff of Connec- ticut AAricultural College agrees to cooperate with Committee of Food Supply.
 21-Defense Council opens offices at State Capitol.
 24-t or necticut appropriates $i2,- 900 for saw mill unit for England. Farmers ask for high school boys on farms.
 29-Defense Council secures from Military Census complere list of Con- "ecticut men between 21 and 31 years of age.
 2-Post card notices sent by Defense Council to all Connecticut citizens subject to registration.
 3-Clergymen throughout state in- struct congregations as to Registration Day purposes. 5-Registration Day. Registration in Connecticut is l28 3 per cent of Governments preliminary estimate of what it should be Home Guard sees first general active duty in connection with registration throughout State. | 6-Plan for protection of State by Home Guard after withdrawal of National Guard announced to Council
 II General Clarence R. Edwards, commanding the Northeastern Depart ment United States Army, accepts ln- vitation of Governor Holcomb and De fense Council to make official visit to Connections.
 13-Detense Council names com- mittee to draw up resolutions urging Federal Priority System. General Ed wards pays official visit to Hartford.
 Establishment Week proclaimed by President Wilson opens in Connecticut. ! JULY
 2-Organization of Four Minute Men begins throughout State.
 S-Preliminary organization of U. s. Food administration begins.
 4-Loyalty celebrations held in all parts of Connecticut. General absence of fire works. Home Guard brigade re- view in Bridgeport.
 1O-Lraft quota of 10, 977 announced for Connections. Organization of Food Administration work in State com. pleted.
 l2-Defense Council sends first pro. test to Washington on excess of draft quota.
 20-Commercial Economy plan taken up by Council of Defense by re quest of federal authorities.
 25-National Guard artillery and all remaining companies mobilized. AT1GTJST
 1-Coal Committee become part of Council of Defense organization. 5-National Guard formally drafted into U. $. service.
 1O-Cengress passes food adminis- tration bill and federal food adminis- trator for Connecticut is formally ap. pointed
 15-Town Committees of Defense Council called upon to prepare com- pietelist of citizens of their communi. ties in the Country's Service.
 29-Governor asks that men of National Army be honored before their departure for camp.
 SEPTEMBER
 Sixth district Home Guard is re viewed at Saybrook. 8-Secon district Home Guard is reviewed at Hartford
 12-Governor calls fer aid fo. Ii. brary war council.
 26-Connecticut's division of Woman's Committee of Council of National Defense made a sub-commit. tee of Connecticut State Council oi Defense. .aaai ..-~.
 28-Conservation Association of Connecticut formed under direction of Defense CoE neil
 OCTOBER
 2-Division of Liberty Choruses in augurated by Defense Councils com