The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-05-31
MAURY COUNTY
COUNCIL DEFENSE
IS ORGANIZED
WAR WORK ORGANIZATION TO
BRING ABOUT COORDINATION
OF PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES.
MEET AGAIN NEXT TUESDAY
Members to support Expenses--Reg-
uIar Conferences be Held Monthly
Next Meeting to Consider Impor-
tant Subjects.

Maury county's council of National
defense has been organized on an eff
ficient working basis, which will be
expanded as the necessity arises, and
henceforth all war cause activities
will be directed with more coopera-
ton and less waste of energy. AT a
well attended meeting of the council
Tuesday afternoon recommendations
by the committee on organization
were adopted and steps were taken
to begin active work.
The council will meet regularly the
first Tuesday in each month, but 1t
is likely that numerous special meet
ings will be called. A secretary will
be employed to be in charge of the
headquarters office at the War Work
building and give Information on any
subject relative to civilian war actiyi-
ties The expenses of the organiza-
ton. will be met temporarily by the
members Of the council who volun-
teer to assume equal shares OF the
cost.
The first regular meeting of the
council will be held next Tuesday,
June 4, at $3.50 o'clock at the war
work building. All members Of the
council by virtue of their appointment
byAthe governor. or the state council
of defense are instructed to be pres
ent. and the chairmen and heads of
other committees or organizations en-.
gagged In war work but not legally
members of the council of defense are
invited. to affiliate with the county
council and to attend the meeting
next Tuesday.
This meeting is going to be a rally
of war work leaders for the Inaugural.
ton OF new period Of efficient ser
/ vice in Madfy county. Besides hear
! ifgi talks On special subjects there
will be general discussion. The pro
gaNNs foTF the mfeting Includes yad
dtsssssl ~ u sat afasi asf6la1 fslsl
anderson on the fuef situation
in the county, by GountM Food AID
ministrator John P. Graham on the
conservation OF wheat flour. and by
!, District. Farm Demonstration Agent ]
I M. Dean on rural community organi
zation. The war committees in each
community under the council Of de
Tense will be instructed to be present
at this meeting.
Chairman H. H. Hill presided al
the meeting Tuesday and found Q
most gratifying spirit Of earnestness
among the members present. He
spoke OF the urgent necessity for bet
ter organization and APPEALED to the
members to assist him In bringing
about this betterment Of the situation
Judge w. B. Turner, w. F. Ander
coHi OiCy DlOWus ~. y. ~. A1ol uiopu
DR.. C, A. Forgey. John p, Graham
and others spoke of the needs for or
ganization and the benefits that
would follow the creation of this body
In Maury county. The council of de
Tense was created by an act Of con
lgress and most of the war working
4 agencies in the county are legally
members Of the council All that Is
needed to perfect the organization is
to coordinate the different branches
/ The organizations and individuals
in Maury county engaged in wal
work, either legally or voluntarily
members Of the council of defense
are as follows:
| H. H. Hill, chairman.
Sheep and Wool-Percy Brown
1 Spring Hill.
Public Service Reserve-H H
Hill.
Red Cross-W s. Fleming. Colum
bia.
Liberty Loan-H. o. Fulton, Co
lumbia.
Thrift Stamps-Mrs. H. o. Fulton