The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-22
REPORT
OF Meeting Of Kentucky War Council
at Louisville Made by Secretary
Carl DOdds Of Chamber Of
Commerce.

One wonderful meeting is the best
way we could describe the Kentucky
War Conference which just closed at
Louisville under the auspices of the
State Council of National Defense
While the attendance was not quite as
great as planned for due to the dis
turbed railroad conditions, some three
hundred delegates from the various
counties of the State were present.
Mason county was represented by
Miss Alice Lloyd, attending the Food
Conservation Meeting; Mr.. S. p.
Browning, the Fuel Meeting; Mr.. w.
d. Cochran, the Council of Defense
and Secretary Dodds at the Chamber
of Commerce meeting.
Conference covering all the
branches of War Work in the Council
of Defense were held during Tuesday
afternoon The Food Administration
section met at the Board of Trade and
was attended by district food Admin
istrators and members of county COM
mittees from nearly every county in
the state. The work of the food ad-
ministrator was briefly outlined by
F. M. Sackett food administrator for
Kentucky. This was followed by a
round-table discussion of general pro-
blems.
Another meeting of special interest
was that of the Fuel Administration
section. Wiley B. Bryan, Fuel Admin
istrator for Kentucky, presided.
A Joint meeting of the National War
Section and the four-minute men sec
ton was held at the Watterson Hotel.
This meeting was attended by minis
tiers, business men and laymen. Rich
ard R. Williams, State Chairman OF
the four-minute men section presided.
The County Councils section held
an important meeting at the Waiter
son Hotel with Edward W. Hines,
chairman of the Kentucky State Coun-
Gil of Defense presiding. Mr.. Hines
outlined the work of the county coun-
Gil and urged careful consideration
with view to bringing about more
efficient and workable organization
Want County Donations
A resolution was offered by Repre-
sentative Richard Radcliffe CT Henry
county, appealing to the Fiscal Courts
of counties of Kentucky, to make ap-
preparations of 800 or more to sup
plement a fund to be asked of the
Kentucky Legislature for carrying on
the work of the Council of National
Defense in Kentucky. The resolution
was adopted without dissenting vote,
and will be forwarded to clerks in the
12O counties in Kentucky.
The mission of the schools in a
democracy and especially their duties
and opportunities during the present
war crisis was discussed by Prof. V
o. Gilbert, State Superintendent OF
Schools and other speakers at the
Educational section meeang.
Recruiting of Secretaries for "over
seas" work was discussed by repre-
sentatives at the Y. NJ. C. A. war work
section at the Y. NJ. G. A. The meet
ing was presided over nv Secretary
c. A. Tevebaugh, who outlined brief
the work to be accomplished by the
Young Mems Christian Association in
war times.
The Red Cross Section was held in
the parlor of the Watterson Hotel at
2 o'clock and was attended by many
women and men interested in the Red
Cross work in Kentucky, presided at
the meeting. The principal address
at this meeting was by Senator Meri-
wether Smith, of Harrodsburg, KY,
representing the Twentieth Senator
ial district in Kentucky Legislature.