The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-06
REGARD e Year Shows Fine
Spirit, GeneFous With
Men and Money.
AL DEMANDS FILLED
ouOt1 IN Cash and Soldiers
Readily Supplied; Women
Serve Earnestly.

entrance into the great world war Mis-
soula can look hack on her record OF
the past year with more than the usual
amount Of pride. The pages in the
history Of any city In the United States
will show no more expression Of loyalty
and unselfishness than those of the
Garden City of the past IL months.
From the moment that war was de-
clared on Germany the city swung into
line behind the president and congress
and all through the trying months
when the country repeatedly called for
money and men to fight the battle Of
democracy, Missoula responded with no
sign OF hesitancy.
When the army issued its first call
for volunteers In the first day OF the
war Missoula youths dropped their
work and their studies and offered
their services to the country. High
school boys far under age enlisted by
the score and men from every walk of
life forget everything in their eager
ness to be. of service to the land of
their birth.
1t was only three days after war was
declared that the Missoula people gath
cred in a body at the Missolla theater
and pledged their support to the coun-
try during the crisis. Since that tine
II cannot be said that the city has
fatered once in its effort to be true to
its pledge.
Women Take Up War Work.
Missouri women stepped into the
occupations of the men who left for
the front and housewives dropped their
work and offered their services in pre-
PAIRING supplies for the Red Cross.
Even the little children left off their
games and turned their attention to
Knitting needles.
On the day OF registration. last June
2. $500 Missoula county men walked
to the registration boards and offered
themselves to the country in whatever
capacity they were needed. There was
no rioting. 1t WAS task they were
proud to do.
Following closely upon the heels OF
registration came the first Liberty
lean and Missoula willingly offered the
government $4,000 OF Its money In
tht second drive in October the county
ana state again responded by far ex-
cteding their quota.
The Red Cross drives met with the
same success as did the Y. NJ. G. A.
and Knights Of Columbus campaigns.
Despite the rapidity OF all these de-
n,unds for funds. Missoula did not hesi-
tate to dig down deep in its pocket
rock and smilingly give over the
money.
When Missoula's first contingent Of
- r = u Sr,ko
the second and third allottments of -
men each left the city, their farewell
was featured by the spirit Of patrio-
tism Of those who stayed behind. Mis-
soula offered her sons with pride.
The chronology Of the important
events Of the first year Of the war in
Missoula follows:
April
G-Missoula received word of the
declaration of war.
s-Big parade held, followed by
patriotic meet at which the citizens
pledKe their support to the govern
ment.
9-Recriuting officers appeal for
more recruits.
Missoula women asked to make BAN
ilages for allied soldiers.
ASK Indians to enlist to fight
for the United States.
/ 14-Soldiers come to Missoula to
guard railroads.
! Mtssoula woman's club and cham
Der of commerce send message to
Congressman John NJ. Evans to vote
for CONSUMPTION.
ls-Missoula boys leave for Fort
worden.
Nay.
4-hfissoula banks receive first war
bonds to be put on sale.
1l-Missoula people start action to
get Red Cross charter.
e3-Women 20 TO work in the rail-
road shops.
big patriotic meeting held in
preparation for registration.
$500 Missoula county young
men register.
l5--Missoula county subscribes
$4,000 to Liberty loan and Montana
leads all states in proportion with
sIs,OO0.S0O.
as-afissoula gives $4,000 to the Red
Cross.
Saptsmber.
3-Missoula sends first quota OF 200
men to cantonment.
ii. W. Gerard, former ambassa-
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