The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-03-07

and Protestant clergy where possible;
have no collection taken at the meet
ing-all speakers serve without pay
local expenses of each meeting to De
taken care of by local committee; In
selecting local speakers care should De
exercised to avoid using hot-heads, or
those who would attempt to make
political capital out of the occasion !;
see that meetings are well advertised.
Organize Liberty Chorus.
Every community, at least every
county. in the state should have its
own Liberty chorus. In some counties
the chorus Is built around the high
school students and is used for all
community meetings. The singing at
all patriotic gatherings should be en-
couraged. The nations famous war
songs should be sung not only by the
chorus but by the audiences as whole.
The Connecticut state council Of de-
! Tense has issued a pamphlet contain
| ing the words to such well known
songs as America" "Star Spangled
Banner" "Over there" "Tenting in the
Old Camp Ground" Battle Hymn OF
the Republic" "Three Cheers for Your
Uncle Sam"
The Meeting For Women.
The chairman Of the Woman's Com
mittee, Council of National Defense
Idaho division, issued the following to
chairmen of county organization:
! Madam Chairman-There will be q
meeting of the womans committee,
Council of National Defense of Idaho
in Carnegie hall, Boise, Saturday
March 2, at 2:30 o'clock. 1t is planned
! to have the meetings regularly each al
ternate month from that time on al
the same place o.. the first Saturday OF
the month. For instance, the mex
meeting would take place May A. We
would like to have you present. II
that is impossible then delegate some
one to take your place, to report brief
ly the work that has been accomplished
in your county. Send a written repor
that may be read if there is no one tt
bring it.
please take notice of the follow
ing: First, ON the back of the sum
mary sheets you send in will you stat.
the number of women who will g,
anywhere, also the number who will g
anywhere in the United States. Sec
ond, If you have not already done s,
send me the names OF the chairmel
in each town and village in your coun
ty. Third, send the names of towns IL
your counties that have public libraries
or a free travelling library station
also names of the librarian in charg,
with postoffice address.
Yours very truly,
MRS. s. Fl. HAYS,
Chairman.
Foreign Women Help Uncle Sam.
That foreign women In the Unite,
States are volunteering to work TO
Uncle Sam and the allies is eviden
from the registration taken by tn
womans committee of the Council O
National Defense. There have bee
many reports of italian women dom
Red Cross work or buying Libert
bonds. Polish women, Russians, Port
uguese and japanese offer all sorts O
service. The Chinese were a featur
in Chicago's registration. But th
last reports from the states is DOS
sibly the most striking Of all, for
Idaho, Basques are volunteer,
There never was such a test Of on
melting pot as this which is on u
now," says the woman's committe,
"and the response Of the many alien
l who are with us has been as touchin
as it is magnificent" From the Off,
ial Bulletin, published under order @
| the President