The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-06-28
h Oh. WILLIAMSON
||rrrIERS |rI r HIS SERVICES
-. Lee County Citizen, Mem
sn''eS. ...I Military Board, Would
'sf serve With Army in
France.

>. IN Chicago last week attena
w. annual meeting Of the Ameri-
v.a,cal Association, DR.. 0. l..
s,,,msou. Of this city, rendered his
,... 10 the government for duty
While no particular branch
|. ssrvice was designated by DR..
n,;smson w. for the reason that volun-
~ Y. .re not permitted to name the
..h IN which they would serve, IL
M !, course, understood he would oe
! n some hospital unit in the event
,order of services is accepted.
srsver It is not at all certain the
'ysrnment will agree to permit Dr..
ulIamson to resign as a member OF
local military board to become al
ned to the hospital corps. At the
acting Of the American Medical AS
,,ation q representative of General
ovder's office was present, and In
address to the physicians he stated
moral Crowder had built up a mar
Ilously efficient machine with the To-
boards as the most important
Blts The physicians who are serving
tbe boards have become familiar
Iitb the work, especially that feature
i that has t. do with the ex-
nnation Of registrants for military
ryice and that the general policy Of
L government was not to disturb
ID excellent organization that GeE-
Al Crowder had perfected. This is
rticularly true in view of the fact
al there are thousands of competent
Musicians available for hospital sers'
!, while onlv those who have had ex-
knence on the military boards are
BE to handle this branch of the work.
br these reasons DR.. Williamson has
y assurance the President will accept
h resignation as a member of the To-
bl board in order that he may enter
bother branch of the service.
Friends of DR.. Williamson here
IA that means practically every in
IrIdual in Lee County-are indulging
the hope that the government au-
|0rities will decline to accept hig |
Egnation as a member of the local |
|ard in order that he may serve with
n army in France. Aside from the |
Hlue Of his professional services to
le community, which it would be uE-
Hhca to discuss, his splendid work |
! . philosophical citizen and as one
I the natural leaders in all worthy |
loyements is such that the county |
'ould suffer an irreparaDle loss If he |
hould leave here. In the campaigns |
y Liberty Loan subscriptions, for
nds for the Red Cross-in his work |
chairman of the Road Improvement |
strict as one of the leading spirits |
ilne great farm campaigns that have |
Solutlonized Lee county farming |
etnods during the past few years
every department of local activity |
oklng toward the Improvement of |
Nations, Dr.. Williamson stands in
us all to himself. Quiet, unobtru-
y, self'sacrificing, thoughtful, diplo-
allc' imbued with the purest of inn
uses Staunch in his convictions, |
a'aseous and uncompromising in vi
- ! matters involving high ideals, DR..
lllamson fills mitch in the affairs !
narianna and Lee county that no
aer man can fill.
"alie commencing his patriotism
! iuiiy conscious OF the lofty mo-
! 'nat has inspired his action in Of |
aug MS services to his country, the /,
spe oi Lee county none the less sim
sps nope matters will so adjust |
! s4''ei'es that DR.. Williamson will |
: 0e called for duty elsewhere.