The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-09-07
Meeting Parish Council of
Defense.
Franklin, La, Sept. l. 1918

Franklin, La, Sept l, 1918
The Parish Council of Defense for S,
Mary Parish met this day in special ses
sion. The meeting was called to orde
By President c. N. Frest, who stated tn
object of the meeting was to attend to &c,
tain communications, which had bee,
received from the State Council of De
Tense, also 10 act upon anv matter tina
the members might bring before the Coun
|eil.
The following members were present
Messrs {. N. Frost. Chas Colt Mauric
Shannon, Chas. Lauve. L. Forsvthe. Waite
ONiell, w. J. Landry. c. D. Kempes
|. Wooster. Oscar Zsnr. Eugene Pharr
w. H. Kramer, Chas. Pecot, R. H. Hime
c. S. Williams, X. r. Hood. L H. DELAY,
Gabriel Hydel. Aurthur Richard, w. T
Peterman. J. H. McCaIdell. Dolph Para
J. A. Chauvin. John Clansen. Oscar Boud
resux. L. c. Grevemberg, William Fols.
w. N Gooch. J. R. Drackett. X. S. Foste,
8. u. Fhriich and Sam Watkins: Missed
Kola Mobley and Bessie Sanders.
Absent: Messrs. George Provost, A
Therguson. Thomas johnson. X. E. Rrnm:,y
William Gardner, T. B. Kimb,ough. Sidney
Bon7illian, Bernard Levy, Sidney Wolford
Arthur Olivier, c. A. Aycock, William
Sennstte, o. D. Carpenter, B. J. Morey
George Lelsourxcois. T. Auc"n. r. D. winchcs
ter. il. !. JOlley. Richard Pepper. G. A Is.slin.
John I'harr. A l.. Boudreaux and Oscar
Bergquist.
The minutes Of the special meeting of
June 10, 1918. were read and approved.
Tho Secretary read the following COM
mum alton from the Sta,e Council of De-
fene, and on motion Of the Secretary, Sec
onded by Mr.. John Clausen. same was re-
esived and made part of the minutes. The
communication being Is follows:
Baton Rouge, La, August 27.-Thi--
teen million men between the ages of Is
and IS for war service will be raised in
the United States Immediately. The
War Department, through Provost Marshal
Crowder, has called upon the Louisiana
Council of Defense to make registration
day the greatest patriotic holiday in the
history o: he State. kilograms and let
tiers a.s pouring into the State Council
Office at Baton Rouge from Washington
urging that every effort be made in Lou
isiana to raske the registration one hun
dred per cent.
It is requested by the Wsr Department.
that every flag be rsis.d and that every
bard Be utilized at the patriotic cel.brs
ticns to Ne held,at every point Of regis
tyation.
Proves. Marshal General Crowder has
addressed the following letter to tn.
Council cf National Defense. and his let
ter has heen sent to John Marshal, Sec
rotary Of the State Council Of Defense 1t !
follows:
"The approaching enactment of the
Wsr Departments bill extending ages Of !
military duty Snder the S.clective Service !
Law down 10 ID and up to IS will require
tae 1eRist- alton Of approximately thirteen
million r ore mea early in Septen Oar.
This signifies that every effort must be
made by my office to insure 100 per cent
registration.
TN this task Of reaching everv COM
munity ana eve-y individual within the
new ages, shall have to RELY upon the
lssistan.e Of hose agencies Of the Gov
.rrment which have an organization cal-
Mated 70 be effe:tire in accommodating
hat purpose. The Council Of National
Deems, Is undoubtedly one o. the most
moortsnt Of those agencies It's nation
vide organization, and is direct touch
With each community, will enable it to
AIRY this spoeal 30 emphatically that
he response on Registration Day will be
completely assured.
Il. therefore. invoke the assistance Of
'our Council in rapid campaign con-
len ed into the next twenty days.
The details Of It can be taken up with
h- appropriate committees and sub-com-
nit.ees. Az illustrative Of their scope
want 10 bave every bag flying and ev-
~ band playing on Registration DAY. ,
that the lo-al sentiment of enthusiasm
I'LL embrace everv on. in its eontagion.
II know that ] need onlv state the +,
ase to receive your assent; but desire ]
express my appreciation Of the value /.
~ eectiver .es Of the power which vow ,
nrncil will thus place At the disposal Of =
lis Office. L,
Yours faithfully.
sisn.d) E.u. cRowDER.
AAVVUOt 061SQ1l S$0eISl. q
Supplsmenting the letter of General =
rowdeT, MI. Arthur H. Fleming, Chair o
an OF the State Councils Section, of the v
ouneil Of National Defense, has sisued
e following Letter to al State Councils
Registration Day for men from eigh.
en- to fcrty-6ve both inclusive. unless :
'evious'y registered, will be held some c
me early in September. The exact date !
i'll be announced through the press, ~ =
on % Congress acts and the Ptesiden. I
res the date. =
THE problem before the War Depart o
ent and the agencies associated with it'll
the plans for Registration Day i Of =
eat importance. Aside from the me- e
anical task Of conducting the actual q
sistrstion, they are faced with the ne 9