The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-05-22
LEWIS COUNTY
WAR MOTHERS.
Mrs. G. w. Yates Calls Organize
ton Meeting at Nezperce
Sunday, May 20.

Every Lewis county mother Q
a soldier boy is interested in tn
American War Mothers organi
cation and will be glad to kno,
branch is to be formed in Lew
is county. Mrs. G. w. Yates, 0
Nezperce, has been appointed or
ganizer for this county and ha
called the first meeting for organ
ization purposes to be held at tn,
Community church in Nezperce a
2 p. m. Sunday, May 25. Sh.
asks every mother Of a Lewis
county son or daughter in thu
army or navy service to be pres
ent at this meeting, or submit in
writing their application fol
membership, renting the sum OF
25 cents as such membership fee
1t is essential that the local or
ganization be effected at once in
order to get in readiness for the
state meeting, which is to be held
in June. Talk this over, mothers,
and attend Sundays meeting.
Light On the Organization.
The following extracts from the
prospectus of the National Ameri-
can War Mothers association will
give a general idea of what is in
tended:
The American War Mothers is a
National organization of strictly
mothers Of sons and daughters
serving their country in the pres
ent war with Germany. incorpor-
ated for twenty years, with the
general understanding that at the
expiration of that time the chart
er is to be granted their grand
daughters. The mothers organic
ed first in Indiana for service,
rather than association--but the
idea was so well received and
grew SO rapidly that it was con-
sidered advisable to become a real
body with a constitution and Of
ficers.
During the summer of 1917
when the government food con-
servation plan threatened to be
a failure the publicity man of the
Indiana Food Administration
came to a meeting of the Indian
apolis Woman's Civic League one
afternoon to find woman to de-
wise some plan to induce the wom-
en- to conserve food. Mrs. Alice
M. French was selected for the
task She sent out five hundred
letters to personal friends and as
quaintances-one of which found
its way to Washington. 1t was
an appeal Of the mother of a SOL
der September 20, 1917, a tele-
gram came to Don Herold Of the
food administration asking i'll
the mothers of Indiana could be
Mr.. Herold called on
Mrs. French and in a few NOM
ents plans were made and the
Indiana Chapter Of American
War Mothers was started with
Mrs. French at it's head.
August 16, 1918, at the Clay
pool Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind,
he first National convention OIL
American War Mothers was held.
indianapolis is the headquar-
ters for several reasons. The
center of population Of the United
States is in Indiana. Indianapolis
s the home of the founder, Mrs.
Alice M. French.
3 Articles 2, 3 and Z of the Con-
titution read:
Article II.
Object-The object of this As Il
ociation shall be to affiliate I
of sons and daughters {
Who are serving their country in {
he Army and Navy of the United
'tates in the war against Ger
many. To help those men win the :
var; to aid the government exc
ute its various activities; to sym
'athize with and support each q
Their in times of anxiety and dis Q
ress; and to rejoice together h
yer the victories of our men and t
he triumphs Of our country. At e
he close Of the war to become an Il
onorary body of Mothers who 4
ave their own blood and energy
Or their country's honor and the q
Worlds Peace. q
Article III. D
Membership-The membership ly
this Association is to be limit 81
to mothers of sons and daugh- e
RS serving in the Army or Navy
c the United States during the .,
resent war with Germany. Each m
tate may be Chapter of Ameri- ly
In War Mothers.
Article VII. ye
County organizations or county !,
lits may become a part of the ~ ~
,ate Association by the payment Dc
$500 annual dues, to be paid ne
January of each year. he
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Get it done at Doggett's. tn