The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-07-26
AcTIvITlES OF LOCAL COUNCIL
OF DEFENSE IN WAR WORK
LAST YEAR
SPLENDID RECORD WAS MADE
Ladies In Many Ways Exempliiee
Their Patriotism and Willing
ness to Do Their Bit.

Tn preparing to disband the wori
n the state Council of Defense, Mrs
Aelen Bruce, State Chairman, aske'
M ~, report of women's work 10
,hristian county during the war. !
Il proposed to put this in book 1oril
AZ some future date. Ia
Some Of the matters of loc'' inter
sst that were reported fvr Sils worl
WiIl be printed from time to time
fhey will be incorporated under the
.ead of civilian work for the county
history. Reports of other activities
WiI be gladly received. The facts as
eiven are from reports by chairmer
~ members of committees and any
6missihns or mistakes will be subject
h correction. Where so much splen'
.sid work was done as in this county
II will require aid from many sources
10 have final correct and exact re-
ports.
The work of the Women's Com
mittee of the Council of Defense
vii be given first.
MRS. w. T. FOWLER,
County Historian.
KENTUCKY DIVISION
Woman's Committee.
Council of National Defense
Christian County Unit, Hopkinsville.
OFFICERS
Chairmart-Miss Jennie E. Glass.
Vice Chairman-Mrs. Lewis Powell
Secretary-Mrs. Thos. L. Smith.
Treasurer-Mrs. Howell Tandy-
Miss Elizabth Gish Seargent.
CHAIRMEN
Registration-Mrs. Frank Yost-
Mrs. Ira L. Smith.
Food Administration-Mrs. j. h.
Dagg.
Liberty Loan-Miss Mary Clark.
Red Cross and Allied Relief-Mrs.
Chas. M. Meacham.
Health and Recreation-Mrs. W.
A. Wilson.
Food Production-Mrs. Holland
Garrett.
Home Economics-Mrs. T. G.
Clark.
E,lucation-Mrs. M. E. Bacon.
Pnblicity-Mrs. w. T. Fowler.
Health and Welfare of Children
Miss Lottie Mcdaniel.
Protection of Women Workers
Mrs. Walter S. Harmed.
The plan of the work as outlined
by Miss Glass and carried out was the
work of each committee under lts
chairman, the work to be extensive
when the need was pressing; monthly
meeting of the committee as whole
with the Executive Board and the
BOARD of Directors to make plans
ands,& carry out the policies outlined
nv the State Council; the Board Of
Directors consisted of representa-
tiyes from each of the churches and
-women's club in town, and late rep
resented from the county units.
The representatives from the
churches were:
First Baptist-Mrs. Bailey Waller
Second Baptist-Miss Minnie Pyle.
Christian-Mrs. 7. P. Cook.
First Fresbyterian-Mrs. James
West.
Cumberland Presbyterian-Mrs. l..
E. Barnes.
Westminster Presbyterian-Mrs. v.
L. Gates.
Universalist-Mrs. Geo. M. Clark
Catholic-Miss Blumensteil.
Jewish-Mrs. S: Sacks.
Methodist-Mrs. Ida Chappell.
CLUBS
AS You Like It-Mrs. T. c. Under
wood.
Shakespeare-Mrs. Jas. Breathitt:
Jr.
Eastern Star-Mrs. Geo, M. Clark.
Civic League-Mrs. Frank RIves.
United Daughters of Confederacy
Mrs. R. F. Stowe.
kpaughters of the Revolution-Mrs'
W. S. Dawson.
Wednesday Morning Musical
Mrs. Frank Mason.
w. C. t. U.-Miss Katie Mcdaniel.
The History and Literature-Miss
Lula Moseley.
1t was the appeal to this large and
representative body of women, to-
gether with wise leadership on the
part of the Chairman, which wrought
such splendid results in the work Of
CUR county.
u The Wednesday Morning Musical
Club, Mrs. Frank Mason, president
held 2 community singings, assisted
by the Civic League; also sang at the