The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-10
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BRILLIANT SERVICE RECORD DURING GREAT WAX
Remarks By The Chapter Chairman

ings IN our local Chapter and Auxlianes, but also M
the National organization. During this period she
served as Secretary to the City Organization Of Wom
en- for the Third Liberty Loan, County Secretary to
the Joint organization of men and women for the Fourth
Liberty Loan and City Chairman for the Fifth or Vic
tory Loan Elected November 20. 1918, as Secretary
for the Famont Chapter A. r. c., she is now serving
in this capacity with the same enthusiasm and efficiency
that has characterized her war work. Mrs Leeper is
the wife of Samuel Leeper, Public Auditor and Ac-
countant A member of one of Marion County old
est and most honored families, she is prominent in
church and civic work. and now holds the position OF
State Secretary of the Home Missionary Society of the
NJ E. Church. North, is Secretary of the Executive
Board of Marion County Inter-Church Survey. She
has reputation also as writer, some of her patriotic
poems having been printed, by the State Organizations
and used in the different war drives. hese poems
were also copied and used by the leading papers of
Pittsburgh and other cities.
A word is fitting in praise of those who, when the
influenza was devastating our land bringing sorrow
and suffering into mnumerabe homes, left the safety
and comfort of their own firesides endured all manner
Of hardships risked life ITSELF at the call of service to
humanity. Again it would not be possible to mention
all those who rendered this service-among them d
number Of young girls, who had not before known re-
sponsblity, those who without thought of personal
honor, but in the simple discharge of their duty, went
into stricken home and mnsered to the suffering and
dying.
Among these, because of the danger and strenuous
ness Of her work, should be mentioned Mrs. Thomas l.
Brett who left home and babies and day and night,
for weeks, as Head of the Emergency Hospital, gave
herself without stint to the care Of those stricken with
Influenza Untirnsly and unflinchngly at the great
est personal risk, she performed her duty to the utmost
and rendered to the County voluntary service that
will ever remain shining example Of courage and eff
cheney.
As Chairman of the Emergency Committee, Mrs; E.
F. Hartley took charge Of the office and worked to
the limit Of her strength in keeping the whole field ct
operation moving. Day after day the appeals for as
sstance poured into her ears and with heart big with
sympathy she devotedly labored to extend aid to the
stricken community.
To these two directing minds and their heroic as
sstants the community owes debt that cannot be re-
paid.
No more fitting monument will ever be erected to
the work Of Marion county men and women than this
history Of the work Of the Faimont Chapter A. X.
C. In its work Of mercy and relief to a suffering
world, we have record Of the richness and depth Of
love Of County, of Humanity, of God, which will re-
main as long as time lasts and which will bind together
the hearts Of the people of Marion county with bonds
that will never be loosed
MRS. JAMES A. MEREDITH,
Chapter Chairman.