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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-06

Red 5crots Executive Meeting Tonight.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
executive committee Of the American
Red Cross will be held tonight at 1880
O'Clock a. headquarters in the city
building. Chairman OF auxiliaries
throughout the county are especially
urged to attend this meeting.
So
Meets Tonight.
The Mcfarland circle Of the First
Presbyterian church will meet tonight
at the church parlors at 1880 o'clock.
All members are asked to attend.
To Meet Friday.
The Womans Home and Foreign
Missionary society Of the First Pres
byterian church will meet on Friday
fternoon OF this week. at 1880 o'clock
at the church parlors
Announce Cast.
The cast for the home.talent must
cal comedy, Katch-a-koo, which will
be presented here under the direction
VI tAe FyIuldn olSters OH tne HlSnt3
OF January 18th and 18th has been
announced as follows: Dolly. Mrs. II.
s. Falconer; prudence, Mrs l. b.
Tucker: Mrs. Chatagadden, Mrs. H. b.
Causey: solejah. Miss Mamie Ford !;
rrbanah, Miss Arma Btng; "Katch-a-
koo.' George Brobst; Dick Norton. w.
D. harrington; Narry. Gladstone. Paul
Fleming, Maiianjah, Campbell Flaher-
ty; Chinese wife, Carol Powell; Bra
lillian wifa. Ethel Toothman; Irish
wife, Dorothy McNeely: French wife,
Mrs Ruth Philips Snoderly
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-06
Left for scl,oo,

Miss Florel ce Dowden, who attends
Sweet Briar college, in Virginia, left
Saturday night to resume her studies.
after spending the holidays at tho
home OF her parents, DR.. and Mrs. j.
E. Dowden, on First street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
TEXAS COMPANY PUTS
DOWN A 2AINCH WELL

Albany. Tex Oct 30.-Drnling IN
shackeiford county during the last
several days has not been retarded
bv me heavy rains as wells in other
counties have. The reason IS nlB
companies are behind the wells drill
ing Shackelford county and al ma
terial Is at the weu sites SO that the
drilling can be rushed 70 compilation
Ta1is in shackelford county have
made excellent drilling progress DUR
ing the last several days
The Texas company's Webb 10 2
Is the biggest hole in the North
Central Texas field II IS q inches
in diameter at the top The vel Is
now drilling around $500 feet and IS
nearing the Moran sand II VII be
drilled to 5000 feet II necessary The
well IS in section S. two miles VEST
Of Moran. university lends
An excellent oil sand was struck 10
the Texahoma Oil and Gas company s
10. / BIach at SIS feet. Drilling has
been continued The well IS IN the
northwest corner Of section go,
Texas immigration and Land com
uanv survey.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
BIG FOUR" TO CONNECT
UP WITH A PIPE LINE

Teleerams received this morning
promise pipeline connections for wells
No. I and No. 2. block 81. before the
middle Of November, and officials on
the gronud believe this step IN de-
livery Of Big 4 oil VIII be consum-
mated by the 10th
This news means that the entire
production from block 81 VIII 90 into
pipeline as fast as storage capacity
viii allow. The contract was signed
wednesday BY the trustees with the
Sinclair company Connection IS TO
be made with its eight-iuch line.
which is rapidly being brought 20
the property.
when we know TO q day that this
connection is made" said u. 3. Mc-
DoWeu. president Of the Big 4 com
pany. "a date viii be fixed on which
substantial dividend viii be paid
TO Big ( shareholders"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
Strike Oil In
Greenwood Well
Near EaStLand
Flow Not Yet Estimated,
But Is Believed to Be
Considerable.

Eastland. Texas, Oct so.-Ou has
been struck in the Greenwood and
Tyreu well at 1850 feet The flow
has not been estimated yet, but Is
believed TO be considerable The well
IS on the Naggett tract one mile west
Of Gunsight in Stephens county. y
miles northwest OF Eastland-
Eclipse OIL company's o. J. Cotton
No. 1 Is making $50 barrels from 1856
feet. No. 2 IS making so barrels from
the same approximate depth. No 3 Is
making 200 barrels from the top o.
the lime found at 3240 feet,
Operators are now Watching opera
lions south OF Eastland. believing that
these operations viii be as big as
those north OF town
Los Angeles capital Is Interested
Los Angeles interests are neBolial-
ing to lease the 40 acre farm belong
ing to George Martin, north Of Bur
kett and running 70 the south line or
Large companies are closely watch
Ing the third well OF the ARKANSAS
Natural Gas company drilling at 1901
feet three miles south or Easllanu
on the C. L. Conellee ranch
The first well Of this company On
this tract was an oil producer. i
came in a few weeks ago with 10
barrels a day, but has since increased
its low 20 325 barrels
The second wen Is a gasser and mas
lust come in It is making little oil
The oil and gas flows have not been
estimated. However, 10 is known that
II the third wen now drilling IS as
good as the second vel large compa-
MES VIZ begin operations at once on
tracts they hold surrounding the Con-
uellee ranch, on which are the fore
going three wells
The Oriental OIL association, OF Ao-
flene. VIII begin drilling before No
vember IS. a quarter nile west Of the
Unit oil associations well on the
Burkett farm The company VIII for
felt $4,000 II Il fails TO spud in be-
fore November Is.
The Jim Bill company, which has
1880 acre lease near the II. 2. MCGEE
well. near Tucumcari, n u. reported
several days ago as having made a
rich strike, viii drill on the Mrs G. r
Whittington tract. south OF Eastland
The Alice OIL company. OF LulsiH
VIII begin drilling soon on the ~ Hill
tract, which touches the south line OF
the city Of Eastland- The rig IS up
and materials are on the ground
Fl Paso Ranger and Balentlne. j.
T. Watson No. J. section 81. IS fishing
for lost bit at a depth Of 425 feet
Hueco Ranger oil company, ; 5
Holleman No 8, drilling at 1873 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
OVER 100 WELLS ARE GOING
DOWN IN WILBARGER FIELD

Vernon. Tex. Oct 80. - Believing
that Wllbarger county VIII prove a
pool equally as good as the Burk-
burnett pool operators in this dis
trict are fastening the activities on
their respective properties
During the past few years the
Texas and Magnolia Petroleum com
panles operations on the WaEgoner
Piper and Summers leases have
proved that oil lies IN Wubarger
county. Now developments are under
way in every section Of the county
Fifty six wells are drilling in the
county, some OF which have en-
countered startling results. By jan
uary 4 more than 100 wells viii be
drilling in this territory.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
The Prairie Co.
Gets Good We'll
On Rober Tract
Good Flows Continue to Be
Secured IN Wells IN
Ranger Field.


Ranger. Tex Oct. s0.-A 1900
barrel wen has been brought In by the
Prairie OIL and Gas company on the
Rober tract It Is the No. 6 on the
property and is producing from a Is
foot sand encountered at a depth OF
s415 feet
The Texas Pacific Coal and OIL com
pany's No. Is on the Norwood tract
rs making a daily flow Of 500 barrels
from a depth OF 444O feet
The Hagerman No. OF the Sinclair
Gulf OIL company is making 500 bar
reis OF oil daily from a depth Of
329s feet
In the Desdemona district, the FL
Paso Duke oil company has a 400
barrel wen at a depth OF 1897 feet in
its Harren No. J.
In this same district the Magnolia
Petroleum company has g 400 barrel
vel in its Woodward test. Drilling
is being carried deeper.
Making 500 Barrels.
The Markham and Tidal OIL COM
pany's No. q Copelasd is making 500
barrels Of oil from the lime formation
from 1870 to $3.50 feet This test IS
20 be considered Temporarily COM
plsted- Should the production de-
crease the vel viii be drilled deeper.
The casing has collapsed in the No.
19 on this tract.
The Sinclair Cuff Oil company's ".
T. Davis No. 2 IS making goo barrels
with the drill three feet in the lime
Drilling is being held up. The black
lime formation was found in this
test at the s3o3 level
This company's Satterfield No. 1
IS spraying oil This test was given
a shot a couple Of days ago from 3175
feet The results Of the shot have not
yet been determined
The Texas Pacific Coal and OIL
company has 500 barrel wen IN its
No. II on the Butler tract. The sand
was encountered at 1880 feet IN this
vel. but production was not attained
until the drill reached the $3.50 foot
level The No. 9 on the tract IS drill
ing in the black lime around 3440
feet and IS expected to come In any
moment
The \. B. Harris No. OF the Mag
nolia Petroleum company's No is
a new well It is making zoo barrels
OF oil from a depth OF $40 feet The
16 foot sand was encountered al a
same depth at which production was
found In thu. Connellee No &
In Stephens county the llid-Kansas
OIL and Gas company's ! " Hi has
just been connected up with the pipe
line. Il is making around 200 barrels
now, but the full capacity o. the well
has not been estimated.
The Texas Pacific Coal and on
company has another 500 barrel wei
in the Strawn district its !. n. stew
art No. ! is producing from the
StraWn sand encountsred at the 1881
foot level The drill is but three feet
IN the sand Operators are OF the
opinion that when the Wen is drilled
deeper they will not only have a
monster gusher, but that they VIII
have a well which viii hold up 70
its original production
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
ANOTHER OIL COMPANY
Is FORMED IN FL PASo

The American OH G. Refining Co.
has been ORGANIZED in II Paso under
the state laws OF Texas with a B.
Mcdowell as president. ]. o. Crockett
as vice president and Fred H Lazen-
BY as secretary. The directors are
r. 3. Mcdowell. J. o. Crockett and
Fred H Lazenbv. who act as trustees.
The capital stock is 100000, par
value one dollar.
The holdings and location are "a
acres r. W Burkburnett. block 81,
acres Desdemona. so acres Homer,
Ia, 10 acres Ranger. $1,000 acres in
prospective fields.
It IS the announced intention Of
the company to. begin drilling in n.
" Burkburnett and Desdemona at
once
The district agent for Arizona and
New Mexico wiz be Geo. Il Pound &
company
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
GREAT WE'LL IN
LOUISIANA FIELD
95,O00-Barrel Producer De-
clared One Of the Larg
est Wells in the u. S.

Shreveport la. Oct 3o.-Develop-
meHts which have likely proved north
Louisiana one Of the greatest oil
fields today have transpired IN the
past three days. The Giluand and
Foster Interests. which paid 100000
for 90 acres Of land 80 days ago. have
drilled in iheIr no. 6 wen. which Is
reported az $500 barrels This Is
thought to be one Of the largest wells
ever drilled in she United states The
oil IS high grade, ranging from 90 20
- gravity. The tract Of land is
designated as section 30 township q,
range e Il is two miles out OF the
town OF Homer la. ana IS one-halt
mile west o. tie Standard OIL discov-
cry well. on the oaks tract
Another completion OF Importance
Is The White Bros No. wen. in the
same section, which is reported max
..tsrearest FieIds In WorId.p
The Homer fields are the greatest
oil fields in the world. according 10
the way Of thinking Of some Hico
people.
From investments in the Homer
fields totaling s162.5o0, W Pitt Barnes
and associates. OF Hlco. during the
last seven months have made S2.000.0oo.
through five deals during the last
few months. The last deal was made
Thursday. October % when Barnes
and associates sold the Rowe tract for
S1.500.U00. A 10000 barrel Eusher re-
Gently came iu on this tract.
The first deal was when Barnes
and associates sold the Hardy tract
for $4,000.
The royalty on the 1fcCluug tract
was sold by Barnes and associates for
$4,000
The llcClung 90 acre lease and the
Atlas 40 acre lease constituted an
other deal and were sold for 100000
Tie Rowe tract sale marked the
close Of Hico citizens operating in the
Homer field
I'VE knew good thing when We
saw it," said Barnes. eve went into
ID and now we are wealthy enough TO
spend the rest Of our lives watching
the other fellow work"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
.HUEG0 RANGER 8
IS ZOO BARRELS
FL Paso Organizations
Well Giving Steady
Production Daily.

Eastland. Texas. Oct 50.-The Hue
co-Ranger Oil company is getting a
daily. production OF 700 barrels OF oil
from its two shallow wells on the S
S. Holleman tract and the well owned
in partnership with the Hercules Pc
troleum company on the same tract,
eight miles north Of Eastland- The
company is planning TO spud in its No
within the next several days
On the Poteet tract, Root Hupp and
DufFs No. g. four miles and nan
north Of Eastland. Is making 4U0 par
rels Of oil and considerable gas ~
the ton OF the lime at depth OF asgl-
me No 1 on the tract Is making layu
barrels OF oil in the black lime = y
No. IS production has fallen OH 70
500 barrels per day
on the Ell Perkins tract the No
OF this concern is making snow
Of oil on top OF the lime The orlll-
ers are now fishing for lost tools a.
$3.50 feet The No. I IS tlsnlns "
what appears 10 be a hopeless hole al
a depth Of 1922 feet
Heavy Gas Flow.
Seven miles northwest OF Eastland
the Texas company has cased OH a
heavy gas flow in its E1al No az
deuth Of 2oOo feet The well VIII pc
viii be drilled by the company 70 TAP
the shallow gas sand
mile north Of the Thorpe NO ,
OF toe Sammies Oil company the Vel
Of Greenwood and Tyrell, on the Gag
rett tract. has encountered showing
81 oil at 1900 feet This showing was
cased off and drilling Is being con
tinued-
The Thorpe No l OF the sammies q
CORPORATION has Deen purchased o!
Ross. Goss and Fletcher, owners o.
half Of the SIS acre Frank Inorpt
lease, u miles northwest Of East!anc
and one mile southwest OF Gunsignt
Stephens county. This ven Is max
ing q daily production Of 200 barrels
from shallow sand
FL Pas0 Company at Work
Across the Eastland-Srepnens coul-
ties line In Eastland county, the Fl
Ranger oil company and the
Fencslaud oil company are piping on
from the Thorpe tract tor the Weiis
they are sinking on the watson anl
Stokes tracts, respectively Ross.
Goss and Fletcher have taken over al
OF the Sammies Oil company's hold
ings and propose 70 orl-4 ce=p tests
on the Thorpe tract
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
TOSink Wells
East Of City
Near Finley
Local Company Selecting
Site; Another Company
Has Drill on Ground.

The Finley mountain district in Hud-
speth county. east OF the Hueco basin
oil holdings, is now claiming atten-
ton among oil men
IL n Fulkerson. OF Kansas City.
president OF the Ten Strike Oil syndf-
cate. row in FL Paso on business, in
an interview today said that perhaps
one OF the largest oil fields yet IN
covered viii be found in the Finley
district
The Ten Strike OIL syndicate. incor-
porated for Si.25O.000 with S750,009
paid in, owns properties and operates
in Oklahoma Kansas and Texas, has
% producing wells, and is now on a
dividend paying basis OF . percent
per annum, IL is said
Going Into Finley District.
The Ten Strike company is extend
ing its field Of operations and its
OIL territory were attracted to the
Finley district by the reports OF Prof
T. IL Skears and Donald Mckenzie
In an interview Donald Mckenzie
expressed himself as follows in con-
nection with the Finley district. 4
think there are great possibilities for
oil 10 the Finley mountain section
think this largely because OF the great
exposures OF cretaLsous forms Of ma
rine life equal 10 the showing any
where in any known field
Prof Skeats's report 10 the Finley
Tampico company reads; The creta-
ceous strata Of this district are prac-
tically continuous with those furnish
ing the oil in the Tampico field OF
Mexico"
On the strength Of the reports Of its
biologists, the Ten Strike company
has acquired leases on 10000 acres in
the Finley district and a rig Is now
on the ground 70 drin on a tract ad-
joining the leases OF the Finley-Tam-
pico company.
Local Company To sink Wei.
The Finley-Tampico company, OF
gained by a number OF e. Paso bus
mess men, the president Of the con-
pany being e. S. PLUMB, purchasing
agent for the FL Paso Potosi Mining
company, controls $4,000 acres in this
district and c. n Davis, secretary
and treasurer OF the company. is now
awaiting the arrival OF Dr. Horace
3. Patton, for many years dean OF the
Colorado school Of Mines. when they
VIII make locations for the first well
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

for the construction OF the plant Of
the Arrow Refining company. Of
Waco, has been let IN the Bruyere
Construction company. The refinery
viii be located three and a half miles
east Of Waco, near the Cotton Belt
railroad yards It will have connec-
ton with the Humble OIL company
pipe line, to be built from Ranger and
De Leon TO Houston.
The construction work viii cost
500 900.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
NEW OIL FIELD IS
OPENED IN HARDEMAN

Quanah, Tex Oct. 50. - An ap-
parently new field has been opened
up In Hardeman county. A 500 bar
rel well has been brought IN by the
Old Colony OIL company. "A milee
southeast Of here on the Neal ranch
The wen Is 5000 feet deep.
This well was sold 10 the Old
Colony oil company by the Oklahoma
star Oh and Gas company after it
had been drilled a few hundred feet
don
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

Tulsa, Okla, Oct 30.-Crude oil IS
now being run through the four inch
pipe line OF the Producers and Rein
ers' corporation to its refinery in
West Tulsa from the Beggs district,
Okmulgee county. This company has
q large production in the Beggs dis
trict and is getting most OF the oil
for its plant from that source
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
CASING SET Ar BALLTNGER,

Ballinger. Texas. Oct S0.-The u
Inch casing has been set in the Sin
clair Gulf OIL companys well on the
1lcNay ranch. The well IS drilling
az 100 feet and Is making good
progress McNay recently sold one
slxty-fourth OF his royalty on this
property to the Sunset oil company
for $4,000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

Tulsa, Okla, Oct 90 500 barrel
well has been completed IN the Beggs
district on the Charles Loman land
BY the Truman Oil company. II Is the
No 9 on the property. This same
company's No. 8 on the ". Banks
property IN the same district Is max
ing 500 barrels OF oil daily.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

Mineral Wells. Texas, Oct 30.-An
500 barrel well has been brought in
by the Texas Pacific Coal and OIL
company on the Stuart tract in PaIo
Pinto county at a depth Of 100 feet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

Eastland. Texas. Oct S0-A $500
barrel well has been brought in by
the Comanche Northern oil company
on the Carruth tract II Is the COM
pany's No 2 on the property and Is
producing from depth OF 1883 feet.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

-lo1urne- LeIa5- UcL- 31.-NIne
miles east OF Cleburne the HOLSTER
Oh company has spudded in its deep
test at Eagan- Drilling IS making
good progress while the sunshine
lasts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
1 5000 BARREL WELL IN
The TEXAS COASTAL FIELD

Houston. Tex. Oct s0.-The coastal
fields are credited with one 5000 bar
rel well for the last week IL is the
Texas company's no. i Hogg at
West Columbia.
The Texas company's No. 2 Fisher
at BARRIERS Hin came IN last week
as a 200 barrel pumper.
impossible roads have retarded the
work in the coastal fields especially
in the wildcat section
c--.,.- Il II. -. -. -. a..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
TILLMAN COUNTY INCREASES
ASSETS BY $4,000, 600

Tfllman county, Okla. increased
its assets about $4,000. 900 this year,
S15.0O0.00O Of which we're from agri-
cultural products and S5.000.000 from
the leasing Of lands for oil and gas,
There are only 535.000 acres IN the
county and $4,000 acres OF that is
cultivated IN $500 farms. This county
borders on Red river on the north
from the great northwest Burkbur-
nett oil field
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
STATE NATIONAL BANK

Capitol, Surplus and Profits. seuo.o zoe
Interest Paid on sarfnrn Accounts
G.. q. Murehcad. i'rra-
oseph nnEoffiu, Fice-Pres.
O u. Bussrff. Eicc-f're1.
Geo. %. Flury Cashier.
r. ". .McAfee. Aasa Cashier.
@. "a. Nsheker, Asst. Clahiers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

Coleman. Tex. Oct. 3o.-A 800 bar
rel wen has been brought in by the
Gladys Bell OH company on the Gar
ret farm. four miles southeast Of
Santa Anna The depth is 1850 feet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

Bulbs: Hyacinths. Tulips. Narcissus
FL Paso seed Co. Phone 365.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

Ms oIarE'. CAFETERIA a0s Mesa
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-10-11
IN INTEREST OF ACTORS
FUND OF UNITED STATES

w Ward Smith, sOn-in-law Of Will
liam c. Page. City Collector of Balti-
more and President of the Calvert
Bank, of that city, together with DAN
icl Frohman. President of the Actors
Fund OF America, and Oliver Jones,
Financial Secretary of the Actors Ma
tional Memorial Day Committee, will
leave for Baltimore today for the pur-
pose of consulting with the Baltimore
and Maryland committees as to ways
and means for conducting the fund to
a successful conclusion This was an
nounced today by Daniel Frohman, of
New York. While in Baltimore,
Messrs. Frohman, Smith and Jones
will be the guests of Mr. ard Mrs Will
liam C. Page.
1t is also announced that in ad-
dition to the present Baltimore COM
mittee, which consists of Phillips Lee
Goldsborough, John b. Boisseau, War
rem Wilmer Brown, w. j. Casey, and
G. T. Williams, number of other
prominent citizens Of Baltimore and
Maryland have been invited to become
members of the Maryland general
committee and to assist in this move
ment on the part of Americas leading
flnanciers and industrial magnates to
put the actors fund on firm financial
basis as testimonial for the splendid
work of the stage in cooperating with
the United States Government during
the war. This list includes y. S. Sena-
tor France, DR.. Joseph Ames, of Johns
Hopkins, w. W. Abel, Felix Agnus, G
Graham Archer. Van Lear Black, John
Il. Bland, S. Proctor Brady, William
F. Broening. Walter Brooks, Howard
Bruce, Francis X. Carey, JOSEPH
Castelberg, F. S. Chavannes, Capt
E. Emerson, ]. Henry Ferguson. DIR
J. NJ T. Finney. Charles Ford, Rober
Garrett, B. Fl. Griswold, Jr, T. Ed
ward Hambleton, Harry Henkel, MAJ
Hochschild, Harry f. Karr. Joseph p
Kennedy. Frank r. Kent. r. Brent
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-10-11
Service Star Legion
Elects Officers

AT the meeting of the Service Star
Legion of the United States, formerly
War Mothers of America), held yester-
day afternoon at Hotel Emerson, Bal
timore, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Robert Carleton Morris, Toledo,
Ohio, president.
Mrs. Taylor Allerdice, Pittsburgh,
Pa, first vice-president.
Mrs. Sarah Flanagan, Spokane,
Wash, second vice-president
Mrs. f. Fl. Van Ostrand. Madison,
Wis, third vice-president
Mrs. William n Irving West Rox-
bury Mass, fourth vice-president.
Mrs. f. l.. Dana, Houston, Tex, fifth
vice-president
Mrs. L. f. Gleason, Toledo, Ohio,
recording secretary.
Mrs. L. c. McHenry, Des Moines,
Ia, corresponding secretary.
Executive board: Representing
mothers, Mrs. T. Parkin Scott, Balti-
more; Mrs. Margaret p. Linderfield,
California; representing wives, Mrs. j.
a. Howell, Ogden, Utan; representing
sisters, Mrs. Boaz Crawford, Evans
Vile, Ind.
Mrs c. S. Lake, St Joseph, Mo, ma
tional chairman of the Gold Star Divi-
sion.
Miss Henrietta Gather, Howard
county, Md, national chairman of the
associate membership committee.
Miss Winnie Davis Strickland. Ala
bama. national chairman of the junior
branch.
The office of historian, having been
left vacant by the convention, which
expressed the desire that the execu-
tive committee appoint woman to fill
it, Mrs. j. Barry Mahool. of Baltimore
was named by the committee, and ac-
cepted the appointment.