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HISTORY OF
WAR ACTIVITIES of
SCOTT COUNTY, IOWA
1800
Class =627 Book 5454.
HISTORY OF THE WAR ACTIVITIES OF SCOTT COUNTY IOWA
1917- 1918
PUBLISHED BY THE SCOTT COUNTY COUNCIL OF A. ".
NATIONAL DEFENSE
EDITED BY RALPH W. CRAM
PUBLICATION COMMITTEE A. A. BALLUFF
W. J. MCCULLOUGH ISAAC PETERSBERGER
Copy 2
F627 .5454
Printed by Fidlar & Chambers Davenport, Iowa
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ACACIVED NOV 2-1921 DOOUMENTS DIVISION .,
DEDICATED BY THE WAR WORKERS OF SCOTT COUNTY TO THOSE WHO BORE ARMS IN THEIR STEAD, AND TO THOSE WHO, IN CAMP AND CANTONMENT, ON THE HIGH SEAS AND ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF THE GREAT WAR MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE THAT THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD MIGHT BE PRESERVED
INDEX
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State Council National Defense.
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Foreword
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Scott County Council National Defense
Women's Committee 9
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Constitution and By-laws
16
Subscribers 19
Medical Advisory Board
25
Batteries B and D. 26
Registration Board, City of Davenport. 29
Local Exemption Board, Division No. 1. 30
Aid for French Orphans
34
Local Exemption Board, Division No. 2.
35
Local Exemption Board, Scott County.
37
Recruiting for the Army
39
Recruiting for the Navy
40
The American Red Cross.
41
Home Service Section
45
The Banks and the Loans
58
The Liberty Loan Court ..
60
Workers in Various Fields
62
War Savings Stamps
63
United War Work Campaign.
64
Loyal German-Americans
65
The Four-Minute Men
66
The Home Guard
69
The Liberty Chorus
70
The Rotary Club
71
The D. A. R ..
72
The Public Schools
73
The Ad Club
75
The Y. M. C. A.
76
The Knights of Columbus
78
The Lend-a-Hand Club.
80
The Y. W. C. A. 82
War Camp Community Service. 84
The Boy Scouts 86
The Davenport Woman's Club. 89
Friendly House 91
The Catholic Women's League 92
The Scott County Farm Bureau. 94
Home Demonstrations, Food Saving, Etc. 99
War Mothers of America. 101
The Parent-Teacher Clubs 102
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The Liberty Loans
Rock Island Arsenal's Loan Campaigns.
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INDEX
District Activities Centered Here.
103
Homes Registration
104
The Fuel Commission
106
The Public Library 108
The Lawyers 110
The Physicians and Surgeons. 115
The Nurses 119
The Dentists
121
Greater Davenport Committee and Commercial Club 122
The Press
125
Housing
127
Rock Island Arsenal 130
The Fourth of July, 1918. 137
The Celebration of the Armistice 138
The American Protective League. 139
Community Welcome Home Celebration 140
Food. Administration 142
Honor Roll 143
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Return of the Rainbows 107
State Council National Defense
W. L. Harding, Governor. OFFICERS Lafayette Young, Sr., Chairman, Des Moines. G. Watson French, Vice-Chairman, Davenport.
Charles Webster, Treasurer, Waucoma. H. J. Metcalf, Secretary, Des Moines.
MEMBERS
R. G. Stewart, Cedar Rapids.
Dr. O. J. Fay, Des Moines. John T. Adams, Dubuque.
John H. Morrell, Ottumwa.
J. J. Doty, Shenandoah. W. W. Marsh, Waterloo.
J. F. Deems, Burlington.
F. A. O'Conner, New Hampton.
W. G. Dows, Cedar Rapids. T. A. Potter, Mason City.
C. C. Deering, Des Moines. David Palmer, Washington,
Frank Everest, Council Bluffs. M. J. Wade, Iowa City. Charles Webster, Waucoma.
G. Watson French, Davenport J. B. Hungerford, Carroll. Paul Junkin, Creston.
Lafayette Young, Sr., Des Moines.
COMMITTEES
Executive Committee G. W. French.
W. W. Marsh.
Industrial Survey
W. W. Marsh. C. C. Deering.
J. B. Hungerford. John T. Adams.
Agriculture and Food
J. J. Doty. G. W. French.
John H. Morrell.
Health and Environment
David J. Palmer. Frederic Larrabee.
John T. Adams.
Co-ordination of Societies Charles Webster. J. J. Doty.
W. G. Dows.
David J. Palmer.
T. A. Potter.
Frederic Larrabee.
Survey and Man Power
W. W. Marsh. G. W. French.
Labor Committee
J. F. Deems. Paul S. Junkin.
Law and Legislation
Frederic Larrabee. F. A. O'Conner.
Publicity and Information M. J. Wade. J. L. Kennedy.
Lafayette Young, Sr.
Auditing Committee Charles Webster. J. J. Doty.
Medicine and Surgery Dr. O. J. Fay. Woman's Committee
Mrs. W. L. Harding, Hon. Chairman. Mrs. Francis E. Whitley, Chairman. Mrs. F. M. Pelletier. Miss Anna B. Lawther.
Mrs. James Devitt. Miss Katherine Fullerton ..
Governor Harding, member of all committees.
W. G. Dows.
Lafayette Young, Sr. Frank Everest.
G. W. French. John H. Morrell.
W. W. Marsh.
J. F. Deems.
Paul Junkin.
C. C. Deering.
Frank Everest. M. J. Wade. F. A. O'Conner. Military Affairs
F. A. O'Conner.
T. A. Potter.
J. L. Kennedy.
John Morrell.
J. L. Kennedy, Sioux City. Fred Larrabee, Ft. Dodge.
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FOREWORD
In authorizing the publication of this volume, the first thought of the Scott County Council of Defense was to publish a report of its own activities and the manner in which the funds placed in its hands had been spent, as an accounting due to the subscribers to the generous funds that had been placed at its disposal for war work.
The war had closed unexpectedly, and the Council had considerable funds in hand. The suggestion of such a report led to a decision to enlarge its scope and to include within the same covers reports from all the organizations, so far as they could be obtained, that had had an active part in the war work. Could such a record be assembled, it was felt that it would give, directly from the sources that had contributed to our share in the winning of the war, a real history of the war activ- ities of Scott county.
Of necessity, this is mainly the story of those who stayed at home and upheld the hands of those who went forth to war. How gallantly these latter went forth is told in the report for the Exemption Boards and the recruiting agencies-but they went to all the corners of the country, and to all the countries in which was waged the great struggle for human liberties-from the Marne and Chateau Thierry to Archangel and far-off Siberia. Their number was so large that the service of some is still uncompleted. So their story in its fullness must be told some- where else and at some other time, and they should have a more ade- quate historian.
Of their number there were many who will not come back. They sleep in corners of that foreign soil which, because of them, "shall be forever America." The roll of honor on which their names appear is printed herewith, to such length as it has grown to at this time. Like the record of the living soldiers, it will not be complete until the last soldier has doffed his country's uniform and resumed the habiliments of peace.
In appraising the manner in which Scott county acquitted itself of its war task, it should be borne in mind that the community consisted of some 75,000 people, divided approximately into 58,000 in the city of Davenport, and 17,000 in the surrounding towns and rural districts. (The actual figures of the 1915 census were: Davenport, 48,942; Scott county, 65,645-and the city's naturally steady growth had been ac- celerated by the influx of war workers into the community, of which the most tangible evidence was the increase of civilian employes at Rock Island Arsenal from 3,000 at the beginning of the war to nearly 15,000 at its close.)
In Davenport we had, at the opening of the war, a healthy civic spirit that was the outgrowth of several years of development of the sense of community interest. Through a Farm Improvement League and other links between city and country, this spirit had begun to spread to the county's borders, and this sense of union between city
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and country was completed and cemented by the work in which the war soon united all classes. In the reports that follow, therefore, it will be seen that the county was soon working as a unit in the support of the government, and the organization that soon was perfected still exists, with a prospect that the ties that have been found so pleasant and profit- able in supporting war-time measures will be perpetuated for the pro- motion of the county's interests during the years of peace that are at hand.
With this brief introductory word, we shall let representative war workers tell the story of the county's war activities. The reports will show that Scott county was nowhere content with doing simply its share in helping win the war.
Nearly 4,500 men from Scott county enrolled themselves in the army and navy. June 1, 1919, the card index of their names in the County Auditor's office showed 4,443 names, of whom 131 had been killed in action or died in service.
Our local exemption boards estimated that a comparison of the county's population with that of the United States shows that it did twenty per cent more than its share in furnishing soldiers and sailors for the army and navy.
The Red Cross report of over $150,000 raised and disbursed through the local chapter shows the devotion and enthusiasm put into the work of mercy here.
Our Liberty Loan organization was a model for other cities and counties and was the subject of interested inquiry from Washington. Its sale of bonds to 29,809 subscribers in a population only a little over twice that number, in the fourth Liberty Loan, is but one figure out of many remarkable ones given on later pages in this book.
The Council of Defense's Committee on Publication wishes to ac- knowledge the prompt and gratifying response that came to its request for the reports that make up this volume. It believes that while the war work is fresh in the mind of those who had part in it, it is well to make the activities here related a matter of record. The war is still almost in the realm of current events. It is too early to write history. But from the facts here set down perhaps some future historian may be helped to write the history of Iowa's part in the great war-a part to which Scott county made no mean contribution.
SCOTT COUNTY COUNCIL
CHRIS. HEUCK
RAY NYEMASTER
A:A. BALLUFF TREASURER
DAN B.HORNE CHAIRMAN BUREAU MILITARY AFFAIRS
WM.J.Mc.CULLOUGH SECRETARY
HARRY W. PHILLIPS
CHRIS. MARTI
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NATIONAL DEFENSE
LOUIS BEIN
A.F. DAWSON
COLONEL G.WATSON FRENCH DISTRICT CHAIRMAN & MEMBER STATE COUNCIL
AL.J. FAERBER COUNTY CHAIRMAN
HERMAN OETZMANN
HARRY J.Mc.FARLAND
ISAAC PETERSBERGER
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Scott County Council National Defense
BY AUG. A. BALLUFF, Treasurer
The various County Councils of Defense are bodies under the juris- diction of the Governor and State Council of Defense, organized for the purpose of aiding the government in the conduct of the war.
The Council for Scott county may well be said to have had its be- ginning about the middle of May, 1917, when Governor W. L. Harding appointed Dick R. Lane and August A. Balluff as members at large for Scott county. These gentlemen shortly thereafter recommended to the Governor one member from each voting precinct, who were com- missioned to constitute the County Council.
Pending the organization of the State Council no action was taken to further develop the local organization.
The latter part of June, 1917, the organization of the State Council was perfected, and thereupon Messrs. Lane and Balluff called a meeting of the County Council for July 18, 1917. This meeting was well attended and perfected a county organization by the election of the following officers:
Chairman-Sam T. White.
Secretary-Howard W. Power.
Treasurer-August A. Balluff.
This meeting also appointed Sam T. White, Robert T. Armil, and F. E. Ringey delegates to a meeting of County Councils, held at Des Moines, July 20, 1917.
At a meeting held shortly after the conference at Des Moines it be- came apparent that many of the persons recommended as precinct members did not take the interest in the cause that was required, and therefore the chairman was directed to procure the cancellation of the appointment of such as could not or would not serve and to select others to fill the positions.
The County Chairman for some time received the reports of mem- bers and performed the many duties directed by the State Council.
During the summer of 1917 the Governor organized the secret ser- vice of the state, and appointed numerous members of county councils members thereof (without pay), under which appointment they were authorized to exercise the police powers of the state with authority equal to that of the sheriff.
At a meeting held at the City Hall a committee of five to investigate war entertainments was appointed, consisting of Aug. A. Balluff, Louis G. Lasher, Harry J. McFarland, Dan B. Horne, and W. J. Mccullough.
During the fall of 1917 the chairman had perfected the county organ- ization, so that about December 1st of that year each voting precinct had a representation of three members of the County Council willing to carry on the work.
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Until March, 1918, the principal work of the Council was conducted by the chairman at his own office and at his own expense for clerical help.
The duties of the Council and its chairman had become so numerous and exacting that it was found impossible to conduct its affairs without permanent headquarters in the heart of the city, and therefore about March 1, 1918, rooms 508-510 Putnam Building, were secured and be- came the permanent home of the Council; the quarters later being enlarged as the work expanded.
The expenses of the Council had so increased that commencing with March 1, 1918, a system of pledges (payable quarterly) was inaugurated for its support.
March 15, 1918, a public meeting of the Council of Defense and citi- zens generally was called and held at the Grand Opera House, under the chairmanship of Hon. Nathaniel French, at which meeting an Executive Committee was appointed as follows: Dan B. Horne, chair- man; W. J. Mccullough, secretary; A. A. Balluff, treasurer; Sam T. White, Col. Geo. W. French, Isaac Petersberger, Louis G. Lasher, Harry W. Phillips, Ray Nyemaster, Harry J. McFarland, Herman Oetzmann, and Chris. Heuck.
This was the first great war mass meeting held in the city and it had important results in the creation of a unified support of all war measures.
The aims and purposes of the Council were set forth in a statement by County Chairman White at that meeting as including education, organization, the suppression of sedition and treason, investigating re- ports of violations of any of the war laws or orders, as well as the sup- pression of all unjustifiable persecutions. It was, he added, the clear- ing house of all war activities. It gave its assistance to all other war activities, would ferret out slackers, expose fakes, be the information bureau and card index, and in short, the servant of the people without pay, protecting their interests and seeing that every dollar contributed to war work was used for that purpose.
Committees announced at this time put various duties in the hands of the following members of the Executive Committee:
Entrainment-Harry W. Phillips, W. J. Mccullough, Isaac Peters- berger.
Arrangements for Public Meetings-Ray Nyemaster, Sam T. White, Herman Oetzmann.
Farm Labor-Chris. Heuck, Herman Oetzmann.
Housing-Sam T. White, Dan B. Horne.
Finance and Subscriptions-Ray Nyemaster, Herman Oetzmann.
May 7, 1918, Louis G. Lasher resigned, having been appointed Adjutant-General of the State of Iowa, and Louis G. Bein was elected to fill the vacancy and was placed on the Finance and Subscriptions Com- mittee with Messrs. Nyemaster and Oetzmann.
July 8, 1918, Chairman White resigned after more than one year's work, and July 23, 1918, A. J. Faerber was elected his successor. Hon. Chris. Marti was elected a member of the board.
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SCOTT COUNTY, IOWA
In August, 1918, the State Council of Defense took steps to re- organize the various local councils on one harmonious plan. This plan is what is known as the "Pottawattamie County plan" and provides for the appointment of one chairman for each voting precinct who shall appoint four co-workers and these five shall appoint ten additional mem- bers who shall constitute the local or community council board.
About 125 men from all parts of the county attended the meeting at the City Hall, at which Col. George W. French, member of the State Council and also District Chairman, explained the details of the Potta- wattamie county plan. At this meeting there were elected as the Bureau of Military Affairs, to succeed the former Executive Committee, Dan B. Horne, Louis Bein, Chris. Heuck; Herman Oetzmann, Harry W. Phillips, Isaac Petersberger, Harry J. McFarland, Ray Nyemaster, Chris. Marti, and A. A. Balluff.
Following adjournment of the general meeting, the Bureau of Mili- tary Affairs met and elected the following officers:
Chairman-Dan B. Horne.
County Chairman-Al. J. Faerber.
Secretary-W. J. Mccullough.
Treasurer-Aug. A. Balluff.
At the first meeting of the bureau thereafter, A. A. Balluff resigned as a member of the bureau, having been elected treasurer, and A. F. Dawson was chosen to succeed him.
During August and September, 1918, Chairman Horne completed the work of appointing the chairman and co-workers in the various pre- cincts of the county, and reported the following as such membership, which was approved:
City of Davenport
FIRST WARD
First Precinct-Chairman, O. D. Doran; W. H. Lavery, R. J. Foley, P. L. McGrath, Harry Thode.
Second Precinct -- Chairman, Frank A. Hass; J. Fred Sunderbruch, Henry Herzberg, Fred L. Tuck, John Tewes.
Third Precinct-Chairman, J. J. Brus; W. H. Stark, R. Bojens, Fred Zoller, John H. Schultz.
SECOND WARD
First Precinct-Chairman, Harry W. Phillips; Wm. Hetzel, Harry E. Downer, Charles Frick, John Neufeldt.
Second Precinct-Chairman, W. H. Claussen; L. R. Dessaint, Carl Dahms, John M. Racster, W. F. Moravek.
Third Precinct-Chairman, M. J. Malloy; Charles Tank, J. J. Flan- nigan, P. N. Jacobsen, T. J. O'Brien.
THIRD WARD
First Precinct-Chairman, Gustav Stueben; Geo. Albrecht, John P. Mass, A. Bruha, John Brockmann.
Second Precinct-Chairman, W. J. Martin; M. J. Howe, H. G. Braun- lich, Ed. Berger, J. E. Krouse.
Third Precinct-Chairman, H. P. Oetzmann; Robt. T. Armil, W. L. Gardner, Geo. C. Crites, Ed. Kauffman.
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FOURTH WARD
First Precinct-Chairman, Alfred C. Mueller; O. C. Hill, Sol. Moritz, Adolph Kahles, Henry A. Kuehl.
Second Precinct-Chairman, Dan B. Horne; W. J. Mccullough, Dr. A. L. Hageboeck, Louis Naeckel, Louis Bein.
Third Precinct-Chairman, C. H. Heuck; Geo. W. Scott, Wm. Hutton, P. W. McManus, Fred Schaeffer.
FIFTH WARD
First Precinct-Chairman, P. M. Gilloley; Albert T. Carroll, E. C. Merrill, John Stapleton, Fred Muttera.
Second Precinct-Chairman, H. J. McFarland; Col. G. W. French, Louis Lagomarcino, Louis Block, Thos. P. Kennedy.
Third Precinct-Chairman, H. F. Camp; J. A. Hanley, J. W. Bol- linger, E. J. Carroll, F. M. Goddard.
SIXTH WARD
First Precinct-Chairman, C. G. Hipwell; Dick R. Lane, Dr. W. F. Skelly, C. H. Martyn, T. J. Walsh.
Second Precinct-Chairman, Ray Nyemaster; Louis H. Kuehl, A. F. Dawson, H. W. Power, Byron Rumsey.
Third Precinct-Chairman, Isaac Petersberger; G. W. Noth, J. B. Phillips, M. L. Parker, G. S. Johnson.
BETTENDORF
Chairman, W. O. Calvert; B. J. Messer, C. J. Kuehl, R. L. Lemmon, Albert Sherwood.
The Townships
Allen's Grove-Chairman, Dr. L. F. Sullivan; Clarence Drummond, Geo. G. Holcomb, F. A. E. Gilmore, F. C. Keppy.
Blue Grass, Precinct No. 1-Chairman, C. F. Emler; E. C. Boecken, W. A. Fromme, Christ. Kettelsen, Norman Leabo, B. H. Goering, Chas. Brus. Precinct No. 2-Chairman, T. J. Brus; J. H. Buchmeyer, Harry Moorhead, John Plett, Warden Logan.
Buffalo-Chairman, Steve Wells; Sam Burtis, J. H. Dorman, John Prignitz, Joe Roberts.
Butler-Chairman, F. E. Ringey; Geo. Randolph, John Helble, Henry Klever, L. Lischer, Jr.
Cleona-Chairman, Herman Martins.
Davenport, Precinct No. 1-Chairman, L. H. Ellsworth; Frank Schaefer, W. T. Kepler, Chas. Woodford, Roger Van Evera. Precinct No. 2-Chairman, John A. Feeney; Henry Hass, T. J. Murphy, John C. Tangen, Henry Puck.
Hickory Grove-Chairman, M. J. Ruefer, Harry Quinn, Henry Moeller, Chas. Paustian, Ed. Dietz.
Le Claire-Chairman, C. C. Johnson; Sam Bammer, Geo. Birchard, J. D. Barnes, Rev. Irwin.
Liberty, East Part-Chairman, P. J. Thede; Horace Carter, Christian Paulsen, G. C. Horstman, David Grace. West Part-Chairman, Dr. Henry Hell; Spencer Ayres.
Lincoln-Chairman, W. M. Dougherty; A. P. Arp, L. A. Schneckloth, B. S. Bonnell, Fred Baustian.
Pleasant Valley-Chairman, Peter J. Johannsen; W. Hanne, Fred Schumacker, H. R. Clemons, James Wilson.
Princeton-Chairman, M. L. Hire; J. S. Barber, P. H. McGinnis, S. R. Fulton, C. Englehart.
Rockingham-Chairman, F. H. Dittmer; J. L. Smithiger, Fritz Mein- burg, R. F. Schreck, J. F. Gerdes.
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Sheridan-Chairman, M. H. Calderwood; W. H. Kuehl, Otto Wuest- enberg, J. P. McDowell, Henry Voss.
Winfield-Chairman, Chris. Marti; Hugh M. Ficke, F. P. Murphy, J. S. Marti, Thos. DeCock.
Again it became apparent that the funds pledged to carry out the work of the Council would not suffice for that purpose and the commit- tee was enlarged as follows: Ray Nyemaster, Herman Oetzmann, Louis Bein, Joseph Deutsch, and Harry K. Spencer. This Finance Com- mittee completed a re-rating of the citizens of Scott county who re- sponded heartily and provided funds equal to the demands.
An Auditing Committee which checked all the income and expendi- tures of the Council was appointed, consisting of Chris. Heuck, Otto Hill, Otto Eckhardt, Ed. Dougherty, J. J. Brus, and Richard Mittel- buscher.
War Activities Supported
The funds so generously pledged to the Council were expended for various purposes in aid of the war as follows:
Holding of patriotic meetings, escort to our departing soldiers, ex- penses of fuel administration, food administration, wood administration, housing administration, liberty loan campaigns, war savings campaigns, four minute organization, American Protective League. General office expenses, such as rent, light, heat, etc. Expenses of exemption boards not allowed by the government, stenographic help, entertainment of returning soldiers, and many other items too numerous to mention.
Expense of the celebration of the signing of the armistice, which was in charge of the Council, was paid from the Council's fund, as was the expense of the great homecoming banquet and reception with which the soldiers of the county were welcomed home. Plans for this recep- tion were in charge of a committee headed by Harry J. McFarland, who tells of it elsewhere in this volume.
An Official Audit
An audit of the books of the Council made to March 1, 1919, shows the use that has been made of the funds collected:
To the Bureau of Military Affairs Scott County Council of Defense, Davenport, Iowa :
I have audited the books and accounts of the Scott County Council of Defense for the period March 1, 1918, to March 1, 1919.
All funds as recorded have been properly accounted for and dis- bursements are supported by vouchers (canceled checks properly en- dorsed ).
Statement of cash receipts and cash disbursements:
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General
expense
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$ 2,808.81
Pay-roll
4,849.80
Postage
641.66
Stationery and printing.
2,355.72
Advertising
4,754.91
Office supplies
398.50
Telephone and telegraph.
409.65
Auto traveling
464.57
Office rent
1,106.15 .
Entertainment committee
1,356.60
Soldiers home coming.
1,518.64
Peace celebration
945.84
Office furniture
526.87
Total disbursements $22,137.72
Total receipts
22,772.85
Balance on hand in bank, verified. $ 635.13
Respectfully submitted, C. A. MAST, Certified Public Accountant.
Davenport, Iowa, March 14, 1919.
Subsequent to this audit, additional subscriptions were collected, so that the Council was able to provide for the publication of this volume, to set aside $650 toward the expense of the Victory Loan campaign, and to conduct for some weeks a bureau for the employment of returned soldiers.
Advance payments on subscriptions covering future work of the Council, made unnecessary by the cessation of hostilities, were returned to subscribers to the amount of $3,200.
To attempt to enumerate the hundreds of cases of alleged sedition, obstruction, negligence, etc., that were considered and acted upon could serve no good purpose at this date.
The purpose of the Council at all times was to assist the government in all its war activities and to help to distribute this burden equally upon our citizens in proportion to their ability to bear the same.
Scott county has made an enviable record in every campaign for funds in aid of the winning of the war and in this the membership of the Council of Defense has assisted to the best of its ability.
A County Service Record
The Council engaged in the preparation of a card system for the purpose of showing the complete record in military service of every Scott county soldier and sailor. This material has been turned over to the County Auditor, Joseph Wagner, who will complete and revise it and make it a permanent county record.
The Executive Committee and officers who have been obliged to stand in the "lime light" wish to return their thanks to the local mem- bers of the voting precincts for their hearty co-operation, and also to the citizens of the county as a whole for the loyal whole-hearted sup- port they have received from them in the carrying out of their work.
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