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Granthum, Uriah, Corp.
Howell, Daniel M., Corp.
McCarver, James H.
Austin, Levi
Anderson, Uriah I.
Anderson, Thos. J.
Austin, Wm. J.
Ambern, Henry M.
McCurtney, Brison Parish, B. F.
Stephens, Francis, M. Stroud, John P.
Stephens, Columbus J.
Sullivan, James J.
Sullivan, John W.
Stroud, J. C.
Taylor, Issac G.
Cagal, James H.
Craig, Carroll C. Carter, John B.
Coleman, George D.
Charocter, Paul
Carter, Thos. J.
Daughtery, Elijah E.
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Dunn, John D. Dunn, Hugh R.
Eccles, David Farris, Wm. H. Fisher, Obidiah
Curley, Wm.
Gray, Pinckney
Gray, Samuel M.
Wymore, Milton
Wise, Thomas J.
Wise, Lewis
Wyatte, Franklin M.
Walker, George
1st Cavalry, Co. H
Chapman, Henry Q. M., Sergt. Albert, Wm. C.
Betts, Thomas A. Brown, Sanders B.
Benson, John F.
Jeffery, Elmore D. Johnson, Green
Jones, Stansbury C. E.
Keith, Thos. E.
Kerr, John Kendle, George H.
Granthem, Uriah
Molman, Andrew
Lovelace, George Logan, Preston McGowan, Samuel
Hutchins, Thos. W.
Moore, Chas. M.
Huston, James J. Hardy, Thos. C.
Malaer, Thos.
Hardy, John G.
Mathis, Henry V.
Lisle, Robert E.
Mathis, Geo. W.
Mathis, Wm. M.
Morris, Edward W.
Mathis, James F.
Peterson, Wm. E.
McLean, Alex
Russell, James
Padgett, Geo. W.
Richard, James M. Rhodes, Anson Smith, Joseph A.
Ralls, John Sanders, Wm.
Slack, Gilson
Whitehead, Chas. F.
Wilson, Thos. J.
Axley, Terry
Axley, Spencer
Amasom, Eliel Covington, Garland
Capot, John Casey, Ira V.
Sanders, John D. Smith, Thos. W. Starks, Anderson J. Southerland, Joseph Sullivan, Marcellus Smith, Anderson J. Stewart, Smith W. Staton, Joseph
Smith, Elbert L.
Skaggs, Jordon O.
Taylor, Joseph H.
Taylor, Samuel M. Venable, John L. Venable, Franklin
Veach, Pleasant G.
Gillespie, Samuel Hoffman, John J.
Howell, Joseph M.
Hall, Frank H. Hester, John C.
Hill, George M.
Henderson, Giles V. Hill, Kage T. Jackson, Wm. H.
Carter, James H.
Claybourn, Wm. D.
Claybourn, James H.
Edwards, Hugh H.
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Copeland, John M. Peters, James 5th Cavalary Sexton, Henry W., unassigned 6th Cavalry, Co. A Cambell, John D. Smith, George L. 6th Cavalry, Co. B
Morray, James B., Capt.
Peterson, Wm. B., Capt. Fite, John C., 1st Lieut.
Lawrence, Lemuel L., 2nd Lieut.
Lawrence, Benj. F., 1st Sergt.
Fountain, Lay, Q. M. Sergt.
Wise, Hiram H., Sergt. Bratton, Isaac, Sergt. Clark, James M., Sergt.
Robinson, Hugh P., Sergt (d-64)
Jackson, Ivy, Corp. Wormack, John W. D., Corp.
Latta, John, Corp.
Simpson, Joshua, Corp.
Maeders, Charles S., Corp.
Reagen, Hiram, Corp.
Murphy, Mathew J.
Ramey, Joshua H., Corp. (d-64)
Chapman, Geo. W. Shaw, Cornelius
Angel, James H.
Boozer, Geo. W.
Bratten, Henry Bonner, Robert H.
Clenden, James C. (k-64) Clendenen, Thos. J. (d-64) Choat, George W.
Choat, Wm. C. (d-64)
Choat, Andrew J.
Colbaugh, Carrell H. (d-64)
Dotson, Robert, B. (d-64) Handley, Richard A. Grant, Thos. J. Harris, Robert J. Jones, James G. J. Jones, David L.
Lay, Levi A. Mounce, Wm. R. (d_64)
Mabary, Wm.
O'Neal, George Perry, George (d-63) Robinson, John
Reagan, John
Reagon, Josiah F. Soloman, Thos. J. Smith, James H.
Smith, John W. Tapley, Wm. H.
Warren, Starling L.
Laney, Joseph, Bugler
Ross, John C. Sullivan, Madison L. Snyder, James R. Colbaugh, James F. Handley, Samuel E.
Ice, James W. Lawrence, Thos. M.
Murphy, James F.
Smith, David J. (d-64) Albert, Wm.
Bixbie, Wm. R.
Johnson, John A.
Jackson, James K. P.
Leroy, Abraham
Lambert, James
Lay, F. M. Maberry, Wm.
Mangham, Geo. W. (d-64) Maberry, Fredrick (d-65) McCoy, John McGowan, Francis M.
Sullivan, Geo. W. Morray, Joseph B. Veach, John K. Williams, Geo. W.
Wooten, Edward E. 6th Cavalry, Co. F Clifton, John W. 6th Cavalry, Co. G Glass, Andrew
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6th Cavalry, Co. K
Darnell, Allen Gray, A. J. Holmes, Cyrus E.
6th Cavalry, Co. M
Chapman, Joseph
Dorris, Thos
Davis, Wm.
Dorrell, James
Henderson, Elijah
Recruits for Regular Army
Henderson, Gillis V.
Ehrenstine, Robert
Craner, Andrew
14th Cavalry, Co. C
Norris, Cains S., Sergt.
Gold, Wm. W.
Able, Seth C.
Jenkins, James
Hamilton, Claud B.
Mozley, James
Sumner, Geo. A.
Russell, Robert P.
Farrar, John H.
Elkins, Eli
Gather, James M.
Hamilton, Thos.
Tulaert, Samuel
Veach, Abijh
Klutz, Michael
Owens, James
Stone, Jeremiah
Smith, Barney L.
Whitnell, Robert N.
Wilmet, Walker (d-65)
Hartman, Chas.
Hester, Jacob Holland, Thos.
Hooker, Henderson C.
Kenneda, Patrick V.
Hahs, John, 2nd Lieut.
Jones, George
Henshaw Battery
Reed, Wm. R.
Reagan, Josiah F. (d_64)
Richards, Thomas (k-64)
Reagan, Charlton
Reed, John
Brown, John (d-64)
Anderson, James M., Corp.
Anderson, Francis M. (d-64)
Grissom, Elbert W.
Holcomb, Stephen
Perrigan, Wm. M.
Anderson, James M., Corp.
Anderson, Francis M.
Brown, John (d-64) Grissom, Elbert W.
Halcomb, Stephen Perrigam, W. M.
1st Army Corps, Co. 2
Huff, Henry
14th Cavalry, Co E
Hall, John
9th Cavalry, Co. B
Rebman, John A.
Wright, Squire
9th Cavalry, Co. F
Bevard, Robert
Endsby, Henry
Kelvery, Daniel
Pulley, Reuben
Warner, Judson R.
13th Cavalry, Co. F
Dempsy, Arthur
Glenn, James Whybron, John (d-62)
13th Cavalry, Co. M
Short, John
Thompson, Franklin
Peeler, W. D.
. Tapp, Lewis
Foster, Elijah
Henson, Henry
Clark, Wm. (d-65)
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Watson, James Warren, Robert
14th Cavalry, Co. G
Perkins, Wm., Capt.
Garland, Covington, 1st Sergt.
Thomas, John F., 1st Lieut.
Lenox, David W., Corp. Hutchins, Thomas W., Corp. Sanders, John W., 1st Lieut.
Dunn, Shadrack (d-62)
Epperhamir, Henry Fairless, James A. Freer, Jos. B.
Fisher, John R.
Fisher, Milo
Fisher, David B. Gray, Nathan M.
Graden, W. C. Graden, Joseph G.
Hunt, James W. (m) Hamilton, Thos. W.
Jones, Allen B. Jones, David L.
Jones, Wm. D.
Mathis, William Parker, James (m)
Scarlett, John B. Sooter, John Smith, John E.
Thomas, William
Turner, Thomas
Travelsted, Jefferson A. Wilson, Wm. Argo, John W.
Belcher, Wm. C. Crider, Wm. F. Cannon, Hezekiah Cheek, James C. Davis, James M. Harris, John W. Huffman, Geo. H. Johnson, Hiram Morgan, Daniel C. Moore, Wm. H.
Mulkey, Robert F. McNew, Josiah McKee, Joel R. May, Wm. H. Martin, W. G.
Robinson, Taylor
Robison, Samuel
Seay, John W.
Sharp, Samuel S.
Simpson, James H.
Sanders, John W.
Warden, Asa Far.
Simpson, John B.
Smith, Barney S. Smoot, Warren O.
Sharp, James W.
Smith, Lewis W.
Smith, Wm. H. H.
Simpson, Andrew J.
Thomas, Wm. H.
14th Cavalry, Co. I
Brown, Sanders 14th Cavalry, Co. K
Bird, James
Cox, Richard S.
Blatner, Jacob F.
Cox, Thos. J. Edwards, Chas. V.
Grant, Edmond (d-64)
Hall, Isaac
Houston, Samuel J. (d-64)
Houston, Pleasant (d-65)
Harrel, Wm. A. (d-64)
Harman, Wm. Johnson, Henry, J.
Largeant, Moses B. (d-64) Monroe, Geo. W.
Murphy, Patrick
Moore, Stephen M. (d-64)
O'Neal, W. M. Smith, John
Short, Lynn B. Willis, Wm. S. Walker, Winfield S.
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Whitehead, Andrew J. Zimmerman, Chas. F.
14th Cavalry, Unassigned
Lane, Wm. T., rejected
McCartney, Geo. R.
Mattens, G. W.
Bass, James H. Cummins, Martin A.
Pierson, James D.
Ramsey, John, rejected
Rose, John
Thomas, Wm. H.
15th Cavalry, Co. B
Cooper, James C.
Hartman, Tobias
McGee, C. E.
Nulty, Albert
Peterson, James (d-62)
Beham, Joseph
Jones, Moses
Stanton, Griffon A.
House, Wm. R.
Martin, Henry, unassigned
Officers Light Art., Bat. K
Andrean, Franklin, Capt.
Smith, Jason B., Capt.
Shelton, Joseph P., 1st Lieut.
Stephenson, William, 2nd Lieut.
Franklin, Joseph W., Q.M. Sergt.
Cummins, Samuel, Sergt.
Walker, Wesley, A.
Walker, Nathan G.
Whittenberg, Wm. P.
Williams, Abraham D.
Cummins, Jeremiah
Williams, Thomas
Helm, Robert A.
Hard, Jacob
Irby, John H.
Jackson, J. W. Walker, J. L.
Marberry, Wm. L.
Smith, Ambrose H.
Bynum, Samuel M.
Busby, James H.
Bynum, Martin V.
Bridges, Benj. F.
Comer, John K.
Carr, Wm. G.
Cox, Alfred H.
Cross, Jasper
Davidson, John S.
Day, Geo. W.
Farmer, Harrison
Goddard, Casper
Curley, James
Jolinson, James H.
Lacy, John W.
Morris, John C.
Rentfro, Samuel C.
Rentfro, Francis, M.
Scott, James
Smith, Jasper F.
Smith, Hiram
Skelton, Joseph P.
White, John F.
Williams, James
Williams, Wm.
Leach, Geo. W., Corp.
Richerson, Wm. Harry
Cross, Jasper, N., Bugler
WORLD WAR WORK
War having been declared by the United States, April 6, 1917, Johnson County had no part in it till June of that year, except to send some of her sons as volunteers.
The following people were given authority from cen- tral headquarters of the Red Cross to form a chapter in
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Johnson County. Mrs. P. T. Chapman, Chairman; Mr. E. C. Benson, Secretary ; Rev. C. S. Tritt, Mrs. Mary E. Chap- man, Mr. and Mrs. Lucas Parker, Mr. W. H. Gilliam, Mrs. J. Spieldoch, Mrs. Jennie Rosenburg and Mrs. George E. Galeener. Conforming to this authority the committee met June 18, 1917. The following officers were elected : Chair- man, Rev. C. S. Tritt; Vice-Chairman, J. Spieldoch, Trea- surer, E. C. Benson, Sec., Lucas Parker. The following elected on the executive board: George E. Galeener, F. R. Wolfle, W. H. Gilliam, Mesdames P. T. Chapman, O. R. Morgan, W. E. Beal, Vienna; Miss Gussie Mathis, Bloom- field; Frank Leary, Foreman, P. C. McMahan, Tunnel Hill ; Edward Cummins, Reevesville; Dr. H. W. Walker, Grants- burgh; J. W. Reynolds, Simpson; J. R. Barker, Ozark; Ray Lawrence and Mrs. Arthur Williams, New Burnside; Everet McMahan and Mrs. N. J. Benson, Goreville; Dr. Chas. Nobles, and Mrs. F. S. Kuykendall, Buncombe; H. A. Brown, Boles; Rev. J. R. Slaton and Blain Pearce, Cypress ; Mrs. O. P. Martin, and Joseph Crawford, Belknap. Ex- ecutive committee: C. S. Tritt, J. Spieldoch, E. C. Ben- son, F. R. Woelfle, Mrs. P. T. Chapman and Mrs. O. R. Morgan; Campaign committee, J. A. Spieldoch, H. V. Carter, J. E. Cunningham, Mrs. P. T. Chapman; Mr. J. E. Cunningham was elected secretary and the following com- mittees were appointed August 14, 1917 : Military Relief : Hon. P. T. Chapman, Dr. T. E. McCall, H. M. Jackson, Charles J. Huffman, H. A. Spann, J. E. Cunningham, and T E. Boyt; Civil Relief, T. C. Penrod, C. M. Pickens, I. H. Hook, W. H. Gilliam, F. R. Woelfle, Mesdames W. E. Beal, T. E. McCall; Auditing: E. F. Throgmorton, W. T. Jobe, Miss Lava Ridenhower; Nominating Committee: H. V. Carter, Dr. R. A. McCall, and C. M. Dorris; Committee on supplies : Mesdames P. T. Chapman, Delia Parker, T. E. McCall, Alice Beal and D. W. Whittenberg.
August 14, 1917, meeting for annual election held at. the court house, the following were elected as trustees of the Johnson County Red Cross Chapter : Goreville, Mrs. Henry Terry, 2 years, Miss Lilly Foster, 2 years. Elvira : Dr. C. D. Nobles, 1 year, Mrs. Eva Kuykendall, 1 year. Cypress : Mrs. Nellie Wolf, 2 years, Mrs. P. S. Smith, 3 years. Belknap: Mrs. W. N. Gibbons, 3 years, Mrs. Sadie West 2 years, Mrs. Chas. Marshall, 1 year. New Burnside: Mrs. A. Williams 1 year, Ray Lawrence, 2 years. Grantsburg: J. T. Wor-
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mack, 2 years, E. S. Cummins 3 years. Bloomfield : Gec. Mathis 3 years, Thomas Travis 2 years. Simpson: Miss Laura Mount 3 years, Mrs. W. G. Taylor 1 year. Vienna : Mrs. Henry Mahl 1 year, F. R. Woelfle 1 year, Mrs. P. T. Chapman 2 years, Mrs. Alice Beal 3 years, Mrs. Lucas Parker 1 year, J. Spieldoch 2 years, J. E. Cunningham 3 years, C. M. Pickens, 3 years, E. C. Benson 2 years, Mrs. May McCall 1 year. Johnson County Red Cross meeting Oct. 26, 1917 the following officers were elected : Chairman, C. M. Pickens, Secretary, J. E. Cunningham, Treasurer, E. C. Benson. Executive Committee, Mrs. P. T. Chapman, Mrs. Delia Parker, J. Spieldoch; Civilian Committee: W. H. Gil- lian, Lucas Parker, John O. Cowan, F. R. Woelfle, Mrs. Alice Beal, Mrs. Emma Gibbons and Dr. C. D. Nobles.
November 20, 1918, being the day appointed by the National Red Cross for annual election, the following directors were elected to serve for the year 1919. Vienna Chapter : Mesdames Delia Parker, R. R. Ridenhower, P. T. Chapman, Maggie Hill, Mattie Cantwell, H. W. Walker, Rev. C. H. Croslin, Rev. C. S. Tritt, John M. Brown, T. E. Boyt, J. E. Cunningham, Lucas Parker, C. M. Pickens, J. Spieldoch, H. M. Jackson, F. R. Woelfle. Goreville: Lily Foster, Siegle Hubbard; Belknap: Emma Gibbons, E. Sabine West; Grantsburg: Ella Modglin, John Griffin; Bloomfield : Lewis Taylor, Delia Fitzgerald; Burnside : Nell Williams, W. T. Edmonson; Buncombe; Mable Kuykendall, Dr. C. D. Nobles. Reeseville : C. C. Whitworth, Mrs. Frank Marberry. Tunnel Hill: Mrs. Guy Beauman, Mrs. Will Fern. Cypress: Mrs. P. W. Rose, Cora Casper; Ozark: Mrs. L. M. Smith, Mrs. James Barker. West Vienna : John Racy, Sarah Horsely.
November 20, 1918 the Board of Directors of Johnson County Red Cross elected the following officers : Rev. C. S. Tritt, Chairman; Mrs. Delia Parker, Vice; T. E. Boyt, Treasurer J. E. Cunningham, Secretary, Mrs. P. T. Chap- man, Mrs. Mary Walker and J. Spieldoch, Executive Com- mittee.
The Johnson County Red Cross fell a little short of its quota, 2,149, the membership reaching about 2,000. Those who did work, worked with a willingness unsurpassed in any section of this broad land of ours. The Chapter, in- cluding all the branches, sent in 8,000 articles, including
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1,074 pairs of socks and 526 sweaters made according to the directions sent out from headquarters. The Chapter paid for all materials used.
Belknap Branch was organized July 13, 1917, with Mrs. O. P. Martin, Chairman; Mrs. Emma Gibbons, Vice; Miss Prudence Anderson Secretary, Mrs. Bertha Martain, Treasurer, Goreville Branch August 5, 1917, with John J. Reed as Chairman, Mrs. Delia Calhoun, Vice, Louise Cal- houn, Treasurer, Lily D. Montgomery, Secretary. New Burnside Branch was organized November 22, 1917, with W. A. Williams, Chairman, J. M. Howerton, Vice, H. C. Laborn, Secretary, Ray Lawrence Treasurer. This branch had 356 members, by January 1918. Cypress Branch was organized November 22, 1918. Mrs. Ellen Jones, Chair- man, Mrs. Cora Casper, Vice, Mrs. Nannie Rose, Treasurer and Mrs. H. T. Evers, Secretary. Ozark organized May 6, 1918, E. R. Steagall, Chairman, L. M. Smith Vice. H. A. Cox, Secretary J. T. Moore, Treasurer, Reevesville, Febru- ary 11, 1918, S. E. Cummins, Chairman, Frank Marberry, Vice, C. C. Whitworth, Secretary, Henry Moore, Treasurer. Buncombe Branch organized February 17, 1918, Hattie Nobles Chairman, Ettie Mathis, Vice, L. Hoover Secretary, Eva Kuykendall, Treasurer. Grantsburg Branch was or- ganized May 1, 1918, Louis Trovillion, Chairman, John Griffin, Vice, Mrs. Modglin, Treasurer, Phylis Allard, Secretary. Grantsburg Branch, Nunmber 2, organized the same date as Reeseville, Simpson Branch was organized June 21, 1918, James A. Whiteside, Chairman, Mrs. Nellie Morris, Secretary, S. B. Morris Treasurer. Route 2 organ- ized with 23 members, Mrs. Ada Elliot, Chairman, Mrs. Cora Able, Vice, Miss Lily Chitty, Secretary, Mrs. Effie Johns, Treasurer. West Vienna organized June 20, 1918, John Racy, Chairman, Essie Horsely, Vice, O. Newton, Sec- retary, H. A. Brown, Treasurer.
May 3, 1918, the membership committees appointed for Vianna Chapter were as follows: Ward 1, Mrs. Mattie Cant- well, Ward 2, Mrs. J. B. Hankins, Ward 3, W. E. Beal, E. C. Benson resigned as Treasurer to enlist in the army, December 26, 1917, and T. E. Boyt was elected to fill the vacancy. Miss Emma Rebman was appointed County Chairman of Junior Red Cross. July 18, 1917 was Red Cross day for Vienna Chapter for soliciting members. Com- mittee Isaac Hook, Captain of team for ward 1, J. E. Cun-
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ningham, Captain of team for Ward 2, L. G. Newton, Cap- tain of team for ward 3.
June 9, 1918 was set apart for a patriotic day at Vienna a flag pole was set and a large flag raised. Many partici- pated in the parade with decorated automobiles, wagons and buggies; the school children and members of the Red Cross carrying flags formed in two sections. There were also some good addresses. The Vienna Red Cross Chapter provided every soldier that left with the draft contingencies with a comfort kit, towel, soap, housewife completely furnished, till the order came from headquarters not to give out any more comfort kits but they continued to furnish the other articles. The Red Cross work rooms were first established in the Carniege Library of Vienna, but were later moved to a room on Fifth Street near the center of town.
Mrs. Lucus Parker was county chairman for the Woman's Council of National Defense, Vice-Chairman, Mr. W. G. Jackson; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Cornelia Smith. Chairman of Departments-Conservation, Mrs. W. H. Gillian; Child Welfare, Mrs. Maggie Hill; Courses of Instruction, Mrs. Ruth Chapman; Food Production, Mrs. John Brown ; Information, Mrs. W. Y. Smith; Liberty Loan, Mrs. F. R. Wolfle; Publicity, Miss Wilma Harris; Regis- tration, Miss Arline Smith.
Vienna Unit : Mrs. P. T. Chapman; Belknap Unit, Mrs. W. H. Gibbons. Chairman, Registration Committee for Womans National Defense, Goreville, Miss Lily McCor- mick; Elvira, Mrs. Calvin Mathis; Cache, Mrs. F. S. Smith; Belknap, Mrs. W. H. Gibbons; Bloomfield, Mrs. George Mathis; Vienna, Mrs. C. M. Dorris; New Burnside, Mrs. J. C. B. Heaton; Simpson, Mrs. S. Morris; Grantsburg, Mrs. Joseph Gann.
First Liberty Loan Campaign, County Chairman, P. T. Chapman, Vice; T. B. Kirley. Quota, $130,750, sub- scribed, $26.850.
Second Liberty Loan August 10, 1917, P. T. Chapman, Chapman, Chairman; Sales committee, Ed. Boyt. F. R. Woelfle, J. Spieldoch; Publicity Committee, W. H. Gilliam, J. B. Hudgens, J. B. Suit, D. A. Burgeous, Calvin Carter, and Joseph Crawford; quota $87,500, raised $91,700. The Third Liberty Loan, campaign began April 6, 1918, P. T.
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Chapman, Chairman; Hon. W. A. Spann, Chairman of the committee of one hundred, quota $94,450. The amount was subscribed by one hundred and sixty-three people. The fourth Liberty Loan, P. T. Chapman, Chairman. Quota $190,000, raised $199,400. The fifth Liberty Loan, P. T. Chapman, Chairman. Quota $135,000, raised $148,100.
Second Liberty Loan, Mrs. Louise Woefle, County Chairman for the Womans Liberty Loan Organization; Chairmen for the different townships were: Goreville, Mrs. Asa Foster; Tunnel Hill, Mrs. Guy Beauman; New Burn- side, Mrs. Arthur Williams; Elvira, Mrs. C. D. Nobles ; Blomfield, Mrs. J. S. Plater; Simpson, Mrs. T. B. Mount; Belknap, Mrs. Bertha Martain; Cypress, Mrs. P. W. Rose; (Cache) ; Vienna, Mrs. Maggie Hill; Grantsburg, Mrs. De- laski Walker.
F. R. Woelfle, County Director of Boys Working Re- serve, also Chairman of Committee for the sale of war sav- ing stamps, sold about $210,000.
Johnson County Y. M. C. A. drive was organized No- vember 7, 1917. Lucas Parker was elected Chairman, W. H. Gilliam, Secretary. Members of the Executive Board were F. R. Woelfle, J. Spieldoch, Dr. R A. McCall, Charles A. Huffman, E. F. Throgmorton, of Vienna; Goreville, John Grisham, Chas. Calhoun, Thomas Bradley; Elvira, S. F. Elkins, Calvin Mathis, W. B. McGinnis; Cache, John Brad- ley, J. C. Carter, Dr. P. W. Rose; Belknap; Mrs. O. P. Mar- tin, W. H. Gibbons, O. M. Fraim; Tunnel Hill, Mrs. Guy Beauman, Mrs. D. M. Cover, John M. McCuan; Bloomfield, J. S. Plater, T. C. Taylor, Geo. W. Mathis; Vienna, J. M. Brown, W. N. McCorcle, Lee Bridges; Burnside, Fred Heaton, H. C. Laybourn, John Howerton; Simpson, James Whiteside, Fred Veach, Delbert Kerley ; Ozark, Harvey Cox. John W. Rushing, George Murphy; Grantsburg, Chas. Mod- glin, Ezra Trovillion, John L. Grifin; Ganntown, George Cummins, W. A. Robins, John L. Marberry. The amount allotted to Johnson County for Y. M. C. A. was $2,000 and was oversubscribed $1,000.
Johnson County quota for the United War Workers Campaign was $7,500. Lucas Parker was county Chair- man, Chas. J. Huffman, Secretary. The committees for the different townships were as follows: Goreville, W. H. Martin, J. J. Lily, J. L. Thornton, W. P. Gore, Henry
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Terry, A. D. Stanley, J. M. Francis, James Gibson; Bun- combe, Chas. Trulove, Chas. Hunsaker, W. A. Elkins, E. L. Raglsdale, A. J. Kuykendall, Corda Elkins, Charles Nobles, and William Rich; Cache, Cypress, Olin Peeler, Frank Penrod, Henry Lowery, F. M. Capron, Arthur Deans, Dr. P. W. Rose, W. Y. Davis, and W. Y. Bradley, W. J. Worrell; Belknap W. L. Wiliams, J. A. Anderson, O. M. Frain, John Herrod, Chas. Marshall, J. C. Casper, S. D. Peeler, W. H. Larrison; Tunnel Hill, Guy Beauman, G. R. Casey, E. W. Sutton, W. J. Fern, Nimrod Webb, A. G. Ben- son, G. H. McMahan, James Mohler, Isiah Lowery, F. P. Carson; Bloomfield, J. C. Taylor, Geo. W. Mathis, D. P. Fleming, W. L. Nipper, Peter Fitzgerald, J. N. Benson, Walter Stewart, John L. Whiteside; New Burnside; J. C. B. Heaton, U. S. Lawrence, W. A. Hobbs, Norman Casper, Arthur Williams, James Horn, Geo. W. Lauderdale, H. D. LaRue, J. B. Henken; Ozark, Geo. P. Harper, L. M. Smith, Frank Stone, R. F. Taylor, L. G. Simmons, Otto Stout, Roy Chester, Harvey Cox; Simpson, Dr. T. B. Kerley, T. B. Mount, H. W. Emerson, W. F. Veach, Fred S. Veach, Chas, Murrie, J. F. Gillespie, John McCuan, James A. Whiteside, W. J. Murrie; Grantsburg, Frank Simmons, A. T. Hazel, Ezra Trovillion, Ray Allard, Ed. Guimm, Chas, Modglin, James Stout, Rollie Nelson ; Gantown, John Lindsey, Dr. Joe, Gann, J. D. Wormack, Ira, Farquhar, G. W. Cummins, C. C. Whitworth, John L. Mar- berry, J. L. Herd, F. M. Fisher; Vienna, D. W. Mathis, J. W. Shinn, John M. Brown, Dick Morgan, A. M. Hester.
Federal Fuel Administrator for the county was J. Spielcoch, assistants, Thomas A. Bradley, and Dr. H. W. Walker; Federal Food Administrator for the county, P. T. Chapman; Deputies, Vienna, W. N. McCorcle, Grantsburg No. 2, C. C. Whitworth. Grantsburg No. 1, Ray Allard; Belknap, Joseph Crawford; Cypress, Ray Carter; Bun- combe, Chas. Hunsaker; Goreville, W. H. Martin; Tunnel Hill, E. W. Sutton; New Burnisde, T. S. Ballance; Ozark, R. F. Taylor; Blomfield, Geo. Mathis; Simpson, W. J. Murrie.
It is only just, to at least mention the willingness with which the citizens of our town as well as those of the coun- ty, entered into the world war work. It is safe to say no other community excelled this one in work and contribu- tions taking into consideration our number and financial
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resources. During the epidemic of the Spanish Influenza (winter of 1918-19) the situation became so desperate we were obliged to improvise a hospital in the Carnegie Library under the supervision of Reverend C. S. Tritt, Pastor of the M. E. Church and Chairman of the Red Cross. Nine patients were cared for here and only one was lost. This scourge took some of our best young business men as well as many older people. Among those who rendered invalu- able service during this time of stress were Miss Beulah Walker of this county and Miss Lola Stevers, of Grand Chain, Ill. The citizens neglected nothing which would help in caring for those afflicted with this dread disease.
WORLD WAR INCIDENTS
Twelve men enlisted from Belknap before the registra- tion in the county occurred. They were Rider Harris, Rod- ney : N. Tate, Ralph D. Peeler, W. H. Payne, Harry, Griffith, William West, James C. Anderson, Newman Rus- sell, Jesse McCorcle, C. J. Russell, Walter Martin, Guy Casper.
Total registration in county for service in the World War at the first registration, May 5, 1917, was 1,001. By June, 1918, 121 more had reached the draft age. September 1918, the number of men registering between the ages of 18 and 45 years were 1,270, total registration 2,392. As some had entered the service before the registration this does not include all the men eligible from this county. The Registering Board of the county appointed by the Gover- nor was H. A. Spann, John L. Veach, and Dr. H. W. Walker. The clerk for this board was E. F. Throgmorton. The registrars for the county appointed by the Sheriff were Regent A. D. Stanley; Goreville, Ebert Thulen; Cache, Dr. F. S. Smith Belknap, W. H. Gibbons; Tunnel Hill, S. H. Taylor and William Fern; Blomfield, T. C. Taylor Vienna No. 1 H. V. Carter, Frank Huddleson; Vienna No. 2. G. H. Bridges Lucas Parker; Burnside, J. M. Howerton ; Ray Lawrence; Ozark, J. R. Barker, Oscar Anderson ; Simp- son J. A. Whiteside; Grantsburg No. 1 J. T. Wormack; Grantsburg, No. 2, J. D. Wormack. Advisory Board for registrants O. R. Morgan, C. J. Huffman, J. O. Cowan.
The Government sent special trains throughout the country in the interest of the Liberty Loan Campaigns.
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One was sent to Vienna, April 19, 1918. It contained dis- abled aeroplanes, guns and various other implements of war captured from the Germans. Some returned soldiers made talks and it was altogether a very interesting incident for our little inland city. Hundreds of people came to see it from the surrounding country. Mr. and Mrs. J. Spieldoch presented a service flag to the Royal Arch Masonic Lodge No. 150, March 1918, on which were four stars in honor of Herman Frizzell, Ward and Ralph Chapman, Eugene C. Benson, members of the Chapter. Congressman T. S. Williams presented Mrs. Mary E. Chapman with a service flag on which were thirteen stars, in honor of her thirteen grandsons, soldiers of the World War, seven of whom served in France. Mr. and Mrs. Harris living east of town had three sons Clyde, Melvin, and Herman in World War service. Mrs. Woods, colored, of Vienna, also had three sons, Richard, Marvin and Lum. Pickens, who did their bit in the World War.
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