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C. A. Camp Work: Charles Mitchell, Rev. Fletcher D. Parker. Relief- Mrs. Elizabeth B. Emery, Frederic H. Taber, W. H. B. Remington, Doug- las L. McGee, Edward S. Nicholson, John Hannigan, Charles R. Price, Harold S. Bowie, John Sullivan. Public Safety-Charles M. Carroll, chair- man. Food Supplies, Robert C. Sherman, George S. Taber, James L. Hum- phrey, Jr., Thomas Hersom, Frederick T. Browne, John W. Bannister, William F. Potter, F. J. Wall; Transportation -- Chauncey G. Whiton, Hen- ry H. Crapo, Elton S. Wilde, Charles Battie, Arthur W. Forbes, Clarence Obrion, E. S. Judd; Fire protection-E. Francis Dahill, E. Francis Dahill, Jr., William Briggs, Arthur S. Francis, George H. Nye, William R. Chase, R. C. P. Coggeshall, Joseph P. Kennedy; Industries-Otis S. Cook, James Adams, George H. H. Allen, David Beaman, William A .Carroll, Clarence A. Cook, James P. Francis, Thomas Glennon, William H. Snow, William
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E. Hatch; Citizens' Guard-Joseph L. Gibbs, Thomas J. Taft, Henry W. Mason, Rufus Soule, Jr., Charles McBay, Captain John McAffee, John I. Bryant, Raymond Hunt; Harbor Protection-William Hand, Jr., Edmond E. Baudoin, Captain John A. Stitt, Homer J. Parent, Charles N. Serpa, Mark T. Vincent, Henry N. West, F. H. Stone, Clarence H. James. Others who aided the cause by their activities in this committee: Walter Arendt, John W. Bannister, Alcide A. Berube, John S. Coy, William S. Davenport, H. H. Drews, H. P. Dion, John Duff, F. E. Earle, E. D. Gardiner, Law- rence Grinnell, John Halliwell, John Hannigan, Arthur N. Harriman, Franklin W. Hatch, William E. Hatch, P. C. Hoadley, Jr., James L. Humphrey, Jr., Edwin B. Jourdain, Allen F. Keith, Charles S. Kelley, Jr., Joseph T. Kenney, William J. Kerwin, Richard Knowles, Michael J. Leahy, John E. McBride, Frank A. Milliken, Henry J. Musselly, Henry J. Noonan, Louis Z. Normandin, George H. Nye, George L. Oliver, Zephaniah W. Pease, Isaiah P. Pratt, Andrew A. Raeburn, Frank E. Ramsdell, W. W. Rose, James Schuler, S. P. Silva, William H. Snow, Dr. Ned A. Stanley, James E. Stanton, Jr., George S. Taber, Frank Vancinni, Frank Vera, Jr., Chauncy C. Whiton.
Local Military in World War .- There were two Batteries D from this city that performed service at the front in the World War, the earlier designated of the two being Fourth Company, Battery D, 55th Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. This organization had its beginnings long before the middle of the last century. It was on July 9, 1840, that James D. Thompson and others brought about the formation of the New Bedford City Guards, which kept up that designation for a period of nine years, and then lapsed from 1849 to 1852. Reorganization was then again effected under Captain George A. Bourne. Its members took part both in the Civil and the Spanish-American wars. As the Fourth Company, it left New Bedford July 28, 1917, for Fort Banks, under command of Captain John A. Stitt, and there its destination was changed to Nineteenth Company, of Boston, Captain Stitt having been in command since February 2, 1914. It continued to be known as the Nineteenth until the formation of the 55th Regiment, when the Nineteenth became the nucleus of Battery D in De- cember, 1917. First Lieutenant William E. James and Second Lieutenant Clifford B. Kilburn of the old Fourth were then assigned to the new regi- ment, the 55th, Battery C, Captain Stitt after being detached from the old Fourth, was attached for a short time to a National army company at Fort Banks, and from there he went to Fort Monroe. He returned to Fort Banks, January 18, 1918, and joined Battery D again.
Fourth Company (55th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps), left Fort Banks, March 16, 1918, for Camp Merritt, and sailed on the "Mauretania," March 25th. At Clermont-Ferrand, in France, the regiment was divided into battalions, the First going to Cebazet, the Second, with Battery D, to Aubiere, the Third to Beaumont. From Aubiere the battery proceeded to the front. While at Aubiere, Captain Stitt was detached from Battery D and made regimental supply officer of the 55th Regiment, filling that office up to Armistice Day, and November 10 he received orders to return to the States. First Lieutenant James was made personnel officer and regimental exchange officer, and on November 11 was transferred to the 51st as cap-
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tain. Lieutenant Kilburn was transferred to the 53d Ammunition Train as second lieutenant. When Captain Stitt was transferred, Captain George W. Hirsch took command, and remained throughout. The battery went through Chateau-Thierry; and the first gun position was at Arcis le Pon- sart; later at Dravegny and Sergy on the Vesle front. About September 15, the long hike was taken to Argonne Forest. The outfit was then con- stantly in action at Recicourt, Avocourt, Very, Malancourt, Montfaucon, Epinonville, Gesnes, Romagne and Beaufort; and it is stated that no artil- lery regiment had so long and continuous a record at the front as the 55th, which included Battery D. The regiment had its share in three big fights- the Aisne-Marne offensive, the Oise-Aisne offensive, and the great Meuse- Argonne offensive. It was accoutred with twenty-four 155mm, high- powered motorized Filloux rifles, and altogether the men fired 32,678 rounds. After the Armistice, the battery started for home, arriving at Brest, Decem- ber 17, 1918, sailing on the "Cretic" January 10. Arriving in New York, January 22, it proceeded to Camp Mills, and there met by Mayor Ashley and Captain Stitt. Leaving Camp Mills, January 26, they proceeded to Fort Ferry, near New London, and thence started. for home, February 7. In New Bedford, Captain Stitt again took charge of the old company, and at the armory a wonderful supper was provided for the men.
The battery left New Bedford with 119 men. Of these, thirty men were transferred to the Twenty-Sixth Yankee Division on August 17, the vacant places being filled by men who enlisted from New Bedford. When the battery left Fort Banks it consisted of five officers and 225 men, these being made up from New Bedford, Taunton, Providence and National Army men. Of this number, 219 returned to the States. The following is the roster of officers of the organization from the beginning :
Independent Co., E, October 11, 1852 .- Capt. George A. Bourne; 1st Lt. Barnabas Ewer Jr .; 2nd Lt. Henry F. Thomas; 3rd Lt. Francis W. Hatch; 4th Lt. Albert G. Corey.
Independent Co., E, June 30, 1854 .-- Capt. George A. Bourne; 1st Lt. Barnabas Ewer Jr .; 2nd Lt. Henry F. Thomas; 3rd Lt. Albert G Corey; 4th Lt. Henry K. W. Lucas.
Independent Co., E, November 27, 1854 .- Capt. Timothy Ingraham; 1st Lt. B. Ewers Jr .; 2nd Lt. H. F. Thomas; 3rd Lt. A. G. Corey; 4th Lt. John B. Baylies.
Company E, August 18, 1857 .- Capt T. Ingraham; 1st Lt. B. Ewers Jr .; 2nd Lt. A. G. Corey, 3rd Lt. James Barton; 4th Lt. John B. Baylies.
Company E, January 4, 1858 .- Capt. Ingraham; 1st Lt. Barton; 2nd Lt. Israel T. Bryant; 3rd Lt. Austin S. Cushman; 4th Lt. Francis L. Porter. This company at Fortress Monroe, April 16, 1861. Returned July 23, 1861. Capt. Ingraham retired as Lt. Col. of 18th Mass. Inf.
Company E, July 23, 1861-1st Lt. James Barton, comd'g .; 2nd Lt. Bryant; 3rd Lt. Cushman; 4th Lt. Francis L. Porter.
Company E, August 8, 1862. 3rd Regt .- Capt. Richard A. Pierce; 1st Lt. Bryant; 2nd Lt. Elisha Doane.
Company E, 3rd Regt., Sept. 18, 1863 .- Capt. John A. Hawes; 1st Lt. Wm. E. Mason; 2nd Lt. James L. Sharp. Company E, 3rd Regt. Dec. 4, 1863 .- Capt. James L. Sharp; 1st Lt. Isaac A. Jennings; 2nd Lt. Henry H. Potter. March 24, 1865 .- Capt. Potter; 1st Lt. Daniel A. Butler; 2nd Lt. Sylvester C. Spooner.
Company E Unattached, June 6, 1866 .- Capt. Potter, deceased; 1st Lt. Butler, comdg .; 2nd Lt. Spooner.
Company E, 3rd Regt., October, 1866 .- Capt. Butler; Ist Lt. James E. Childs; 2nd Lt. Spooner. Aug. 31, 1868 .- Capt. Wm. E. Mason; 1st Lt. Thomas J. Gifford; 2nd Lt. Spooner. June, 1869 .- Capt. Daniel A. Butler; 1st Lt. Gifford; 2nd Lt. Spooner. Oct. 4, 1869 --- Capt. Butler; 1st Lt. Gifford; 2nd Lt. Joshua B. Bowman. May 8,
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1871 .- Capt. Butler; 1st Lt. Gifford; 2nd Lt. Wm. G. Davis. Feb. 5, 1872 .- Capt. Butler; 1st Lt. Davis; 2nd Lt. Henry K. Wing. June 3, 1872 .- Capt. Butler; 1st Lt. James E. Childs; 2nd Lt. Wm. Sanders. Nov. 16, 1874 .- Capt. Daniel A. Butler; 1st Lt. Wm. Sanders; 2nd Lt. Richmond B. Hathway. Aug. 14, 1876 .- Capt. Sanders; 1st Lt. John K. McAfee; 2nd Lt. Charles K. Wood. Aug. 20, 1877 .- Capt. Sanders; 1st Lt. Mc- Afee; 2nd Lt. John H. Deane. Lt. Deane deceased Nov. 15.
Company E, 1st Regt., Jan. 3, 1881 .- Capt. Sanders; 1st Lt. McAfee; 2nd Lt. Zacheus C. Dunham. July 25, 1881 .- Capt. McAfee; 1st Lt. Dunham; 2nd Lt. Wm. R. Spooner. Jan. 29, 1883 .- Capt. McAfee; 1st Lt. Wm. B. Topham; 2nd Lt. May 7, 1883 .- Capt. Topham; 1st Lt. Alfred Ellis; 2nd Lt. Frank C. Barrows. May 3, 1886 .- Capt. Wm. Sanders; 1st Lt. Richards H. Morgan; 2nd Lt. Arthur E. Perry. April 8, 1889 .- Capt. Morgan; 1st Lt. Perry; 2nd Lt. Wm. N. Church, Jr. March 23, 1891 .- Capt. Perry; 1st Lt. Church; 2nd Lt. Abner P. Pope. Dec. 14, 1891 .- Capt. Perry; 1st Lt. Pope; 2nd Lt. Austin T. Howland.
Company E, 1st Regt. Inf., M. V. M., Mar. 14, 1892 .- Capt. Perry; 1st Lt. Pope; 2nd Lt. Thos. S. Hathaway. Dec. 23, 1895 .- Capt. Perry; 1st Lt. Htahaway; 2nd Lt. Joseph L. Gibbs. Jan. 11, 1897 .- Captain Hathaway; 1st Lt. Gibbs; 2nd Lt. Horatio Hathaway, Jr.
Battery E, 1st H. A. M. V. M., Jan. 24, 1898 .- Capt. Gibbs; 1st Lt. Harold C. Wing; 2nd Lt. H. Hathaway. May 9, 1898 .- Capt. Gibbs; 1st Lt. Wing; 2nd Lt. Charles H. Fuller. Feb. 18, 1901 .- Capt. Gibbs; 1st Lt. John C. DeWolf; 2nd Lt. Charles H. Fuller. Mar. 3, 1902 .- Capt. Gibbs; 1st Lt. DeWolf; 2nd Lt. Ernest L. Snell.
4th Co. CAC. MVM. Aug. 6, 1906 .- Capt. DeWolf; 1st Lt. Snell; 2nd Lt. Wm. Nelson, failed to pass and was not assigned. Oct. 8, 1906 .- Capt. DeWolf; 1st Lt. Snell; 2nd Lt. William Stitt. Jan. 6, 1908 .-- Capt. Snell; 1st Lt. Wm. Stitt; 2nd Lt. Gilbert G. Southworth. Dec. 28, 1908 .- Capt. Wm. Stitt; 1st Lt. Southworth; 2nd Lt. John A. Stitt. Dec. 18, 1911 .- Capt. Southworth; 1st Lt. John A. Stitt; 2nd Lt. Charles R. Swift qualified May 20, 1912. Feb. 2, 1914 .- Capt. John A. Stitt; 1st Lt. Wm. E. James; 2nd Lt. E. Burton Kilburn. Aug. 5, 1917, mustered into Federal Service and changed to 19th Co. Coast defenses of Boston. Dec. 15, 1917, changed to Batt. D, 55th Art., sailed Mar. 25, 1918, on Mauretania.
Reorganization Federal recognition Sept. 7, 1920, as 4th Co. 1st CDC. CAC. Mass. N. G .- Capt. John A. Stitt; 1st Lt. Leo A. Bessete; 2nd Lt. Clarence H. Butler. Dec. 8, 1920 .- Capt. Stitt; 1st Lt. George O. Gardner; 2nd Lt. Clarence H. Butler. Oct. 25, 1921 .- Capt. Gardner; 1st Lt. vacant; 2nd Lt. Harold B. Guthrie. Dec. 5, 1921 .- Capt. Gardner; 1st Lt. Richard Hoyle; 2nd Lt. Guthrie.
Oct. 1, 1923, changed to Battery E, 241st Art. CAC. Mass. N. G.
New Bedford boasts the only Bristol county unit of the famous 26th, or better known Yankee Division, which was composed exclusively of National Guardsmen of New England and carved for itself a splendid rec- ord in the World's War, where the division, the first division of National Guardsmen to arrive in France and the first to take its place at the front, served nineteen months in France, including ten consecutive months on the Western Front.
This Bristol county unit of the Y. D. was Battery D, 102nd Field Artil- lery, 51st F. A. Brigade, 26th Division. It was organized in New Bedford in the spring of 1917 as Battery D, 1st F. A., Mass. National Guard. Under command of Capt. Roger D. Swaim and Lieuts. Henderson I. Inches, Roger W. Eckfeldt, Harold Winslow and Lester T. Lewis, and with an enlisted strength in excess of one hundred men, the unit left New Bedford armory late in July, 1917, and mobilized with all other units of the field artillery of New England at Boxford, Mass., where on August 8, 1917, it was feder- alized as Battery D, 102nd F. A., 26th Division, and with the other units of the Y. D. left the United States for overseas duty, September 21, 1917. After four months of intensive training at Coetquidan, France, Battery D,
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with the remainder of the Y. D., was sent to the front, February 8, 1918. Its first sector was on the famous Chemin-des-Dames at Soissons, where the division received its baptism of fire and gas, and where it remained during the months of February and March, 1918. Early in April, 1918, Battery D saw continued service in the Toul sector, in front of Mount Sec, where it participated in the first two battles fought by American troops in France, at Seicheprey in April and Xivray-Marvosin in May. While on this sector, early in April, Battery D had its first loss, Pvt. Robert Andrews, of New Bedford, being killed in hostile shell fire at the battery's firing posi- tion. Andrews was the first soldier of the 102nd Field Artillery regiment to be killed.
In July, after a short service in Picardy, when it was thought that the German army would make its attack upon Paris through Picardy, the Y. D. was sent to Chateau-Thierry to relieve the 2nd Division, which had as its infantry the 5th and 6th regiments of Marines which held the German advance at Chateau-Thierry. This sector was taken over July 4th, 1918, and on July 18th Battery D had its first experience in open warfare, as the Y. D. advanced against the enemy on that day. Until August 8th, Battery D remained in this great offensive, said by many to have been the turning point in the World's War. During this offensive the New Bed- ford battery lost a score of its soldiers by hostile shell fire. It served artil- lery fire for the infantry of four different divisions before it was relieved and sent to a rest camp for its first rest since February, and to get replace- ments. The battery remained out of the firing zone a scant three weeks, and then was sent with the division to be a part of the First American Army, composed of the five veteran American divisions, into the St. Mihiel offensive, which took place in September, 1918. In October, Battery D was continuously firing its 75 m. m. French guns in the Argonne Forest offensive, and the Armistice found the battery in Death Valley, just north of Verdun. The winter of 1918-1919 was spent by the battery in winter quarters at Mayette, in the LeMans area. With the other units of the division, it sailed for home early in April, 1919. Again in the United States, Battery D took part in the mammoth parade and review of the Yankee Division at Boston on April 24, 1919, and was discharged from the service of the United States at Camp Devens, April 29th, 1919. During its war service Battery D lost 21 men and one officer, while at least fifty percent. of its personnel were afflicted with wounds or the effects of poison gas.
Upon its arrival at the battery's home city, in excess of 100,000 New Bedford people were at the railroad station to meet it, or stood in dense formation along the route of the triumphant parade of the battery from the railroad station through the business section of the city and to the armory. The battery was accompanied to its home city by the 102nd F. A. regi- mental band, which had played for the battery in France, but its music was nearly drowned out by the music of the New Bedford band along the route of the parade. For an entire week the returned field artillerymen were the honored and petted guests of the people of the city of New Bedford, being banquetted and entertained at theatres and with dances in the state armory.
Soon after the discharge of the Division, the former members of Bat- tery D formed an association which has been in existence ever since and is known as Battery D Veterans' Association. This association maintains a
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fund which is used exclusively for the assistance of the men who soldiered with the unit, when they are ill or in poor financial condition, and their de- pendents. The Association has been given a triangular plot of land by the estate of F. William Oesting, which is located on the main thorough- fare between New Bedford and Fall River, and a movement is underway for the erection of a fine bronze memorial representing an artilleryman in the act of placing a shell in the breach of a 75mm. gun, to be placed on this site, in memory of the twenty-one men of the battery who were killed or died in France during the World's War. It is planned to have this statue complete and dedicated on Memorial Day, 1924.
As the successor to Battery D, 102nd Field Artillery, the Massachu- setts National Guard in 1920 established Battery D, 101st Field Artillery, Mass. N. G., in New Bedford. This national guard battery was organized with Harold Winslow, a first lieutenant in the old battery, as captain, and with Sgts. Perry, Stanley and Lucas of the old battery as lieutenants. Many of the members of the old battery are non-commissioned officers in the new national guard battery. The new battery has its main quarters at the State Armory in New Bedford, but its stables, where 32 horses are kept, are in Fairhaven, as is the ten acre drill-grounds, horse corral and riding ring. The city of New Bedford is very proud of its new national guard battery of field artillery, and has already spent several thousands of dollars in making the quarters at Fairhaven comfortable for its members.
Other Companies .- On April 6, 1917, the Sixth Deck Division, Naval Militia, were given a rousing good-bye as they left under the command of Lieutenant Homer J. Parent, to report at the Boston Navy Yard. More than 300 men were then enlisted from here in the Naval Coast Defense Patrol.
The Fifth Company of New Bedford, a full unit of the State Guard, was fully organized in May, 1917. Stephen C. Lowe was captain; Charles L, McBay, first lieutenant; J. L. Fairclough, second lieutenant. Major Joseph L. Gibbs was commander of the First Battalion of the 17th Regi- ment Massachusetts State Guard. Machine Gun Company of the 17th Regiment Massachusetts State Guard, a New Bedford organization that won praise for its work, was the first company from this city to report for strike duty at Boston in September, 1919.
Company A, New Bedford Home Guard, with Stephen C. Lowe as its organizer, started in 1917, and performed faithfully its part, many of its members later going out into the larger service of the war.
In chief, then, out of a great volunteer army of workers, the organiza- tions in which the city was largely represented in the World War have been indicated. This marching host stirred the city to its depths, and its great gift of patriotic unity undoubtedly shared in the national success.
The Red Cross started in for active work in New Bedford, with a public meeting held in the Union for Good Works building, Thursday, October 6, 1914, then the following-named committees were elected to do relief work under the direction of the National American Red Cross : President, Charles W. Clifford; vice-president, James P. Francis; treas- urer, Miss Rachel Howland; assistant treasurer, Miss Isabel L. Chalfin; secretary, Miss Emma R. Hall; assistant secretary, Mrs. George M. King- man; ways and means committee: chairman, Miss Mary R. Prescott; emer-
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gency, chairman, Mrs. Katherine G. Merrill; clothing for men, Miss Isa- belle Chalfin; bedding, Mrs. Maria T. Upjohn; hospital supplies, Miss Julia W. Rodman; publicity, Mrs. William B. Geoghegan; knitting, Mrs. Francis B. Boyer; ne wclothing for Belgian women and children, Miss Caroline Stone. The Bristol County Chapter was formed July 27, 1916, at the Union for Good Works building, with the following-named officers: Chairman, Gerge H. Tripp; vice-chairman, James P. Francis; secretary, Mrs. Andrew Raeburn; assistant secretary, Mrs. George M. Kingman; treasurer, William F. Caswell; executive committee: Misses Mary R. Prescott, Julia W. Rod- man, Isabelle Chalfin, and Thomas S. Hathaway and Jacques Schouler. At the first annual meeting, October 19, 1916, these officers were reelected. April 26, war having been declared, the name of Bristol County Chapter was changed to that of New Bedford Chapter, with jurisdiction over New Bedford, Acushnet, Fairhaven and Dartmouth. On June 3, 1917, Mrs. Law- rence Grinnell offered the use of the Grinnell mansion on County street as headquarters of New Bedford Chapter during the war. In August, 1917, the chapter had nearly 20,000 members, and forwarded to headquarters at Washington the sum of $12,931.50. George T. Schouler was elected treas- urer in October, 1917. In January, 1918, the membership was over 32,000, President Tripp being called to service at Camp Dix library for three months, Mr. Francis assumed the duties of chairman, and James W. Allen was elected treasurer in place of Mr. Schouler. The officers were reelected at the annual meeting in 1918. The total number of garments distributed in 1915 and 1916 was 102,875. Thomas S. Hathaway was elected chairman of the chapter, in December, 1919.
The Mary Russell Rotch Auxiliary was formed in 1916 by young women connected with the Unity House, and fifty-two other branches and auxiliaries were started. There were four classes in home nursing; twenty- five nurses joined the Red Cross directly from New Bedford, and twenty- two were in active service. Of nursing resources, there were 409 women in the personnel. Red Cross membership to May, 1919, was 49,336. The Junior Red Cross was formed January 7, 1918, with 15,485 members. Mrs. A. L. Shockley was chairman. The Home Service Section of the Central Relief Committee performed a splendid work. Mrs. Manning Emery, Jr., was chairman.
The most notable effort and the all-engrossing one for the raising of money for all war purposes in this city was that of the War Chest plan and purpose, whose intensive campaign ran from June 17 to 24, 1918, with about 2,500 people actually engaged in the enterprise. They are said to have given up everything else in order to raise the sum of $1,000,000; this they did, and also exceeded it by $50,000. The idea was first discussed at a meeting of the campaign committee for the War Camp Community Fund, held at the Board of Commerce rooms in December, 1917. May 10, 1918, the New Bedford War Fund Association was actually organized, "to enlist and organize for war needs every man, woman and youth in the community," the permanent officers and directors being the following- named: President, Oliver Prescott; vice-president, John Duff; treasurer, Edmund Wood; clerk, Samuel Barnet; auditor, Merton W. Swift; secre- tary, A. H. Andrews; Hon. Charles S. Ashley, mayor; James A. Adams, A. H. Andrews, Benjamin H. Anthony, Mrs. William S. Anthony, Samuel
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Barnet, Henry Bartkiewicz, Walter H. Bassett, Julius Berkowitz, Abraham Binns, John L. Burton, E. H. Choquette, Clarence A. Cook, Henry H. Crapo, Herbert E. Cushman, Charles O. Dexter, William F. Donovan, James P. Doran, John Duff, Arthur J. Durfee, Dr. John N. Finni, William H. Fox, J. E. Gendron, Thomas F. Glennon, William R. Grindrod, Arthur N. Harriman, Thomas S. Hathaway, Mrs. William C. Hawes, P. C. Head- ley, Jr., Thomas Hersom, Jr., Clark W. Holcomb, Mrs. A. C. Howland, Elizabeth K. Howland, Joseph P. Kennedy, Joseph T. Kenney, Walter H. Langshaw, Earle F. Lovejoy, Clarence R. Obrion, Mrs. J. Ubalde Paquin, Thomas P. Payne, Mrs. A. G. Pierce, Jr., Joseph H. Pinnington, Dr. J. C. daS. Pitta, Elmer M. Poole, Dr. Charles A Pratt, Oliver Prescott, George Richards, William Ritchie, Samuel Ross, Odillon Tousseau, James E. Stan- ton, Jr., Charles N. Serpa, Abbott P. Smith, Eliot D. Stetson, Mrs. Jireh Swift, Jr., Frederic H. Taber, James Thomson, Mrs. Walter A. White, Elton S. Wilde, Edmund Wood, John D. Zygiel. Of the various com- mittees for aggressive work, the following-named were the chairmen: General campaign committee, chairman, Elton S. Wilde; census, director general, Bert Swift; classification and tabular, M. M. Lindsay; rating, John Sullivan; general publicity, William Ritchie; news, Rev. Fletcher D. Par- ker; billboards, John Lancester; buttons, banners, posters, etc., Henry S. Hutchinson; mass meetings, William J. Springborn; newspaper advertis- ing, Bert Swift; four-minute-men, Asa Auger; publicity, churches and schools, Allen P. Keith; parade, Charles Serpa; war cabinet, A. P. Smith; navy, E. H. Cook; infantry, John Halliwell; artillery, C. A. W. Best; home guards, Rossa Moriarty; aviators, Thomas Hersom, Jr.
A committee of the War Chest still functions, caring for needy veter- ans with claims against the government due to war service during the period prior to the announcement of decision on cases. Immediately after the war, the sum of $160,000 was expended for shoes and clothing for returned soldiers and sailors.
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