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The Dublin branch of the American Red Cross Society was formed May 1, 1917, almost immediately after this country had entered into the war, with Mrs. Annie E. Childs, President, and Mrs. Ella G. Mason, Secretary and Treasurer. On June 12 the organization voted to affiliate with the New Hamp- shire Chapter and this arrangement became effective June 15 of that year. The following officers were elected: Mrs. Annie E. Childs, President; Mrs. Idella M. Carey, Vice-President; Mrs. Ella G. Mason, Treasurer; Mrs. Grace B. Scribner, Secretary.
Meetings for work were held weekly thereafter, and finan- cial aid was contributed from the proceeds of entertainments by the Ladies' Social Circle and the summer residents. The society has met at various times in the vestry of the First (Unitarian) Church, at the residence of Mrs. John A. Gleason, at the "Casino" building, formerly connected with Leffing- well's Hotel, and more recently in the schoolroom of the town house. Thousands of articles for the soldiers have been made and sent to France including dressings, bandages, knitted garments, etc.
A revival of the knitting industry has resulted from this period of war activity, especially among the younger genera- tion who had hitherto known practically nothing of this useful art, but who now, in many instances, can rival the work of their grandmothers. The society has more than one thousand dol- lars in its treasury and one hundred and sixty-eight members; the officers remain the same as those of last year.
During the summer of 1917, the work of making Surgical Dressings was continued by the Dublin Branch of the Wom- en's Department, National Civic Federation, of which Mrs. William Brooks Cabot was Chairman, Mrs. Charles MacVeagh, Vice-Chairman, and Miss Elizabeth Jencks, Secretary and Treasurer. Mrs. Charles Frost Aldrich was Chairman of Sur- gical Dressings. The work was carried on in the barn work- room of the Learned cottage. In June of 1917 the Dublin Branch of the Red Cross voted to affiliate with the Civic
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Federation and thereafter the societies cooperated in the work of war relief. In 1918, the Surgical Dressings Committee having been absorbed by the Red Cross, Mrs. Charles F. Aldrich was appointed to the charge of the Dublin work and it was carried on at the Dublin Lake Club. Over one hundred and twenty thousand dressings were sent to France through the Surgical Dressings Committee of the Federation during these two years.
The great demand for doctors and nurses for the army during the last year of the war made it extremely difficult to properly care for all the sick at home, especially during the epidemic of the so-called "Spanish Influenza" which raged throughout this country and the world, during the winter of 1918-19. Our own physician, Dr. Childs, temporarily moved to East Jaffrey in the late fall, and in addition to his regular work here, assumed the practice of the two doctors from that town who had gone to the army.
A government act requiring the registration of all German enemy aliens became effective in 1918. The record of each was officially filed, and finger prints and photographs taken. But two such registrations were locally required; both, women. Seven alien men, who had previously been recorded in Boston, coming to town by permission, were compelled to file with the postmaster; a permit to leave in the fall was again re- quired. Milton D. Mason was local Chairman of the Com- mittee on Public Safety.
Signal lights at night from Monadnock Mountain, Pack Monadnock, and from the higher hilltops in surrounding towns during the summers of 1917-18, arrested the atten- · tion of citizens and were reported to authorities. Secret- service men worked on the case a considerable part of the time during the second summer in an effort to connect the lights with the work of submarines in sinking ships off the Atlantic coast, and also with the movement of troops from Camp Devens, the theory being that information was being relayed through these flashes from hill to hill. The fact that von Bernstoff, German Ambassador, had visited Dublin late in the season of 1916, and that plans to use Monadnock Mountain as a wireless base in case of an invasion of this country by Germany, were reported discovered among the seized papers found on Captain Franz von Papen, the German agent, seemed sufficient reasons for alarm. An effort to con- nect the Dean murder in Jaffrey with these lights was at-
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tempted, but up to this time nothing definite has been disclosed.
The great difficulty experienced in securing accurate rec- ords of soldiers who had fought in previous wars in this coun- try, early led to the appointment of a State Historian in 1917, Professor Richard W. Husband, of Dartmouth College, under authority of an act passed by the State Legislature in March, 1917, who in turn appointed an historian from every town in New Hampshire, to obtain exact data of local men in the service immediately upon enlistment, and complete their records to the end; they were then filed in Concord. Henry D. Allison was appointed Historian of Dublin.
On Sunday afternoon, September 15, 1918, at four o'clock, the Honor Roll of the Dublin "Boys," placed in front of the town hall, was dedicated. Printed invitations, by letter, and public notices were sent. A most beautiful autumnal day with the hazy warmth of early fall made possible the proceed- ings in the open air on the lawn of the First (Unitarian) Church. Nearly the entire population of the town assembled. An American flag over the speaker's table and flags of the Allied Nations in the rear, gave a fit setting to the occasion.
Charles MacVeagh, Esq., acted as Chairman, in the place of Mr. J. L. Mauran, who had been unexpectedly called away. The bugle call to "assembly" opened the exercises, and prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Lazenby. After the opening remarks by the Chairman, Mr. Basil King delivered an elo- quent and profound address. The bugle then called the au- dience to the opposite side of the street. Henry D. Allison stated that the Honor Roll had been made possible through the kindly suggestion and generous contribution of Mr. Edward A. Grozier, publisher of the Boston Post, who was passing his first season here. The balance of the necessary sum to secure it would be contributed by members of the families and friends of the "Boys."
The names were then read in the same order as they appear on the Roll, arranged according to the dates of their enlist- ment into the service. The audience then sang a verse of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and as the Chairman unveiled the beautiful Roll, Mrs. Robertson, to the tune of "America," most expressively sang:
"God save our noble men, Bring them safe home again, God save our men.
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ROGER A .WESTON
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CARLYLE V.NEWTON
HARRY D.ELLIOTT
ALMERIN M. GOWING
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HILDRETH M
ERNEST F.HENDERSON, JR.
ALLISON
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PAUL F.HANNAFORD
CHARLES P.CLUKAY
LOUIS C.EAVES
RICHARD S.MERYMAN
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GEORGE B.HENDERSON
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THOMAS A.HADLEY
C.HERBERT PORTER
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WILLIAM H.WALSH.
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HENRY K.LEIGHTON
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JOHN L.LEIGHTON
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ROBERT H.Mc CURDY
CLIFTON P.NAYLOR
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CHARLES P.PAIGE
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Make them victorious, Patient and chivalrous They are so dear to us, God save our men."
The bugle sounded "lights out"; Mr. Lazenby gave the benediction.
The work was designed by Mr. Gerome Brush, and executed in his studio in Dublin. The eagle is modelled in plaster, finished in gold leaf, and the United States shield is colored in red, white, and blue. The names are lettered in black on a white background. It is seven by nine feet in size.
DUBLIN'S MEN IN THE SERVICE
HILDRETH M. ALLISON
Private, Ordnance Department, U. S. Army. Occupation: Student. Single. Completed third year at Dartmouth College and entered the service four days later. Enlisted June 4, 1918; age, 21 years. Located at Fort Slocum, N. Y., Camp Raritan, N. J., Company B, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Company I. Discharged February 7, 1919. Re- turned to college and was chosen Class Poet for graduation.
SEYMOUR L. AUSTIN
Sergeant, Hospital Corps, U. S. Army. Occupation: Farmer. Single. Educated at Peterborough High School. Enlisted June 4, 1917; age, 17 years. Located at Camp Stuart, Va., 48th Infantry; Camp Sevier, S. C., 90th Infantry; Camp Hancock, Ga. Promotion: Sergeant, October 5, 1918. Discharged March 10, 1919.
NORMAN CABOT
Private, U. S. Army. Occupation: Student at Harvard University. Inducted into the service October 19, 1918. Located at Harvard S. A. T. C., Cambridge, Company G. Discharged December 9, 1918.
CHARLES P. CLUKAY
Petty Officer, U. S. Navy. Single. Educated in the Public Schools. Enlisted September 1, 1916; age, 18 years. Stationed at Newport, R. I., Training Ship Constellation; U. S. S. Tacoma. Promotions: Seaman, 2nd Seaman, Petty Officer. Now in the service.
LOUIS C. EAVES
Corporal, Aviation Corps, Balloon Division, U. S. Army. Occupation: Carpenter. Single. Educated at New Hampshire State College. En- listed March 16, 1918; age, 25 years. Located at Kelly Field, Texas, Arcadia, Cal., 52nd Balloon Co. Promotions: Carpenter, Corporal, July 1, 1918. Discharged January 24, 1919.
HARRY D. ELLIOTT
Electrician, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Single. Occupation : Student. Educated at New Hampshire State College. Enlisted April 26, 1917; age, 17 years. Stationed on the Training Ship Topeka, Portsmouth,
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Bumpkin Island, Hingham, Mass., Newport Radio School, R. I., Radio School, Cambridge, Mass. Promotions: Seaman, Electrician, Third Radio. Discharged February 19, 1919.
ALMERIN M. GOWING
Corporal. Photographic Department Signal Corps, U. S. Army. Occu- pation: Art Student. Single. Educated at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. Enlisted February 5, 1918; age, 21 years. 55th Service Company. Located at Columbia University, N. Y., Camp Merritt, N. J., Paris, France. Promotion: Corporal, January, 1919. Now in the service overseas.
LELAND W. GRAY
Wagoner, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. Army. Occupation: Mechanic. Married. Came here from Pepperell, Mass. Educated in the High School and Business College. After twice volunteering and being re- jected for physical defects was inducted into the service July 13, 1919; age, 22 years. Battery B, 37th Artillery. Located at Durham College, Fort Hancock, N. J., Camp Eustis, Va., Camp Lee, Va. Discharged December 18, 1918.
THOMAS A. HADLEY
First-Class Private, Infantry, U. S. Army. Occupation: Teamster. Married. Came here from Spofford, N. H. Inducted into the service July 25, 1918; age, 27 years. Company H, 74th Infantry, 12th Divi- sion. Located at Camp Devens, Mass. Discharged January 22, 1919.
PAUL F. HANNAFORD
Sergeant, Emergency Engineers, U. S. Army. Single. Occupation: Electrician. Educated at Wentworth Institute, Boston. Enlisted April 26, 1918; age, 26 years. Located at Durham College, Camp Devens, Mass. Promotions: Corporal, August 11, 1918, Sergeant, November 1, 1918. Discharged January 28, 1919.
ERNEST F. HENDERSON, Jr.
Ensign, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Occupation: Student. Single. Educated at Harvard University. Enlisted April 3, 1917; age, 20 years. Signal Corps, Radio Operator, Cambridge, Mass., Rockland, Me. Relieved from Radio service August 24, 1917, Naval Aviation Ground School, M. I. T., October 1. Hampton Roads, Va., Pensacola, Fla., France, Italy. Promotion: Ensign, February 27, 1918. September 21, flew from Italy back to France over the Alps. Returned to United States February, 1919. Discharged March 15, 1919.
GEORGE B. HENDERSON
2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. Army. Occupation: Student. Single. Educated at Harvard University and the University of Wisconsin. En- listed August 27, 1917; age, 23 years. 330th Regiment. Located at Fort Sheridan, Ill., Camp Sherman, Ohio, France. Promotion: 2nd Lieutenant, November 27, 1917. Now in the service overseas.
GEORGE E. LEIGHTON
Ensign, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Occupation: Student. Single Educated at Harvard University. Enlisted July 26, 1918; age, 2
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years. Naval Reserves, Naval Overseas and Transportation Service Logistic Data Board, New York City. Promotion: Ensign, July 26, 1918. Discharged March 10, 1919.
JOHN L. LEIGHTON
Ensign, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Occupation: Student. Single. Educated at Harvard University. Enlisted April 16, 1917; age, 20 years. Stationed "Tanniwher," U. S. S. Harvard, U. S. S. Leviathan; at- tached to Staff of Admiral William S. Sims. Commander U. S. Naval Forces, Europe. Promotions: Coxswain, Yeoman, Ensign. Discharged March 14, 1919.
HENRY K. LEIGHTON
Seaman, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Occupation: Student. Single. Educated in Preparatory Schools. Enlisted March 5, 1918; age, 21 years. Naval Reserves. Located at U. S. Customs House, New York City. Discharged December 5, 1918.
RICHARD S. MERYMAN
1st Lieutenant, Engineers, U. S. Army. Occupation: Artist. Single. Educated at Boston Art Institutions. Enlisted September 17, 1917, after having previously served in France in the Ambulance Corps. Age, 37 years. 40th Engineers. Located with the American Expedi- tionary Forces, France. Discharged March 15, 1919.
ROBERT H. MCCURDY
Private, Infantry, U. S. Army. Occupation: Laborer. Married while in the service. Came here from Troy, N. H. Educated in the Public Schools. Inducted into the service July 25, 1918; age, 30 years. Com- pany E, 42nd Infantry, 12th Division. Located at Camp Devens, Mass., Camp Upton, N. Y. Discharged January 24, 1919.
CLIFTON P. NAYLOR
Private, Marine Corps. Occupation: Painter. Married. Educated in the Public Schools. Enlisted April 19, 1917; age, 22 years. Battalion Machine-Gun Company, 6th Regiment. Located at Charlestown Navy Yard, Mass., New London, Conn., Quantico, Va., France. Wounded and gassed; particulars lacking. Now in the service overseas.
CARLYLE V. NEWTON
Private, Infantry, U. S. Army. Occupation: Farmer. Single. Came here from Colchester, Vt. Educated at the High School. Inducted into the service June 8, 1918; age, 22 years. 303rd Infantry, Q. M. C. De- tachment, 76th Division. Located at Camp Devens, Mass., France. Now in the service overseas.
CHARLES P. PAIGE
Private, Field Artillery, U. S. Army. Occupation: Junior partner Dublin Auto Company. Single. Educated at Colby Academy. En- listed May 28, 1917; age, 20 years. Battery D, 103rd Field Artillery, 26th Division. Located at Concord, N. H., Boxford, Mass., Newport News, Va., France. The 26th Division was engaged in the Battles of Chemin des Dames, Toul Sector, Château-Thierry, St. Mihiel, Verdun, Meuse-Argonne, etc. Discharged April 29, 1919.
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C. HERBERT PORTER
Private, Motor Transport Corps, U. S. Army. Occupation: Chauffeur. Single. Educated at Marlborough High School. Enlisted December 5, 1917; age, 27 years. Motor Truck Company, 388. Located at Fort Slocum, N. Y., Fort Ringgold, Texas, Camp Logan, Texas, Motor Transport Company 678, Camp Upton, N. Y. Discharged April 4, 1919.
JUNIUS A. RICHARDS
1st Lieutenant, Army Aviation, U. S. Army. Occupation: In Business, Boston. Single. Educated at Harvard University. Enlisted April 16, 1917; age, 24 years. Located at Minneola, L. I., Selfridge Field, Mich., 9th Aëro Squadron; England, Commanding American Aviation Field at Grantham; Air Service Headquarters, London. In charge of all U. S. Air Service personnel in Scotland, July to November, 1918. Pro- motion: 1st Lieutenant, July 14, 1917. Discharged December 22, 1918.
CHARLES R. THOMAS
Sergeant, Infantry, U. S. Army. (Regulars.) Occupation: Chief Tele- phone Operator. Single. Educated at Peterborough High School. En- listed May 29, 1917; age, 28 years. Company D, 9th U. S. Infantry, 2nd Division. Located at Fort Slocum, N. Y., Syracuse, N. Y., and in France. Participated in the battles of St. Mihiel, Verdun Sector, Châ- teau-Thierry, Belleau Wood. Gassed at Château-Thierry July 4, 1918. Promotions: Private, First Class, July 1, 1917, Mechanic, July 20, 1917. Supply Sergeant, July, 1918. Discharged March 14, 1919.
WILLIAM H. WALSH
Lieutenant, U. S. Navy. Married. Educated at Princeton University, U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Enlisted July 3, 1903; age, 19 years. Stationed on U. S. S. Virginia, Training Ship Chesapeake. Pro- motions: Ensign, Lieutenant. Retired March 3, 1911. In 1917, In- spector of Engineering Material, Aeronautics, Bureau Steam Engineer- ing, U. S. Navy, Detroit, Mich. Now in the service.
ROGER A. WESTON
Private, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. Army. Occupation: Printer. Single. Educated at Peterborough High School. Enlisted July 6, 1918; age, 18 years. 73rd Coast Artillery Corps. Located at Fort Adams, R. I., France. Discharged December 30, 1918.
Of the above twenty-five men who entered the service, thirteen were students or graduates of colleges, or of the higher educational institutions; eight more attended high or preparatory schools, and four had common-school educations.
At the last school meeting held March 11, 1919, it was voted "that the School District transfer all its claims in the old Number 1 School-house to the Town of Dublin, for His- torical Purposes."
There may the Honor Roll be suitably preserved!
Many of our enlisted men in the camps regretted that the opportunity to go overseas did not come to them. Had the
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war continued a few weeks longer, a considerable number more would have been gratified; but on November 11, 1919, Germany accepted the terms of the armistice; fighting ceased, the most terrible of all wars was over, and Dublin rejoiced with the world.
At the annual Town Meeting, held on March 11, 1919, it was voted to raise and appropriate three hundred dollars, to arrange a reception for the returning soldiers. A committee of five was chosen to carry out the plan, consisting of Clesson E. Gowing, Robert C. Woodward, Henry D. Allison, John A. Gleason and Harry F. Mason. It is hoped that the reception can be held early in the summer.
There are many names of soldiers whose records we would like to include in this History, but it is necessary to confine the list to those whose legal residence at the time of enlist- ment was Dublin, and who have been officially credited to the town by the State Department at Concord. Some of these boys lived just over the line in an adjoining town but at- tended school here, or mingled in the social life of the com- munity. Others lived in Dublin in childhood, or in later life, and moved away. But it seems proper to mention their names; also the Summer Resident boys who have passed many sea- sons in town:
Lieutenant ARTHUR T. APPLETON, 2nd Development Battalion, En- gineers, Camp Humphrey, Va.
Sailsmaker HOWARD BURTON, U. S. Navy.
Major NORMAN D. COTA, Instructor in Tactics, U. S. Military Academy, West Point, N. Y.
- Private DICK R. EAVES, 56th Balloon Co.
Private WAYLAND P. FROST, Artillery Officers' Training School, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky.
Private JOHN HERMAN MILLER, 12th Supply Train, Camp Devens, Mass. Died in camp of influenza, September 28, 1918.
Private BURTON A. WILLARD, Auto Mechanic, 57th Ammunition Train.
Private WARREN WHEELER, Headquarters Co., Camp Devens, Mass.
IN SERVICE OVERSEAS
Captain F. ELLIOT ADAMS, 307th Infantry.
Sergeant THEODORE F. ALLISON, Sanitary Train, 3rd Division; with Army of Occupation, Germany.
Wagoner ROBERT W. ALLISON, Ambulance Co. No. 8; with Army of Occupation, Germany.
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Bugler FORRESTER COULTER, U. S. Marines, France.
Private AMIE J. DION, 103rd Infantry, 26th Division.
Seaman ALBERT DEMANCHE, U. S. Navy.
Sergeant DON A. EAVES, Motor Transport Co. 309.
Sergeant GUY A. EAVES, 301st Supply Train.
Corporal JOHN E. MCLAUGHLIN, 103rd Infantry, 26th Division.
Private EDWARD NESBIT, Medical Department, 28th Engineers.
Lieutenant JOHN EARL SEWELL, Canadian Royal Air Forces.
Lieutenant ROBERT SEWELL, Canadian Royal Air Forces.
Private CLARENCE E. STRONG, 103rd Infantry, 26th Division. Private JAMES VENABLE, 326th Infantry.
Corporal ARTHUR J. WINSLOW, 103rd Infantry, 26th Division. Dec- orated on Feb. 19, 1919, "for extraordinary heroism in action near Bois de St. Remy, France, Sept. 12, 1918."
SUMMER RESIDENTS
Lieutenant-Colonel HUGH CABOT, in charge of Harvard Red Cross Unit, France.
Major GRENVILLE CLARK, Adjutant General's Office, Washington; in charge of Military Training Camps.
Ensign PHILIP M. CHILDS, U. S. Navy.
Ensign THOMAS DURFEE, Naval Aviation, U. S. Navy.
Colonel JOEL E. GOLDTHWAIT, Medical Reserve, Orthopedic Sur- geon, England and France. Awarded distinguished service medal. Originator of the "development battalion," which was introduced in every army camp in this country and in the Amer- ican expeditionary force; a great number of men found to be slightly defective physically were restored to health and made fit for service.
Lieutenant JOEL GOLDTHWAIT, Artillery, U. S. Army.
Sergeant ALBERT BUSHNELL HART, Jr., Medical Corps, U. S. Army. Field Testing Section, Gas Defense Division, France.
Sergeant ADRIAN PUTNAM HART, Medical Corps, U. S. Army. Field Testing Section, Gas Defense Division, France.
Major F. CLINTON KIDNER, Medical Reserve, Orthopedic Surgeon, served in various hospitals in England.
Major BRADLEY MARTIN, Infantry, U. S. Army, France.
Lieutenant THOMAS H. McKITTRICK, Jr., U. S. Infantry, Intelligence Officer, Liverpool, Cardiff, and France.
E. C. STERLING MCKITTRICK, Wynne-Bevan Ambulance Corps. Italian Red Cross awarded him the Silver Medal for Merit, and he received from the King of Italy the Bronze Medal for Valor. Lieutenant ROGERS MACVEAGH, 348th Field Artillery, U. S. Army, A. E. F., France. Later at Headquarters, Ninth Army Corps.
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Captain EWEN C. MACVEAGH, 5th Field Artillery, U. S. Army, A. E. F., France. Later at Headquarters, Second Army Corps. Major LINCOLN MACVEAGH, 318th Infantry, U. S. Army, A. E. F., France. Later at Headquarters, 80th Division.
Lieutenant CHARLES MACVEAGH, Jr., Infantry, U. S. Army. In- structor S. A. T. C., Columbia University, N. Y.
FRANCIS MACVEAGH served in the Ambulance Corps in France; de- fective vision prevented his enlistment.
These five brothers are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Charles MacVeagh. Charles and Francis are twins.
Lieutenant-Colonel HARLEIGH PARKHURST, Field Artillery, U. S. Army. Instructor in School of Fire, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Prov- ing Station, Lakehurst, N. J.
Ensign CHANNING STOWELL, U. S. Navy.
Lieutenant WILLIAM C. STRIBBLING, Jr., Royal Air Force, England. Service in Mesopotamia. Previously served in Norton-Harjes Ambulance Section, France.
L. ELLSWORTH THAYER, Naval Reserves, U. S. Navy. Served in France in the Ambulance Corps in 1916; returning, gradu- ated from Amherst College, then entered the Navy. Now engaged in Relief Work in Syria.
Lieutenant CUSHING TOPPAN, 282nd Aëro Squadron, U. S. Army; Air Service, Headquarters, London, England.
Corporal CHARLES F. TOPPAN, 55th Regiment Heavy Artillery, U. S. Army, A. E. F., France. Took part in the Second Battle of the Marne, Operations on the Vesle and the entire Argonne- Meuse Offensive.
War-time duties of present or past Dublin residents and cottagers include the work of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith in helping the Society for the Relief of French Orphan Children; they have made three trips to France during the war to study the situation and on returning, have lectured throughout the country; they have raised over $200,000 for this fund. Mr. Smith has served as an entertainer at the Y. M. C. A. huts at the front, and is at present in France engaged in this work.
Miss Eleanor F. Cabot enlisted with the American Red Cross Society to do Nurses' Aid. She was commissioned for Child Welfare work and arrived in France December 24, 1917. On June 25, 1918, she was transferred to the Military Serv- ice, American Expeditionary Forces, and later to the French- Service de Santé, which brought her duties close up to the front. After the signing of the armistice she went with the Balkan Unit to northern Albania, where she is now engaged.
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In the absence of railroad accommodations the method of travelling is on horseback with Italian cavalry horses supplied by that government.
Professor Harvey C. Hayes, of the Physics Department, Swarthmore College, conducted experimental work at the submarine base in New London, Conn., and perfected a listen- ing device for detecting U-boats.
Captain J. M. Reeves, whose family summered here several seasons, commanded the battleship Maine.
Captain Henry Copley Greene first went to France in 1916, when he worked for six months for an English committee of the French Wounded Emergency Fund, motoring through Southern and Central France and delivering hospital supplies and making visits to the many local hospitals. After six months in this country he returned in April, 1917, for the same work, but since September, 1917, has been a delegate of the American Red Cross Reconstruction Service in and about Noyon, Compiègne, and Laon. He has been twice decorated, once with the Médaille de la Reconnaissance, a decoration given for service to the French civilians during the war, and with the Croix de Guerre, awarded him especially for his aid in the evacuation of sick and old people under shell fire during the last offensive.
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