Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1917 — LOCAL DEFENSE COUNCIL MET [ARTICLE]

LOCAL DEFENSE COUNCIL MET

TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND APPOINTED COMMITTEES FOR COUNTY. • At a meeting held in the office of George H. McLain Tuesday afternoon the following members of the Jasper County Council of Defense attended: Frank Welsh, Ora T. Ross, George H. McLain and L. fl. Hamilton. On instruction furnished by the State Council of Defense a number of committees are required. Chairman Welsh appointed a chairman for each of these committee and this chairman is in turn to complete his committee. The following are the committees and their respective chairmen: Public Policy, Judge C. W. Hanley. Advisory, George H. McLain. Finance, James N. Leatherman. Publicity, Frank E. Babcock. Legal, Moses Leopold. Co-ordination of Societies, S. C. Irwin.

Sanitation and Medicine, Dr. E. C. English. Food Supply and Conservation, Stewart Learning. Survey and Organization of Man Power, Harvew W. Wood, Jr. Industrial Survey and Preparedness, Dr. E. N. Loy. Public Morals, J. B. Fleming. Labor, Hiram Day. Military Affairs, J. M. Sauser. Protection, O. K. Rainier. Transportation: Steam, W. C. Babcock; Electric and Motor, W. L. Bott. Educational Section, M. L. Sterrett. The Four-Minute Men come under this section and for this C. Ross Dean was assigned the city of Rensselaer. Women Activities, Mrs. Ora Ross. Employers’ Co-operation, B. J. Jarrette. Coal, Harry Hartley. Shipping Interests, W. H. Beam. The office of George H. McLain was made the headquarters for the county council. All chairmen are requested to fill their committees and to get busy at once. , _ * For information address the State Council of Defense, Indianapolis, and state your committee.