Pershing Calls Y M C A Recruits for Overseas Duty
Renewed appeals from Gen Pershing and Gen Foch prompt a new YMCA drive to recruit about 4000 business and professional men for overseas service this summer. New York City alone adds 1000 volunteers, with 3000 more sought nationwide, as YMCA workers signal the need for leaders and versatile hut secretaries to sustain morale among troops in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
YM. C. A
General Pershing
Ambassador Sharp
Motor Transport Service
Great Khaki College
Western Front
War Personnel Board
Central Military Department
Middle Western States
Y. MC. A
Illinois
Chicago
Ohio
Iowa
Indiana
Kentucky
Colorado
Kansas
Mskan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Canada
Washington Iowa Street Improvement Notice 1918
Notice to property owners about a July 30 1918 resolution of necessity for grading curbing guttering and paving Clara Barton Street in Washington Iowa from Iowa Avenue to William Perry Wells Park with adjacent properties assessed. Hearing set August 20 1918 at 5 pm in City Hall for objections and possible amendment. Mauck mayor Kellogg city clerk.
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City of
Washington
Iowa
City of Washington
Clara Barton
Iowa Avenue
William Perry Well
Said
J. H. Wilson
South Washington
Said City
South Third Avenue
Washington County Hospital
William Perry Wells Park
O. K. Mauck
S. J. Kellogg
Red Cross Draws Surge of Doctors for Overseas Service
Des Moines August 1 Doctor A E Kepford at state Red Cross headquarters says the car to recruit physicians for overseas service is receiving rapid response with daily calls from high standing doctors both locally and long distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Kepford
The
Red Cross
Des Moines
A. E. Kepford
Army Reclamation Eliminates Waste at Camp Kearney
At Camp Kearney San Diego August 1 the fortieth division reclamation and conservation unit has grown to nearly 400 personnel with plans to double. The shop repairs shoes and clothing, repurposes scrap canvas and old tents, and sells unusable pieces as scrap while keeping uniforms and gear reusable. The print shop recycles paper and makes scratch pads, and volunteers praise the camp’s recreation and athletic programs directed by Capt. John L. Griffith and allied officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Kearney
San Diego
Cal
Fortieth Division
Reclamation Department
Conservation and Reclamation Division
Quartermaster Department
Camp Dodge Tops Army Training In Athletic Work
Des Moines Aug 1 The eighty eighth national army division at Camp Dodge has had more thorough systematic and complete training in athletic work than any other post in the United States Fr W Marvel member of the war department commission on training
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Griffith
Pirhtw
Griffith
Seret
Earl Caddock
Mike Gibbons
War Department
National Army
Des Moines
Eighty Eighth National Army Division
Camp Dodge
United States
W. Marvel
Commission On Training
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Pershing
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
Evening Journal
Capt. Griffith
Drug Sherman’s Store
Washington, Iowa
David Adler
L. E. Maplethorpe
Chautauqua
Hruby Bohemian Orchestra
John Miller
Maud Stevens Company
Crawford Adams Company
Metropolitan Glee Club
Chicago Preachers’ Quartet
H. Gordon Ross
Lorado Taft
Harold C. Kessenger
Peat
Cleveland
Ypres
Vimy Ridge
Cambrai
Somme
St. Elio
Marie van Gastel
Belgium
Private Peat
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