Dodge County GaArchives Military Records.....World War Activities ww1 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 December 27, 2004, 11:57 pm World War Activities WORLD WAR ACTIVITIES. SOON AFTER WAR was declared upon Germany by the United States, Mrs. T. H. Edwards, Mrs. Sig Harris and Mrs. Walter Clements began plans for organizing a Red Cross Chapter in the county. At a mass meeting held at the court house, which was attended by men and women from all over the county, a chapter was organized known as the Dodge County Chapter of the American Red Cross, with the following officers: Chairman, D. D. Smith; Vice-Chairman, Mrs. T. H. Edwards; Treasurer, T. H. Prince. The first contribution was $1,366.35. A work room was established in the Sunday school rooms of the Methodist Church, with Mrs. Sig Harris and Mrs. W. M. Clements in charge. All the women's organizations of the town co-operated in the work and thousands of garments, knitted garments, etc., were made, also surgical dressings of all kinds. Mrs. W. H. Clements was at the head of the Home Service Department, with Col. M. J. Carswell as treasurer. Their duty was to help the families of the soldiers who were in distress or needy circumstances, and to help them in getting in touch with their boys at the front. The amount of work done in both branches of the Red Cross can never be fully recorded, but Dodge County went over the top in all phases of war work, responding with generosity to every call. Mr. Prince resigned as treasurer of the chapter, and Miss Maude Peacock was elected in his place. After a few months Miss Peacock resigned, and Mrs. W. P. Cobb was elected, which position she held until the chapter was disbanded after the war. As the increased demands for supplies came the United States Government began launching the Liberty Loan drives, and the Thrift and War Savings Stamps were put out for those who felt they could not afford to buy the larger bonds. As each of the five calls came the people of Dodge County responded generously and went over the top. With so large a number of men in service the casualty lists which appeared daily in the newspapers were scanned with fear and apprehension by all the relatives and friends of those who were away. The first Dodge County boy to pay the supreme sacrifice was Albert M. Hargrove, one of the most popular and most beloved young men of Eastman. He was Corporal of the 5th Marines, and was killed in the battle of Chateau Thierry or Belleau Woods, when the 5th and 6th Marines turned the tide of battle there. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF DODGE COUNTY COPYRIGHT 1932 By MRS. WILTON PHILIP COBB Printed by FOOTE & DAVIES CO., ATLANTA. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dodge/military/ww1/other/gmt153worldwar.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb