Memoirs of the Miami valley . Township—E. L. Crane, R. R. Tippecanoe City; Mrs. L. , R. R. Tippecanoe City. Newton Township—W. Deeter,R. R. Bradford; Mrs. Frank Longenecker, Pleasant Hill. Staun-ton Township—Geo. Rehmerth, R. R. Troy; Mrs. M. E. Thomas,R. R. Troy. Union Township—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ammon. Pots-dam, Ohio. Bethel Township—Sumner Senseman. TippecanoeCity; R. H. Deam, Phonetown. Concord Township—Harry Shaefer,R. R. Troy; Mrs. Harry Duncan, R. R, Troy. Elizabeth Township—Frank E. Thomas, R. R. New Carlisle; Mrs, Martin Rehmerth,R. R. Troy. Lost Creek Township—Chas. Rogers,
Memoirs of the Miami valley . Township—E. L. Crane, R. R. Tippecanoe City; Mrs. L. , R. R. Tippecanoe City. Newton Township—W. Deeter,R. R. Bradford; Mrs. Frank Longenecker, Pleasant Hill. Staun-ton Township—Geo. Rehmerth, R. R. Troy; Mrs. M. E. Thomas,R. R. Troy. Union Township—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ammon. Pots-dam, Ohio. Bethel Township—Sumner Senseman. TippecanoeCity; R. H. Deam, Phonetown. Concord Township—Harry Shaefer,R. R. Troy; Mrs. Harry Duncan, R. R, Troy. Elizabeth Township—Frank E. Thomas, R. R. New Carlisle; Mrs, Martin Rehmerth,R. R. Troy. Lost Creek Township—Chas. Rogers, Casstown; Hale, R. R. Troy. Under the leadership of Miss Ellen Wheeler, the Junior RedCross organized in the schools of the county made a remarkablerecord. As the result of a vigorous county-v/ide campaign, a mem-bership of 3, school children was attained and general interestin this branch became very pronounced. Red Cross plays weregiven, sales of various kinds were held and money was raised in. THE STORY OF MIAMI COUNTY 543 many ways to swell the treasury of the organization. The chil-dren also knitted and sewed, knitting 735 articles, the expendituresof the Junior Chapter amounting to $ Many, if not all theschool teachers worked long and faithfully after school hours inbringing this branch to a success. No sooner had the armistice been signed and the pressing needfor such great quantities of supplies been lessened than a call,equally imperative but right at our doors, came to the Red Cross. The epidemic of influenza which swept over the country withsuch fatal results exhausted the supply of medical and nursing aidand onlv the heroic efforts of volunteer workers prevented a stillgreater number of deaths. With the nursing staff of every hospitalin the country greatly reduced by the call from overseas, and thenumber of physicians lessened by the same cause, it was impossibleto provide adequate care for the thousands of suffering
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