Five lists were then prepared, one retained for the records of the local board, one copy posted in a conspicuous place in the courthouse, one copy given out for publication by the press, and two remaining copies furnished to the state authorities and the offices of the provost marshal general at Washington. In order then to designate with the utmost impartiality the sequence in which registrants qualified for military service should be called as needed, a single national drawing was held on July 20, 1917, for those who had registered June 5th.

In August, J. A. Rodman was appointed county appeal agent and instructed to examine and appeal certain classes of exemption claims. A girls' Red Cross corps that was working in support of the campaign by August 16th, had raised $267.00. The girls who were particularlv active were: Marian

Heard, Anna Belian, Louise Prouty, Helen Nelson, Lucille Moss, Madonna Mathers, Nadine Lockwood, Lela Forsling, Francis Overton, Lucille Harris, America Rodman, Lorena Belian, Liaza Maginnis, 1 >< ris Fickes, Bernice Kronkright, Nina Mandrell, Margaret Fisher.

Liberty Loan Work

In September, Senator B. K. Bushee made a trip to Omaha to serve on the committee of arrangements for the next liberty loan campaign. About this time County Clerk H. C. Amos accepted the position of cashier of the Citizens State Bank and thus resigned the place on the County Elective Service Board.

In November. 1917. Kimball was assigned a quota of $1,500 for the Y. M. C. A. drive. This county for that work was in the district with Box Butte. Banner, Scotts Blurt. Cheyenne, Morrill. Kimball, Deuel. The work was to begin on November 12th. and on November 9th a meeting was held at Fraternity Hall to organize the campaign. By November 22nd. Kimball had more than doubled its assigned quota.