The Honor roll of Livingston County, Michigan, U.S.A., 1917-1918-1919.

Mrs. Huntington Miss Sharpe Mrs. Farnsworth

Women's Committee
COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
Mrs. W. C. Huntington, Chairman.

An auxiliary of the Woman's Committee for
Livingston County was organized in Howell in
August, 1917. The officers were Miss Helen S.
Norton, honorary chairman; Mrs. W. C. Huntington, chairman; Mrs. W. S. Farnsworth, vice chairman; Miss E. Alma Sharpe, secretary and treasurer, all of whom were retained in office till the
work was finished, May, 1919.
The county was divided into four units, which
included all the townships. Mrs. Huntington was
chairman of the Howell unit, Mrs. Hugh Aldrich,
of the Fowlerville unit, Mrs. John Strick, of the
Brighton unit and Mrs. C. VanWinkle, of the
Pinckney unit. A chairman was appointed for
each township, and each township chairman had

a worker in each school district. In this way
every woman in the county was reached.
The County Chairman was also County Chairman of Food Conservation, and this organization
was called upon to do that work which was to distribute literature and to obtain signatures to the
food pledge cards sent out by the Food Administration. 92 per cent of the women of Livingston County signed the cards.
The registration of the women of the county
for any war work proved their patriotism. 95
per cent registered. Some school districts reported 100 per cent.
The organization in every way rendered efficient service.

THE FOUR MINUTE MEN OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY

The Four Minute Men of Livingston County
were organized with Willis L. Lyons, as chairman. They took an active part in all the patriotic
drives, speaking in the school houses, churches
and theatres, and were great factors in putting
Livingston County "over the top" in all the Red
Cross, Y. M. C. A., and Liberty Loan campaigns.
Their rule was that their cause was strong and
that they could afford to be frank and open, ready
to concede doubt, wherever doubt rightfully existed, and making no claims beyond what they
knew to be true, and thus standing on the rock
of fairness, honesty being their armor, frankness
and fairness their weapons.
After becoming a candidate for Prosecuting
Attorney, W. L. Lyons resigned so that the
Four Minute Men's work might not be said to
be connected with political affairs. A. Riley

Crittenden was appointed chairman, serving until the end of the war.
W. L. LYONS.
A. Riley Crittenden had been engaged in the
Four Minute Men activities in St. Charles, Michigan, previous to his work in Livingston County.
As a member of that team he had spoken in
four states besides Michigan.
Mr. Lyons and Mr. Crittenden were awarded
the "honor emblem" of the Four Minute Men.
Each member of the Four Minute Men was given
the "bar pin."
In this connection it should be mentioned that
the energetic and efficient state chairman of the
Four Minute Men of Michigan was Edmund C.
Shields of Lansing, an old Howell boy, born and
raised in Livingston County.

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