Indianapolis Women Begin Military Drill

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, June 25: A platoon of thirty-two young single women began infantry drill Monday evening at the Statehouse. Captain Sumner Clancy, of the state militia, conducted this first drill of Indianapolis women and complimented those present “on the enthusiasm which they displayed and their ability at grasping readily the idea of military drill and tactics.” The subject of appropriate uniforms will be discussed soon and the handling of firearms and target practice is planned. Mrs. Angeline Cullity Cook, acting secretary of the woman’s section of the State Council of Defense, hopes the enthusiasm of these women will spread among women of Indianapolis and a much larger number will be present at next Monday’s drill. Mrs. Cook is organizing these military units so women may be trained to protect themselves and their homes in case of invasion.

“Indianapolis Women Begin Military Drill,” The Indianapolis News, 25 June 1918, p. 7:2

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"Own A Home" Address Heard

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, June 20: The “Own Your Own Home” campaign received a strong endorsement yesterday in remarks by William Headrick and Judge James Collins to Nordyke & Marmon employees during a noon-time rally. The movement received further impetus when Headrick and Collins addressed a crowd at an evening meeting in Riverside Park. There is no more practical way to promote Americanism declared Headrick, “Than for each family to live in the security offered through owning its own home…The best debt in the world one can ever owe is that incurred through the purchase on payments of a home.” Through the several Indianapolis building and loan associations, the own-your-own-home idea has developed and “its effect upon the city has been one of wonderful growth and development,” Judge Collins observed. Even one of modest means can purchase a home.

“'Own A Home’ Address Heard,” The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 1918, p. 3:4

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