Photograph of Girls of the National Honor Guard on an Errand of Mercy
Summary
Original caption: They are on their way to one of the hospitals carrying fruit and flowers for the wounded soldiers and sailors. They are: Miss Theodore Booth--National President (daughter of Ballington Booth) Miss Vera Royer, Miss Gus Davis and Miss Louise Keller. The National Honor Guard quietly did various kinds of work during 1917-18. A hundred girls were trained for practical war work; a writing and reading room were maintained at the Mexican border and an individual canteen work was carried on while the militia guarded our bridges. The women worked at many recruiting stations and have given aid in Liberty Loan and War Saving campaigns.
American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs
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Date
01/05/1918
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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