Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-01-23 | Page 1 | Former First Lady of Land Wins Honor in War Work

Former First Lady o of f Land W Wins V ins Honor in W War ar Work Jr i. i i I t 1 c 4 2 I y lAr f j 1 Y v THOMAS 1 J ll ESTO JR JIt i t 1 Mrs Preston Who Was Wasi Grover Cleveland's Wife I Elected to Important Task I I I In Republican Herald Sp Special daI I New e York CIt City Jan 22 Mrs Thomas Thornas Thom Thorn as J. J Preston Jr form formerly r Mrs Grover Cleveland an and first lady ady of or the land has been heen elected a member of ot the ex executive executive executive ex- ex committee of or the National Se Security Security Se- Se league She he Is the first woman so 80 honored She has Joined the e executive ecu I e staff starr of or orthe the league as secretary of or the com com- committee committee on patriotism through education tiomi tion through which the league is 18 promoting promoting promoting pro pro- a campaign throughout the countr country to awaken the people to a re realization realization realization re- re of the time true meaning of the tho war 1 and the necessity for Cor Its Ils efficient and aggressive prosecution Sets Set Self to In Big Hie task Dr Thomas J J. Preston is also a member member member mem mem- ber of oC the Ica leagues league's uc staff starr having some sometime sometime sometime time ago volunteered his services ser as chairman of the speakers' speakers bureau Mrs Preston Is at her desk deMI in the time new offices of oC the security league 1 ID 19 i in W. W I fourth Forty street daH daily conductIng conductIng conducting conduct- conduct l Ing the voluminous correspondence connected with the work of oC her committee committee com com- I I which now extends Into every cry state In the union In accepting the of ot the thet t r i ti th h h 11 01 u cation H. H commit commit- i o tong I tee Mrs Irs Preston wrote Jote Dr Dl Rob Robert rt M. M r. r McElroy educational J I director of ot the c url lc league e who ls l s chairman ot of the he committee as ns' ns ton follows follows- ws I r am un happy In accepting this opportunity opportunity op op- to work worl with the league I ICan Ican Ican can think of or no way in which I could moro more surel surely contribute contribute In my share to the present needs of or our country than by joining in the ver very Important work ork which your bureau has undertaken to Wed ed d Hero Mrs Irs Preston Is IR making only one resI res- res atlon In her hel dedication of or her time tine timeto I to the war ivar work She means to knock off and scurry across to England if It possible when her daughter Esther Cleveland the White House bab baby marries Captain Bosanquet of or the Coldstream guards guard When that will bo be depends on the war The captain who has been decorated with the distinguished distin distin- distinguished service order Is In action on tho ho continent Miss Cleveland went to England last summer ummer and IB Is a volunteer nurse at St. St Home for Cor Blinded Soldiers Sol Sol- diers