November 11 is the date upon which World War I ended – the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. It had been known as Armistice Day, but in 1954 it was renamed Veterans Day in the United States. In other countries, it is called Remembrance Day.
The haunting poem, In Flanders Fields, was written by John McCrae, M.D., a Lieutenant Colonel in the Canadian Army during World War I. He was a Zeta Psi from the University of Toronto chapter. McCrae wrote the poem after the May 2, 1915 death and burial of his friend and former student Lieutenant Alexis Hannum Helmer. McCrae died of pneumonia on January 28, 1918, while commanding No. 3 Canadian General Hospital (McGill) at Boulogne.
Posts about NPC Women in World War I
I’ve written many posts about the contributions made by NPC women during World War I. Here are links to those posts.
Panhellenic “Refugees” Meet at Sea as World War I Begins
“War Work” by NPC Groups During World War I
World War I “Hello Girls” Led by Grace Banker, a Gamma Phi Beta
R. Louise Fitch, Delta Delta Delta, #notablesororitywomen, #WHM2017
Alexine and Marion Mitchell, Kappa Kappa Gamma, #notablesororitywomen, #WHM2017
Florence Patterson, Gamma Phi Beta, #WHM2018, #notablesororitywomen
Blanche Grand-Maitre, Alpha Xi Delta, #notablesororitywomen, #WHM2017
Gertrude Falkenhagen (Bonde), Alpha Omicron Pi, #notablesororitywomen, #WHM2017
Jeanette Barrows, Alpha Delta Pi, #notablesororitywomen #WHM2017
Dr. May Agness Hopkins, Zeta Tau Alpha, #notablesororitywomen, #WHM2017
Grace Lumpkin, Phi Mu, on Founders’ Day, #notablesororitywomen #WHM2017
Eva Orrick Bandel Wilson, Alpha Phi, #notablesororitywomen #WHM2017
Mary Ann Newcomb (Cornwell), Sigma Kappa, #amazingsororitywoman, #WHM2017
Two Alpha Gamma Delta Yeomanettes, #notablesororitywomen, #WHM2017
#WHM – Grace Wilkie, Chi Omega
#WHM – Gladys Gilpatrick, AΔΠ, and the Pillar in Memorial Stadium
P.E.O.s Knitting for the Navy League During World War I
William C. Levere compiled The History of Sigma Alpha Epsilon in the World War. Published by the George Banta Company in 1928, it was indeed a labor of love for “Billy” Levere, who himself served the county. He and more than 7,000 Sigma Alpha Epsilons answered the call to service. May 3, 1917 in the Lives of Some @SAE1856 During World War I.
Grace Banker, Gamma Phi Beta
