More U.S. Flags Than Ever in DeKalb Schools As Tensions Mount in 1917

From the March 8, 2017, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1917, 100 Years Ago.

"Mrs. James Dresser, patriotic instructor in the Women's Relief Corps has an interesting report to make.  She has visited the schools of DeKalb and some outside the city and has found more flags displayed than ever before."

As tensions between the United States and Germany ramp up.

he Women's Relief Corps was an auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Union veterans formed after the Civil War.

--DaCoot