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Photo of the Red Cross Training Class with Dorothy and Cora Weir in the back row.

Several women are standing up outside of a group of shelters on both sides of the path facing toward three people carrying a flag in the direction of the photographer.

At the point of the article the United States had not entered into WWI, and those going volunteered for service in the event that the U.S. would enter the war. Both Dorothy and Cora Weir were trained at this encampment.

The Cummings family had lived in Ridgefield for several generations, with William "Billy" Cummings being one of the first to die in the line of service for the U.S. from Ridgefield. A historic home, it had been a place of relaxation and joy in the…

The first photo is of Cora Weir sitting in her uniform while looking to the left and facing the camera. The second photo is of her standing outside of the American Red Cross station. There is a black background between the two photographs, and a…

It is an account on the food plan leading into the war and in the event of war. It was published in the Ridgefield Press.

The first two pages of the item are also discussing Ridgefield and the War, but the image had been damaged and is partially illegible.

These three pictures are of the American Legion post. "The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness." -American Legion Website