Maud ran the local Red Cross and recited at recruiting meetings and fund
raisers, and Ewan invited recruiters to his churches in Leaskdale and Zephyr.
Ewan even wrote an indignant letter to the newspaper defending Prince Edward
Island against an accusation that his native province had not supported
the war effort. Maud kept a sharp eye on American politics, tracking Woodrow
Wilson's slow steps towards involvement in the war.
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