The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-15
LOYALTY LEGION
FOR THE COUNTY
FORMED SATURDAY

| A county chapter of the Wisconsin
Loyalty Legion was formed at Jeffer-
son on Saturday. From this parent
body will spring branches in every
community Of the county, one at least
in every incorporated city or village
and one in each town, though this
does not set limit to the number of
branches, as ten loyal men or women
or both in a community unit as small
as a school district may perfect it's
own organization and carry on the
work, which is primarily work of
education supplementary to the work
Of defense councils and other patriot
ic organizations.
Officers of the county chapter were
elected as follows:
President-Lynn H. Smith, Jeffer-
| son.
Vice President-Herman Wertheim-
err, Watertown
Secretary-Frank FOgO, Palmyra.
Treasurer William Schneider,
Johnson Creek.
Executive Committee-Charl E.
rISy, w dItI tOWI al luul I1OdIu, Il OIL
Atkinson, and Paul Stiehm, Johnson
Creek.
To assure the formation of local
chapters, the following chairmen Of
local organization committees were
named:
Hebron-Arthur Van Lone
Palmyra-C. e. Williams.
Rome-Robert Quick.
Sullivan-John Morgan, Jr.
Lake Mills-Rev Coggins.
Fort Atkinson-Arthur Hoard
Watertown-Edward L. Schempf
johnson Creek-Paul Stiehm.
Milford-Herbert Gallup.
Jefferson-Carl Baumann
acknowledgements Boehm
Waterloo-Frank Sieber.
Ixonia-Otto Strache
The aims and methods Of the Wis
consin Loyalty Legion were outlined
to the council by W. A. Hayes of Mil
waukee, chairman of the executive
committee of the parent body.
Chapter Scores DislOyalty.
Following the organization of the
Jefferson chapter of the Loyalty Lee
gion, resolutions were drafted by a
committee Of three and adopted by
unanimous vote. The resolutions fol-
low:
"In view of the situation Of our ma
ton, now engaged in a war with Ger
many, and Of it's need of the loyal sup
port of its citizens, We, the Jefferson
County Chapter of the Wisconsin 10y
atty Legion, in convention assembled,
offer the following resolutions as an
expression of our support to our gov
ernment
1. Resolved that we pledge the
united and entire support and alleg-
lance of our chapter to our nation, to
it's principles, to the present admins
tration and to the men who represent
US in the army and navy
2. Resolved that we repudiate any
and all attempts to stigmatize the
people of this county as pro-German,
and declare the loyalty of our county
and it's people, evidence of which 10y
atty is abundant.
3. Resolved that we repudiate and
condemn any and all acts, by voice or
otherwise, on the part of our repre-
sentatives in congress, and of all 9TH
ers who by word, act or deed, have OBJ
structed and still continue obstruct-
ing and injuring the interests of our
nation in its plans and conduct of the
war, and who are disappearing the
sentiment and desires of the loyal peo-
pie of Jefferson county and the state
of Wisconsin"
Duties of Teachers.
At the morning convention Of teach
ers, attended by very large per cent
| age Of the teachers of the county,
| there being ITS present, the teachers
we're asked to familiarize their pupils
with the recommendations of the
Home card of the food administration
bureau by making lessons of the sub
| ject matter on the cards, and follow
| ing the completion of the lessons, to
| send the cards to the home of the
pupils.
The Pastors Also.
The assembly of pastors was hardly
as representative as that of the teach.
ers, but about twenty-five pastors,
representing all denominations, were
present. They were asked to announce
the Liberty loan and food conserva-
| ton program from their pulpits and