Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-11-03
THE KID HAS GONE TO THE coLoRs.

THE KID HAS GONE TO THE COLoRS.
The kid has gone to the colors
And we don't know what 10 say;
The kid we have loved and cuddled
Stepped out for the flag today,
We thought him child. baby,
With never a care at all.
But his country called him man-size
And the kid has heard the call.
He paused to watch the recruiting
Where, fired by the fife and drum,
He bowed his head TO odd Glory"
And thought that it whispered; Come.
The kid. not being a Stacker.
Stood forth with patriot JOY
To add his name to the roster
And God, we're proud of the boy.
The kid has gone to the colors;
1t seems but little while
Since he drilled school boy army
In truly martial style.
But now he's a man, soldier
And ", lend him listening ear,
For aic heart is heart all loyal
Unscourged by the course of fear.
His dad, when he told him, shuddered,
His mother God bless heri-cried;
Yet, blessed with mother nature
She Wept With mother prlde.
But he whose old shoulders Strengthened
Was grand dad-for memory ran
To years when he, too, youngster,
Was changed by the flag to a man!
VIM. HerscLell.
On Wednesday evening of last week
Quincy held its first school fair, which
was successful from every standpoint.
The spirit of cooperation was perhaps
the most encouraging feature as was
evidenced by the fact that the room was
crowded to capacity. Nearly every farm
was represented in the exhibits which
consisted of-potatoes carrots, beets, cab
bage, turnipS, pumpkins, melons, onions,
tomatoes, apples, canned fruits, SugaTless
and wheatless mullins las per Hoover,
cookies fancy deserts prepared by the D.
5. girls. The following articles represent
ed some of the sewing done-towels, caps.
pillow cases, doilies, Red Cross wristers
collars, yokes, aprons, and sofa pillows
The boys of the NJ. T. department also
exhibited very well made book rack.
One of the patrons gifted with a talent
for painting exhibited four large oil paint.
ings which were much admired.
On Thursday afternoon October 25th, a
Mothers Meeting was held at the Quincy
school house at which nineteen mothers
were present. The new victrola which
had been sent on approval was pronounced
by all the mothers to be very satisfactory.
There was also short program rendered
by the school children. at the close of
which Miss Agnes Boyicgton talked to
the mothers on the "Woman's Part In The
War Work" A light lunch was served by
the D. S. girls and was very much enjoy
ed by the mothers.
Last week the teachers and pupils of
the Iron Belt school gave a moving pic
ture show for the benefit of the Red
Cross. 1t was very largely attended and
the proceeds amounted to almost $35.
The playground at the Iron Belt school
has been furnished with the following ap-
paratus-turning bars, swings, suspended
rings.
Iron County was well represented at the
North Western Teachers Association
meeting held at Ashland on Friday and
Saturday of last week.
In the last edition of the Two. Year
Analysis of Educational Problems and
Progress in the state of Wisconsin" Iron
County receives mention as being one of
the counties especially to be commended
for advanced building activity, one of the
eight counties in the state to have more
than 70%s of the children between 4-20
years old enrolled in the public schools,
besides the general statistics mentioned
each wear.
The County Council of Defense is this
week making the effort to reach each
family in the county in order that they
may have an opportunity to sign the Food
Pledge Card. This office is making every
effort to assist in this work by requesting
all rural school teachers to be of service
in locating the families in their districts.
The United States is not asking US tc
give up the food that We have canned.
preserved or dried. 1t is not taking from
us what we have in our homes. What
the United States does want is that we
shall purchase in the open market less of
these five foods so that the army camps
may be supplied with the food neA = ,ary
to make them ready to fight for you and
me-wheat, meat, milk. fats and sugar. -
Federal Food Administration Pamphlet.
Orders have Just been issued by MIR.
Hoover to every state in the union to fol-
low the example of Wisconsin and
establish a meatless Tuesday and a
wheatless Wednesday. We have reason
to be proud of Wisconsin. Wisconsin has
taken the lead in all important measures
requested by the government. 1t is I'D to
US TO be the first in the Food Pledge Card
Campaign" Andrew H. Melville Execu-
tive Secretary.
c. C.Ln-i NJ