Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-05-17
SPIRITED ADDRESSES
GIVEN AND MUSIC BY
BAND AND DRUM CORPS
About Twenty-Five From Bara-
boo Attend Representatives
From All Parts Of County

In the armory at Reedsburg on
Monday afternoon the county council
Of defense was formed The building
was crowded and the patriotic dem
onstration in the evening was most
enthusiastic. Representative persons
have been selected to fill offices. and
all in all the meeting was a great sue
cess. The original letter summoning
the gathering was sent out from Mad
ison to the chairmen of the county
boards in the state and the chairmen
in turn called the defense meetings.
The business meeting was held at
O'Clock, at which G. A. Clarke, chair
man of the county board of supervis-
ors, presided. Mr.. Clarke had sent
out the call and there was great pa
triotic response. The following OIL
GERS were elected:
Chairman-C. A. Clark, Reedsburg.
Vice-chairman-W. H. McFetridge,
Baraboo.
Clerk-A. H. Clark, Baraboo.
Treasurer-C. H. Evenson, Baraboo.
The chairmen of the committees are
as follows:
Agriculture-G. w. Davies, North
Freedom,
Labor. A. Cooper, Baraboo
Manufacture-E. P. McFetridge,
Baraboo.
General Robert Buerki,
Sank City. #
Transportation and Communication
w. H. Hayes, Baraboo, superintend-
ent Chicago & Northwestern. @
Bankers-R. P. Perry, Reedsburg.
Press-V. S. Pease, Baraboo. III:
Patriotic Organization-C. NJ. Du-
Bots, Baraboo. r
Woman's Organizations and ) Red
Cross-Mrs. George Carpenter, Bar
aboo.
Physicians-Dr. F.. p. DAILY, Reeds
burg.
T Education-A. c.. Kingsford Bara-
boo. Fl:
Five members at large-Bert Nor
timer, Woodland; William Scalion,
Plain: D. A. Stoner, Merrimack; c..
Christensen, .Reedsburg, and Thomas
Bindl, Spring Green. @&.:
The nominating committee was com
posed of R. P, Perry, Reedsburg;
WILDER Cahoon, Baraboo; E. 2. Nc
Fetridge, Baraboo; William Scallon,
Plain and G. Christensen, county farm.
The Patriotic Meeting y
At the patriotic meeting or rally IN
the. evening resolutions were unani-
mously passed endorsing !. the pres1-
dent and congress on the action taken
and youching support for the, war,
Short addresses were made by SUI
perintendent A. B. Olson, Rev. Cooke
William Riggert, r. P. Perry, W. E.
Smith, Rev. Kearnan, W. A. Wyse and
J. A. Stone, Reedsburg, and w. II.
McFetridge, Baraboo. Mr.. McFet-
ridge announced the big demonstra-
ton would be held at Baraboo, in
June. One of the most stirring talks
was made by travelling salesman
who had been in the south. He said
they were drilling everywhere in Dix
lie and showed great patriotic spirit.
The Cazenovia band and Reedsburg
drum corps furnished the music.
About twenty-five were present from
Baraboo and others from Spring
Green, Plain and elsewhere in the
county. Mayor Siefert presided at the
evening meeting.
One of the interesting participants
was William Scallon Of Plain, whose
father was soldier in both the Mexi-
can and Civil Wars. When the
meeting was held in Baraboo recently
he walked eleven miles and then was
not able to obtain admittance on &C
count of the Al. Ringing theatre be-
ing filed. He was made a member OF
the special committee Of five at the
Reedsburg meeting.