Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-04-18
Citizens at Courthouse Mon.
day Night Take I'm
mediate Action.

led:
1--WE, the undersigned, being
loyal citizens of the United States,
and desir0us of promoting the
spirit Of loyalty and of lending
what assistance we can to aid the
just cause of wal. in which our
country is now engaged.
BE Resolved -.-~. ~y-.~~. :
That we perfect an organization
to be known as The Kandiyohi
County Loyalty League, and we
each for ourselves pledge our sup
port and to the end that this Or
ganization may be to some purpose
possible manner all constituted
authority in the prosecution of its
plans and do hereby agree to at
tend meetings of this organization
and punctually to perform such
duties as may be delegated to us
to be done by the Executive Com
mittee hereinafter designated.
BE 1t Further Resolved
That a Committee of nine, con-
sisting Of chairman, a secretary
and seven additional members to
be elected from our members, to
be known as the Executive Com
mittee and that said committee be
delegated and authorized to pre-
pare and submit plan of proceed
ure, call all future meetings and
do and perform such acts as may
be expedient and advisable to
carry cut the aims and purposes
of this organization.
"Signed at Willmar, Minnesota,
this 18th day of April, 1917"
Whereupon discussions followed as
to the definite purposes of the organ
izatiOn and upon motion made and Sec
onded, that the meeting elect a chair
man and secretary, and that the Off
GERS so elected be authorized to select
seven additional members, these to-
gether with the officers to constitute
the committee specified in the resolu-
tion just adopted. This motion was
unanimously carried and the meeting
proceeded to election Of the officers,
and Mr.. Russell Spicer was elected
chairman and Judge T. o. Gilbert, sec
retary and they were again instructed
by the meeting to select their commit
tee and formulate the plans and call
future meetings.
The officers met at Mr.. Spicer's Of
fee on Tuesday morning and in &C
cordance with their instructions they
proceeded to select the committee
specified in the resolution. It is the
intention of the officers that each
member of this committee is to take
charge of the certain feature or branch
of the activities of the committee. Tht
following were selected and placed g.
| the head of the branch work as des
ignated:
Rev. w. A. Rice - Conservation o
Resources.
DR.. H. E. Canfeld-Recruiting an,
military drill.
Prof. G. A. Foster School activities
A. A. Anderson-Farm labor.
Mayor E. G. Wellin-Municipal az
tivities -
Peter Bonde- Surveillance an
home protection.
Victor e. Lawson-Relief.
With this division of the commit
tee activities it fl: to be expected tha
these committees will cooperate wit
others throughout the county and 81
tablish definite and real scheme {
carrying out the purposes Of the O
ganization, and In many cases th
townships or the villages will be aske
to be represented fn cooperating wit
this executive committee in affaf1
such as may be local and yet q part
the general scheme of carrying OF
and fostering the ideas Of real loyalt
from both the standpoint Of displ1
and actual Investigation into the 9
fairs as may come to the surface fro
time to time. Then, too, It is to
expected that this executive comm
tee will bet7n todcA with proper q
thorities anaabo inaposition to rend
Esuch services. asstaloy may be call
Ion for and 9tos rocsiye and act M
suggestionS fl9t ulaS come froR o
istats and 81 0d11llt 1Isl q lceGD. S..