Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-10-02
COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

The Marathon County Council of
Defense met on Tuesday evening,
Sep. 25, with a goodly attendance of
it's members, c. B. Bird, president,
presiding.
Besides the regular routine business
several circulars from the State
Council of Defense were read and
acted upon.
One with reference to a statewide
conference of county councils to be
held at Madison on the 9th and 10Th
of October, at that time matters of
Importance will be discussed. Among
them: The state wide food conser-
vation movement; selling our quota
of the second Liberty Loan Bonds,
and the drive for increased produc-
ton of all kinds of grains, vegetables
and fruits for next year. Speakers
of national reputation will be present.
c. B. Bird and others. of the County
Council will probably be present.
A dispatch was received from the
State Council asking for immediate
information on the coal supply in
our city and county and how much
will be needed here to supply the
shortage. 1t was voted to secure this
information and send it in at once.
The State Council also advised the
burning of wood in this section and
said that while the President had
fixed the price of coal it has brought
little relief in this state; that from all
indications there was going to be a
large shortage in the supply. That
there were two ways of reducing this
situation to a minimum: First for
every family to use coal with the
| utmost economy and not live in super
heated houses. Second every family
which can do so should burn wood for
fuel, in the kitchen and heating stoves.
That those who live in the vicinity
of the forest reserve lands in the
northern part of the state can get all
the wood they need for fuel at a
normal price by addressing the State
Land Commission at Madison.
The following resolutions were read
and adopted:
Whereas, 1t was proper that suit
able exercises should be arranged
| ,bou,;,0 tbo opDraoiatiOp Of o,,r noo
pie when the selected boys from Mar
| athon county were called to their
training camps, and the Rotary Club
of Wausau was organized for the
very purpose of performing just such
public services when desired, and this
Council therefore requested that Club
to arrange suitable exercises for the
| departure of those men, which that
Club not only did but also paid prac-
tically all the expense required, Now
therefore.
Resolved, That the Marathon Coun-
ty Council of Defense hereby extends
to said Rotary Club its thanks for
and appreciation of their efficient and
| generous services on behalf Of the
people of Marathon county. Further,
Resolved. That said Rotary Club be
requested. if willing, to provide furth-
er similar exercises as the remainder
of said men are called. And further,
Resolved. That Marathon County be
requested to appropriate towards such
expense the sums required to pay for
the supper and band as so provided
and that as many of the County
Board of Marathon County as can dc
so be requested to attend such meet
ings.
4 Upon petition of the Home Depart
ment of the Ladies Literary club, il
voted to pay the expenses of Miss
Beth Bailey of Menominee. to Wausau
to address the club. provided the
meeting was thrown open to the
public.
A circular from the State Council
on Christmas Gifts" was read and il
was voted to give it as much publicity
as possible. The circular advises con.
serving resources; leave out the "con.
sideration of uneles, aunts, cousins
nieces and nephews, and ask then
likewise to strike our names from
their Christmas list" To remember
the soldier and sailor with useful gift:
: and to avoid trinkets To buy early
buy sensibly and buy carefully, wheI
you do your shopping for Christina:
this year.
The Soldier Pal Movement, de
signed TO place pal at home bacl
OF every soldier, was laid over unit
a future meeting.