Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-17
Wisconsin War History
Commission

To the Citizens of Forest County:
The Wisconsin War History Commits
sion has asked me to take the Chair
manship of the War History Committee
of Forest County, with view of col
lecting and preserving war material
and compiling a complete detailed his
tory Of all war activities within the
county.
To assist me in this work have APP
pointed on the committee, one person
in each community besides the princi-
pals of all schools in the county ard
also the librarians of each community.
1t is not only necessary to have
committee, but it is necessary for
every person in the county to assist
and [ am asking every citizen to begin
now to keep records OF all things Of
interest, all war activities and any
thing of value from which to compile
history and statistics for Forest coun-
ty, particularly along the following
lines:
Collect and preserve the following
material
l. All records and official reports is
sued by the county council of defense,
the Red Cross, and Y. M. C A. com
mittees, the liberty loan committees,
the proclamations and reports of the
county board, and all county, city, or
town bodies SO far as they pertain to
your country's activity in the war
2. The reports of all public meetings
held in the county for war purposes
such as club meetings, labor unions,
social and professional organizations.
Secure copies of all resolutions passed
at such meetings, and of the action
taken.
3. Military material: Secure the
name and address of every man from
your county who enters military or
naval service, his photograph and all
group pictures showing military units,
all letters and diaries that can be Sc
cured. In case the original letters can
not be obtained, endeavor to secure
copi Mote: The adjutant generals
office does not have on file a complete
list of all the men who have entered
the service from Wisconsin. Unless
these records are compiled by local
committees, many of the names may
never be recovered.)
A. Civilian war work and relief work.
Cross organization, nursing, sewing,
knitting, sending supplies to the sol
diers, etc.
s. Childrens war work: Secure the
name of every boy and girl who raises
war garden, engages in farm work,
sells thrift stamps and liberty bonds;
compile record of the amount of work
performed
6. Economic and industrial material,
including price lists, advertisements,
market quotation bank statements,
financial statements of local factories,
mills, stores, industrial corporations,
etc.
z. Newspapers: A separate file of
every newspaper published in the
county should be placed in the war col
lection. If possible, an index should
be made of every item pertaining to
youl. county's activity in the war.
Keep the index always available for
public use.
Relatives and friends of our boys who
are in the Government service either in
this country or in Europe are asked to
preserve and send in letters received
from them and furnish the committee
be able to obtain about the boys.
The committee wants all the mater |
ial they can get, SO do not be afraid to
send in too much This material will
be put in shape that later generations
will read of our county's anticipation
in this great war. People who will as
may turn the same over to the nearest |
member of this committee or it can be |
sent direct to me at Laona, Wisconsin. |
| am asking the Press of the county
to publish this letter and give it as
much publication as possible.
JOHN d. KIsSINGER,
Chairman War History Committee
for Forest County