The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-22
IMMENSE THRONG
JAMS SCHOOL GYM
AT LOYALTY MEET
Fifteen Hundred People Listen To
Loyalty Addresses On Wednesday
Evening Under Auspices Local
Council of Defense.

Fifteen hundred people damned the
WATERFOWL high school gymnasium
Wednesday night and listened to pa
trlotic and loyal addresses arranged
by the newly organized local Council
OF Defense. The principal speaker was
Prof. William H. Kiekhoefer, depart
ment of political economy, University
OF Wisconsin. He was preceded by
District Attorney A. l.. Stengel and
Judge William H. Woodland presided.
The City band played on the street
corners for an hour preceding the
speeches.
The Liberty chorus of the high
school composed of the Boys and Girls
glee clubs and the high school orches-
ira rendered select patriotic pro-
gram. The hall was attractively de-
corated with American flags. The local
Boy Scout patrol served as ushers.
Prior to Mr.. Kiekhoefer's address,
Judge W. H. Woodland presented four
of the Boy Scouts with war medals is
sued by the government in recognition
Of the work done by the Scouts in the
first and second Liberty loan cam
paign. In presenting the war medal to
Scout Frederick Hahn for his work
during the first Liberty loan the
speaker said that he was the first vol
unteer Scout locally to do pioneer
work on the first Liberty loan. He
with five other scouts sold during the
first and second campaigns over
$4,000 worth of Liberty bonds. The
following received medals for their
work in the second campaign: Teddy
Roach, George Wiese, Carl Raue. Six
members of the Watertown Boy Scouts
were entitled to medals for work done
in the first and second Liberty loan
campaigns. In the first loan drive
Frederick Hahn and Scoutmaster Rev.
n. Carter Daniel both qualified. For
some reason unexplained the Hahn
medal was not sent and Rev. Daniel
surrendered his medal to Scout Hahn,
for he was the only volunteer beside
the scoutmaster.
In the second Liberty loan there
were six who sold, one of whom was
Jack Denninger, who was unable to
qualify because he had not registered
The others were George Wiese, TheO-
dore Roach, Carl Raue, Maurice
Schultz and -Scoutmaster n Carter
Daniel.
Schultz and Hahn were both un-
fortunate in being handicapped in
their expectations but ScOutmaster
Daniels will write Immediately and
try to correct what is undoubtedly a
mistake Rev. Daniel for the local
chapter was unable to be present at
the exercises as he was confined to
his home with a severe case of ton
silitis.
introduced Speaker.
Judge w. H Woodland introduced
District Attorney A. l.. Stengel, mem
Der of the County Council of Defense.
''These are times now that are seri-
Gus, when we must forget the sweet
ness of words and get down to bust
ness was the opening shot of the
speaker 1--WE have shortly established
in your community local Council of
Defense. You must get back of this
local council in every way possible.
1t is not habit that makes us get back
of things that are necessary. Back of
everything there is a motive, as there
is back of everything that is being
done, throughout the nation-AND
THAT'S THE FLAG" declared the
speaker.
Every woman and child must get
back of the war We never will let the
stars and stripes be the banner Of a
defeated nation. If we're not to be
called cutters we must get out and
get to work." said the speaker
I'VE cannot recognize Germany for
what she was but for what she is. Our
people here are not going to sit back
and let the boys over there do more
than their share. We're going to do
ours too. We owe it to the boys over
thereto this country-tO the Stars
and Stripes, to do more than our
share
Pointing to the flag the speaker
said "If you are apathetic that flag
will be the flag of a vanquished ma
ton If you want it to be a victorious
flag you must be thoroughgoing Am
orleans and must fight more within
the borders than over there"
Il am not appealing to emotion but
to common sense" said the speaker
Would you ask your son to go over
the top and not back him up? Apathy