Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-01-02
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Brief Resume Of Wh1t -
Been Done In Kand|yehI
County.

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States declared that a state of war
existed between our country and Ger.
many. A general review of the i'm.
portant events Of the year may be
found on page seven. A brief outline
of local war activities in Kandiyoh1
county will be found interesting at
this time:
April 12-Recruiting office open in
Willmar. First volunteers, Louis Hal
vorson, Russe11e ee#am, Walter Conway
and Bert Sullivan
April 16-Kandiyohi> County Loyalty
League organized.
April 23-Twenty-seven volunteer
recruits given great ovation on their
depart,f from Willmar.
Maj S+-County Director w. A. Rice
opens: headquarters at Courthouse.
May 3-Fifteen volunteer recruits
given ovation on their departure from
Wif1fnar. ~
May 10-Patriotic Rally held at Will:
mar, under auspices of Kandiyoh1
County Loyalty League
May 16-Temporary organization of
Kandiyohi County Chapter of the AM
erican Red Cross. E,
May 30-Big memorial day rally
with parade and Grafton by Judge Daily
at Park auditorium.
June 5-1,878 men register for mill
tary draft in Kandiyohi county.
June f5-In First Liberty Loan cans
paign, $4,000 is subscribed in county.
June 23-Campaign for Red Cross
War fund brings $4,544.41.
July 1-Kandiyohi County had about
hundred volunteers in the Army and
Navy.
July 1S-Mrs. D. N. Tallman, county
chairman of Women's Auxiliary of
State Safety Commission, appoints 10
cal committees on food conservation.
July .17-President Wilson appoints
DR.. Branton, member of District Ex-
emption Board, with headquarters in
Minneapolis.
Aug. 7-11-First quota of 300 men
examined for war service.
Aug. 4-Meeting of town boards at
courthouse to hear H. ]. Hughes, ct al.
Aug: 13-25-Food demonstrations
held ::avarious parts, OF county ri;
Sept. Gov. Burnquist visits Will
mar and addresses patriotic rally at
Kerkhoven.
Sept. 22-Week of farewell meetings
thruout county to members Of first
draft quota of eighty recruits to leave
for Camp Dodge eliminates in great
leave taking at Willmar.
Oct. 10-Red Cross reports $5O1 paid
in memberships.
Oct. 26-District war Y. M. G. A. Or
ganization of twelve counties organ
lied at Willmar with Russell Spicer
as chairman.
Oct. 26-Al1an Nelson, former Haw.
ick boy, killed somewhere in France" !"
Oct. 27-Second Liberty Loan cam.
paign closes in county with 1896 sub.
scribers and $382,5O0 subscribed.
Nov. 13-Stewart Parsons, formerly
of Willmar, killed in France.
Nov. 17-Week's campaign for Y.
M. C. A. war fund closes with total
donations in county of $13,871.95, by
far the greatest popular subscription
ever taken in county.
Nov. 10-Chain parties for Red
Cross began, and still continue.
Dec. 15-Several groups of regis
trants in county volunteer for service
in army and navy.
Dec. 15-Mailing Of questionnaires
to registrants begins.
Dec. 17-22-1ncomplete returns from
Christmas drive for members of the
Red Cross gives Kandiyohi county
chapter $1,621 in memberships
Commissioned officers from Kan.
diyohi county include Major C. A.
Rice, Lieutenants H. E. Garfield, Hen.
ry G. Young, Arthur Anderson, Aus.
tin Hanscom, Roy Johnson, Herbert
Hoglund, H. V. Hansen, A. w. Odell