Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-02-15
County Council Of Defense
Proceedings.

Villas County Council of Defense
met at the court house, in the village
of Eagle River, in special session, for
the purpose of reorganization.
The resignation of Alfred Hong as
Secretary was read and accepted.
Upon motion Chas. III. Adams was
elected Sec'y to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Alfred Hong.
1t was moved and carried that the
following named persons be elected
as additional members Of the Villas
County Council of Defense.
Oscar Gunderson, w. c. Arnold,
August We'll, Grant Cook, Alex Hig-
gins, A. j. Austin, Amos Radcliffe,
friedrich w. G. Behn, j. t. Nema-
check, N. M. Emmons, M. Frankel,
G. H. Jackson, d. G. Mennefee,
Verne Richards, G.. Ell. Waters, Geo.
e. O'Connor, Chas. Wiegand, w. B.
Raymond.
Carried by motion,
The old members consisted Of the
Chairman of each town and three men
of his town appointed by him.
Moved and carried that Committee
on organization be appointedby Chair
man Powell
The following Committee OH organi-
zation was appointed as follows;
Chas. H. Backstrom, Chairman,
Chas. H. Wiegand, Geo. E. O'Connor,
and Frank w. Carter.
Report of Committee on organiza-
was then, by motion adopted, and
reads as follows;
Reportof Committee on Organization.
Your committee on organization
beg leave to report recommendations
as follows:
For members OF committee on Agri-
culture;
Oscar Gundersou, Chairman, Aug.
/ well, w. y. AfnOlQ.
For members of committee on Mo-
Utilization Of Boy Labor and Idle
Adults
Grant Cook, Chairman, Alex. Hig-
ms and A. J. Austin.
| For members of committee on Con.
seryasion of Foods and Control OF
Prices.
Amos Radcliffe, chairman, Freder-
lex w. C. Behn, ]. T. Nemacheck.
Loyalty Committee
N. NJ. Emmons, chairman, NJ.
Frankel, G. III. Jackson
Publicity Committee.
Id. G. Menefee, chairman, Verne
Richards, e. H. Waters.
/ Executive Committee.
Geo. e. O'Connor, cha irman, Frank
w. Carter, Chas. II. Wiegand, w. B.
Raymond, and members exoff1cio,
Oscar Gunderson, Grant Cook, Amos
Radcliffe, N. NJ. Emmons. D. G. Men
efee.
Moved and carried that the Excu-
tive Committee be emposs cred to APP
point from the residents of the county
lsuch other Committees as to it may
seem advisable in carrying on the
work OF the council.
| Moved and carried that the Exeu.
tive Committee appoint Committee
to investigate and ascertain the adj
visibility of organizing home guard
Moved and carried that the Publicity
COMMITTEE request Judge Reid to de-
liver talk on loyalty on February 10,
| Moved and carried that the public
lily Committee obtain a copy of a
speech given by Judge Reid pertain
| ing to our country's position in the
present war, delivered by him at Tom
ahawk, have 1000 copies printed that
the copies might be scattered broad
least turnout the county.
| Resolution No. offered by Super
visor, Henry Rath.
Resolution No. /.
Offered by Supervisor Henry Rath.
| RESOLVED by the county board
of supervisors of Villas County Wiscon-
sin, in adjourned annual meeting as
sembled, that there be and there is
hereby appropriated out of the gener-
al fund the sum of five hundred dollars
| to be used by the Villas County Coun-
Gil of Defense in carrying on the work
of such Villas County Council of De-
Tense during the ensuing year, and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that the said appropriation be placed
in a separate fund to be designated
and known as the County Council Of
Defense Fund and that the same be
paid out on county orders to be issued
by the county clerk and the clair
man of the county board when bills
covering the disbursements to be made
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