Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-01-02
MR ACTIVITIES
DURING YEAR 1917.
Brief Resume Of What lbs
Been Done in KandIyehi 4.
County.


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, Russell eQvam, Walter Conway
and Bert Sullivan.
April 6-Kandiyohi County Loyalty
League organized.
April 23-Twenty-seven volunteer
recruits given great ovation on their
Departure from Willmar.
Ma s-County Director w. A. Rice
opens headquarters at Courthouse.
May 3-Fifteen volunteer recruits
given ovation on their departure from
Wi1lmar.
May 10-Patriotic Rally held at Will
mar, under auspices of Kandiyoh1
County Loyalty League.
May Temporary organization of
Kandiyohi County Chapter of the Am
erican Red Cross. :.
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 15-In First Liberty Loan cam
paign, 100000 is subscribed in county.
June 23-Campaign for Red Cross
War fund brings $4,54441.
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 TO-
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. Affecting of town boards at
courthouse to hear H. J. Hughes, ct al.
Aug. 13-25-Food demonstrations
held s~..><e various parts Of county. :
Sept. 3-Gov. BurnQuist visits Will
mar and addresses patriotic rally at
Kerkhoven.
Sept. 22-Week of farewell meetings
turnout 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 1901 paid
in memberships.
Oct. 26-District war Y M. C. A. or
ganization of twelve counties organ
lied at Willmar with Russell Spicer
as chairman.
Oct. 26-Allan Nelson, former Haw.
ick boy, killed somewhere in France"
Oct. 27-Second Liberty Loan cam.
paign closes in county with 1896 sub.
scribers and $3S2,50O subscribed.
Nov. 13-Stewart Parsons. formerly
of Willmar, killed in France.
Nov. 17-Week's campaign for Y.
M. G.. 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-Incomplete 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 G. 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.