Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-05-21

The drive in Wausau commenced
Saturday, when quite number of sub
scr1ptions were taken On Saturday
evening, five minute talks were made
at the various moving picture houses.
On Sunday evening band of so pieces
gave Drlef concert at the court house
square and then marched to the high
school building, where several pieces
were played, until the exercises opened
in the high school auditorium at 8
O'Clock, which consisted of community
singing led by c. H. Ingraham and a.
double quartette composed of Messrs.
lngraham, Hooker, James and Parker.
Mesdames Coates, Ingraham, Meadows.
and Redlich, with Miss Lewis at the
piano. AT the conclusion DR.. A. w.
Trevitt introduced the speaker, Major
X. b. ferguson, who has been in active
service with the British Artillery. since
the beginning of the war in 1914. The
auditorium was we'll filled, though not
as large crowd turned out as was
expected on account of the heavy
rain OF the afternoon and evening.
Major Ferguson told of the war in
Europe and related many of his ex-
periences, all of which were very in
teresting. At the close he paid a high
tribute to the American Red Cross.
There is probably no more popular
institution than the Red Cross. particu-
larly just now, when Wisconsin's own
boys, in thousands have gone across
seas 1t is as much part of active
warfare that our boys be looked after
when they return from the battlefield.
as it is that they go on the field prop
erly prepared for fighting. The United
States government, through the sale of
Liberty bonds and War Savings Stamps
looks after ammunition and arma-
ments, while the Red Cross, in CO.
operation with the government, looks
after the boys when they have returned
from lover the top"
Every state in the Union will be a
contributor to the Red Cross on its
Second War Fund drive. The slogan
"Give till it Hurts should really not
be necessary. 1t should never hurt
TO do humanitarian duty. For it Is
duty, and a sacred one. The bows.
who have returned can tell to every
one what the Red Cross has done for
them and is doing for the boys, who
are still lover there" 1t is a God
given privilege to be allowed to give
TO the Red Cross-it is I'D to each
to see that he does not abuse this
privilege by neglecting to take ad-
vantage of it.
Be ready and all of this week.
Should it happen that a solicitor
misses" you, don't let your feelings
be inJured--just go to the nearest
headquarters and sign a pledge for
the amount you would have given to
the solicitor. This isn't the time for
finer" feelings-it is the time to act
and act quickly and plentifully.
The workers for this great drive.
under the direction of county chair
man, d. c. Everest, have headquarters
in the Anderson building on Jefferson
street.
The balance of the committee are
H. L. French, Vice-Chairmaa: III.
Sturtevant. publicity; A. L. Kreutzer.
county speakers; A. w. Trevitt. civ
speakers: A. H. Zimmerman. cashier
Advisory Committee-H. E. Damon.
E. C. Dawley, C. s. Gilbert. Geo. ".
Phillips, HI. E. Smith, Ray E. Charter.
The following are the chairman and
names of committees in the yarious
town and villages of the county.
Village of Rothschild
A. Nj. Van Douser, Chm.
V. A Solmonson Fred Palm
@. B. Kelly Edward Schmidt
W. E. Payne
Village of Sehofield
John F. Ross, Chm.
L. H. Jones Mrs F. E. FuIlmer
F. H. Broker
Village of Hatley
John King, Chm.
Anton Kluck /. G. Budzinski
Frank Sybildon