The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-19
LARGE CROWD
AT THE CREEK
ON SUNDAY

ON OOuvOH
The interior of the large tent used
by the Jefferson County Council OF
Defense in it's series of Patriotic Sun
days was very appropriately and beau
tifully decorated with the Stars and
Stripes and the flags of the Allied ma
lions on Sunday at Johnson Creek,
where the seventh one in course was
held. A large Union Jack was sus-
pended above the platform in honor of
Capt. James Hutchinson of the Lon
don Irish Rifles and Royal Aeria!
Forces, who was the chief speaker OF
the day
The forenoon's program was begun
by the singing of America and the in
vocation by Rev. Grabill Miss Lisette
Reinel of Jefferson, who is chairman
of WOman's work in the Johnson
Creek local council followed with a
most excellent and finished address on
wOman's work in the war with es-
pecial reference to what has been
done in Jefferson county. She quoted
the authorities at Washington as say
ing that Jefferson county had the best
council in the state, said that Johnson
Creek had always furnished it's quota
in the various drives and had already
procured it's quota of nurses in the re-
cent campaign begun for this purpose.
In speaking of WOmen's work in gen.
eral she said that women must learn
to obey orders the same as a soldier
and to be ready to devote every min
ute she could to war work in some
field as it was not so much the par
ticular work one did that counted but
the time that was put in and that un-
til we were doing work ourselves and
making sacrifices we were not even
worthy to applaud those who were
giving their lives in this great strug-
gle. Miss Reinel is teacher in the
schools of Johnson Creek.
Hon. Charles B. Rogers of Fort At
kinsOn was the next speaker and in
introducing him Mr. Grabill told OF
the good work Mr.. Rogers, as chair
man Of the speakers bureau of the
ranged for hundreds of speeches in
the country school houses of the
county, in order to bring the import
ant issues within the knowledge OF
every one, movement unique in the
| work Of county councils and one thai
has been very successful as these
school house meetings have been well
attended in all cases.
Judge Rogers began his speech by
| outlining the work of the County
Council, stating that it was incorpor-
| ated as legal organization and was
the first to adopt the plan of local
| councils, and had not only co-operated
Cross and other movements but had in
many cases taken over the manage
ment Of the same. Said that public
meetings were necessary not only as a
means of raising money but to show
| the people the justice and necessity OF
| the war SO that they would be willing
to give up their boys. He adjured ev-
| eryone to help by words of encourage
ment instead of tearing down by un-
just criticism of those in authority
saying that such criticism was like un-
| to the work of German spies and prop
agandists. He then gave in concise
figures the stupendous work that has
| been done by this country in raising
housing and transporting it's immense
body of troops and told of the great
Improvement in sanitary conditions in
the army over those in previous wars
He cited as others have done, proofs
OF Germany's perfidy in plotting
against the peace of the world for
years back, giving asi authority Am
bassador Morgenthau and others and
gave ringing appeal for more patri-
otism. He said that although we had
done much our sacrifices could not
compare with those of the allied ma
tons, that we had not yet given up
one essential thing and if we had an
army as large in comparison with our
allies we would have nine million men
in the field today. He closed with an
appropriate quotation from Henry
George.
The Afternoon.
The noon recess was taken up with
the partaking of the basket lunch af-
ter which the Council of Defense band
gave a most excellent concert, the
strains Of the beautiful patriotic melo-
dies they played calling in the people