The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-01-04
Official Proceedings Rock County
Auxiliary Council of Defense

Motion made and carried that the
order of business be as follows:
Roll call.
Reading of the minutes Of the
last meeting.
| Report of committees.
Report of the Secretary.
Report of the treasurer.
General business.
A roll call showed the following
named members to be present:
Henry Ebbott, Andrew Mcintosh,
August E. Ratzlaff, Jr., W. F. Nab
bett, H. B. Knapp, Aug. Dallman,
Charles Stark, Henry Willie, c. A.
| Hoen.
The absent members we're as fol-
lows:
| w. T. Pomeroy, 7. B. Earle, M. R.
Brandt, w. Doty, J M Conway, w F.
Strausberg.
| Motion made and carried that the
report of the secretary be accepted
and placed on file.
Motion made and carried that the
resignation of President Ebott be ac-
copied.
Motion made by President Ebbott
that Andrew Mcintosh be elected
President, the motion was unani
mously carried.
The following resolution was
adopted.
Resolved, By the Rock County
| Auxiliary Council of Defense in
meeting assembled that the differ
ent organizations of this city, such
as patriotic, religious, fraternal, civ
ic and social be invited to cooperate
in the organizing of Junior Red
| Cross.
| Motion made and carried that a
| committee on finance be created by
appointment Of the president, the
same to consist of five members,
such committee. President McIn-
tosh appointed w. F. Mabbett, Aug
ust Dallman, J. M. Conway and Geo.
l
| Doty.
Motion made and carried that in
accordance with the resolutions of
| the Rock County Council of Defense
the committee on finance be instruc-
ted to solicit and collect from the
city council, financial aid to the
amount of $4,000, for the use Of
this council.
Motion made and carried to adj
| journ.
AS the old year is rapidly draw
/, ing to close it is we'll that a re-
view of the war activities of the
Rock County Council of Defense of
Edgerton and it's cooperative or
CARNATIONS should be taken.
On May 9Th, 1917 the following
resolutions were adopted by this
council and copy given to the local
press and also placed in the hands
Of the principal officers of each kind
of an organization named above
with the request that they be read
at meeting of the members:
Resolved By the Rock County
Auxiliary c. of Def. of Edgerton in
meeting assembled, that it is in
complete sympathy with the aims
and the purposes of the National
Council Of Defense, the State Coun-
Gil of Defense and the Rock County
| Council Of DafoDca and
| Resolved, That it pledges it's
hearty cooperation and it's best eff
forts in attaining the ends that is
sought by those patriotic organiza-
tions, and
Resolved, That it invites the CO.
operation of the different organiza-
tons of this city, such as religious,
fraternal, civic and social, to the
end, that the following needs may
be successfully promoted, Viz
First, the increased production of
food stuffs.
Second, the avoidance of waste in
the use of food and conserving the
supply of food stuffs.
! Third, the recruiting of the army,
the navy, the marine corps and the
national guard.
/! Fourth, the promotion and the ex-
tension of the Red Cross.
| Fifth, the relief of the needy not
reached by the Red Cross.
| Sixth, the organizing of the Boy
| Responding to the first paragraph
of the resolutions, the people of this
city planted and sowed their gar
dens to their capacity.
Responding to the second para
graph Of the resolutions, ATS famil-
les and every hotel, restaurant and
boarding house inthi city signed