The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-02-19
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ATTORNEY N. R. RYERSON APP
POINTED CHAIRMAN OF WAR
RECORDS COMMITTEE
WORK is IMPORTANT.
COMMITTEE OF THREE APPOINT
ED TO WORK FOR CITY OF
REDWOOD FALLS.

To organize and successfully carry
out statewide movement for the
collection and preservation of Mime
sofas war record, the governor has
recently appointed what is known as
the Minnesota War Records Commits
sion. This commission is charged with
the duty of collecting in county and
state, all available material relating
to Minnesota's participation in the
world war. No one can overestimate
the tremendous Importance of this.
1t will be of interest not only to COM
ing generations of Minnesotans, but
also to those who have lived and work
ed in those stirring times and wit
messed how Minnesota played her part
among the free peoples of the world in
the fight for world freedom; how she
furnished thousands of her sons to
the fighting forces of the nation and
how these men Conducted themselves
and what they experienced in camp,
at sea, and on the field of battle: how
she stood for loyalty at home and sup
pressed the Hun within her gates; how
she readjusted her whole course of
lifn, giving abundantly of her means,
her substance, her thought, her time,
her strength, her prayers, sacrific-
| ing luxuries and making spare use of
the necessities of life, and, forgetting
| all petty rivalries, united in the eff
forts put forth for the winning of
the war, for the welfare of the figh-
ters, and for the relief of war strick-
en- peoples. All this is of no less i'm
portance to each county itself, and
| Redwood County may justly be proud
of the fighters she supplied and what
she did for them.
| Under the plan of campaign out
| lined by the Commission it must look
to the assistance of public spirited
citizens in every community through
out the state, there is no appropria-
| ton to support the enterprise, and
those appointed must donate their
services in a work that will receive it's
| full appreciation only from future
| generations.
These war records broadly consid-.
cred include: everything relating to
the history of military units from
Redwood County.
Individual records of the men from
Redwood County to the history Of mil
itary service of the Federal and State
government during American parti-
cipation in the world war;
Individual records of such men from
this county who sErved in the armed
forces of foreign belligerant nations;
OF equal Importance with the above
is the collection of individual and
group photographs of Redwood Coun-
ty soldiers and sailors, their letters
from camps and from overseas, news
papers and other publications issued
at camps or by units where local men
were found in number, diaries, souv-
enirs, insignia, trophies, and other
Ireadymade records of their life in the
service;
Records of the war services of in
dividual civilians engaged in nonmili-
tary war service both in and without
the county, such as the Red Cross, Y.
M. C. A., Food Administration, and
the Department of Justice;
Last but not least records of home
community war activities and condi-
tons. Within this category may well
be included almost anything touch
ing the life of the soldier and sailor
both at home and abroad, and all war
activities of local organizations and
individuls.
The Commission appointed by the
governor has seen fit to appoint me
as it's local representative or chair
man for Redwood county to organize
and direct the work of collecting this
data. to assist me with this | have
appointed local committee. But we
must have the assistance and cooper
alton of every man and woman in thu
county. Search your memory and
your files, and if you have anything
as indicated in the above outline,
bring it in or send it in to the chair
man, or any one of the committee. Do
| IT NOW.
The committee appointed for Red
wood Falls consists of;
Bess NJ. Wilson,
w. H. Gold,
q A ToI1terhach