The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-03-10
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Hot Legion game high school gym
night.
Harold Amundson, overseas war
hero, died at $50 Thursday morning
from the effects of being gassed while
in the service. Suitable obituary will
appear next week.
-Edgerton's new Type rs triple COM
bination pump, chemical and hose mo-
tor car arrived today and will be check
ed up and unloaded by the American
LaFrance Fire Engine Co.'s delivery
engineer. The company will furnish
an instructor to teach the fire depart
ment in the handling of this machine,
and Edgerton will have as good an APP
paratus as there is in the state.
The local executive committee for
Russian famine relief, consisting of
Rev. B. W. Kramer, chairman, Mayor
Jos. ]. Leary, Rev. c. L. Atkins, Rev.
J. C. Spilman, Rev. j, E. Harlin, Rev.
D. j. Coach. Rev. D. G. Ristad, editor.
d. C. Gle, editor, was called together
informally Monday evening by Rev. B.
w. Kramer, representing the American
Committee for Russian Famine Relief,
for the purpose of talking matters over.
The NJ. E. church, the Congregational
church, the Norwegian Lutheran church
and st. Joseph's church were repre-
scented. Rev. Kramer presided; Mrs.
Will Dickinson acted as secretary. Ow-
ing to friction which has arisen be-
tween the different committees doing
Russian famine relief work in this
country, the men and women present
at the meeting agreed to wire Secre-
tary Hoover to get his 0. K. before the
work is started in Edgerton. 1t was
the sense of the meeting that people in
Edgerton would be glad to.do their rea-
sonable share in giving for the relief of
the suffering Russians, but that the
givers should have right to know that
their gifts would be handled by organ
cations approved of by the U. S. gov
eminent. When an answer arrives
from Washington the committee will
be formally organized and be ready to
go to work Announcements of this
will be made to the congregations by
their pastors next Sunday.
Earl Shaw, commander of the Ralph
Amundson Post, American Legion, at
tended the Legion commanders confer
ence at Appleton, Wis, March and 5.
He returns with a spirit to put the To-
cal legion in line with the best of it's
kind in towns the size of Edgerton.
Some of the country's great men at
tended the conference, among them
Judge Lands of Chicago, who gave a
talk on the American Legion and its
possibilities of service to the country
that aroused the boys to great enthusi-
asm. The great jurist stated that he
considered the American Legion the
greatest organization in the world, and
capable of the most far reaching serv-
ices in peace time to the nation and the
world. Among other nationally known
men who addressed the conference were
John A. Hartman of Illinois, Phil. E.
Edwards of Milwaukee, A. M. Owsley
of Texas, Col. G. r. Green of U. S.
Army, C. w. Spofford of the U. S.
Veterans Bureau, Washington, Mrs.
Cudworth, president Legion Auxiliary,
and A. A. Van Dyke of Minnesota.
Mr.. Shaw is not only interested in
keeping an organization in Edgerton,
but in making the organization power
for good in the city, and in the ad-
vancement of the best in the boys and
the best in the town. 1t is to be hoped
that he may realize full support both
among the boys and among the citizens
in his laudable aims.