Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-04-26
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES


The next regular meeting Of the
Post will be this Friday night, April
2Sth. 1t will be necessary to meet
every Friday night hereafter because
W have so much work to do in getting
plans arranged for the Fourth of July
celebration. Sparta and Richland Cen
ter have been working on their plans
for some time and it is up to as to so
them one better by putting on the best
celebration. 1t is hoped that all the
Posts in Vernon county will cooperate
with us in this enterprise, and they
should turn out one hundred per cent
and be our guests. The Womens Aux
iliary will meet with the American
Legion Friday night and the boys wish
every member present.
The funeral of John I. Thompson,
son of Tosten and Martha Thompson,
was held Monday at two o'clock at the
Main st. Lutheran church. Our Post
/, is proud to say that they We're in a
position to give this veteran strictly
military funeral, which is the highest
honor any veteran can have-that of
4 letting the comrades who did survive,
bear his body to its last resting place
in military form.
The escort that accompanied the
body was formed at the Farmers Bank
corner in the following formation:
] Post Commander, ID. +. Slack; Color
Sergeants f. C. Helgeson and John
Bann with color guards John Schmidt
and Frank Potts. Firing Squad con-
sisting of Harry Fehlberg, Mr.. RAIDER.
Paul Garin, Ernest Stout, 0rbin An
| derson, Lloyd Halvorson, Eddie An
derson, Cyrus Frohock, with Sergeant
! Frank Bammert in charge.
] Musician, Louie Nordlie; Clergy.
| The Caisson drawn by four black
horses, two of which were mounted by
Dan Carr and Gene Hall. Mounted on
the caisson were Tom Garin and Joe
| WiImette. Fred Rhodes, G. A. Cut
| ter, Glen Mullen, 0. Halverson, r. Old
er and Lou Potts, acting as pall-bear-
ers marched at the side Of the caisson.
The American Legion ali follows: 7.
Voldep, Lee Smell, A. Ames, ]. kinser-
\ dal, Orbic Sherry, Pete Volden, Ole
j Volden, A Gabrielhon, c. A. Kellogg,
L Ben Henden, G.. Walling. The Nation
al Guard with Lieut.. r. Spellum, First
Sergeant j. L. Wood and Staff, Ser
geapt Ivan Wood in charge. Corpo-
rails G.sOwen, r. Curtis, G.. Smith, s.
Jackson, G. Curtis. Privates Brewer,
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