Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-06

geometrical ratio and nothing seemed
impossible if the civic need VAS plain.
The city was canyassed TO obtain
funds TO erect Tribu.ed House IS
a memorial to the La d VS. III { II
boys who had gone into the world war.
The building was to be Il community
center with an American Legion Post
room. IL Boy Scout and Camp Fire girl
| house Il gymnasium. an auditorium
and Il meeting place for civic actiyi-
ties. 4 subscription was started, but
Il rich citizen purchased and presented
| Il site and began the building OF the
| Tribute House ut his own expense.
! 1t was finished the following year and
| was one of the mos tcOmplete and beau
| fiful community centers in the United
| States
| But the spirit of the community
could not wait for the community house
| to he erected. Those activities which
| could only function i'll a small way III
| the church and school began to
anticipate the time when the Tribute
House would be ready \ symphony
| orchestra was organized and at once
attracted the best musicians. IT was
| discovered that financial failure was
| the history Of all such organizations.
| So an endowment fund was started
which subsequently made the orch"S-
ira self-shpporting. Every Saturday
night the orchestra played and the
| whole p0pulace turned out The CON
certs took place in the open air when
ever possible. They became so impor-
| fant in the moiding OF the public tenn
per and so fitting 4 prelude to the re-
ligious activities of the following day
that an orchestral pavilion was pro-
vided for in the scheme OF the cltX
/ planners.
Fine Federal Building
The government, now. to show its
! a1preciation Of the wonderful work
being done in Ladysmith, began fae
erection of fine federal building. IT
was a model of its kind chiefly because
Ladysmith demanded and obtained
permission to build it as part or It's
general scheme of city planning. This
building is also kept today as relic
Of those old days when the government
acted as a sort of great father or ~
rant. depending upon what poltlcal
side you happened to stand. rather than
rs today when the government mas
ceased to function as such because or
| the total disappearance OF covetouS-
| ness.
The doctors of Ladysmith were OF
| the pioneer type! They were men
equal to any call made upon them.
| Their experiences and the care at the
hospital kept pace with the spirit OF
| the city Although the public health
| continually improved so as to less and
| less require their services, this very
| condition spread their fame, ana
hospital service from the outside was
| increasingly demanded. 1t became
| known that the very atmosphere OF the
place was an elixir The fame OF the
| LadySmith hospital and physicians be-
came SO widespread that by the end
of the year patients were coming from
every country. A large and absolutely
modern hospital was. therefore, as the
! doctors say. indicated, and was begun.
| The chief idea was, however. TO pre-
vent rather than to cure. and the fact
that today there is nothing among rs
known Of old as sickness is largely due
TO work done at this hospital.
1t is impossible 10 enumeratc all the
things done is this community III 1922,
but | must call your attention to the |
fact that all these things were but /
supplemental TO the spirit Of the work. |
The service to sotherS' rule became |
manifest in every store. shop and fac |
tory, in the home and in the school |
Everything was made and done on
honor The excellence Of the products
of the workers became an axiom.
Made in Ladysmith' became a trade
mark. which sold goods on sight III ev-
cry mart This in turn brought new
factories and shops. all seeking 10
profit by the reputation of the place.
Here again the wedding out process got
into operation and only the best were
accepted
Four Hours Work Day
The service to Others spirit was
also manifested i'll the factory and
mill owners more than ever, and the
working places of Ladysmith became
noted for the care and attention shown
employees Rest rooms, lunch rooms,
gymnasiums, hospital service and the
like were provided for the workers. i
system of joint ownership and control
between the employers and employees
was adopted which became known as
the "Ladysmith Idea" This again ct