Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-04-17
LEGION
TOPUT ON DRIVE
FOR MEMBERS

can Legion at It's regular hSStihS a.
the K. P. hall Monday evening, on
motion OF Chaplain E. G. Henke, UNI
animously accepted the invitation of
Rev. r. NJ. Laurenson to worship at
Trinity church on Sunday morning
May 25, the occasion being the posts
annual memorial Sunday. Comrades
Clifford Lamar and Glen Bellows were
appointed to act on the general com,
mittee of all patriotic societies of the
city to have charge of arrangements
for Memorial Day. Several of the
trees planted by the post on the high
school grounds as memorials to the
Baraboo- high school boys who gave
their lives in the World war have
died, and were ordered replaced.
Comrade Harold Baldwin, one of
the newer members, was called upon
for remarks, and told Of the Sas-
katchewan Veterans association, an
organization which antedated the
World war, andof which Mr.. Bald
win was president at the time it was
merged with the Great War Veterans
Association formed at Winnipeg in
1917. The Saskatchewan Veterans
association was composed Of vet
Grams Of a number Of wars some OF
the members having been in the
French, Boer and other armies be-
sides the Canadian and British 1t
furnished many of the members of
the famous Princess Pat regiment.
The membership committee, head,
ed by Comrade Herman Bogard, pre-
scented a report recommending
membership campaign to continue I'M
til the December meeting. The mem
bership will be divided into four
teams: the Bucks, Comrade Ralph
Sarrington, captain; the Stars, Com
rade DIR. r.. d. Thompson, captain;
the Fords, Comrade l.. P. Gerou, cap
tain; and the Jewetts, Comrade Jack
J. Gvanis, captain The four teams
will have race for distance, mil
cage being credited for new members
secured, payment of 1924 and 1925
dues by old members and attendance
at meetings. The two low teams will
entertain the two high teams at the
end of the contest and in addition in
1fvidual prizes win be awarded the
members scoring tie largest numbers
of miles. According to a recent num-
Der of the Badger Legionaire, state
official organ of the American Lee
gion, Baraboo already has the largest
post in the state for a town of its pop
ulation, and stands eleventh among
the posts onthe state. Within the
next few months the members hope
to put it ahead of several more posts.
Auxiliary Initiates
The Women's Auxiliary to the
American Legion held its regular
meeting Monday evening at the pub
lie library. Forty eight new members
were added to the roll during the re
cent campaign bringing h e
number now paid up to 125. Several
of the new members were initiated at
the meeting.
The unit decided to send contri-
button to the Washington Service
club Of Washington y. c., to help
furnish and maintain home for vet
Grams and their families who are Wis
iting in that city.
The invitation G. Rev. r. M. Lau-
renson to attend memorial services
on Sunday, May % at Trinity church
was accepted.
It was decided to help the boys of
the band buy their uniforms, part On
the money to be taken from the trea-
sury and the balance earned at
food. sale to be held Saturday April 26
20 ct Meets
Baraboo Voiture of the 40-and-8 1T
its regular meeting held Monday even
ing at the Warren hotel had a guest.
Voyageur c. a Blanchard of the re
Gently organized voiture at Madison.
The voyageurs at Madison have re-
ceived their charter but have not yet
been initiated into into the mysteries
of the order, and an invitation from
them was presented to the Baraboo
organization to send down Wreck
ing Grew some time in the near future
to conduct the initiation. The invita-
4tion was accepted and a committee
was appointed to take charge of ar
engagements 1t is expected that a
number Of Legionnaires who have
joined the Baraboo Voiture since the
initiation here last December will re-
ceive their degrees at the same time.
The date for the event has not yet
been set, bat the local boys are look
ing forward to a big time at Madison.