Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-10-16
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LEGION POST
Harold Boyd is New
Commander: Other
Orders Also Hold
Meetings

AT the regular meeting of Bara-
boo Post No. 26, American Legion,
held at the X. P. hall Monday even
ing, reports of the national conven-
ton held at ST. Paul last month
were given by those who attended
from the Baraboo post. These
We're DR.. G. f. Stekl, State Legion
executive committee member for
the seventh congressional district,
who was elected vice president Of
the state organization at the con-
vention; Post Commander George
Weber, and Comrades j. A. Bellows
and Z. |. Weston.
Wisconsin had by far the largest
delegation of any state at the con-
vention. In the giant parade,
places in which were awarded to
states in the order of their percen-
tage of increase in membership in
the past year, only three or four
of the smaller departments, such as
Florida and Mexico, outranked Wis
consin, SO that the Badger delega-
tion was practically at the head of
the parade; and the Wisconsin sc :
ton was so large that although it's
members marched eight abreast,
the section took forty-two minutes
to pass a given point All the Wis
consin legionaires wore the official
cardinal colored Wisconsin hat, and
these were so numerous every
where that someone asked whether
it was not a Wisconsin state con
vention. The number of people
who stood on the curb watching the
parade was estimated at 100000
more than twice the population OF
st. Paul. A feature of the parade
and convention was it's color bear
erS and guards, from Fort Smelling |
just outside st. Paul, whose regi- |
ment is said to be the Oldest one
in the United States service. The
color bearers and guards appeared |
in colonial uniform. Many FRANKS
were played by the legionaires, but
all were good-natured and harmless.
At one time they took possession OF
an ancient Ford occupied by an Old
couple, took out the passengers, and
dismantled the machine until there
was not one part attached to an
other; then they took the old PEG.
pie down to a Ford garage AMI
bought them a Ford of the latest
model, filled it with gas and oil
md sent them. on their way re-
oicing.
The post elected officers for the
coming year as follows:
Commander, Harold Boyd.
Senior Vice Commander, George
Knight.
Junior Vice Commander, DR.. c.
9. Myers.
Adjutant, Ralf T. Runge.
Finance officer, Carl ]. Zantow.
Historian, Walter jerks.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Ed. Nelson.
Chaplain, Walter Schroeder
Service officer, DR.. A. r. Rippel
Member Executive Committee for
our years, Bruce Apker.
1t was voted to continue in
harge the committee which has
lready started working with, a
OF the Baraboo Advance
nent Association to make prepare
ions for the midwinter officers con
erence of the legion, which will
meet in Baraboo some time in Jan
AIRY or February, and at which an
ttendance of several hundred post
Ulcers from all over the state is
The meeting closed with refresh
nents and a social time
Legion Auxiliary
Baraboo Unit, Womens Auxiliary
0 the American Legion, held its
egular meeting at the library Mon l
ay evening, and elected the follow {
lg officers for the ensuing year: {
President, Este Weber
First Vice-president, Marjorie S
tekl. f
Second Vice President, Rose il
.ooney. 2
Treasurer, Ruth Zantow "
Chaplain, Helen Runge. a
Sergeant at Arms, Doris Cahoon.
After the business meeting, Miss c
S Barbara and Elsie Hall and Mas S
er Lloyd Higgins entertained with
dance, and Miss Barbara Hall 7
18th a-solo dance, after which re-
were served.
40 ct 8
Voiture Locale No. 652, La So Il
iete des 40 Hommes ct 8 Chevaux, il
t it's regular meeting at the War r,
IN Hotel Monday evening, elected k
lie following officers: f,
Chef de Care, George Weber. v
Chef de Train, Harold Boyd. h
Correspondent, e. A. Isenberg. &c
Commissaire Intendant, Ewald II
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