Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-29
Mayor Adolph andre
and Local Post Of
fcers Greet Visitors
At Al. Ringing

from posts LuiOEBhOuL W l9COiASlA1'
some 200 in number, marked the
opening session of the Annual Mid
winter Ofcer8 Conference Of the
American Legion at the AL. Ring
ling theatre here this morning,
nearly 100 more officers were eX-
pected before tonight, After a
concert by the Baraboo Post Band,
the department colors we're adj
vanced to the stage to the strains
of the Star Spangled Banner, Clar-
ence Braun and William Getshmaa
of the Baraboo Post acting as color
bearers and William F. Schwoitzer
and William A. LANCE as color
guards.
Local Officers Welcome
Mayor Adolph andre welcomed
the visitors in the name Of the peo-
lie of Baraboo, and iayited them to
make themselves at home and to
return at some future time when
the season is more favorable to the
enjoyment and appreciation OF the
beauty spots making Baraboo the
center of the playground of Wis
consin.
Commander Harold Boyd Of Bar
aboo Post No. 26 of the American
Legion presented the greetings Of
the post and offered the visitors
all the facilities the post and it's
members can place at their dispos-
al to make their stay here more
pleasant and profitable.
Mrs. George Weber, president Of
Baraboo Unit Of the Womens Aux
iliary, welcomed the visitors for the
auxiliary and urged all visiting
buddies whose posts do not yet
have an auxiliary to use their eff
forts to get one started as soon as
possible.
In the absence of the department
chaplain, Rev Henry S. Ruth of
Ashland, former department chap
lain, offered the invocation III
introducing State Commander l..
Hugo Keller, Rev. Ruth spoke of
the spirit characterizing the eXecu-
tive committee OF the state as NOT
personal or fractional, but one Of
'gThe American Legion first, and
said that this spirit characterizes
especially Commander Keller's
work,
Auxiliary President Speaks
Mrs. Ruth Sutton Doland, presi-
dent of the Womans Auxiliary to
the American Legion, said that she
is proud to be of service to the LIE
gion aud still prouder to be Of serv-
ice to the mothers, sisters, wives
and daughters Of Legion men. She
said that the Auxiliary has taken
over for it's particular task the
three subjects Of Rehabilitation OF
disabled veterans, Child Welfare
particularly as to the orphans OF
veterans, and cooperation with the
Legion's work i'm Americanizatiou
of foreigners. The Auxiliary OF
Wisconsin makes it it's duty to take
care of all men hospitalized in
Wisconsin and all Wisconsin men
in hospitals in other states. II
has secured appointment Of rep
resantatjve to look after the mer
ia each Wisconsin hospital and
bring them something Of the touch
of home. 1t is making it a rule
that all poppies sold by the AuXiI
iary on Memorial day shall be made
by disabled service men, The Wis
consin auxiliary has financed one
of the childrens billets maintained
by the Legion at otter Lake Michi
gan for orphans Of eX-service men
and was the first state auxiliary t.
pay its full quota for that purpose
Il believe the creates privilege
OF the American Legion lies in it,
opportunity to present the pream
BILE to the Legion constitution TX
the youth OF our country as con
off some pair Of stalwart shoulders
sturdily bearing an American wea
ron toward the enemy; little fur
Their off a shattered rifle that woul;
tell another story; perfect litter
of letters, of shaving paste, o
tooth brushes, of extra shoes, al
ticles which served the persona
wants in more quiet hours, wer
spread over miles of territory
Those evidences We're removed an,
soon only rows OF white crosse
reared above graves showing wher
Americas heroes slept in slice
that knows no wars. A mer
name and date with the simple il
scription "Killed in Action" mark
those crosses which now keep
silent vigil over the sleeping LIZ
gions. That, Sire, was the brit
place of the American Legion.
Child of Idealism
"There are not wanting in thes
times OF unrest many cynics VII
are willing to scott at what the
deem unrealities and who ignore