The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
War Years WereHectic Ones; Co. L SeruedW eH

Hingeley rose to major, Glenn
entS became captain and Lauter-
bach was made a first lieutenant
in April 1917. Harold Jordan,
high school principal, replaced
him as second lieutenant.
In March 1918, Lauterbach
received a captains rank and
went over to / company. Jordan
stepped up in rank and William
Peavey was made second lieu
tenant.
"I'' privates received the call
to service in France in June 1918
and were sent overseas as re-
placements in combat divisions.
Shortly after the departure of
the privates, Captain Lauterbach
had charge of provisional COM
pany made up entirely of nom
commissioned officers, and was
chosen from the group of 1000
officers of the division to head
guard of honor, escorting the
bodies of two French officers,
Captain Herbert and Lieutenant
Jegou from Cody to Arlington
national cemetery, for burial.
Sent from France as instructors,
they were drowned while cross
ing the usually dry Mimbres
river.
The Thirty-Fourth division of
which it was a part, embarked
in October 1918. In France the
division was disbanded and the
men transferred to other units.
Men, older and younger than
military age, replaced them in
the home company which Fred
L. French served as captain.
Officers in command when
federal recognition came Jam
uary II, 1919 were Captain
Glenn w. Gold; first lieutenant,
Leslie r. Hartwick and second
lieutenant Albert H. Vihstadt.
Since then the officer person
mel has changed through the
years as follows: Captain Gold,
ILieutenants Vihstadt and Fren-
CHI. Captain William M. Evans;
Lieutenants Bert E. Marsh and
Conrad Ackman. Captain N. r.
Ryerson; Lieutenants William H.
Hosken and w. H. Lamberton.
Captain Wesley A. Fraser; Lieu
tenants Hosken and Lamberton.
Captain Hosken, Lieutenants
Lamberton and Thomas Hosken.
Captain Lamberton; First Lieu
tenan Edwin H. Bollum and
Second Lieutenant Edwin H.
johnson are present officers.
Marsh, member of the war
company, was wounded in over
seas service. He received the
Order of the Purple Heart, a
| military service honor, after the
conflict.
Mrs. Phebe Fuller was really
the first chairman of the Red
Cross in Redwood Falls. She was
made chairman of the Women's
Relief Corps Red Cross activit-
les here in 1916, the appoint
ment coming from the Corps
state headquarters.
When the Redwood county
chapter of the Red Cross was Or
ganized at mass meeting at the
armory here June l, 1917, Mrs.
Howard Sanders was elected
president; Frank Clague, vice
president; Mrs. William Smith,
secretary and H. A. Baldwin,
treasurer.
July 81 of the same year, the
chapter held it's first annual
meeting although work has been
started less than two months be-.
fore. At this session, Mrs. c. c.
Little was made chairman, Mrs.
William Duncan, vice chairman;
C. L. Burlet, treasurer and
Frank Clague, secretary.
Fifteen branches had been
started with total membership
of 1928. Total receipts up to
July 81 amounted to $2,618.90 Of
which $1,263 had been sent to
headquarters at Washington.
Under the efficient manage
ment of Mrs. G.. r. Pease, chair
man of the Redwood Falls Red
Cross branch, women here were
working every day making sup