PIERCE COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR Pierce County, Wisconsin Published September 1919 by the Red Wing Printing Company Red Wing, Minnesota ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ==================================================================== PIERCE COUNTY LIBERTY LOANS ETC. Allotments Subscriptions First $250,000 $127,800 Second 325,000 338,400 Third 330,000 506,050 Fourth 550,000 665,250 Fifth 450,000 239,900 Population 22,000 Banking Resources 3,710,000 Assessed Valuation $29,599,000.00 SALE OF WAR SAVINGS STAMPS, NOV. 1, 1918 State of Wisconsin $26,583,331.11 Per Capita for State 10.58 Pierce County 261,854.97 Per Capita for County 11.86 THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, PIERCE COUNTY CHAPTER Preliminary organization April 27, 1917. Organization completed May 20, 1917. Treasurer's Report for period beginning May 20, 1917, and ending November 17, 1919. Total receipts for General Fund $42,990.75 Less amount turned into War Fund 1,96.31 (typo in book) NET $41,026.84 WAR FUND To McAdoo, Treasurer $2,303.90 Second Red Cross War Fund 13,513.10 TOTAL $15,817.00 GRAND TOTAL $56,843.84 DISTRIBUTED War Fund $15,817.00 General Fund $36,786.00 On Hand 4,240.84 TOTAL $56,843.84 RED CROSS ACCOUNT May 10, 1917, to November 17, 1918, with the Branches Contributions On Hand River Falls $28,677.29 $1,264.50 Ellsworth 6,404.88 861.26 Spring Valley 5,257.23 412.89 Elmwood 4,496.52 419.54 Prescott 3,054.83 264.35 Maiden Rock 2,619.67 310.63 Plum City 1,537.49 100.47 Diamond Bluff 1,339.84 129.99 Beldenville 1,198.21 108.59 Bay City 861.36 82.44 Ono 769.87 54.81 R.F. Normal School 240.48 (None) Co. Supt. Jr. Aux. 166.52 166.52 Oak Ridge 166.40 15.02 R.F. High School Jr. 53.25 49.83 TOTAL $56,843.84 $4,240.84 W.G. SPENCE, Treasurer