Born in the town of Seymour, Wisconsin on March 16, 1888. Robert Gerhardt Krause lived with his parents up to September 18, 1917, when he was called “To The Colors.” Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krause received the sad news Tuesday November 26, 1918 that their son Robert had died of wounds somewhere in the Argonne in France on October 10, 1918. He received his military training at Camp Grant Rockford, Illinois, Camp Greene, Charlotte, North..
Meeting records of Krause-Kraft Post 106 dating back to 1927 reveal the impact this 85 year partnership has had on the Post and the community that we serve. Meeting minutes show receipts for our food and beverage stand for August 21, 1927 of $128.00, August 22, $246.30, and August 23, 1927 $34.55 for a total of $409.35. Bills for ice cream, meat, bakery, lumber for the stand and a stove came to $286.35 yielding a..
On March 17, 1941 Forest Huth, Post Commander called upon E.T. Hawkins who spoke on having a boy attend Badger Boys State to be held on the Campus of Ripon College. Commander Huth then appointed a committee of E. T. Hawkins, Oral Berry, and Everette Mc Bain to raise funds to send a boy. On April 18, the committee reported that the Kiwanis Club would sponsor a boy and that the Odd Fellows would share..
Looking back in our Post 106 history our membership had a number of meeting places with the first meetings being held at the Seymour City Hall in 1918-1919. Then the members rented the F. H. Dean Hall for $37.50 a year with no heat provided. The next meeting place was above the Seymour Tire & Vulcanizing Shop also on Main Street. The rental was $100.00 per year with a four year option from owner George..
Krause-Kraft Post 106 of Seymour, WI first established its annual scholarship program open to graduating high school seniors of the Seymour Community School System 33 years ago..The number of scholarships has varied from four to thirteen awarded in any one year. The money for the scholarships comes from CD's invested specifically for scholarships. For the 2018 school year seven (7) scholarships of $500.00 each will be awarded. As of 2018 over 200 scholarships have been..
Forty seven members attended the monthly meeting and it was a busy night. Elections were held and the positions of Commander, 1st Vice-Commander, 2nd Vice-Commander and 3rd Vice-Commander were all filled. Installation of the new officers will take place at the June Meeting.A report was given by the Building Front Restoration Committee Chairman. The new sign was ready to be installed and the volunteers will do so on Wednesday. They will also remove the old..
Krause-Kraft Post 106 Seymour, Wisconsin at its regular monthly meeting on Monday October 24, 2016, officially accepted the slate of officers for its newly formed Sons of The American Legion, SAL Squadron 106. Allen J. Watry, Detachment of Wisconsin Sons of The American Legion Vice Commander addressed Legion members at our October 24, 2016 regular monthly meeting. He thanked Post 106 for their efforts to make a SAL squadron a reality in Seymour. He went..
Post 106 Doing Business the Legion Way.
Resolutions are the way The American Legion does business. All policies, positions and actions of our organization are driven by the passage of resolutions, which control such policies, positions and actions in a direct way. Resolutions provide guidance to our organization. At its March regular monthly meeting over 40 member of Post 106 passed a historic resolution. The resolution was a proposal to update the Department of Wisconsin American..
On Memorial Day 2018 Krause-Kraft Post 106 Seymour will conduct its 98th consecutive (Decoration Day) Memorial Day Parade & Program. The Parade will be led by Post 106's Color Guard and Drill Squad starting at the Post through downtown Seymour and back to Seymour Veterans' Memorial & Park. There will be a brief program and include the SCHS Band and Chorus, Scouting groups, Seymours' Finest Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad. and a large audience..