Spencer Finns send money to the Soviet Red Army and China in 1942, November 1942
The Finnish International Workers Order sponsored a victory rally at the Spencer Central School, it was the biggest rally of its kind ever held in the area. A basket of roses donated for the benefit of medical aid to the Red Army was sold for $368. The door receipts of $101 were divided between Chinese War Relief and the USO.
From Sound in Spencer by Jean Alve, Spencer Town Historian. November 18, 1992