The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-11-01
PLACED IN TRUST FOR SOLDIERS
OF LOUIS BOWMAN POST
INTEREST TO RUN TO CLUB
Small Sum Placed at Disposal OF
Relief Committee For Needy
Soldiers or Families

The disposition of the ten thousand
dollars OF war chest money Is no
longer a question. AT the meeting OF
the trustees of the war chest board
held last Saturday night at the city
hall the entire sum remaining was
placed in trust for the soldiers Of
Louis Bowman Post No. So OF the Am
erican Legion and the chairman. sec
retary and treasurer were made a
trust committee TO administer the
funds under the agreement arrived at.
This arrangement was made so as to
do away with the necessity for calling
together OF the War Chest Board again
until the final disposition OF the fund
is made. The members OF the COM
mittee ara: John Mason. chairman;
Arndrew Ostrand, secretary, and Ar
yid Bjork. treasurer.
Interest TO Help Run Club.
The entire fund Is drawing interest
and will continue to draw interest
until finally disposed of. AS this in
terest comes due IL will be paid over
TO the Louis Bowman Post and not
added to the principal. The motion
dealing with this interest stipulated
that the money derived from this
course Is to go towards helping pay
the expenses of maintaining a club
room for the boys. The interest will
amount TO some $500 per year, or s25
per month which the boys feel will
help very materially to keep their
canteen going under the arrangement
with the Crystal Falls Club.
In addition TO the interest the sum
OF $500 was placed at the disposal o
the relief committee of the Legion to
be paid on order of this relief COM
mittee to needy soldiers or their fam
lies. BY NEEDY" is meant such Ill
ness as incapacitates the soldier for
work and leaves him without funds.
II is not calculated TO be paid TO any
one unless he Is in need through NJ
fault OF his. aud the same holds true
OF soldiers families.
Want Boys TO Stand on Own Feet.
Commander Burridge OF Louis Bow
man Post was present at the meeting
and was very much impressed with
the action taken by the board. In
the name OF the Legion he thanked
the members for their interest in the
soldiers. He stated that the purpose
OF the American Legion Is to help
bring the soldier boys to concep-
tion OF their position as citizens OF
this nation. II is not the intention OF
the Legion to pet the soldiers or TO
further their remaining in ldleness
1t strives 10 get tiese boys to work;
10 make them self-supporting and
eliminate from their minds any idea
that they may have that the nation
owes them a living. II is the purpose
OF the Legion not only to get these
boys TO work and sustain themselves
but also TO get them active in the af-
fairs OF the municipality. state and
nation that the government they
fought for may profit by their industry
and their attention to its welfare.
He stated that the Legion Is strictly
opposed 10 any agency taking upon IT,
self the welfare work for the veteran
OF the World War. The Legion Is or
ganized for that purpose and will take
care OF its own men.
This means that the Red Cross worf
among the soldiers where Legion
posts are instituted Is not welcomed
by the posts and that activity viii
undoubtedly be stopped forthwith.
Much Money Left
There remained In the treasury OF
the fund last Saturday night si0.5o0.
Bills from the homecoming amounting
10 5000 were ordered paid out OF that
sum and also any small bills remain
Ing unpaid that were incurerd forthe
benefit OF the war chest but all labor
expense dependent upon the war chest