The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22
LEGION ORGANIZED

A meeting of local boys was held
at the Commercial Club rooms, on tn
night of the 10th, at which time tn,
following ex-service men signed the
application for charter for the for
nation of Post of the American
Legion at Sisseton. Arthur Tew.
Myron Doud, Leo Grover, Harry
Drenttel, Harry Davis, Max Dady, Ed
Tallakson, Peter Lewis, Alfred Erick
son, Joe H. McCune, Herbert Az
ness, Melvin Brantseg, Alfred Strand.
A. r. Sorbel, N. c. Klein, NJ. F.. Mead
John Thomas, Walter Hating, Archy
Horn, Ed Murphy Lars Skarsten, Dr..
w. l. Longstreth and S. H. Aos.
1t is the intention of the committee
to have every ex-service man in
Roberts County enrolled in this Lee
gion, and an invitation is extended
to all the towns in this vicinity to lend
their cooperation and support.
A great number of entertainments
are being planned for the future, and
especially large encampment which
will in all probability be held some
time next June, providing sufficient
number of members are enrolled by
that time.
DIR. Longstreth, Harry Drenttel and
Max Dady are in re :eipt of letters
from Wright Ia .hell of Watertrwn,
the state publicity director of the
American Legion for South Dakota.
commencing them on their taking
steps to organize i port of the Legion
at Sisseton. In order that the ex-ser-
vice men of Sisseton ard community
may know of w'llt the Legion is do
ing nationally, Mr. Tarbell calls az
tcntion to recen. circular from the
national headquarters at New York.
which will enlighten the local hays
considerably on this subject.
elm accordance with a resolution
passed at the caucus of the American
ing to it's members and to those eligi-
BILE for membership. all possible aid in
matters concerning their War Risk
Insurance, allotments, liberty bonds,
bonuses, travel pay, etc. For the las.
few months the Legion has been rem
dering this serv.ee to all of its mem
bers who have had occasion to asi.
for aid. During that time it has help
ed hundreds of men to obtain final
and complete Sc tlemcnt of their ac-
counts In every section member of
the Legion acqu 'inted with the pro-
cedure necessary to obtain a speedy
settlement of an. account that 81 dis
charged soldier may have with the
Government Off .;als, is available and
ready to help.
Delivery of liberty bonds has been
expedited. Bonus checks which had
been delayed have been obtained
Claims for bonuses presented by tht
Legion have been settled in record
time. Compensation claims have beer
settled and payment secured. Mer
who had been discharged from The
army or navy, and whose discharge
certificates showed them to be in up
parent good health, have, throu.
the American legion proved to TIA;
Government tina. they are, as mat
ter OF fact, no. Is: good health ane
have had their compensation claim:
allowed and pald. These results have
Zen obtained THU full cooperation
with the various Government Bureaus
I'm addition tine Legion is carryi:':
on a general campaign to inform ex
service men of their rights and pri
vileges and to assist in obtainin,
them Compensa ;ion is now paid t.
injured soldiers IN the basis of $3i
per month. Legislation has been in
troduced to make it parable or tn
basis of $4,000 per month. Govern
ment insurance at present is payable
to the beneficiary in installmcnt
covering per4;l of 30 yea Mos
men desire to have their insuranc,
paid in one lump sum. Legislation il
now pending to have this done. Alst
Legislation is pei ling to enlarge thu
class of persons who may be nance
as beneficiaries OF insurance.
."This service has boon established
for the benefit Of ex service men. !;
is urgently reqnestei that ever.
member be informed 50 that he ma.