The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-01-15
LEGION NOTES


The wray- -McKinstry post OF this
city held its regular meeting Friday
night at the X T. hall. The Wom-
ans Relief Corps OF this city donated
SILK and gold regimental flag to the
local post in recognition OF the vet
erans' service during the war and oi
their service as civil organization.
This flag will be used for parades and
display in the meeting rooms Of the
post. y formal presentation OF the
flag Will be given soon.
The dance committee reported that
ali arrangements had been completed
Tor the big legion dance. which will be
held january Il. Special music will
be procured and number OF novel
attractions beside the dance program.
large attendance is expected.
There was considerable discussion
over the resolution recently adopted
BY the Leo Lyden post of Denver bar
ring Jack Dempsey from fghiing in
this country because OF his alleged
disiov atty during the war. Dempsey
was never in the service. and it is
claimed by the Lyden post that he
never offered his services to the coun-
try In any branch. After much dis
cussion the local post decided TO re-
quest a copy OF Dempsey's question
naire aud to ascertain the cause of
his exemption before taking any action
against him.
There are early indications that
women's auxiliaries to the American
Legion are going to become an impor-
tant factor In legion work. The ma
iionM convention indicated tn. le-
slon's earnest wish that the mothers
wives. sisters and daughters bet re-
hind the local posts and organize and
lend their sympathy and moral sup
port to The lesion's work. We look
forward to the day when every local
post will have its womcn's auxiliary.
Certainly The women may bind them
selves together in a community OF in
ter.sts nearly a. close as that which
holds the men, No one saw darker
hours. no one suffered keener priva-
tions or made greater sacrifice than
the women OF America. who sent their
men to war with courage and forti-
tude that overshadows the finest tra-
ditions of old Sparta. They went in
spirit through every ordeal. every
hardship. II Is peculiarly fit that
they should continue to back up their
men I'm the great work now being un-
dertaken by the American Legion.
A movement has started to organ
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unteers are needed for this work.
A special meeting of the local post
was called Saturday night in honor of
Congress sman Guy L. Hardy. who ad-
dressed the eN-service men on invita-
tion from the American Legion. Mr..
Hardy gave a very interesting talk on
the work OF Congress and of the con
gressmen. some amazing statistics OF
the country's war expenditures were
given As Mr.. Hardy served on n
committee to investigate the soviet
government OF Russia. he was able to
explain very clearly how soviet gov
ernment was run theoretically and
practically From this explanation IL
was not hard to see that a Bolshevist
party and soviet government would
never be tolerated In America. ''To
remember that we whipped the Ger
. mans. to watch tho Bolsheviki and to
regard war pay and bonuses as sec
ondary matter. as Congress is doing
everything in It's power to pass bill
that will he satisfactory to ALL was
Mr.. Hardy's message to the ex-serv-
Ice men Of Canon CITY