The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-02-06
Legion Meeting.
Constitution adopted; WOmen'S aux.
iIiary started; Plans for Memorial
service made.
service made.

Tuesday evening at the court
house. the tentative constitution
and by laws was adopted by a
unanimous vote. The plans for
the service to be held on the %
of February were discussed and
a committee of three, consisting
OF Frank Boerger. Steve Coyne
and A l. Nelson was appointed,
to have charge Of the service
The report of the chairman Of
the entertainment committee up
on the dance recently held was
read and approved.
The report showed that 25l
tickets were sold, which netted
a gross amount Of S276 TO- The
expenses of the dance including
the war tax, amounted to $1,000,
leaving net profit for the Legion
of more than S1S50o. The
weather was bad and no Legion
men outside Of the city except
those living on this railroad could
attend The Post is very we'll
satisfied with the returns and a
rising vote of thanks was given
to the committee for the efforts
and the success with which it
was conducted.
The chairman read the tenta
tive constitution as it was drawn
by the executive committee and
1t was adopted by vote Of the
post. The form followed that
supplied and suggested by the
state and national headquarters
with the exception Of few de.
tails and the changing of the
duties of some Of the officers Of
the Post and executive commit
tee.
The suggestion of starting a
wOman's 5 auxiliary was taken up
and action taken upon it. Cards
of application were distributed
to the members of the Legion
having mothers, sisters or
daughters elegible for member
Z ship. These will be returned at
the next meeting at which the
Post commander will issue a call
for a meeting of those who sign
I'd the cards and made applica.
ton. An application for charter
will come before this meeting
which requires the signature of
fifteen women, one Of whom will
be appointed by the post to act
af the temporary chairman and
to receive the charter when re.
Ut is returned from the state
headquarters. The dues of the
auxiliary will be temporarily fix
ed at 81 90, soc of which will be
sent to state headquarters with
the application for charter.
This is good move on the part
of the Post, as many or the or
ganizatlons have already taken
this step some time ago. It will
create q greater interest in the
Post and enable it to carry out
:someof the plans which are now
in the process of materializing.
Indications are that the auxiliary
will have a greater members hip
than the post itself, as many in.
.ouiries have been made as to
when it was to be started and
evidences that there is a strong
approval Of such an organization
here.
A. E. Anderson was appointed
insurance officer of the Post.
Mr.. Anderson has the "dope'' on
war risk insurance, allotments,
compensation, service mems land
bills and other acts Of the state
and national governments to
compensate the service men.
Any service man, whether Le-
gion member or not, Is asked to
confer with Mr.. Anderson il he
has not received full information
he is in need Of.
This is one Of the great chan
uels Of service to the ex-service
man giving him aid and assist.
ance to receive just and fair
adjustment OF his affairs, add
one which the Legion can handle.
easier and with greater ef6cien-
cy than any other Organization.
having representatives in Wash.
ington for the. purpose.
The next meeting Of the Legion
will be March 2. Further in
formation about the Memorial
service will be given later, when
it il received from state head
quarters.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.. Let's,
who had been in Ionia, Mich, for
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