Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-02-11
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Local Post Of the American Legion Held
Successful Smoker and
Last Thursday was. day that win
long be remembered by the members of
the Warren Post No. q, American
Legion, being the first regular meeting
and also the first social given here
since the post was organized. At this
meeting all those from this city and
surrounding country who paid the su-
preme sacrifice were accepted, without
q dissenting vote, as honorary members
of this post. Correspondence concern
ing the Woman's Auxiliary OF the
American Legion was read and COM
mittee was appointed to see the women
that have the privilege to belong to
this branch Of the legion.
That no misunderstanding be had
and for the information of the new
members part of the constitution was
read; it told of what the American
Legion stands for and reads as follows:
For God and County we associate
ourselves together for the following
purposes:
To uphold and defend the Constitu-
ton Of the United States of America;
to maintain law and order; to foster
and perpetuate a one-hundred-pe
Americanism to preserve the memories
and incidents Of our association in the
Great War; to inculcate sense of in
dividual obligation to the community,
state and nation; to combat the auto
cracy Of both the classes and the
masses; to make right the master of
might; to promote peace and good will
on earth; to safeguard and transmit to
posterity the principles of justice, free
dom and democracy to consecrate and
sanctify our comradeship by our devo-
ton to mutual helpfulness.
Members Of the local draft board had
been invited but only two Of them
could be present, namely, W. o. Brag-
gans and Sheriff Hanson.
The entertainment committee con-
sidered themselves fortunate in secur-
ing julius j. Olson, Of this city, as
speaker for this occasion, and his ad-
dress to the boys was masterful one.
He talked on several subjects, Of es-
pecia1 interest to those who saw service,
both Of things that had been accom-
plished while they had been away, and
things begun but not as yet finished.
He discussed prohibition, as one of the
things accomplished, and said no matter
whether they liked it or not, it was
! now a law Of the land and for them to
abide with it as good American citizens.
He spoke of womans suffrage, prices,
shipbuilding, the government control of
| the railroads, the labor problem and
the alien question. He did not tell the
boys what or what not they ought to
do, but advised them to make up their
minds on these several subjects so when
the time came they would be prepared
to deal with them. In conclusion he
told how he had worked for Soldiers
| Memorial, but as yet nothing had been
done and advised the post to take the
| work up together with other posts of
this county.
Mr.. w. 0. Braggans was next called
upon and responded with quite talk.
Among the several things he mentioned
was the service records. He said most
of the boys had either overlooked or
ignored the two last questions Of the
blanks. and as those were quite i'm
portant, he asked them to sit down and
write him of their experiences and if
possible send a photograph or other
souvenir along
Our genial sheriff, Mr.. Hanson, also
was asked for a few remarks He told
of his experience during the war as a
member of the draft board from the
time he first was notified of the con-
scription and up to the days OF the
armistice. He said he was proud of
Marshall county and its boys and also
hoped that some arrangement could be
made whereby the members of the draft
board could be accepted as members Of
the American Legion.
Next on the program was the feed,
and once more the boys had to line up
to get their "chaw'' Everything was
daintily prepared and the boys went
after it in the old-time way. After
lunch, card tables were set and card
playing, smoking and singing was the
order till s'way late'.
The entertainment committee is to be
commended for the splendid way in
which they pulled this, by no means,
small task off.
Mrs. Paul Durand Dies.