The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-02-11
LOCAL SOLDIERS
LEGION'S GUESTS

Enjoyable Banquet rendered to White
EX-Ser'ice Men by ThOs. ID. Lake,
Jr., Post.
An enjoyable banquet rendered to
white ex-service men Of the county
by the Thos. d. Lake, Jr., Post,
American Legion, was held in the
Traynham Guards armory last Thurs
day evening and largely attended by
the eX-Soldiers of the World War be-
sides several ministers. members or
the press and specially invited guests.
The supper was furnished by the post
and served by the local chapters of
the Daughters Of the American Revo-
iutlon and Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy Every detail of the arrange
ments was complete and the evening
was thoroughly enjoyed by those pres
ent. AS result Of the banquet much
interest was aroused in the local post
and strong impetus given to the
membership campaign which is now
in progress.
lBesides the Introductory remarks
MADE by the post commander, Capt.
w. r. Richey, Jr., stirring addresses
were made by Maj. William d. Work.
man and Capt. j. J. McSwain, OF
Greenville, Rev. c. II. Squires and A.
Z. Todd, Esq. The exercises were op-
ened with prayer by Rev. A. T.. Hollcr
and closed with benediction by Rev.
u. l.. McLin.
Before introducing the speakers Of
the evening, Capt. Richey explained
that the post is in the midst Of cam
palgn for members and that every
white soldier in the county is invited
to join The object Of the banquet,
he said, was to bring the soldiers to-
gether SO that they might acquaint
themselves with the objects and ideals
Of the Legion.
Mai. w. I'D. Workman was the first
speaker on the program Mai. Work
man gave a history of the organization
Of the Legion from it's infancy in
France, where fsc,;o.ai members of
the A. e. f., including Col Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.. gathered in Paris and
laid its first foundations. He explain
ed in detail the present plan Of or
ganization and appealed to every Lau-
rens soldier to line up to man and
lend the Legion his support. -Four
million men banded together for civic
righteousness and good government,
he said would prove a powerful in
strument in solving the problems of
reconstruction.
Capt. j. j. McSwain spoke on the
basic principles on which the Legion
is founded. He said that the object
of the Legion was to take the leader
ship in maintaining high ideals Of
Americanism and to oppose radicalism
and Bolshevism on every hand. The
returned soldier. he said had learned
new lessons by the war and had re-
turned home with stronger convictions
as to duties and responsibilities Of
citizenship. The American Legion, he
said, was to shape these ideals into
tangible form and to make them
count for the best in protecting the
freedom and institutions OF the coun-
try. Capt. McSwain said he wanted
to see every post have a 100 per cent
membership with 100 per cent Ameri-
canism
Rev. G. 7. Squires and Mr.. A. C.
Todd spoke of the dangers confront
ing the nation today from radical ele-
ments and issued warning against
allowing such activities to go too far
They pointed out the great influence
which the returned soldiers could
WELD in stamping out radical pro
pasanda and protecting the nation
against attacks on American institu-
| tions. They praised the conduct of
the soldiers in the war as well as the
manner in which they had returned
to take up civil pursuits.
Mary Scott Tucker.
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