The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-19
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"U. 8. S. Wilmington. u. s. Asia
tic Fleet. Shanghai, China, is the
postoffice address of two Minnesota
buddies. Oscar C, Nelson and p
Lamb, now stationed at Hankow,
China, whose letters. dated July 49,
were received at Minnesota Legion
Service Bureau, st. Paul on August
Is, 1921. They desire to secure
Minnesota Bonus application blanks
SO that they may get their claims In
before November 20, 1921, on which
date all applications not In will be
forfeited. The necessary papers
were mailed them by registered mail
without delay.
When Frank Boryeick, a farmer
living near Candy; Minnesota. be.
came Ill in the midst Of his harvest
were in danger of being lost, his
brother Legionaires and neighbor
named Frank Fliss, went to the res
cue by cutting and shocking the
grain. About twenty buddies took
part in the good deed, which was
completed in two evenings.
So much impressed were the de-
legates to the Winona Legion Con-
vention at the earnestness and quiet
strength of the Legion Auxiliary
that on their return, scores of posts
which hitherto had not considered
requested department Hq. to send
blanks and instructions on how to
organize. They said they had not
realized what tower of strength the
Auxiliary has come to be to the Le-
gion throughout the nation.
BE it resolved that we stand
squarely behind the American Lee
gion in it's efforts to secure adjusted
compensation for our men,, reads
part of a resolution passed at tho
Legion Auxiliary convention, which
wired Minnesota legislators and
support the Legion bill "as a meas
ure of justice to former service
men," Another resolution urged all
Legion and Legion Auxiliary mem
bers to employ ex- service men or
their dependents wherever possible.
Another directed the Auxiliary to
establish a home in the Twin Cities
where disabled service men dis
charged from hospital without money
or position may obtain food and
shelter until they are strong enough
10 go 10 WOTh again.
Nearly every eye was wet with
tears when Mrs. Sandy Hamilton,
Gold Star Mother after whose boy
the Mark Hamilton Post of Minnea-
polls is named, finished her account
of the loneliness and suffering of
many of the lads now in hospitals of
strange cities far from home and
those who would love and sympo-
thize with them. Mrs. Hamilton was
Chairman of the Minneapolis Legion
disqualification Committee and spent
practically all her time visiting and
cheering the sick and disabled. When
the convention elected it's state
president it chose Mrs. Hamilton.
'"The Fairy Godmother of the Sick
during the coming year.
In approximation of her untiring
and devoted service during the past
year, 1.-THE Helen Hughes H;c:scher
Memorial Fund" for the care of sick
and disabled service men, was es.
tablished by the delegates to the
Auxiliary State Convention on the
suggestion of Miss Pauline Curnick,
National Secretary, who declared
that DR.. Heilscher's good deeds are
known all over America. At the Ma
tional Convention in Kansas City
Auxiliary delegates from Minnesota
will urge the election of DIR. Helen
Hughes Hielscher as the first ma
tional president of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary.
The American Legion posts of Blue
Earth, Winnebago, Gilmore, Bricelyn,
Easton, Minnesota Lake and Wells,
| which form the American Legion of
Faribault county, will hold their Sec
ond annual reunion and picnic at
Bass Lake on. August 81, according
to the decision of the Faribault
county meeting in Winnebago re-
Gently. 49,.
On August Z the nine LIE Sueur
County Legion posts from LIE Sueur,
Waterville, lie Sueur Center, Kill
kenny, New Prague, Montgomery,
Kasota, Cleveland and Elysian, met
at Point Pleasant, Lake Jefferson,
and enjoyed a program OF sports,
concerts, dancing, and some spirited
addressed by state and district Lee
gion speakers. Young and old turn.
ed out for the outing and had a good
time with the Legion boys.
When Legionaires from Grand Ra-
pids, Minnesota and the surrounding
posts of Itasca County recently held
| their third annual Legion Day Cele-
bration, they made no canvas for
funds from business or other organic
| atoms but put on big program ana
charged one dollar admission. Their
net profits were fifteen hundred dol
| lars, everyone had a good time, and
the post paid off the Indebtedness on
| its building and placed neat little
| nest egg in its treasury to care foI
| future contingencies.
Washington and North Dakota
| county Legionaires will unite at Ant
! lers Park, near Pennington, on Aug
ust %, where a big picnic. and good
time is planned. Post at Saltwater
Alton Forest Lake, Copas, st. Paul
| Park, Hastings, Rosemount, South
st. Paul and Pennington are expect
| ed to send big delegations. DR.. A. A
Van Dyke of st. Paul, State Com
mander, and Father David Moran Of
| Pennington, Third District Comman-
| der, will be there to help make mer-
| ry with the boys.
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