Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-06-08
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Deep in the Argonne, Peter Verdi met
death at the hands of the Germans,
fighting for his country. Last week the
American Legion of Eveleth, Mime
sofa, sent an escort to St. Paul to meet
and accompany the body to Eveleth,
where it was laid to rest with simple
and appropriate military ceremony.
At the entrance to the little cemetery
at Morris, Mimi, stands large white
cross erected by local Legionaires in
honor of all buddies who are buried
overseas. On Memorial Day, Morris
citizens piled wreaths of flowers around
this simple cross in memory of the boys
who event west" over there.
To have been one of little band of
5000 Americans who stormed up Dead
Mans Hill' and returned alive from
that hell Of fire, and then to lose his
life when his auto crashed into the
Northern Pacific flyer, was the fate of
slogan of WinOna Legionaires in their
Brainerd.
Because, as member of the 151st
down a barrage on the enemy. he was
shot thru the arm but continued firing
his gun until the enemy was routed,
George Reid, Montevideo Legionaire,
was decorated with the Croix de Guerre
and the Distinguished Service Cross
But it was year from the time he
joined the Montevideo post before his
Legion comrades learned of his heroism.
Legionaires Of New Uulm sent Walter
Wiedman to the Second District Legion
Convention at Worthington with in
structions to ''bring home the bacon.
And bring it he did, for the End district
convention next October will be held in
New Ulm, which is preparing to open
it's heart as well as it's hotels to the
incoming delegates.
In Waseca the WOmens Relief Corps
purchased all American flag and an
American Legion Post banner for the
local Legion post. Similar instances of
friendly cooperation between young
and the old veteran organizations is
reported from other parts of Mime
sofa. The Legion is taking an honored
place by the side of it's elders.
"Buttermilk and doughnuts'', gallons
of the former and scores of the latter,
formed the feast with which Legion
aires of Fairmont wound up it's recent
card party.
"Ct d was lllc
slogan of Winona Legianaires in their
| recent three-day membership drive.
Before the close of the first day of the
drive, one hundred ex-service buddies
had thrown in their lot with the
Winona Legionaire. A big time is be-
ing planned for the Legion State Con-
vention i'll Winona August 1-3 next.
The Legion in Minnesota receives
| more cooperation from the states news
papers than any other Legion Depart
ment, says Legion National Head
quarters. In the End Minnesota district
30 newspapers run an ''American
Legion Corner. The 18th has 36 such
papers: the LIST has 20, 3rd. 9th, Sth and
9th districts each has II; and the 4th,
9th and 10th districts each has . six
newspapers which give space to eX-Ser-
vice and Legion events in Il special
weekly column. This refers to state
and local Legion publicity. In @addi-
ton, about - other Minnesota: afews-
papers publish. column or two of
Legion 'rcady-to-print' news. supplied
by Legion National Headquarters thru
the Western Newspaper Union.
! Minnesota Leyionaires and Auxiliary
| members Will rally to minneapolis June
18th: to st. Cloud June 10Th. to st
Paul June 18th: and to Duluth June
| nth, to do honor to their National
| Commander, F.. w. Galbraith, who
comes to the North Star State to get
acquainted with Legionaircs and Aux
iliary members Of Minnesota Depart
ment, of which he is quite proud. III
cidentally. he will be one Of the prin
cipa] speakers at the ceremony in Con
ncction with the dedication Of the Vic
tory Memorial Drive in MinneapOli:
June 18th.
In addition to the scores of individ
ual baseball teams in Minnesota. moro
than half dozen Legion baseball