The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-11-30
AMERICAN LEGION
HAS Big NIGHT.
Patriotic Addresses by Wis.
iting Comrades
MOMENTS AID
TO BE ENLISTED
Big Get.t0-Gether Meeting of the Local
Post Of American Legion Proves a
big Success Monday Night. Exercis.
oS md Luncheon EnlInMGd hy Nannn

big Success Monday Night. Exercls.
es and Luncheon Followed hy Dance.
Pep and the ideal Of service were
the keynotes Of the get-to-gether meet
Ing Of the Thos ID. Lake, Jr., POST
American Legion, held in the legion
hall Monday evening for the purpose
primarily Of organizing woman's
auxiliary to the post. Maj G. Hayward
Mahon, Jr., Of Greenville, and Mai.
Henry G. Tillman, Of Greenwood, were
the honor guests of the evening and
delivered eloquent addresses urging
the members of the post to higher
ideal of service to their disabled COM
rades and to their country. Short adj
dresses were also made by Capt. pete"
I1udgens, a native of this county but
now a resident of Greenville. and Licut
Col. j. Nice. Barksdalc, Of this city. p.
ID. Huif, Esq, Of this city, responded
to the addresses of the visitors and
thanked them for their attendance, at
the same time thanking the women
present for their interest in the post
and paying a pretty tribute to the sac
rlfices made by the women in the war.
Following the addresses, an elegant
luncheon was served by the ladies of
the Eastern Star after which entangle-
ments were removed and an old-time
square dance was joined in by the
members Of the post, their lady friends
and several guests. The dancing was
kept up until a late hour of the night.
the occasion being hugely enjoyed by
everyone present. 7
Major Mahon, in opening his re-
marks, referred feelingly to his asso-
Citations with uaurens men Of his bat
talon OF the 11Sth Infantry, saying.
without disparagement to other organ
1zations OF the army, that finer bat
talon Of troops never fought in an
army. Turning to discussion of an
organization Of woman's auxiliary to
the post, he said that woman's inter-
est and sympathy in the post was the
prime requisite for it's success IF
post is ever about to die" he said, 'thc
nrst thing to do Is to enlist the inter-
est OF the women and it's future Is
saved" The women have many things
they can do, he said. Among others
they can help locate disabled ex-seryice
men and minister to them only as wo-
men can do. They can do as women
OF the Greeville auxiliary post did
Armitsice day--served light refresh
ments to disabled men on the streets
and in the Camp Sewer hospital, help
ing them not only in material way
but bOOtsing up their spirits and let
ting them know that their country has
made.
To the members Of the post itself,
Major Mahon held up an ideal OF SER
vice as the goal Of every legion man.
Care for the disabled ex-service men,
he spoke Of as the posts first duty.
See to 1t that every disabled man has
that care and attention that CRATE
full people are willing to give. A broad
program including help for disabled
men, followed by a program of service
to community, state, nation and God
should be mapped out each Legion,
working with the others, forming a
nationwide program which would
guarantee the principles in peace for
which his comrades fought in war The
Legion must go forward he said, lin
CLOSING. "You can't sit still and go
anywhere,
Major Tillman opened his address
with an invitation to the people OF
Laurens TO attend the ceremonies in.
Scident .ppon the visit OF Gen. Foch tt
Greenwood on December 8. Like Maj
Milton, ne introduced his very elo
squent address with a tribute to tht
.Aaurens soldiers he had known In tht
war and in peace. He congratulated
tthe post upon the step 1t was taking II
securing the support Of the. women
saying that the post had been wise II
{ sdiscoyering early that 1t could not ge
along without their help. Tho Legion
he said, was a powerful factor in tn,
nation. While 1T is not in politics, h,
s said, 1t was the most powerful organ
ization in the nation in It's ability t
shape legislation at. Washington ant
the most powerful instrument In th
yworid forsthe preservation of tha