The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-10-05
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Here is some plain talk from the
editorial columns of the st. James,
Minnesota, Plaindealer:-"Thes social
lists say the American Legion is a
militaristic clique and warn the ma
ton of it's Prussian tendencies. This
is awful! The Legion boys-some
four million of them-effectively
blocked the socialist program OF turn
ing over the world to the Kaiser, and
for that reason the said socialists de-.
nounce the Legion as dangerous to
liberty. The socialists might tell us
what, in their opinion, would have
happened had their views prevailed
and the Legion bys not placed their
serried phalanx in the way OF the
Kaisers onrushing hosts ?"
zone of Americas Bravest," and OF
Minnesota's too, was laid to rest at
Winger, Mimi. September 25th. For
Nels T. Void was one Of Pershlng's
One Hundred Heroes, and one of the
four Minnesota soldiers to merit the
Congressional Medal of Honor, for
silencing four enemy machine gun
nests. capturing eleven prisoners
singlehanded, and saving the life OF
comrade by killing his German as
sailant in hand-to-hand combat. Lat
err. death came to this intrepid Mime
sotan during his fifth attempt to sill
ence another enemy machine gun nest.
At his funeral, Legionaires of the Nels
T. Void Legion Post Of Crookston, in
uniform, paid the last tribute to their
comrades memory.
Local posts, county gatherings, and
district conventions of the Legion IN
Minnesota are keeping the state COM
mander and the state adjutant busy
filling speaking engagements. Sept
ember 18th State Adjutant Stafford
King addressed Mobiles County Legi-
on meeting at Brewster, and on Sept
ember goth he attended dodge Coun-
ty Legion Day" at what he describes
as the best county fair he ever saw,
held at Kasson. He will speak at
Grand Rapids on September 9th and
at Koochiching County Fair at North
ONE on September 9th.
Among the Legion activities of
State Commander Arthur A. Van
Dyke was the bowling of the game
which opened the first Minnesota Legi-
on bowling league September 18th
Eighth District Legionaires honored
him at their district gathering in
Cloquet. He addressed Post No. 8 Of
St. Paul September 21st, while on
September 23rd he witnessed the
wonderful demonstration of Giant
valley Boy Scouts as presented by the
Giantvalley Legion Post of Mime
apolis, which has reason to be proud
of the troop it has trained so well.
Later on the evening of the 23rd Com
mander Van Dyke met members of the
Calhoun, Minneapolis Post at their re-
gular meeting.
September Goth found the state
commander with Sixth District Legi-
onaires at their district convention in
Brainerd; September 18th was spent
at the Legion Day celebration of the
Lac Qui Parle County Fair at Madi-
son; and September 29th with the
twelve hundred members of the Duluth
David Visited Post. On October 3rd
Commander Van Dyke addresses the
Merriam Park Post of St. Paul, and on
October 9Th he will be with Second
District Legionaires at their Second
District Convention in New Ulm.
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In the meantime the state command
er is working on plans to care for dis
abled comrades, to relieve ex-service
unemployment. and for the function
ing of the ten special state Legion
committees recently appointed, to-
gether with plans for the big Mime
sofa pilgrimage of Legionaires to
Kansas City on October 31st.
The mysterious death Of Ed. Lynch,
internal revenue collector under Will
son, is still unraveled. Mr.. Lynch