The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
..4Sa
q Ic5rrsn,ee:r

The end of the war meant the end
of many of the comradeshps that
grew strong in the service of God i
and Country. But for thousands OF i
former service men the end Of the t
war has not meant the end of COM
radeship and service. Today, many
are members of an organization /
whose platform is Service to God
and Country" Many buddies who
served their country bravely in war
have neglected to join this great or
ganization. The time is ripe for
all buddies of the great war to unite !;
the banner of the American Legion.
Dues for 1922 are now being collect !
ed by eleven thousand posts through
out the nation. There is no initia-
ton fee. See the nearest Post Ad-
iutant. You will feel prouder and
better once you belong to a great
organization, pledged to a great
cause.
Just as there is bond between all
former service men, SO too there is
a bond between the service men and
the women who stood back OF them
during the dark days of the great
war. That is why the American
Legion Auxiliary has been organized,
to help carry out in peace the ideals
for which their men served in war.
For men. are at their best when their
women are behind them, not driving
but cheering, encouraging, helping
believing as only women can. Inc
Auxiliary is The Big Sister OF The
American Legion. Every mother,
wife, sister and daughter OF every
Legionaire should join it and help
"carry on"
Reverend Christian Reissner of the
Chelsea church of New York tells of
an American doughboy who, during
the dark days in 1918, wandered into
! a French cathedral to sight-see. He
| noticed a distinguished military man
| enter, seek secluded spot and kneel
in prayer. With American curiosity,
the doughboy watched the officer and
saw that he remained on his knees
/ for one hour. The American follow
ed him QUITO find that it was Mar
shal Foch.
| "Ah, the American soldier is fine.
He always lets everyone know he is
American soldier-he is so proud of
it. He is brave, magnifcantA He
can fight-fight hard. And he, sees
something funny everywhere he
looks. All, chats where like, him. =
That's General Jacques of Belgium,
speaking English, as overheard by a
Kansas City reporter. Il
When on Armistice Day eighty
Legionaires met at Appleton to par
take of chicken and oyster dinner
prepared by their Legion Auxiliary
Unit, the table was decorated by the
national flag and huge daisy, the
new official bower Of the American
Legion, and every Legionaire re-
ceived daisy to wear in his button
hole.
Wadena Legion Post has arifty
record. By y>electing wise Officer > and
backing them up at all times, the post
has record of fine achievement and
at the same time has laid $4,000
aside to help build new Post club
rooms.
Practically every ex-service man
in Grow Wing county has been inter-
| viewed within the last month by a
/! joint Legion-Red Cross-good citizen
representative woking under direc-
tion of A.. A. Kieriet, Legion Com
mander of Grow Wing county. Sixth
District Commander Milton Nahum
will urge every Legion County Com
mander in his district to put on a
similar campaign, for the purpose of
seeing that every former service man
not only in Crow Wing county, but in
the entire Sixth District, has all
the medical, financial, and other
rights which the state or, the nation
has set aside for its defenders.
A home of its own is the dream
of every Legion post. Post No. SO
Of Hutchinson, Mimi, isn't waiting
for the funds to drop from some tree
like ripe fruit. It's Legion baseball
team cleaned up $14S2, last summer,
and after deducting expenses, there
will be enough left to make good
i start on the Posts new Legion home
next spring.
i Ralph Oracle Post of Bemidji, Min
nesota- spent $500, during 1921 help
ing former buddies over the rough
i spots Of life's highway. The money
d went to pay for hospital treatment,
J, railroad fare, meals, and similar aid.