The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-05-13
Interesting Legion
News for Everyone

Nothing further has been heard
from the state department in regard
to the bonus. In the meantime IL
would be well to have your discharge
registered. l.. N. Saunders, county
representative of the board will re-
cei-c tae first information.
The Gary post has organized
Band, which is getting under way in
good style. The citizens are I!anning
to give them the instruments and band
uniforms.
TIE regular meeting of the post
will be held in the X. of 2. hail on
Tuesday. May 10. There will be in
itiation and a feed to which every
member is supposed to be present.
The membership drive will be popped
up and plans made for the Decoration
Day services Plan to be there.
Decoration Day
When in 1917 the honor Of the flag
and the safety of the country We're
assailed BY the foe, unheedfui Of dan
ger, brave men rushed to the defense
of American traditions. They went
ready TO give their all. Some went
across the seas, some stayed II. camps
at homc but all did "mans work. "
And when victory Rad been achieved
they came home, but not ali: many
~were laying in Flanders Fields, form
ing the corner stone of the founda-
tion 81 the peace Of the world.
"On the Flanders Fields, the pop
pies grow
Between the crosses row or ro".'
For these heroes, for their scsrowing
mothers, and in gratitude fo, the Sc
curity We are enjoying today, thanks
to their sacrifice, let us keep in sacred
and reverent manner Memorial Day.
May 3Oth, 1921.
The following organizations will CO.
operate in the observance of tie day:
GAR, Woman's Relief Corps, Span
ish-Amer;can War Veterans, Boy
Scou.3, Girl Scouts, Ladies' Auxiliary
of the American Legion, American
Legion.
Try this for an alibi, "Sitting up
with d sick friend again, eh ?" growled
Mrs. Buck Hobnail as her husband
came tiptoeing in at three A. Nj. "No
dearie, l was at the Legion post meet
ing" And another divorce case was
avoided
The membership campaign of the
American Legion in Iowa has receiv-
ed the unqualified endorsement of the
highest authority of the state. Here
is what Gov. Kendall has to say of the
Legion and it's efforts to increase its
strength: 81 earnestly hope that the
public in general may contribute ;tS
active support to the membership
campaign now being prosecuted by the
American Legion. 1t is difficult to
understand why any service man eligi-
BILE should hesitate to associate him
sell W u! h,S "oin'aies in this pa r,o-
tic organization. The record Of the e.
gion overseas is one which inspires
the pride of every American and the
evidence is abundant that the boys
are to be as helpful as citizens as they
were brave as soldiers. 1t ought not
be necessary to indicate to any form
er eNservice man who ha srot afili-
ated with the Legion, the advantages
to be derived by him and to be con
ferred upon his country by hi; denti-
flying himself with the organization.
The preamble Of the constitution of
the Legion is IA masterpiece CT sound
philosophy and good citizenship and
the principles there enumerated must
be approved by every lovef of MS
country.
Our advice to eN-service men is to
!. join ali the veterans associations they
want to on the side, but to stick to
the Legion as the only organization
that can go over the top for big re-
.sults.--3oston Traveller.
There are three Legion posts in
Grant county-Milbank with men,
bership Of 18O, Revillo 40, Strandburg
80, totaling 229. $50 ex-service men
in the county do pot belong to the Le-
gion. Get in line during the mem
j bership drive from May 18th to June
18th. and let's have 100 per cent
1t dosen't take~4a cowboy to lasso
a new member.