New Ulm review., 1921-05-18
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23, 1921" are entitled to Minnesota's
bonus, rules the Attorney General.
Still another Minnesota Legion nost

DULL announcer Minnesota Legion posi-
is comfortably settled and ready to
enjoy the long stretch of years that
wind in and out to the land of white
haired Legionaires fifty years away.
The Arthur Calvin post of Worthing
ton has procured clubrooms and the
Auxiliary is securing easy chairs, a
library, canteen, hot lunch counter,
and so on.
Aroused because the ladies of the
surrounding towns were "beating the
Madison ladies to it, in organizing a
Legion Auxiliary unit, Madison Min
nesota Legionaires decided to get out
and help them organize, declaring
"Our good ladies stood by us and
worked hard for us during the war.
Now they must help us enjoy our good
times.'
Chapter 235, Minnesota Laws of
1921, makes it a misdemeanor to wear
the insignia of The American Legion
unless entitled thereto under the
Legion constitution Buddies who
have not, paid post, state and national
dues for 1921 should do so at once or
discontinue wearing the emblem.
Otherwise they are sailing under false
colors.
Each Minnesota Legion post may
secure $25 from its County Board to
defray Memorial Day expenses, ac-
cording to Chapter 233, Laws of Min
nesota, 1921. Where County Board
does not meet before Memorial Day,
posts will arrange with County Com
missioners, individually, to make
the appropriation at the next County
Board meeting. ~
Section 1872, Chapter 506, Minnesota
Laws of 1921, grants Legion posts the
use of Armories for regular meetings,
provided such Legion meetings do not
interfere with the use of the Armories
for military purposes. Any Legion
post which has difficulty in availing
itself of this privilege should com
municate with Legion State Hq.
Legionaires of Wichita, Kansas are
putting some of their. war experience at
the service of their home town. More
than 1000 Legionaires can answer an
emergency call on few minutes notices
emergency call on few minutes mo-
tices. The adjutant calls ten mem
bers, each of whom calls ten others,
the latter each notifying ten more men.
Each man has a card showing the
names and telephone numbers of mem
bers allotted to him.
Every member of organized labor
who is eligible should join The Ameri-
can Legion and help his buddies in
their fight for their just Claims" de-
clares an editorial in the California
Oil Worker, official newspaper of the
California Gas Well, Oil Field and
Refinery Workers OF America, which
adds:
'The charge has been made that the
Legion is capitalistic but its very COM
position proves that such an accusa-
tion is absolutely baseless. The
Legion's big job is to win decent treat
ment for thousands of disabled veterans
and to find employment for approxim
arely 100000 more who are now job
less. Nothing very capitalistic about
that, is there?" " ~
ITO stand firmly against bolshevism,
anarchy, and other acts designed to
dispute our government and disturb
our economic, social and commercial
relations" is the aim of the Federated
Patriotic Societies of America, which
hope to comprise all patriotic organiza-
tions, with membership Of six million.
The officers will be elected at the
G. A. r. encampment next September.
The American Legion will be repre-
sented there.