Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-12-23
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A FAREWELL FROM FOCH

A FAREWELL FROM FOCH
On board the Liner @'Paris,' New
York Harbor, December H., 1921.
Comrades of the American Legion:
With deep regret I bid you goodbye
For seven weeks, the Legion has enter
tanned me marvelously in your splendid
country. Ny experience here leads me
to two thoughts.
When first + met you and came tc
admire you as fighters, cheerful, sub
iect to discipline under your splendlc
leader, General Pershing, the days
were dark indeed. Yet you smi4et
then as you fought and your cheertuf
ness and bravery helped much to brlns
us victory and peace.
When next / met you, it was in you1
country. The alarms Of war were
over. You were engaged in those pur
suits OF peace which are so essential t(
happiness and prosperity-hard work
| have come to love all Americans to1
their spirit of diligence, for their gen
erous-heartcdncss. France and tn
United States arc indeed close together
as they always have been.
These two thoughts-of the Amen
can abroad at war, Of the American a
home and at peacc-lead to only ont
conclusion, that the Americans ART
young, sturdy, honorable, God-fearlns
full of faith and hope; that they are tt
be admired, respected and trusted o.
all peoples everywhere.
And of what type is the representa-
tive American of today? The type yo7
find in The American Legion. He is tn
man who sacrificed all to fight for hi
flag and world freedom. He is tn
man who will see to it that we haV'
"peace on earth, good will towar'
men,.
We in France are doing our share t.
keep ourselves worthy of the victor,
we have won We know you are dom!
yours.
i Long live the American people!
Long live the American Legion!
FERDINAND FOCH.
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When the thirty-fvc Legionnalre
belonging to the little town of Vern
dale, Minnesota, held their annua
meeting to elect officers for 1922, tn
outgoing post treasurer reported tina
during 1921, a total of $4,000 had bccd
made by the Legion on plays, dances
etc. Athletic events, motion picture
and New Years. ball are the mex
plans of the Verndale boys.
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This weeks issue Of the American
Legion Weekly, read by one million
Legionnaires throughout the world, con
tains picture of the band of Davi.
Visited Legion Post, Duluth, America
champion Legion band. On anothe
page of the Legion Weekly, is an tier
reading:-
Commander Van Dyke of Mime
sofa is making this dues renewal bus
ness a personal issue with Iowa. He
out to beat Iowa's membership an
take the lead in the corn belt, whic
belt is one of the strongholds of LIE
gionism. Commander Van Dyke ha
promised Autographed citation t
every Minnesota post which renew
from rs per cent to 1C0 per cent of it
members by January list, and has sen
to each Minnesota Legionnaire PEI
sonal letter that would make the Kaise
cough up. Our prophecy is that Con
mander Van Dyke of Minnesota wi
issue a lot of citizens and that plent
of Gopher posts will have from rs pr
cent to 100 per cent Of their members
dues RENTED before the end of 1921.
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Minnesota now has 1888 Legion post
New units of The American Legio
Auxiliary are being organized at tn
rate of six each week. -
i Earl Young Of Belle Prairie collecte
a bounty for a, full grown wolf, at tt
court house Friday.