The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
Ame riCan
~ Corner

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When that hi-fsiutin housemaiu de-
cides she has become king OF the ranch.
give her the air and try one OF our
Legionaires." says Leo Kelly. Hennepin
County Legion adjutant. to Minneapolis
employers. in his efforts to fnd jobs for
the hundreds of unemployed ex-service
men in the Flour City. Last week Kelly
his buddies. These jobs ranged all the
way from washing windows, making
beds, scrubbing floors. repairing rail-
way cars, baking bread. tending ne baby
vacuum cleaners.
Blood is mixed with the rno,ar that
from tayonets spread It here. Magnin-
cent as this tribute 10 and proud as
am to behold II. pray that 1t may be
have cause to erect to an American SOL
a America never have cause to raise
war. We hope there may arise some
one who will point the way to an under
standing whereby all wars may cease"
the american Legion, speaking at the
A. e. F. at Fiirey. France.
ITO those cities which are still- in,
doubt as to how they should honor
their soldier dead. we commend study
Of r,,a the plan .,,,daD adopted BY MinnsspSlis
panion of Boston, Mass, who adds.
The Minnesota city has added to Its
already beautiful park system Vic
bordered by $50 elms. each which bears
| the name OF Hennepin County man or
woman who died in the service of Amer
dead could be more beautiful or more
practicai benefit t's to the 'eosn Community. w ia
there sss not x'p sweet in
ment to one who laid down his life for
others? We speak often of keeping green
TSst Is %Sst " tbsx nos have we sons nave ,ns
apolis. literally as well as rethorically."
IT IT know every Lesionaire in Minnesota
single Veteran Of the Civil War re-
mains, the, boys An khaki viii give way
to him and pay him honor said Mayor
dress. adding. Had it not been for the
soldiers of the Civil War there would
be no American Legion. because there
fC2. SG9'd have been no America to fight
Among the provisions already made at
gion and Legion Auxiliary Conventions
are five thousand beds for the delegates
and eighty thousand beds for visitors.
the sGssn ssa tSr OF svsry y and msn
for every bed" Needless to say. this
does not mean that the ladies win be
and FS Eon all ASH.rv Sysr
are notifying headquarters to be sure to
reserve Splaces for them on the special
train from the Twin Cities to Kansas
City, and on arrival there.
with remittances for twenty five new
mea,bers from 81. Paul Post No. 9 and
sofa for 1871 now exceeds twenty nine
sns i ws on the sI to the
mailed to Minnesota posts urges each to
do its part toward bringing the paid-up
membership to thirty thousand by Sept
entitled to another Legion delegate to
the National Convention at Kansas City
thirty five votes.
Watonwan, County. Minnesota-at st.
how to cooperate is evidenced by the
following item in the Madelia Times
Messenger; THE local boys have not
patfOnized % their Legion Sports Carnival
last fall. and are out to- show their ap-
probation. They are planning q mon
ster parade to County T,oss fair
citizen to help them make IL q success.
Madelia's Legion Band will lead the
As the time for the annual Legion
district convention at New Ulm draws
| near. Second District Legion posts are
making plans for the trip. The boys at
in their deiesation. led by their Legion
sSoa snow the Sn other hers second I district posts
that Worthington is on the map and
State Commander Arthur A Van
Dyke spoke at the Todd County Fair:
Wadena County Lesionaries at Perham
August 27th. had good time with Third
District Legionaires at Pennington Aug
noon left by airplane for Richville Min
nesota to take part in laying the corner
stone Of a monument in honor Of Otter
Hes f S tSe sqeaes Srest war; who rSe sh
made in two hours and was described by
io%abe tIip Ss has Sss ever hsa
In answ~x 10 the inquiries Of Spany
Minnesota MINI Legion posts which s ,,,sns are hon
military funerals, Legion national head
quarters has informed Minnesota depart
ment officers that when the Legion flag
1
be to the left of the national colors, both
| flags being unfurled. weather permit
ting. with crepe hanging from the peak
4 Of each.
"The greatest fighter for his size, age
and weight in the world" was how
Sporting Editor George Barton OF the.
Minneapolis Daily News recently re-
ferred to General George e, Leach. who
commanded the fighting N151st Field
Artillery of the Rainbow Division in
France. Leach is probably thes only
lN,egionaire in the world who has the
1 honor of having simultaneously served as
mayor OF a big city and military chief
as mayor Of Minneapolis and general of
Minnesota's national guard artillery
units. now In training at Fort >Snelling,
Minnesota.
| II arrangements being made with the
Salvation Army are completed las plan
ned by Minnesota Legion officers. bud
dies attending the Minnesota State Fair
who visit the Legion Booth maintained
by State Headquarters there. will be
able to refresh themselves with a cup OF
! hot coffee or fce-cold lemonade served
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