New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-08-17
American
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Feet, Shanghai, China" is the post
office address of two Minnesota bud
dies, Oscar G. Nelson and p. Lamb,
now stationed at Hankow, China,
whose letters, dated July 49,, were re-
ceived at Minnesota Legion Service
Bureau, St. Paul, on August l3, 1871.
They desire to secure Minnesota Bonus
application blanks so that they may
get their claims in before November
30, 1921, on which date all appllca-
lions not in will be forfeited. The
necessary papers were forwarded to
them by registered mail without delay.
When Frank Borveick, a farmer
living near Candy, Mimi, became Ill
in the midst of his harvest and the
fruits of his years labors were in
danger of being lost, his brother
Legionaires and a neighbor, named
Frank Fliss, went to the rescue by
cutting and shocking the grain. About
20 buddies took part in,the good deed,
which was completed in two evenings.
Legionaires of Madelia, Mimi, are
responsible for the holding OF an an
nual fair and sports carnival IN their
home town. Various Legion COM
mittees are working out plans to make
this years affair, to be staged Sep
TENDER 81 and %, an unprecedented
success. A large livestock exhibit is
already assured. "a
So much impressed were the dele
gates to the Winona Legion Conven-
ton at the earnestness and quiet
strength of the Legion Auxiliary that
on their return, scores of Posts, which
hitherto had not considered forming
auxiliary units, Immediately requested
Department Headquarters to. send
blanks and instructions on how to
organize. They said they had not
realized what a tower of strength the
Auxiliary has come to be to the Legion
throughout the nation.
t'Be it resolved that we stand square
ly behind the American Legion In It's
efforts to secure adjusted compensa-
ton for our men,, reads part Of a reso-
luton passed at the Legion Auxiliary
convention, which wired Minnesota
Legislators and resident Harding
urging them to support the Legion bill
''as measure of Justice to former
men," Another resolution urged all
Legion and Legion Auxiliary members
to employ ex-service men Or their de-
pendents wherever possible. Another
directed the Auxiliary to establish a
home in the Twin Cities where dis
abled service men discharged from
hospital without money or position
may obtain food and shelter until they
they are strong enough to go to work
again.
Nearlyevery eye was wet with tears
when Mrs. Sandy Hamilton, Gold Star
Mother, after whose boy the Mark
Hamilton Post of Minneapolis is
named, finished her account of the
loneliness and suffering of many of the
lads now in hospitals of strange cities
far from home and those who would
love and sympathize with them. Mrs.
Hamilton was chairman of the Mime
apolis Legion disqualification Com
mittee and spent practically all her
time visiting and cheering the sick and
disabled. When the convention elect
ed its state president, it chose Mrs. |
Hamilton, sssThe Fairy Godmother of
the Sick and Disabled Soldiers, to
lead it during the coming year.
In appreciation of her untiring and
devoted service during the past year,
.'The Helen Hughes Hieslcher Mem
orial Fund, for the care of sick and
disa bled service men, was tablished |
by the delegates to the Auxiliary State
Convention on the suggestion of Miss
Pauline Curnick, national secretary,
who declared that DR.. Hielscher's good |
deeds are known all over America.
At the National Convention in Kansas |
City next October, Legionaires and
Legion Auxiliary delegates from Min
nesota will urge the election of DR..
Helen Hughes Hielscher as the first
national president Of the American |
Legion Auxiliary.
The4American Legion Posts OF Blue
Earths Winnebago, Ehmore, Bricyeln,
Easton, Minnesota Lake and Wells,
which form the American Legion of |
Faribault county, will hold their second
annual reunion and picnic at Bass
Lake on August 81, according to the
decision of the Faribault County
American Legion made at county
meeting in Winnebago recently.
On August the nine LIE Sueur
County Legion Posts from LIE >sueur,
Wateryille, lie Sueur Center, Kilkenny, I
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