The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-12-15
AMERICAN LEGION
Buddy You Are . Minnesota LIE.

gionaire
One of the 10000 Minnesotans
who not only served their country in
war, but are going to serve it In
peace. One of the million former
service men who in three short years
have built up the American Legion OF
which the whole nation is proud
which means so much in the life of
America today.
Down through the years, the Amer
lean Legion will go, carrying itsfmes-
sage of loyalty to God, Country and
Comrades. Will you, have help
ed build up this great organization,
continue to support it? Do you still
believe in the American Legion, and
! will you do your part now by paying
your dues for 1922, which your post
officers must collect and forward by
December 81, 1921?
Place yourself in the position OF
your local post officers. Before the
bells of the New Year ring out, they
: face the task of collecting and for
warding the national and state dues
for 1922 to state and national head
quarters. This is necessary, in or
der that the Legion's work may go
Aon-that the task which it has pledg-
ed itself to accomplish during the
= coming year, may be carried out.
No great organization can achieve
r. Etonn
work. There is the American Legion
Weekly to be published and sent to
a million members, there is the work
of the state and national service de-
s. paltments, the routine work. Of state
and national headquarters, the func-
tioning of the National Executive
Committee, the National American
ism Commission, the National Legis-
lative Committee, and many other
state and national committees, the
expense of maintaining state. and ma
tional Legion news bureaus, and the
cost of. all the routine work and in
Vulnerable expenses which go with
the functioning Of any great nation
al society.
| One of the biggest tasks for the
coming year will be that of securing
! the enactment of the Legion Federal
! Adjusted Compensation Bill in Con-
gress. With the united moral and
/ financial support of the entire mem
bership this can be accomplished.
1 Without the support of the entire
rnenibefship,gthe result is not so
sure. e."
! ! AS state commander, I am sending
you this, personal message because l
feel that if you thoroughly UNDER
stand the situation you will have no
hesitation in doing your part You
! have placed on my shoulder the Are
sponsibility of upholding the reputa-
| tion of the American Legion Of Min
nesota during my term of office. I
want to do that, and I want to in
crease the Legion membership in the
Gopher state Eff possible But \
must have the help Of each Sof our
10000 Minnesota Legionaires, and
Z am asking your help here and now.
! This-is how you can help me most
Instead of putting off paying.your
dues fol. 1922 from day to day.. until
they. are past due, pay them today.
Drop IN on one Of your post officers,
or mail a check, and get squared
away for another year. Your state
and national leaders will then know
where the organization stands - and
they can make their plans for 1922
without fear of financially embaras-
sing our great organization. And by
paying promptly you will be sure to
geceive every one of the 81 issues of
the, American Legion Weekly, COM