Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-09-14

"AIA 1CA11ACIcLACOo LII ~ 11C IClU-
bers from st. Paul Post No. s and for
ed August 23d. the paid-up member
ship of the American Legion Of Min
nesota for 1921 now exceeds twenty
nine Thousand and is we'll on the way
to the thirty thousand mark A bullet
in just mailed to Minnesota posts ur-
ges each to do it's part toward bring
ing the paid-up membership to thirty
thousand by September Goth, so that
Minnesota may be entitled to another
Legion delegate to the National Con-
venti0n at Kansas City October 31St.
That will give Minnesota thirty-iVe
votes.
There are two big Legion posts in
Watonwan County, Minnesota-at ST..
James and Madelia. That they know
how to cooperate is evidenced by the
following item in the Made1ia Times
Messenger: "The local boys have not
forgotten how St. James Legionaires
= patroniZed their Legion Sports Carni-
val last fall, and are out to show their
appreciation They are planning a
monster parade to the Watonwan Cou-
MY Fair at St. James and want every
Madelia citizen to help them make it
success. Madelia's Legion Band
will lead the way
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 WOrthingtOn expect to have
one hundred in their delegation, led
by their Legion band, drill squad, and
quartette, "to show the other Second
District posts that Worthington is on
the map and means to stay there
State Commander Arthur A. Van
Dyke spoke at the Todd County Fair
Long Prairie, on August 26th, address
ed Wadena County DICTIONARIES at
Perham August 9th, had a good time
with Third District Legionaires at
Pennington August 2Sth, and in the
middle Of the afternoon left by air
plane for Richville, Minnesota, to take
part in laying the cornerstone of
monument in honor of Ottertail Coun
ty buddies who gave their lives in the
great war. The flight, distance o.
two hundred miles, was made In two
hours and was described by Comman
der Van Dyke as the most enjoyable
trip he has ever had.
In answer to the inquiries Of man,
Minnesota Legion posts which arr
honoring their dead comrades by pro
yiding military funerals, Legion Ma
:i:aal I1eadGuarI y: i'd: IT lcrhl'''
Minnesota Department officers tina
when the Legion flag is carried at
military funeral it >1)'ltd be to tn
left of the national coiOcs, both flag
being unfurled weatie" permitting
with crepe hanging from The peak 0
each.
Take Off Your Hat, Son
When you see the Stars and Stripe
displayed, son, stand up and take OF
your hat. !,
blood of some to deride all expires
sion of noble sentiment. You ma
hlaspheme in the street and stagge
drunken in public places, but the by
ISLANDERS Will not pay much attentlo
to you; but if you should get down O
your knees and pray to Almighty Go
or if you should stand bareheade
while a company Of old soldiers MAJ
ched by with flags flying to the breaz
some people would think you wer
showing off.
But don't mind. When Old Glor
comes along, salute, and let thel
think what they please. When yo
hear the band play ''The Star Spar
gled Banner" while you are in re-
tarrant or hotel dining room, get VI
even if you rise alone; stand Their
and don't be ashamed of it, either.
For of all the signs and symbol
since the world began there is nor
other so full Of meanines as the ma
of this country That piece OF re-
s white and blue bunting means nv
:; thousand years of struggle upward
.~ IA is the full-grown flower OF ages
4" sighting for liberty It is the centu1
<plant of human hope in bloom.
Your flag stands for, humanity. y
ian equal opportunity to all the sol
Of men: OF 4course,r-:We haven't arrive
vet at that goal; there are, many i