New Ulm review., 1921-05-25
American
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had fought the good fight and found
eternal rest as a soldier would wish to
find it by death in action, for love OF
his country and his comrades" reads
the Slayton Herald, in telling OF the
funeral Of Ezra Barrows OF Slayton,
recently returned from France for final
interment.
THE influence of the Grand Army OF
the, Republic has been far-reaching
1t has been a constant champion OF
patriotism and has left its mark on
American youth. What it has been,
the American Legion bids fair to be-
It's power is certain to grow as time
goes by" is the opinion of the Standard,
of New Bedford, Connecticut.
IAN American Legion post has been
organized here We are glad of it..
The boys who served in the great war
are the men who will run this country.
Organizing an association of their own
is the best practice for the civic duties
they must soon assume says the
Standard Of Milan Minnesota, where
ex-service men recently applied for a
charter.
''The American Legion is destined
to become powerful factor in the
Americanization of America. There
still remain a few who make monkeys
out of themselves under cover of the
Legion button, but they are in the
minority and the Legion is not to be
judged by them any more than COM
munity is to be judged by one in
dividual," declares an editorial in the
New Richland (Minnesota) Star.
Under a recent ruling of the Teasury
Department, eX-service men or their
benefoiatie5 are not required to pay
income tax on money received from the
government as disability compensa
ton, insurance, back pay or allotments.
When undergoing hospital treatment
because of disability incurred or ag-
gravated by active service, disabled
veterans are entitled to total tempo
rary compensa tion. Those not getting
it should send compensat alton number,
serial number, army record and state
ment of facts to Minnesota Legion
Service Bureau, Old Capitol, ST. Paul
Last year North Dakota paid bonus
claims up to 1850. This year those
up to 5000 will probably be paid, and
approximately 5000 per year there
after. Claims paid up to June 1,192l
number 5000 It is thought that all
8North Dakota bonus claims will be
paid by the Spring Of 1926. Compared
ito this, Minnesota is not so slow after
kalls
Harry Tuthill, former trainer of the
Detroit Tigers, has declared that he
will have every eligible member of the
Tigers in the Legion "toot sweet" He
started out by enrolling Ty Cobb,
veteran player, manager of the Detroit
Tigers.
Little Mothers to Uncle Sans
Boys" is how disabled ex-service men
refer to the members of the American
Legion Women's Auxiliary, who never
tire of visiting them at the government
hospitals throughout Minnesota, bring
ing cookies, fruit, magazines, ETC., and
arranging little theater parties and
baseball outings. By actions as well
as by words, the steadfast loyalty and
helpfulness of the Legion's Auxiliary
is daily being demonstrated.
June II, IL, 13 and 14th will be red
letter days in the calendar Of Minnesota
Legionaires this year. National Com
mander F, w. Galbraith will speak in
Minneapolis at the Victory Memorial
Drive ceremony June 11th. On June
18th he is expected to address a con-.
ference of Minnesota Legion, post
officers at St. Paul. Just wheresqim
Minnesots he will speak on June 18th
and 18th had not been decided at this
writing.
Here's how the. ten Minnesota con-
gressional districts contributed to make
Minnesota's paidup Legion member
ship s26002 on May 18th: 1st district
2715; End district 1877; Ord district
23O6; 4th district 1880; 9Th district
2164; 9Th district 231O; 7th district
3443; 8th district 1892; 9th district
2764; 10th district 1851 total 26002.
This is equivalent to the paid-up mem
bership one year ago, but by the end
of 1920 it had increased to 36167, and
it is hoped to surpass this figure by the
end Of 1921. Average dues are SO per
year.
The recent legislative session direct
ed that a chief executive deputy be
appointed to examine bonus claims;
that applications filed prior to May /,
1921 be passed upon by July LIST, 1921
and classified as ''approved,' z ssdis-
approved or held for lack of facts to
establish applicants status that
notice be given by mail to each appli-
cant whose application is held for lack
of facts; that if proof establishing
status of applicant is not received
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