New Ulm review., 1921-12-07
American
~ Corner

EXclamaClOnS like GneSe VIII Sooa W
heard all over the U. S. A. For State
Adjutant Baca of The American
Legion of New Mexico, has promised
to send a genuine Mexican jumping
bean to every American girl who will
write him expressing willingness to
correspond with one of the five thous-
and disabled veterans in New Mexico
Minnesota girls should address Ad--
jutant Baca at Sante Fe, N. M. Every
bean has been trained tojump through
a loop or stand unhitched.
Coming events cast their shadow
before is old saying. Where isthe
pessimist who said the Gopher State
wouldn't go over the top ahead CT all
other Legion Departments in collecting
and sending to National Headquarters
the dues of all it's members for 1922?
Cheer up, buddy, the coming year is
going to see the enrolment OF more
Minnesota Legionaires than ever be-
fore. On December /, 1921, state and
national headquarters were being
swamped with the dues, of thousands OF
Legionaires from all over the nation.
National Legion dues, fixed by the
national convention, are $1.00. State
dues, fixed by the Minnesota state con-
vention, are c$1.00. Each Legion Post
collects, in addition,2an amount suf-
fcient to defray local expenses, which
vary according to the mount of well
fare work necessary, club facilities,
etc. Total dues. are usually $500 per
year, which includes 81 issues Of The
American Legion Weekly, which alone
is worth the assessment collected.
When a member fails to pay his annual
dues by the first of each year, he ceases
to be bonafde member. He may
still boost for the Legion, but his sup
port, to be effective, must be backed
up by prompt payment of yearly dues.
President Harding last week signed
the following amendment to the law
relative to taxation: "After January
1st,1922, no taxes shall be levied on
admissions, all the proceeds of which
inure exclusively to the benefit of any
post of the American Legion or the
Legion Auxiliary Units thereof, if no
part of the net earnings thereof inures
to the benefit of any private stock
holder or individual" This amend
ment was secured thr ough efforts of the
Legion National Legislative Com
mittee at the request of thousands of
Legion Posts throughout the nation.
1t refers to the so. called amusement
admission tax"
Down at Kansas City, Gopher dele.
gates from Edward Cutter Post Nc.
102 bore aloft sign reading: We are
the boys from Anoka, Minnesota, the
dry town on the Rum river Legion
aires from Ralph Oracle Post carried
this sign: "We're from BemidJi, Mime
sota-First City on the Mississippi"
Writes now L. A. La Plant of Anoka
"The boys here have instructed me to.
secure prices on canoes. Fifteen
buddies are already planning a canoe
trip down the Mississippi to attend the
Fourth National Legion Convention
at New Orleans in 1922. Well be
there strong, even if we have to swim"
Some of the Legion Posts in North
ern Minnesota cover a wide territory.
Recently, when they learned that
Legion buddy lay sick and alone, mem
bers Of Biwabik Post No. 16O made an
1S-mile trip out into the country to
visit him. Several hours were pleas
antly spent, discussing war service and
Legion affairs with the sick comrade,
who was pleased as punch to have his
buddies around him again.
Who says the sun ever sets on the
American Legion? At the Kansas
City Legion National Convention there
were, Legion delegates seated from
Alaska, Africa, Chile, Great Britain,
Canada, Panama, China, Cuba,
France, Guatemala, Hawaii, Japan,
Mexico, Peru, Porto Rico, Palestine,
Turkey, as well as from every state in
the Union; and the Philippine Islands.
The sun is always shining on buddies
whose slogan is: ."Let's Stick To
gether.".
Two weeks after the American Le-
gion National Convention in. Kansas
City, the paid-up Legion membership
had been increased by $500 Just
double what it was the day the eonven-
vention started. What did it? The
pep and patriotism Of 100, 900 visiting
Legionaires from all over the world.
1Minnesota's delegation to the
Legion Auxiliary National Convention |
in Kansas City was a joy to the heart
of the delegation chairman and a |