The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-02-18
THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
TO BE ORGANIZED HERE.
The Meeting FOR the Purpose Will he
Held i'll the American Legion Hall
Next Wednesday Afternoon
ut -FOUR O'clock.

The charter for the Women's Aux
iliary Of the Newberry County Post
No. ~ of the American Legion has
been received. A meeting is called
of all of the ladies Of the community
who are eligible 10 membership in
the Auxiliary in the Leg!on's hall
Wednesday afternoon, February I'D.
at o'clock, for the purpose Of Or
ganization All who join the Auxil~
iary al this meeting will become
charter members Of the Post.
Article NH. Section ., Of the con-
stitution of the American Legion,
says: Membership in the Auxiliary
shall be limited to the mothers, wives.
daughters and sisters of the members
of The American Legion, and TO the
mothers, wives, daughters and sisters
of all men and women who we're in
the military or naval service OF the
United States between April 9Th. 1917.
and Nov. 11th, 1918, and died in line
of duty or after honorable discharge
and prior to Nov. 18th. 1919.
And this note is added:
eligibility has been defined to
mean: Any person related to any
member of the Legion either by lirth
or law, under the name of mother,
wife, sister or daughter, is entitled
to membership in this organization.
This includes mothers, mothers-n-
law, step-motherS, wives, sisters, SIS
; ters-in-law, daughters and daughters
in-law of members of the American
Legion.
The objects of the Women's Au-
Hillary are the same as those eX-
! pressed in the constitution of the
American Legion, to wit:
"For God and Country, we associate
ourselves together for the following
purposes:
"To uphold and defend the consti-
tuition of the United States Of Amer
ica: to maintain law ard order; to
foster and perpetuate a enc hundred
per cent ATericanism; to preserve
the memories and incidents OF our
association in the Great war; to in
culcate a sense Of individual obllga-
ton to the community, state and ma
tion: to combat the autocracy OF
both the classes and the masses; to
make right the master Of might; to
promote peace and good will on earth;
to safeguard and transmit to poster
ity the principles Of justice, freedom
and democracy; to consecrate ana
sanctify our comradeship by our de-
! votion to mutual helpfuiness
Who would not be willing to sub
scribe to such objects?
The special care Of Tie American
kcgion and Of the Women's AuXilla-
ries at the present time is the care
of the disabled-our blood brothers
How many of us ever give thought
to these heroes-casualties OF ihe
World war?
But some one will say Why, |
thought the government was doing
everything that could be done for
these men.
Do YOU know that at the present
time there are approximately A'9oo
of these boys in hospitals scattered
throughout our country, and that al
most As per cent Of them ;,r" "a aims
houses, insane ssylums and private
hosDi".l. over which ;'.e Government
has no control whatever-farmed out
like so many heads o. cattle! 10
Won know that it is now nearly 'cur
years since the United Sta"eS entered
the war and to date hot single nos
pital has been built to care for these
bows? Il is estimated tha; iron: ~
COO to $4,000 of the disabled are s.lli
outside of hospitals thai should De
there if there we're only beds :of
them. These are the same boys mat
only few months ago We're promisea
that the "whole wide wor!t! Will DC
waiting for you when pou cone b"cS :
Did one OF these urfortuna:@S VINO
is now suffering with :uoefc"i"SiS
express the truth when ne sr1t. IL
1917 we were crusaders: in III" We
were heroes. and now We are 'uS'
beggars and buns.
The American Legion IA" t'h':l 1t
uDon itself to see to it that i'.'s &'a'e
OF affairs shall he changed. Inc