The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-29
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home" said Mayor Of Wilimar in well
Iegionary Auxiliary seventh Minnesota
District Convention Juyl 18th at which
DR.. w. w. Larson of Starbuck was nam
[. N. Spencer Of Willmar was elected
Legin auxiliary district president. Dick
Weed Of Ortonville was reelected dis
Of Litchfield vase named legion auxiliary
district secretary. Ortonville, Minnesota
was chosen as the point at which the
next seventh District Legion convention
| will be held.
| Meeting at Hutchinson July 1. the seven
| posts which form the Mcleod County
an encampment at Lake Marion, August
| IL and IL. this encampment to be open
to all Mcleod county ex-service men,. in
war. Grand Army veterans who attend
will be accorded the special honors due
them, and all buddies will be able to en-
| JOY the company of their war time
An initiation Of Legionaires into the
forty and eight" will take place at
the Third Minnesota Legion District con-
| vention, at which Lieutenant Governor
Collins and State Commander A. H.
isn't t possible to describe the forty and
eight" ceremony in detail. Suffice it to
say that the candidates will experience
fun and thrills Of every imaginable des-
crfption.
Commenting on the plans of local Le-
gionaires to construct bathing beach at
emit writes, "This plan Of the Legion is
entitled to our support What finer mem,
orial to our brave soldier boys could
ing Of the millpond. the building of bath
houses, the preparation Of roads and
bridges. and probably the erection Of a
grandstand for summer evening con-
The number of Minnesota bonus claims
up to July 1871 %sS bsS Sesa
paid, at a cost of $21.412,000. 1t is esti-
mated that approximately $4,000 entered
the U. S. forces from Minnesota, which
would indicate that about 10000 have
failed to apply for the bonus. Any per-
son whose claim has been disapproved
may appeal to the Minnesota bonus board
range to consider all the evidence or a
hearing may be arranged through any
| legion post. T..
While June 30, 1921 was the last day
on which lapsed war risk insurance could
be reinstated, a new ruling just issued
says that lapsed or Cancelled term in
surance may be reinstated any time be-
fore January l, 1922 upon payment Of two
monthly premiums and proof that appli-
cant is in as good health as when the in
service bureau, Old Capitol or United
States war risk representative, Keith
Plaza building. Minneapolis. will furnish
blanks and help buddies reinstate their
wartime insurance.
One Of the measures backed by the
whsh 5 sbs
the disposal OF the Federal Board - Vo-
cationai Training. which will use. it in
making loans to tide disabled veterans
this money will soon be completed, and
then should a disabled veteran be tenn
porarily in need Of funds. he can secure
them from the Federal Board.
The distribution of enemy guns and ma
terial captured in the world war Is being
a abb bill distributing this material to states s
on the basis of population. In the mean
time, Legion posts may obtain govern
ment caissons and limbers flr use in fu-
dinance. U. s. Army. Washington, D, CT
at cost of $40 for the caisson and IS
for the timber, which will be shipped to
be be- paid by the Legion post.
Obsolete and defective cannon and field
department. Washington, d. c., for dec
orative and display. purposes upon APP
plicstion Of a municipal corporation.
SOLDIERS monument dSSOCldIlOn OF W.
A. r. post. Until this law is changed to
include Legion posts. the latter should
obtain the cannon by application through
the mayors of their respective municipal
tiles.
"Ex-service men do not want to ruin
their country. They think just as much
of it as the men who made profits or
earned unprecedented wages while they
were in the army and navy. but they
cannot, see how the distribution of loss
than the cost Of a single month of the
war will bankrupt the country or cause
business depression" declared State
president Harding's message is very
disappointing to all ex-service men and,
I believe to the ayNrage American, in
that it treats the adjusted ctmpensation
bill as a mere gratuity and opposes 1t on
the grounds Of its ultimate cost. which
will be approximately the same no mat
ter when the measure is enacted. The
| American Legion believes the measure
acknowledges a moral obligation OF our
country to treat its soldiers with approx
innate economic justice as compared
sage may, succeed In postponins consid-
/ q Gov or 10 re-