Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-09-21
CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN. OF
SQUAD TO AID SERVICE M

have made previous claims which they
believe were not satisfactorily adjusted
may apply for re-opening Of their
cases as well as men desiring voca ton
al training or awaiting claim adjust
!ments. 's F's
An especial effort is being made to-
get In touch with every man in the
county who is in any way entitled to
assistance. Where it is not possible
because Of illness or disability to pre-
sent claims in person, the local Red
Cross workers will endeavor to assist
IN getting necessary informal ton. to
members Of the squad
AS this is the most intensive effort
which has yet been made to locate all
claimants and adjust their claims sat
isfactorily the cooperation of every:
resident is asked in reaching these
cases: Additional information may be
secured at Red Cross head quarters.gE, 6
when that Shi-falutin hoiuisemaid de-
cides she has become king Of the ranch,
give her the air and try one Of our lie.
gionaires,," says Leo Kelly, Hennepil
County LagiOn Adjutant, to Minneapot
lies employers, In his efforts to find Jobs
for the hundreds of 1unelnplo Dyed ex-
service men ili;.the Flour jity... Last
week Kelly found more than one huns
dred jobs for his buddies. These jobs
ranged all the way from washing VIM
dows, making beds, scrubbing fo0rs, REL
pairing railway cars, baking bread!
tending the baby, and driving every
thing from Fords: to vacuum cleaners.
To those cities which are still i'll
doubt as to how they should honor their
soldier dead, we commend study of
the plan adopted by Minneapolis, writes
the editor of the Youths Companion Of
Boston, Mass, who adds, '"The Mime
sofa city has added to its already beau
tiful park system a ViytOry Memorial
Drive eight miles long, bordered by $50
elms, each of which bears the name Of
Hennepin County man or woman who
died In the service of America. Surely
no means of honoring the dead.could be
more beautiful or more chafmingly
combine sentiment with practicaf' bene.
+ fit to the community. Is there not SOME
thing piquantly sweet in the idea of =
living thing as monument to Que who
laid down his life for others We speak
often Of keeping green the memory of
those we have loved. This is what they
have done IN Minneapolis, literally as
well as rethOrically.' - s
81 know every Legionaire in Mime
sofa will agree with me that SO long
remains, the boys in Khaki will give
way to him and pay him honor said
Mayor sHodgson Of st. Paul in recent
address, adding, Had 1t not been for
the soldiers of the Civil War there
would be no American Legion, because
there would have been no America I'd
fight. for y IS IS
With remittance for 25 new members
from st. Paul Post No, & and tor ten
from the post at Rrainerd, received
August sd, the paidlup membership Of
the American Legion Of Minnesota for
1921 now exceeds twenty -nine thousand
and Is we'll on the way to the thirty
Thousand mark "A bulletin just mailed
to Minnesota posts urges each to do its
part toward bringing the paid-up mem
sbership to thirty thousand by Septem-
Der 3Oth, so that Minnesota may be en-
titled to another Legion delegate to the
National Convention at Kansas City
October 31st. That will give Minnesota
335 30 votes. n 81 81
In answer to the inquiries Of many
Minnesota Legion posts which are hon
oring their dead comrades by providing
military funerals. Legion National
Headquarters has informed Minnesota
Department officers that when the LIE
giOn flag is carried at military fun
eral It should be to the left Of the ma
tional colors, both flags being unfurled
weather permitting, with crepe hang
ing from the peak Of each