New Ulm review., 1921-06-01
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nesota sent an escort to st. Paul to
meet and accompany the body to
Eveleth, where it was laid to rest with
simple and appropriate military
ceremony.
At the entrance to the little ceme-
terry at Morris, Minnesota stands a
large white cross erected by local
Legionaires in honor of all the buddies
who are buried overseas. On Mem
orial Day, Morris citizens piled wleaths
of flowers around this simple cross in
memory of the boys who went west
over there, never to return.
To have been one Of little band Of
5000 Americans who stormed up
sDead Mans Hill" and returned alive
from that hell Of fire, and then to lose
his life when his auto crashed into the
Northern Pacific flyer, was the tate
of Austin MCGOWAN, a Legionaire OF
Bfainerd, Minnesota.
Because, as a member of the 151st
F. A. Rainbow Division, while laying
down a barrage on the enemy, he was
shot thru the arm but continued firing
his gun until the enemy was routed,
George Reid, Montevideo Legionalre,
was decorated with the Croix de
Guerre and the Distinguished Service
Cross. But it was year from the time
he joined the Montevideo post before
his Legion comrades learned of his
herioism.
Legionaires of New Ulm Minnesota
sent Walter Wiedenmann to the Second
District Legion Convention at Worth
ington with instructions to bring
home the bacon" And bring it he
did, for the End district convention
next October will be held in New Ulm,
which is preparing to open it's heart as
we'll as it's hotels to the incoming
delegates.
In Waseca Minnesota the Womens
Relief Corps purchased an American
flag and an American Legion post
banner for the local Legion post.
Similar instances of friendly co-opera-
ton between young and the old veteran
organizations is reported from other
parts of Minnesota. The Legion IS
taking an honored place by the side OF
it's elders.
"Buttermilk and doughnuts,',, gal
Ions of the former and scores OF the
latter, formed the feast with which
Legionaires of Fairmont, Minnesota
wound up it's recent card party.
GET BEHIND A LEGION
BUTTON" was the slogan of Winona
Minnesota Legionaires in their recent
three-day membership drive. Beofre
the close of the first day of the drive,
one hundred ex-service buddies had
thrown in their lot with the Winona
Legionaires, A big time is being
planned for the Legion State Conven-
ton in Winona August 1-3 next.
The Legion in Minnesota receives
more cooperation from the states
newspapers than any other Legion De-
partment, says Legion Natl. Hq.
In the End Minnesota district 80 news
papers run an "AMERICAN LEGION
CORNER" The 7th has SO such
papers, the 1st has 20; the 3rd, 9Th,
9th and 9th districts each has II; and
the 4th, 5th and 10th districts each
has six newspapers which give space
to ex-service and Legion events in 9
special weekly column. This refers
to state and local Legion publicity. In
addition, about Is other Minnesota
newspapers publish a column or two Of
Legion "ready-to-print'' news, sup
piled by Legion National Headquarters
through the Western Newspaper
Union.
Minnesota Legionaires and Auxiliary
members will rally to Minneapolis
June 18th; to st. Cloud June 18th; to
St. Paul June 18th; and to Duluth
June 18th, to do honor to their Ma
tional Commander, F. w. Galbraith,
who comes to the North Star State to
get acquainted with Legionaires and
Auxiliary members of Minnesota De-
partment, of which he is quite proud.
incidentally, he will be one of the
principal speakers at the ceremony in
connection with the dedication of the
Victory Memorial Drive in Mime
apolis June 18th.
Legionaires of Virginia, Minnesota,
declare that at the Legion State
Convention in Winona next August,
they will give such a welcome to the
delegates there, to hold their conven-
ton in Virginia in 1922, that they
won't have the heart to refuse this
honor to the "Queen City" of the Great
Northwest.
Officers of the Osakis, Minnesota
Legion post believe in telling the world
how they spend every nickel paid into
the post treasury. Once month they
publish statement of receipts and
disbursements in the American Legion