South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-25


declared Col. I r. Gisniiliat
department. commander OF tho
American Legion. referring TO
tho News-T1nes page which viii
be q weekly feature, appearing
every Thursday and carrying
local, state and national Ameri-
can Legion nswa
When you wear a discharge but
when you slluplant the bronze or sill
yer Insignia with the gold circle
around a blue held-the insignia Of
the American Legion, you remove
the eX. The American Legion stands
for continuous service" said l. Gig
nilliat commander OF the depart
ment OF Indiana or the American
Legion. Thursday night at the
Chamber OF Commerce.
Col. Gignilliat spoke following an
interesting business session OF South
Bend Post No. so. the first to be held
In the posts new home with the
Chamber OF Commerce. over three
hundred members OF me post were
present to hear Col Gignilliat and
z. T. johnson. president of u the
Chamber Of Commerce.. who deliver
ed a cordial address OF welcome TO
the ex-servioe men and tho Wom-
ems Auxiliary.
Form Division Organization.
Foremost in the business transact
ed by Post 80 was the completion OF
a division organization. subdividing
/ the city organization according 20
ward boundaries. and these sub
divisions by precincts. Ward, or
division captains are: First. Harvey
caucus, in all but the sixth ward,
which has its own post. These
division captains are; First. Harvey
Klockow: second, Stanley Becker;
third. Charles GeMde; fourth. L L.
/ Strom; fifth. DR.. W. II. Mtkesch;
seventh. Rev. r L McQuary.
Those ward captains will appoint
precinct lieutenants who will canvass
their division. sectors for Sex service
men, reporting to the Post 9Th. O.
under command OF A r Macdonald,
/ through tho Woe commander, Joe
Cunningham. Meetings will be sup
ervised by divisions. and attendance
contested for In the same manner
| This plan, as explained by Com
mander MacDonald. permits a close
knit organization which can be used
the more readily in case OF emory
ency.
ORGANIZATION Of an American
/ Legion was discussed at the melting,
and q call for bandHnen issued for
two weeks from Thursday at the
/ Chamber Of Commerce A meeting
Of division lieutenants and captains
was called for next Monday night at
eight o'clock at the Chamber.
Russell Place, executive chairman
Of the committee in charge Of ar
rangements for tho state basket ball
tournament to be held March IS. and
10 at the Y. M. G. A, explained the
activities OF his committees John
Engle, chairman of the ticket COM
mittee explained that season tickets
were limited TO 1900, and a partial
distribution wss made, through
Comrades @. y. Noonan and Luth-
or Lane. COmrade Lane Will have
charge OF the club distribution Of
tickets. Comrade L. J. Roche will
present the proposition 10 the Rotary
club, Comrade w. r. Armstrong TO
the Kiwanls club, and ComradS
George Cooper to the University
club. Tickets for the IL games will
be sold ar $3.50. Game tickets Will
! cost 50cents.
johnson Welcomes Veterans,
In welcoming the American LP-
gion to the Chamber OF Commerce,
PreSt johnson declared that the in
terests Of the Legion we're the in
terests OF South Bend business men,
and that he felt that a great deal
could be accomplished through nautu-
al cooperation for the city as a
whole. He told OF the efforts Of
Frank Green, secretary OF the civic
body to provide a permanent home
for the post, and said that every
thing possible would be done 20
speed the activities OF the post and
to make more comfortable It's eActI-
tiles.
Cod. GignilIat, for0~ans 9sT
johnson, told something OF che pur-
pose Of the American Legion and It's
plan OF action. He pleaded for 100
percent membership IN sc. Joseph
county and urged cooperation with
the officers OF the post. "JuSt as in
war, G. Fl. Q. planned but WAS help
I less without the rank and f1ie and
I its whole hearted support 50 the
| American Legion must have the
wholesouled cooperation OF every OK
! service man if II is going 10 accom-
plIsh its aim" he declared.
I "Our first duty Is TO our less for
! tunate comrades" he continued.
We must tell them primarily what
they are entitled 10, but after that
we must see that they get IL Posts
must stick together for the good OF
all. They must be enlightened on
what is being done, and act accord
ingly."
Col. Gignillist expressed regret
that the boxing bill should have been
killed. we are trying 90 make this
sport Clean" he said, "ent there
were misconceptions ana rTlisundsr-
standings even smong our own
members. The American Legion IN
any OF its legislation fAvoTs better
Americanisn. better living cond-
lions. and higher standard OF hv-
ing. We are banded together for
service, as a monument 20 the ser
vice we cnce 30 freely gave and
would give again II necessary. Rem
dering this service, we VIII hive
and prosper"
Following Col. Gtgnilliats talk.