The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-01-12

youthful, almost boyish look about hin
despite the thinness of his wavy brown
hair, parted on the right.
| Close friends of Commander Mac.
Nider call him "Jack." He is unmar.
ried. He says his only sweetheart is
his mother. Ten minutes after his
election as Commander in Chief Of
The American Lgion, he was keeping
the telephone wires busy from Kan
sas City to Mason City, Iowa "telline
her all about it," Such is the man
the one million members of the Le-
| gion have chosen as their leader.
John Minor of Hugh Watson Post
st. Charles, MINI, was good sol
der. For SO months he served over
seas. That is what Post Commander
F. L. Mccarthy learned from Capt.
Gunther of Minneapolis, who said
Minor wa sa fine citizen and soldier.
Minor was a fine citizen and soldier.
mares, unable to locate his relatives
are arranging for a burial lot in Hill
side cemetry. They are trying to get
word to his mother in Germany or
Austria.
After Legionaires of Aurora, MINI.
hold their regular Post meetings they
listen for the sound of "soupy-soupy"
and line up for chow prepared by
Steward Hjalmer Peterson and
members of the Legion auxiliary.
Memories of the mess kit line of
army days are renewed and the boys
think of the times they used to have
to sit on the ground and have the
French cows kick dirt into their chow
as they went galloping by.
According to Stafford King, state
adjutant of the Minnesota Legion,
one result of American Education
week is the placing of 10000 copies
of the Legion's chart in public and
parochial schools of the state. The
chart urges every boy and girl to
know America, to understand Am
erica, to love America, to take adj
vantage of it's educational opportuni-
ties, to obey its laws, and to remain
loyal to it's constitution
and to old glory"
When members of Mountain Iron,
Mimi, Legion post decided to estab-
lish summer home at Lake Leonder,
each of the 40 members donated S.
to buy lot, and then camped out
while they built the home. A series
of parties climaxed by barbecue in
October have made it a real home.
The city dads arranged for winter
Legion Club rooms which are. com
fortably furnished.
Strathcona Minnesota Legionaires
challenged citizens to a whist,
tournament. There were four series
to the tournament, the final game be-
ing played at $3.50 A. M, the Legion
team coming out on top with a total
score of 1887 against 1881 for the cit
liens, lead of FOG points for the Lee
gionaires.
The body of Earl Ray after whom
Earl Ray Legion Post of Tracy is
canned, rests forever in Arlington
His comrades Of Earl Ray
Legion Post have arranged to send
lowers to Arlington every Memorial
Day, to be placed on the grave of
heir buddy. His enlarged picture
hangs in the Tracy Legion club rooms
. constant reminder that Legionaires
must be true to the ideals for which
heir comrades died.
When the Chisholm branch of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians recently
aised $685. for soldier welfare work
md investigated several agencies
through which to do the most good
With this money, it was turned over
o Mrs. Sandy Hamilton, State Presi-
ent of the American Legion Auxil-
airy. To this amount the Chisholm
ranch of the American Legion Aux
liary added 500, making total of
1877 donated by the people of CHS
lolm in one week to the Legion fund
or disabled service men.
When the 35 Legionaires belonging
o the little town of Verndale held
heir annual meeting to elect officers
or 1922 the outgoing post treasurer
eported that during 1921 total of
a 900 had been made by the Legion !