The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-24
.L[|GON'S SERVICE
'LABORS STARTED
COMMITTEE MEN ARE AP-
FOR EACH WARD
Main Object Of Organization Is
To Lend Every Assistance To
Former Soldiers; Question
naires Supplied Local Posts;
They Cover ALI Manner Or In
quiry; Information Sought In
Reference To Needs.

The American Legion service
campaign has been begun by com
mitees acting under the direction Of
Lorentz Post No. IL to make a
careful census Of all ex-service
men and women In Mankato and
vicinity.
The main object of this census is
to ascertain how the American
Legion can be of benefit to the ex-
service men and women. Particul-
ar attention will be given to the
disabled, the unemployed and any
who may be in need of any kind of
service that the Legion can give.
Questionaires have been supplied
to the local post by the national
headquarters of the American Leg
disability, claims for compensation,
vocational training, re instatement
Of war risk insurance, back pay
claims and preferences to the form
of adjusted compensation desired.
All ex service men and women,
whether members of the Legion or
not, are to be asked TO fill out the
questionaires. AS soon as the cen
sus is completed, careful check
will be made of all questionaires
and the information received will
be tabulated. All claims for dis
ability. compensation, vocational
tended to as rapidly as possible,
and the Legion will use its best
efforts to furnish to the ex- service
men and women whatever service
or assistance may be needed in
handling these claims and having
them taken care of as promptly as
possible.
Names Of Committees
The following are the committees
for the various wards in Mankato
and North Mankato: ...
chairman. POI South Front Street;
Street; Roy Ash, 800 North Broad
Street; William Conlin. s15 North
Second Street; Charles Lane, S14
North Broad Street
Second Ward: William Stradt-
mann, chairman, pol South Front
Street; George D. He'll. 52s North
Sixth Street; Robert Krost. 217
North Fifth Street; How ard E.
Sandum, GOT North Fourth Street:
Arthur Otto, All North Second
Street; James Sheehan. 522. North
lLIH 81.
Third Ward: Herbert L. Roos,
chairman. ia North Fourth Street;
Paul ". Hoerr, 121 Hanover Street;
Clarence Taylor, III North Broad
Street; George TScheres.f 100
Hickory Street; Frances Wiltgen.
112 South Second Street: Frank
Steiner. 107 South Front Street.
Fourth Ward:-Roy H. Anderson.
chairman. 1926 Pearl Street; Daniel
Lloyd, GA South Second Street;
Malcolm Males strss simmonds 4os sb South go
North Fourth Street; Frank And
erson, 120~Jackson Street.
Fifth Ward:-Raymond Hughes,
chairman, 22S1s State Street; Dr.
Earl Girvin, 220 Lock Street; Mrs.
Earl Girvin, 220 Lock Street; Ed
win p Meyer, ga Byron Street;
Mrs. Edwin P. Meyer. 624 Byron
Street; H. A. Johnson, 211 Fulton
Street; Mrs. H. A. Johnson, I'll
Fulton Street; F. E. Morse. 222
P PIE Street rs Mrs E. MORSE
Anderson, 1928 Pleasant Street:
Mrs. Charles Long. 223 Record
Street; Mrs. Raymond Hughes,
22Sh State Street; Mrs. Irving
Hammett, 22S State Street: Miss
Francisco Smith 101 Parsons Street.
Sixth Ward and LeHillier:-
chairman, r. w. Hager, 324 More
land Avenue; H. S. COX, 215 Tile
Strept: Russell Hollnagel, Ala West
Seventh Street; c. r. Schwanen-
berg, 712 Baker Avenue.
First Ward, North Mankato: Ed
ward Myrhaler, chairman. 337 Bel
grade Avenue; Mrs. Edward My
traler. 337 Belgrade Avenue: Mrs.
August HoltZ. 40 Cross Street.
Mrs. Anna Evans, 420 Wheeler
Avenue. ..s.
Second Ward, North Mankato:
Arm ID Lunde, Chairman, 41S Bel
grade Avenue; Engrel Nelson, 514
Cornelia Street; Clare Walrath, col
Ccrnelia Street; Elmer Carlson,
4C5 Belgrade avenue; Cecil Eber-
lein, 400 Park avenue; William
Eberlein 400 Park Avenue.
Msnkato Commercial College,
Walter Thomas.