The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-01
BUDDY OF THE LEGION

Buddy of The Legion. and every
other buddy who did his bit in the big
fight, sit down right now and ask
yourself these questions
Are you carrying your Government
Insurance? By passing a medical ex-
animation and paying two months pre-
miums, you may reinstate your War
Term Insurance.
Have you received the sixty dollars
bonus due you on discharge?
Did you receive your full travel pay
of five cents per mile from place OF
discharge to your home?
II you lost your luggage; has It been
returned, or have you filed a claim for.
reimbursement?
If you are suffering fom a disability
incurred in or aggravated by your
Are you receiving compensation?
Do you need medical attention?
Have You applied for vocational
Iflyou made allotments, were they
paid to the proper person in the proper
amounts?
Did you receive your liberty bonds?
Or if not completely paid for. was
Have yoa had your discharge record
ed with the County Register of Deeds?
BY having this done you will always
be sure that a record of your service
may be promptly secured if the origin
al discharge is lost.
If your discharge is lost and not reg
istered, you cannot obtain a duplicate
tiicate in Lieu of Discharge. which
states that you once possessed an hon
orable discharge from the service.
Do you know of any relatives of deS
ceased former service men who have
not received back pay, allotments, or
allowances?
Do you know of any dependents of
deceased former service men who are
not receiving compensation?
Do you desire to file on government
land? You have preferred rights in the
matter of filing and will be given cred
it for the time of your service, not to
Have you enrolled in the American
Legion and thru it endeavored to help
your country, your buddies and your
home town? II you are T.egionaire,
have you asked our non Legion buddies
to help make the organization greater
than ever in 1923? Now is the oppor-
tune time to enroll them. If any buddy
is not receiving, the full benefits enum--
Grated above. he owes it to himself
and his family Immediately to see the
nearest Legion Post Service officer lor
write to the United States Veterans
Bureau. keith-Plaza Building, Mime
apolis for the necessary blanks.
HATS OFF TO-
Leo G. Peterson Post, Red Wing,
Misunderstanding with activities, this
post celebrated Armistice Day with a
parade and Legion dance, is foster
ing the American Education Week
Dec. 3-9th-Program. is assisting its
Legion Auxiliary with splendid Amer
legion Drum and Bugle Corps Which
led the Armistice Day parade, donated
$25. to the Red Wing Street Fair As
ISOLATION. to meet a deficit, had six
clearing, $500; put on successful
moonlight excursion on the Mississippi,
has shown Cardigan and other mo-
ton pictures for the Legion Memorial
Hospital Fund, turned out in a body
on two occas ions and cleaned up the
Red Wing Tourist Camp. were the
guests of the Red Wing Y. NJ. c.. A.
at an athletic tournament this month
| than ever in 1928.
Oies-Reader Post. Truman, MINI
When the American Legion held its
| children on How The American Legion
May Best. Serve The Nation" and of
ferred national prizes for the winners.
pres ting to each a statuette of "The
| thermore. Oles-Reader Post has shown
the Iegion Memorial Hospital films to
capacity audiences. has assumed re-
sions for the Harvest Festival, gives
an annual dance which is "the dance
| of the year presented a silk Ameri-
can Flag, to the, Truman High School
Council, furnishes speakers for the
| schools during American Education
Week-and is out looking for some
new wav to be of service to its home
town of five hundred population.
Rudolph Priebe Post No. 172. Osseo.
Minn.-Osseo Legionaires are putting
work and spirit into their observance
of American Education Week -They are
sponsoring ceremonies at Osseo, Day
ton. and Rogers. On Monday night.
December 4th. the public will visit
model classes in each grade and wind.
up with a big mass meeting at the
high school. addressed by prominent
educators. Citizens have given the<Le-
gion pledges whereby there will be
adult visitors at every session of the
schools during American Education,
Week-Dec. 80. All citizens with ytele-
phones will receive each morning the
news of the day and an announcement
of educational activities scheduled.
Lindstrom Post No. SO, Iindstrorn,
Minn.-A twenty-minute period eseh
morning during American Education
Week, at which time Legion speaker
viii address, the assembled students and
visitors, will form part of the Visit
The Schools program in I1indstrorn.
Under Legion guidance. the parents and
teachers of the schoolchildren will meet