The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-03-23
AMERICAN LEC'l. [
HOLD BIG lTlNC
Many Matters Of 4 .anes Taken
Up At Meetinf st Night In
Legion Hall. +

Legion Hall.
A large meeting was held in the
hall Of the Edgar A. Fisher Post last
night at which many matters of i'm.
portance to the post were taken up
There were about SO members pres.
emit and keen interest was taken in
the business of the evening. :
The principal matter of interest ta-
ken up was the question ofunemploy-
ment Of ex-service men in the COM
munity. The American Legion is
taking up the matter thruout the ma
tion this week and strenuous efforts
are being made to see that all ex-ser-
vice men are supplied with positions.
There are many men in this COM
munity who could be supplied with
positions if their wants were known
and it is the intention of the local post
to obtain census Of all ex-service
men who are unemployed at this time
in the community, together with their
addresses and a statement as to their
desires in the kind of position want
ed. 1t is hoped by this means to
provide all such ex-service men with
positions, if not just the position
wanted, at least something to tide
them over the dull times. This in
formation is to be collected by the
club steward at the Legion club r>Vm
Each Legion Post has one member
appointed to attend to the matters
pertaining to bonuses, discharge pap
.ers, war risk insurance, etc. Bryan
Clark was appointed to look after
these matters and left on No. z this
morning for jamestown where he goes
to attend a district convention of sim
liar officers from the various posts in
the district and where these matters
will be discussed. Mr.. Clark will
gain much valuable information at
this meeting which will enable him to
assist ex-service men in these matters
to advantage.
The local post is about to make
strong drive for additional member
ship. The matter was discussed last
night and it has been decided to make
a census of all ex-serivce men in the
community and to approach them to
see if they could be induced to join
the local post. Barnes county sent
one Of the largest delegations to the
service of any county in the state and
the local post should have a great
deal larger membership. If the ex-
service men who have not Joined knew
what the post was doing to better
their conditions and to look after their
interests they would no doubt Join at
once. It is the intention of the pres
<ent members to see that they are in
formed as to the doings of the club
and to persuade them to join if pos
sible.
Many other matters were taken up
at the meeting, some of them rou-
tine matters. The question of enlarg-
ing the present quarters bf the club
was discussed and an effort is to
be made to put this proposition thru.
The quarters at the present time are
crowded and it is thought that addit-
ional space will make the club more
attractive and will permit better work.
At the conclusion Of the business
meeting the members present were
entertained with several songs, con-
siderable music and the telling of
some good stories. ...
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one besides being entertaining and OF
considerable Importance to ex-ser-
vice men. ~ $780, -