Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-05
Commander Traynor, On
Honeymoon, Delivers His
Speech By Proxy; Tells
Editors What They Can Do
In Aiding Americanization
Program; Senatorial Can
didate Lauds Publisher.
For Their Work.

nv nv wAuter meeIng or the North Da.
kota Press association will be held AZ
North Dakota's twin cities. Ria.
marck and Mandan, Earl Tosteyan
secretary. announced following the
morning session of the annual con.
venuon here today. The next annual
summer meeting and outing will be
held at Minot, he said. A sneciai
committee on legislation will recon-
mend many changes in existing laws
state, whether Independent or Non
partisan at the winter meeting, Mr..
Iostevan said. The election TODAY az
y. w. Stewart, of the Walton News.
as president and Ed. Sullivan of New
salem, vice president, was said by Mr..
Tostevan to be a certainty.
Especial to the Herald,
Devils Lake, N. D.. Aug. 5.-urgin,
a closer cooperation between the
newspapers of the state and ths
American Legion and outlining the
state legion program for the year.
Mack Traynor. state commander Of
the Legion, this morning presented
to the North Dakota Press associa-
ton, in convention here. some 'o cna-
crete suggestions that will prove Of
value TO the former service men and
TO the editors of the state ~
Howe,s Mr.. Traynor Es4 not ap-
was d.. n al aas bys pro9a, ResSage Wlie
ha hams rgo. state ieEiss fedjutant
pelng ~ Traynor's: reH sentative
Inc fact of the mattersssA Ist Com
manaer Traynor got married since he
the newspapermen and Just at this
ume is away on his honeymoon,
which engagement" ;" he said 9hs
mhanla h;n, !1 not permit 2 proxy to keep tor
State Adjutant Williams read NJ
Iraynor,s address to the 'newspaper
men. The state commander de-
1 Preca1ed the fact that at times there
mas been a lack Of cooperation he
tween the press and the Legion Int INT
ne promised the newspapermen that
IN the future careful consideration
/ Will be given the editors in the mat
| ter of Legion news. He showed the
importance of such cooperation,
pointing to the fact that there are
about 125.000 newspaper readers Of
the state who are either members or
eligible to membership in the Iesion
+, or the Legion auxiliary.
| Americanization Program.
Mr.. Traynor placed much emphasis
launched by the state legion the com
ing year, and said that the remedy
Tor bad citizenship, radicalism and
upr1slngs by foreigners in this coun-
Try IS more thorough course in
American government in the schools.
In addition to this, he said. there are
hundreds of grownup foregn born in
tnls state who are anxious to become
american citizens and who will make
eSceiient citizens if properly educat-
! ed They can be taken care of
throcgh out night schools, he said.
would like to see every legion post
IN the state establish such night
schools"
speaking of the disabled veterans
Of the World war. Mr.. Traynor said
that it is the duty of the America n
Legion to see that our less fortunate
comrades receive the best of hospital
care and treatment, and that every
dollar appropriated by the govern
ment for the benefit of disa abled men
does one dollars worth of service for
them" A'-
The state commander urged the
! ou1lding of more hospitals for the dis
abled, and continuing, said:
With the hearty cooperation and
assistance of the city of Fargo. we are
trying to have one of the government
hospitals. for which the $1s,6O0. 900
was appropriated over sixteen months
ago, located in the city of Fargo. We
DO not know what success will attend
our enorts, but we are back of Far
go and are doing all we can to have
this hospital located there
OConnor Gives Talk.
Devils Lake. N. D., Aug. 5.-Ad.
dressing the editors Of the North Da
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