The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-07-20

SAUK CENTRE HER
erage, one thousand cases each week
being brought to the attention Of the
Veterans Bureau through National
Headquarters, but they represent only
a portion of those in quest of, and
needing aid. Many cases are diff
cult to trace military service but
these men need attention and at
nresent the Minnesota Memorial Hos
nital Plan and others like it offer the
only solution to the problem.
Gopher SchoOlchildren
Conner schoolchildren are showing
unusual interest in the Legion Ma
tional Essay Contest open to all stu
dents of twelve to eighteen years on
how the Legion may best serve the
nation. Hanford MacNider, Legion
National Commander, offers SZ,OOV, IN
cash prizes to the writers OF the best
ESSAYS. The first three prizes are for
$3.50. $500 and $3.50, respectfully.
ESSAYS should be Of 500 words IN
affirmative and constructive style, on
one side of paper leaving one inch
margin on each side. Each may sab
nit one essay to the county s1perln-
tendent of schools not later than
AUGUST 1st. He will select the bes:
ESSAYS from the county and send
them to E. C. Nicholson, Minnesota
Legion State Americanism Director
who with state educational author
ties will chose the best essays from
Minnesota for final composition
against those of other states to ce--
eide the national winners. Age OF
child. neatness, spelling and penman-
shin will be considered in making the
awards. Here's hoping that some lit
tie Gopher boy or girl Will Drlng
honor to Minnesota by submitting one
of the prize-winning essays. Let's go.
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A Home of Their Own
"Fifty members more than last
year, is the word from Eveleth Le-
gionaires, who say they are not only
getting new members but, better still,
are earning the good will Of their
home town and are working hard to
start the erection of a home OF their
own. The best Fourth of July ceie.
bration ever held in Eveleth, a big
statewide Legion track meet to be
staged next Labor Day, Sept. 1tn,
successful membership campaign, are
few of the achievements the Eveltn
boys can point to-.
Minnesota's Own
The 88th or Cloverleaf Division
which will hold its Reunion at Fort
Smelling Sept. 1-3, has often been
called "Minnesota's Own" The
Cloverleaf boys will be housed and
fed by Uncle Sam at the Fort, no
charge for beds and barracks, nom
inal charge for eats on Sept. End Sat
urday, at the Minnesota State Fair,
the Division will parade just before
the auto races, led by Major General
VIM. Weigel, and the Champion Lee
gion Band of America from the David
Visited Post, Duluth. Following the
parade, the division will view the auto
races from the grand stand, return
ing for Saturday night program at
Fort Smelling. On Sunday, Fort
Smiling and the Cloverleaf Boys will
be hosts to the governors Of the
states surrounding Minneao'.. from
which the 88th boys were drawn. The
day will be crowded with events, the
| whole Northwest being invited to
visit the Fort and watch the Field
Day events, to which the Fort Smell
ing garrison will contribute, followed
by an address of General Sir Julian
Byng of Flanders fame, now Cover
nor General of Canada. The whole
Reunion program is 50 we'll laid out
that, aside from renewing cid ae-
quaintances there won't be iull
moment in the visit of rIe veterans,
more than five thousand % whom a. e
expected to arrive from Missouri,
| Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, North and
South Dakota and Minnesota. Reauc-
| ed railroad rates will be available to
the Reunion.
A Gopher Legion Weekly
A weekly Legion newspaper OF
eight pages designed to circulate to
every member of the Gopher Legion
Gang in Minnesota will be one of the
things the coming annual state con-
vention of Legionaires in Virginia
| August 2f-24th will decide. A sub
committee of the state executive COM
mittee is compiling facts and figures
as to costs, advertising possibilities,