New Ulm review., 1922-01-25
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Legion is in it's Posts," is daily beng
demonstrated by scores. of Gopher
Legion Posts. Minnesota Legionaires
are proving that quality, and not
| quantity, counts most in Legion affairs
| is in every other worthwhile endeavor.
Some; of the smallest Gopher Posts.
are the most virile, most helpful most
aggressive. They are always up to
their ears in worthy community en-
terprises. AS a result, they have local
citizens back of them have won for,
themselves a place in the esteem OF
their communities. M
Strathcona is a little town Of 200
people, in Roseau county, bordering
on Canada. Last week, when members
of the Strathcona Cooperative Cream
cry. Association held their annual meet
ing, Strathcona Legionaires served
not lunch at noon to all who attended,
without charge, the Legion Auxiliary
preparing the, cake, sandwiches, dough
nuts, coffee, etc. and the, Legion boys .
standing I the expense, Sand { 1vdd furnishing
cigars. The. creamery men publicly
thanked the Legion for this helpful
cooperation. Not long ago, when mem
bers Of Strathcona Post challenged
local citizens to whist tournament,
| the whole town stayed up till $3.50 to
watch the finish, the Legion boys
winning. s.,.~ ~, -. 80. '.<t% f@s
Sister, M. Olivia, Superintendent of
st. Mary's Hospital, Duluth, has
written nice letter to members OF
Osakis Legion Post, thanking them for
the $25 they mailed her to provide
good cheer at Christmas for the dis
abled buddies in that Duluth hospi-
| tai. The money furnished a Christ
mas tree, Christmas dinner, and Christ
mas entertainment. y. ;.4.2
Madelia Post No. 19, one Of the
Gopher Posts to win citation of merit
for having rs per cent Of its 1921
members paid up for 1922 by January
last, entered the New Year with a
full 100 paid-up membership? The
1921 report shows that the Post pro-
duced numerous >carnivals, a county
fair, entertainments, dances, etc, in
volving total receipts Of $4,000. in
cash, leaving net balance Of $1,000
in the Post treasury. Indications are
that Madelia Post, always a live and
busy body of former service men and
women, will grow still bigger and
stronger and Of still greater influence
for good, during 1922. .,
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A. G. Hansen Post of Tyler, MINI, >,
has received a letter from Advertising
Manager Gushing of ,The American,
Legion Weekly thanking Tyler Legion
aires for the manner in which they have,
helped secure Legion Weekly adver-
stising by sending in the coupons
clipped from - the paper, urging the.
manufa acturers Of their favorite brands
of goods to advertise in the Legion'si
national publication. ~'- ''-N
Minnesota added two more Legion
Posts to its roster last week one at
Garvin and the other at Wrenshaw.
The Legion Auxiliary is booming, too.i
Get out the Gopher gang. Over the tops
for 1922. Let's go! Minnesota leadss
zvhere others folloav. i
+ When members of Alfred Lockmans
Post No. So Of Breckenridge, Mimi,
wrote to Commissioner C. M. Babcock,
Of the Minnesota State, Highway sys-
tenn, urging him to use. bis influence
to help former service men get work on
the various Minnesota trunk highway
projects, Commissioner 8Babcock Y re-
piled: II will be very glad to Urge
the contractors, who do this work, to
employ former service men whenever
possible ....
Members of the city council Of
lEveleth, Mimi, gladly accepted theE|
invitation of Eveleth Legionaires tod
attend their community celebration inEI
body. Two hundred citizens had al
good time at this Legion gathering.l
For the last week in January thel
.EYeleth post and auxiliary will .holds|
open house for the citizens. At these
community meetings the Legion pro-
vides the hall and the orchestra and
The auxiliary members serve tasty red
freshments.
During 1921, Henry Bergquist Legion |
Post Auxiliary Of Mora, MINI, cent
to disabled service men in Twin City /
hospitals one bathrobe, three Christ
mas presents, box Of canned fruit, |
a box Of canned Jelly, and many letters
Of cheer and Encouragement. They /
sold $55 worth Of knitted articles made !.
by disabled soldiers, sold a large nu1n-
Der Of poppies on Memorial Day, and \