The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-07-25
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AMERICAN LEGION NOTES.

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Time for the state convention is
drawing near at hand. The dele
gates to this convention will be
! elected at the next meeting, August
7th. To be sure shrdlu cmfwyp es
7th. Be sure to. be on hand so you
can have voice in saying who shall
represent our post at this conven-
ton.
The national membership GAM
paign is still on There are num-
Der of ex-service men in th.5 COM
,munty who should be brought into
the legion. DR.. Frank Crane says.
zone Of the very best things tba.
comes out of the war is comradeship.
1t is impossible to prevent this COM
radeship even if We wanted to. Ex-
folders are held together by the
strongest ties of fellowship. That
is the reason why, if l were an ex-
soldier. l would join the American
legion"
Have you heard the decision on
the American Legion of Judge Ken
esaw' Mountain Lands, high COM
missioner of baseball? Here are his
words: eff all the nice things that
have been said about me could be
multiplied thousandfold, | would
gladly trade it ali to become a menu
Der of the American legion
Have you been keeping up with
the articles by Marquis James, "Ten
Months, of the Veterans Bureau"
that have bee running in the Ee-
gion Weekly? The article in the
last issue of the Weekly gives an ac-
count of the cups and downs" of
the vocational school at Camp Sher-..
man. Despite several false starts
lis school promises to be the vets
best bet for training. Read the ar
ticIe. You Will ind it interesting.
! l am in receipt Of American Le-
g;on Affairs" bysBsn Adams, Char
lesion, S. c.:
i "Legionnaires at Florence are
busily engaged i1tsaRprking out plans
for the state convention to be held
there August % and "a. Command
er McIyer and his committees are
getting matters shaped up for the
big gathering Florence enjoys the
splendid railroad facilities and can
be reached from any part Of the
state in & short time. 1t is agreed
by all that those who attend the
convention will be handsomely en-
tertained by the Florence post and
members of the auxiliary. The con-
venton sessions will be held in the
high school building where ample
room is assured to take care Of a
large number of delegates and visi-.
tors. Every legion man in South
Caroiina should make an effort to
attend"
"The Greenville post will hold
get together meeting for all former
service men Of the county July 81.
The gathering will be held at Duke
land park Several attractions are
being arranged by the committee in
charge. A free watermelon feat
will be one of the main features.
Several prominent men are expected
to speak. The meeting will be an
ex-service mems rally and all white
4. World war veterans in Greenville
county are invited whether mem
Der of the legion or not"
TClio post held a successful home
talent minstrel recently at which
many big attractions were present
ed. Bennettsville post assisted in
making the evening one long to be
talked of in legion circles. Mr.. Lu-
F.: cien l. Strauss is post commander at
Clio He is hard worker in the in
terest of the American legion and a
capable leader The post is making
progress"
"Bennettsville post has offered to
assist in the organization of cham
Der of commerce for Bennettsville.
This is a splendid move and indi-
Gates clearly that the post is on the
! job for the betterment of the COM
munity."
Johr L. Settler,
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