Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-06-15
American Legion Notes.

AT the regular Injecting VI Lie
Homer & Lee Parkinson Post No.
ITO on June 1st, the members voted
to donate one years subscription for
the American Legion Weekly to the
Public Library.
The meeting was not very well at
tended owing to the fact that no
cards were sent to the members. Lee
gionaires, Remember, We meet at
500 P. M. on the first Thursday of
every month at the Good Templars
Hall There's something doing every
meeting. Every Ex-Service man in
this community ought to join the
Legion and attend the meetings. It's
an opportunity to serve your country.
There is work to be done.
Here is what two of the leading
educators of this country say Of the
American Legion. This from Samuel
Avery, President Of the university of
Nebraska:
81 believe the American Legion is
potentially, if not actually the strong
est force in the country for the pres
ervation of those institutions and
keeping alive that spirit of American
ism which has made us the greatest
nation in the world"
And this from J. N Powers, Pres
of the University of Mississippi:
II do not hesitate personally and
officially to give the American Leg
ion my full endorsement. I believe
it is an organization that can and will
do more to promote the interests of
our nation and of the world than any
other the world ever had. I state
this advisedly, for | feel that those
who were entrusted with the duty of
winning the Great World War can
certainly be trusted in time Of peace
to keep cur Americanism straight
and clean. For my own part, | am
perfectly willing to trust this country
in the hands of the men who won for
it the admiration of the world and
conquered those forces that would
tend to destroy democracy wherever
found"
Buddies! If you're not yet mem
bers Of your nearest post read this
over again and let it sink in. There's
big job ahead of us-several of
them in fact and, whether you think
so or not, you're needed. The Homer
and Lee Parkinson Post extends
cordial invitation to every eX-service
man or woman who has an honorable
discharge from the u. S. Military
forces. That's your only requirement
and it's an organization to which
everybody cannot belong.
And now to the public at large.
There's little sting in our hearts
left there on Decoration day and we
hope that by next Decoration day
you'll remove it. 1t was thoughtless-
ness on your part. You didn't think
what it meant, and we know it. The
next time you see that flag, Old Glory
passing along the street, unfurled, re-
member this: that the men who
march at attention behind it love that
flag. Many of them went thru a reek-
ting hell of War and all of them offer
ed their lives to insure to you the
honor and glory the freedom and JUS
tice for which that flag stands. Many
of u. Ose men know the sting of a
bullet, the shock of shell, the burn of
gased lungs and the sight of loved
conrad falling, and all for Old Glory.
Take off your hat when it passes and
show us that you respect it and love
it as we do. Take away this feeling
that we sacrificed for people who
don't care. The legion, as it marched
along, noted those who stood uncov-
cred and those who didn't
Remember to remove your hat the
next time the colors pass you. 1t is
better to remember than to suffer
public humiliation at the hands of
the American Legion.