The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-02
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| like to think of our Legion
as great army of comrades" said
Legion National Commander Alvin
Owsley during his st. Paul address,
"a great column of buddies march
ing along, swinging down the long
road of service to our camping
ground in the greater and finer
America that is our objective. 1t
is a tough detail to step out alone
on a long hike under your pack
But with comrades marching beside
you, the load is light, the journey
pleasant one. Let us never for
get our comradeship and the ideals
for which we are united. And
when we mount guard in our last
camp may the countersign be 'Ac-
complishment', and may every bud
dy have the right to enter"
Samuel Gompers says:-"Mem-
bers of The American Legion fought
brayely in war and are well fitted
to enlarge the life and opportun-
tiles of oureeeeeebesttAH ooh
tiles of our country in peace. Le-
gionaires are a power for good and
for progress, the symbol of sincerity
and high-minded endeavor, great
bulwark to the constructive demo-
cratic movement without which our
country could not survive as free
republic"
The special membership campaign
poster of which twenty copies were
furnished each Minnesota post from
state headquarters for use in store
windows and elsewhere, has made a
big hit and nearly every post has
ordered additional posters. Other
Legion Departments too are anxious
to secure supplies. State Adjutant
Harry Nelson of Oregon was the
first to order one thousand for his
state. The poster contains seven
principal reasons why a great war
veteran should be Legionaire, and
a cartoon showing doughboy or
his way to the Legion post, yelling
to his buddies in Fellers!
Join The American Legion Now!
Carry on the Ideals and Traditions
for Which We Fought! No class
No rank Just comrades!"
Every Minnesota Legionaire Is
Gopher-hunting these days-work
ing his best salesmanship ideas or
every buddy he comes in contact
with. Post Commander Scott Scr
enson of Hills tells his bunch thai
''the time is set, for you to get
another vet, already yet, you bet"
and adds $50 take heed, show soms
speed, and We'll succeed. Pos
Commanders everywhere are ISSUING
orders to ''bring them in any oil
time any old way, and are asking
every member if he is going on
to get another. Listen, buddy
listen, SHHHHHH! The slogan is
EVERY Gopher get Gopher ant
thereIl be some Gopher Gang
Any tune, any instrument. A goo'
fountain pen played along the dot
ted line to the tune of three buck
for membership dues, will serve tn
purpose. Start the music, buddies!
The SO disabled buddies who col
onized themselves last spring jus
south of Minneapolis on small berr.
and poultry farms have been max
ing many improvements on 9TH
Argonne Farms" as they hav'
named their settlement. They al
have cottages and poultry house
built and have assigned the poultr.
houses, which they occupied durin,
the summer pending the erection
of the bungalows, to their rightfu
owners, tn e poultry, consisting o
1854 hens producing thousands O
eggs for Matching and for the mar
ket. The boys have planted 27,
$50 raspberry bushes, 1890 straw
berry plants, 1859 apple trees, 10
plum trees and "a grape vines. Tn
u. S. Veterans Bureau conducts al
agricultural school right on the set
Element. On February 5-7th tn
Argonne Farms poultry exhibit
won % prizes at the Lakevill
Poultry Show.
The eyes of his loved ones Loo
longingly toward the Statue o
Liberty and Gods country. Tha
is why the Legion buddies of Loui
Kosmen, 498 Western Avenue, st
Paul, have secured the aid o
Senator kellogg and the Legion Ma
tional Legislative and Service Com
mittee in cutting the red tape pre-
venting this reunion. Comrade Kos
man, an Albanian by birth, serves
America in. the great war. Hi
mother, brothers and fiance are il
the SerblCroat- Slovene state. Eight
cen years ago Kosmen babe hi
family goodbye and at his mother