The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-11-14
M. F. w. C.. and
The Legion

At our Hibbing Convention motion
was offered, seconded, and carried, to
send greetings to the Auxiliary Con-
vention in San Francisco, and this is
a copy Of the telegram sent.
GREETINGS.
s'To the Auxiliary of the American
Legion, in Convention assembled
Greetings from the Minnesota Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs, and best
wishes for more extended usefulness.
M. Leona Rounds, Pres,
M. F. w. c..
Another motion was offered, sec
onded, and carried, to send the follow
ing to Mrs. E. H. Loyhed of Faribault,
past State President of Minnesota
Federation of Women's Clubs and one
of our own prominent club women in
attendance at the Auxiliary of the
American Legion Convention, in San
Francisco.
"To Mrs. E. H. Loyhed,.
Convention Hall,
Auxiliary to the American Legion,
San Francisco, Calf.
The Minnesota Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, in Convention Assem-
bled, urge the Auxiliary to use it's
influence to the end that the Ameri-
can Legion take a decided stand as
an Organization, as individuals for
strict law enforcement"
Mrs. j. E. Rounds, President
M. F. w. c."
The only Resolution which in any
way, shape or manner concerned Inc
American Legion, is the following.
WHEREAS, The Congress OF the
United States, in the Selective Ser
vice Act May 1917, promised that all
volunteer officers commissioned under
that act should "be in all respects on
the same footing as to pay, allow.
ances and pensions as officers,
of corresponding grades and length
of service in the regular army" and,
WHEREAS, Regular officers of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps; Pro-
visional Officers of the Army, Re-
serve Officers of the Navy and Elm
Urgency Officers of the Marine Corps,
disabled in the line of duty have been
provided for by retirement upon three
fourths the pay of their rank, leaving
only disabled emergency officers OF
the Army without retirement and,
WHEREAS, There have been in
PRODUCED in the Congress of the Unit
ed States since the Armistice of No
vember IL, 1918, various bills to re-
deem the promise made disabled en-
Urgency officers of the Army in the
Selective Service Act, the last OF
which, the Bursum Bill, Senate File
1865 as amended, would have removed
their unfair discrimination against
disabled Emergency Officers of the
Army to a certain extent, by a ma
jority of more than four to one and
would have passed the House OF Re-
representatives. by greater majority
had it not been withheld from the
floor of the House by the Committee
of Military Affairs; now therefore, be
it;
RESOLVED, That we members OF
the Minnesota State Federation OF
Women's Clubs, in Annual Meeting
assembled. do hereby affirm our be-
lief that the legislation fulfilling this
promise and redressing this discrimi.
nation, is just and should be enacted
into law early in the 68th Congress
and we do hereby request the Sena-
tors and Representatives from thu
State of Minnesota to make every
effort to this end; and be it further
RESOLVED, that copies of this
Resolution be forwarded to the Min.
nesota Delegation to the 68th Con
gress and to the National Headquart-
ers of this Organization.
Wilma Anderson Gilman,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
This resolution passed with un-
animous consent at the Hibbing Con-
vention.
In speaking of the Legion may
say that most Of our Federation wo-
men have sons or dear ones who
SERVED" in some Capacity or other
| and what we ask of the Legion in
dividually and as an organization, is
request ~of our very own. The
Boys" are not strangers to us, MOI
are we asking more than mother may
ask of son.
Sincerely,
(Mrs. ]. E. M. Leona Rounds,
| Pres. M. F. w. c.
"A soldiers mother.