Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-26
AID VETERANS
LEGION HEARS
Rally of South Amboy Post
Largely Attended-Hear
AShury Park Man

auxiliary, Whlie QlScusslHs tiS pAop-
Iems of disqualification to one or the
largest gatherings ever entefta'aeo
by the local units.
Commander Case is chairman CT
the board in charge of the establish
rnent OF the convalescent home in
the fourth district of which Middle
sex county is q part. He told of eS-
periences while investigating +
ious cases of disability that came to
his attention. There is a lack of in
terest in the buddies that are confin-
ed to hospitals. The members OF
the legion do not interest themselves
enough to visit those fellows WIG are
not able to take care of themselves;
said Case. '@The first duty of the le-
Eionnaire is to the man who is not
capable of taking care of himself"
added Case, and the round OF APP
pIause that greeted the assertion
showed the Asbury Park Commander
that at least Luke A. Lovely Post
was in sympathy with the statement.
Mr.. Case spoke of the proposed
convaIescent home, of the ambitions
OF the committee to have the home
established soon.
s'T do not believe that the Legion
shorld enter politics, that is to say,
I do not believe that they should
support any party politician, but |
do say, that the time will come when
the legion must send men to WASH
inxton, who will in both the bodies
look after the interest of the x
service man" added Mr.. Case.
Commander Case outlined his
stand on the proposed national COM
p~ensation bill pending in the
upper House. He said he did not
believe that there was a question OF
the bonus ever making the country
bankrupt. The real reason for Its
dying, Case contributed, was because
the men responsible for the action.
were afraid that the 'legion would
feel it's prestige among the people
OF the country"
Miss Catherine Cleary, president
OF the Woman's Auxiliary, welcomed
the members of both organizations
in a short address. Part of her
plans for the coming year were dis
cussed. Miss Cleary is anxious that
the trustees and officers of both Or
ganizations meet at stated times, TO
discuss matters pertaining to both
units. The eason for this, Miss
Cfeary stated, was to acquaint each
other with proposed undertakings,
that entertainment dates would not
conflict, and that both units would
be in a position to help each other.
The president OF the Woman's
auxiliary at the time, presented to
the past president, Miss Edna Agar,
the emblem of the organization, as
Es the custom OF the auxiliary. In
her acceptance Miss Agan stated she
would always wear the emblem with
pride. since It meant in a general
way service.
County Commander Ronald Kick
nsE. in a short address, remarked on
the feeling that existed between the |
local units, He touched lightly on
the service subject, but strongly |
urged cooperation in all branches
to legion activities. AS is
generally the case, Commander
was received with a hearty
applause.
Miss Winifred Gibbons, service Of
fcer of the local post, who is by the
way. connected with the war risk
insukance bureau, in New York city, |
that every case of claims that
existed in the local post had been
cared for. '"There is not a case that
has not been dealt with in a salts
factory manner that we know OFF,
said Miss Gibbons.
Commander Mulraine in his mes
to the Legion members and the
auxiliary said:
w are starting upon a new year
"a year that I hope will be marked
by accomplishments that will bind
us closer together in the comrade-
ship that was born in the dark days
of 1917 and 1918.
The Legion is no longer an exper-
tTnent. 1t is an established success
q force for helpfulness and for true
A-r1ericanism. To continue our
growth we must have all our COM
rades of the World War within our
ranks. To our buddies who are still
IN the outside we must say The
Iegion needs you, and you need the
Legion
''We must a to them we know
the Legion has made mistakes
there are times when the best OF SOL
diers get out of step. II you have a
Kick against the Legion don't air it
IN the street Come in the
post like good soldiers you are and
ell US where we are wrong.
z the Auxiiiary-the mothers,
the wives and the sisters who kept
The home fires burning-we appre-
the fact that you are still stick
Ing with us, and giving our post a
helping hand. We hope to be worthy
0f Sucn a loya auxiliary.
I'VE are proud of South Amboy,"
aid Mr.. Mulraine, ga town that
stood by us in every ~endeavor, and
the sake of South Amboy and
-h0ss whose hearts are with us let us
ouII together to make 1928 a won
IerfufL Legion year."
A short business meeting preceded
he entertainment. The matters per-
to the bylaws were accepted
BY the post. The action of the post
commander and the entertainment
officer with regard TO the presenta-
ion OF a minstrel show about the
drst of April was confirmed.
s'The Hard Tack Herald" a paper
prepared especially for the get to-
gether'' meeting, was the feature OF
the evening. The paper aoonnded
in wit and humor, and met with the
approval of those in attend
The staff in charge of h
were M. g. Bloodgood,
business manager, Otto Mil
Ter: associate editors, Arthur Ingra-
ham, william j. O'Toole and Harold
q. Hoffman. Comic incidents of the
together with general news,
made UP the paper.
Mrs. Bertha Mathis and DR., M.
Claire Flaherty together with Mrs:
Frank Disbr0w rendered seNefai
vocal selections which were received
by an outburst of applause, Harold
81. Hoffman, Past Commander John
f~sonIogue. Commander Chris Null
raine and County Commander Rom
aid Kiackner delighted the Listeners
with a number of solos and quartet
Refreshments by the Woman's
AuxiIiavy were served at the close