The Mankato free press., 1923-10-19
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! EVERY Au6ElCdu ClJlZSH lS GU
titled to a liberal education" de-
, clares Calvin Coolidge in his pro-
clamation urging ali American citi-
zens to cooperate in the suitable OBJ
servance Of American Education
Week, beginning November Is.
The American Legion, the National
Education association and the
| United States Bureau of Education
cooperate each year in promoting
this weekly observance, and are
aided in this observance by practi-
cally every civic, fraternal and pat
riotic organization. "Visit The
Schools November 1924" is the
slogan,
Minnesota's 500 Legion posts and
400 Legion Auxiliary units, now
laying plans for the appropriate OBJ
seryance of Armistice Day as day
of thanksgiving and rejoicing, urge
ter the spirit of this great occasion
and help make it one of Americas
most important historical land
marks. In cooperation with a pro-
clamation to be issued by the gov
ernor, Armistice Day will be cele-
brated on Monday, November IL,
this year. -.
When Legionaire Lester A. DAM
man, R. F'D No 1,sFrench River,
MINI. visited Duluth, he had hardly
alighted from the train when his
pocket was picked on the crowded
street car-and his purse and Le-
gion Membership Card were taken.
He was greatly pleased to learn
that a duplicate Legion card would
be issued to him, but wishes to
warn all Legionaires and citizens
against anyone attempting to use
his name and original membership
card to procure money or assis-
tance under false pretenses.
In its report to the Legion Ma
tional Convention at San Francisco,
the Legion National Legislative
Committee raps big business"
which tries to scare the people re-
slogan There will be no reduction
in taxes if the bonus bill becomes
law" The report says that the ad-
justed compensation bill will pass
the next congress, irrespective of
veto; that the house of representa-
tives will vote for it to l.; and that
of the ninety five senators. sixty
eight will vote for the bonus"
compared to twenty seven votes
against it.
California Legionaires placed be-
fore their buddies. from all over the
nation a wonderful exhibit demon
strating the prosperity of the Golden
West. Practically every community
and county demonstrated it's pro-
ducts during the fifth Legion ma
tional convention at San Francisco
and in colorful pageant comprizing
floats loaded down with the fruits
and other products of the land of sun
shine, brought the exhibition to a
close. Morgan Keaton, California
Legion Department Adjutant was in
charge. of the arrangements.
Many Minnesota Legionaires who
had seen California's bathing beau
ties in motion pictures and wanted
to glimpse some~of them in action.
iourneyed out to Neptune Beach. on
/ the east shore of San Francisco Bay
ican Legion National Swimming
Meet during the big convention.
Many national swimming and div
ing records have been broken on
this beach. -
History has it that Daniel Boone.
being chased by bear, climbed
pine tree in the Tennessee noun
tains, from which he shot and kill
bruin. For years the tree bore the
inscription Dan Doone cilled bar,
year 1850. and the tree is known as
THE Boone Tree" At the San
Francisco Legion Natior.'l Conven-
ton, it was eavel made from the
wood of this tree that was used
to call the gathering to order. the
Kings Mountain Legion Post of
Tennessee having presented the
gavel to the. convention chairman
just prior to the first session.