The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-18
LEGION SPREADS
CHRISTMAS CHEER
Local Post to Remember %
Hospitalized Buddies
With Boxes.
TALK LEGION PROGRAM

The % Kenosha war veterans, now
stationed in various rehabilitation
hospitals in this part of the country,
are going to learn most emphatically
that the Kenosha post of the American
Legion is behind everyone of them.
Steps are being taken now to prepare
a box of Christmas goodies to be sent
to each war veteran wherever he may
be Observation-Disclosures, Great Lakes Nav
al hospital, National Home at Milwau-
kee, Government hospital at Waukesha
and other places. This box will in
clude a box of homemade cookies bak-
ed by the War Mothers, box of sta
tionery, two packages of gum, a pocket
comb, two packages of cigarets, one
pound box of chocolate candy, one box
of shelled nuts and stuffed dates, two
Hershey bars, some hankies, a MEM
bership in the local Legion post for
1925 and other things which every
buddy will treasure. The packages are
being shipped for early delivery so
that every Kenosha ex-service man in
hospital will get them before Christ
mas.
The program which the Kenosha post
will ponsor for the coming year was
discussed at length at a meeting of
the Legion On Tuesday evening--the
first of a series of open meetings.
Several committees reported crafty
ing progress and advancement in civic
affairs in which the American Legion
took prominent part.
Hear Head of Elks-
The feature of Tuesdays meeting
was the introduction of the program
meeting" Sidney Jones, exalted ruled
of the Elks, and o. L. Trenary were
present to give the Legionnaires a
view Of the American Legion from the
standpoint of a layman.
Mr.. Jones pointed to the serious side
of the American Legion--its aims and
purposes and it's ideals. The friend
ly spirit which permeates such an or
ganization cannot help but be reflected
in the work of the Legion for the adj
vancement of the community" declared
Jones. "And after all, that is what we
are all striving fora better Keno
sha. The spirit of fraternalism as
exemp1ifed by the American Legion
is the finest thing in a mans life.
Friendliness, fraternalism, helpfulness
all these things speak for the par
ticipation in the greater things in the
community.
II believe that the Legion today has
more need for a civic program in this
city, state and nation than did the
Grand Army after '65. And it is in
deed gratifying to member of the
older generation to see that you youn-
ger fellows still imbued with the en-
thusiasm of youth are carrying on so
splendidly the work which we are leav-
ing"
Otis Trenary gave an inspiring ad-
dress before the Legionnaires that
"booked him solid" with the vets in
the local post. He traced in his talk
the tradition of heroism through the
ages from the time of the battles of
Greek and Persian in 400 B. G. to the
World war, bringing to the modern day
chat heritage of patriotism and cour-
age, that spirit of self-sacrifice for
the good of all"
"And how joyously you came back
from over there" continued Mr.. Tren-
airy. "How delightfully."- and splendid
ly you have continued to take up the
duties of the soldier in civic life. To
be able to work together with COM
mon aims for common good is a
service which holds nothing but pleas
ure and that is the service of the pres
emit age. We can live on with our gold
digging ideas and our intensive money
making, but what does that avail US ?
Money isn't everything. The man who
combines in his everyday life an ele-
ment of service to his fellowman, to
his community, is the man who is re-
paid in more ways than one with more
satisfaction than any sum of money
can give.
"You are building for those who will
come after you." the speaker con-
cluded, "and I am sure that the foun-
dation which you are laying is a last
ing one"
Francis Mayer provided the musical
entertainment for the meeting with
several vocal solos, accompanied by
Edward McCaffrey.
The War Mothers served the men
with a luncheon after the meeting.
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