The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-06-11

The American Legion of the Unit
ed States are carrying on a CAM
paign to raise a revolving fund OF
$5,000,000 as an American Legion
Endowment fund to be established
and maintained for the care of Dis
abled World War Service men and
their orphans.
Minnesota's apportionment to this
fund is $250,000 and the apportion-
ment of Robert Swift Post No. 81, of
Sank Centre is $4,000. The drive
started the early part of June and
over $50 posts of Minnesota have al
ready subscribed their quota.
At the last meeting of Robert Swift
Post the movement was gotten under
way to raise the fund. Commander
Arthur Weisner has appointed May
or. VIM. M. Parker as chairman of a
Citizens committee to handle the
drive. Mr.. Parker appointed P. B i.
Hanson, ] B. Schoenhoff, Gunther
Hillerud, Asst M. Wallace, H. A.
Falk, Sigurd Holme, H W. Bishop,
George Fish, R. E. Hansen, A. F.
Moynihan, George Steiner, A. F.
Strebel, F. w. Sprague, George
Berggreen, Andrew Besser, Mrs. A !.
F. Moynihan, Miss Esther Sprague
Mrs. C. E. Bohall, Mrs. Jos. Rob-
inson and Mrs. Frank Pangburn as
the committee to work with him in
having charge of the drive.
This committee met at the Com
munity Club rooms last evening and
plans were outlined for the drive TO,
Sank Centres quota which will be
made Monday, June 22nd.
Thomas Clough, a member OF
Robert Swift Post and also mehnbe,
of the Herald force, was named as
chairman of the Publicity Committee
for the drive.
H. A Falk, P. B. Hanson and
Gunther Hillerud were. named as a
committee to divide the city in Sec
tons of about four blocks each SO
that the drive can be handled exped-
iously and without friction.
A. F. Strebel and Mrs. Frank
Pangburn are joint chairmen of a
committee to select the committees
to make the solicitation for the quota
The other members of this committee
are A. F. Moynihan, Andrew Besser,
r.. E. Hansen, Commander Arthur
Weisner, Mrs. A. F. Moynihan, Mrs /.
C. E. Bohall and Mrs. Jos. Robin
son.
The committee to divide the city
will meet Friday evening and lay out
the city and the committee to select
the soliciting for the various districts
will meet Saturday evening. The
Herald of next week will publish the
boundaries of the various districts
and the workers for each district.
The cause is a most worthy one in
which every citizen is asked to help
The need for this endowment arises
from war results burden which
every American should help to carry
The Herald has faith that Sank Cen.
tire will raise her quota in short ord.
er after the drive starts.
The case of the disabled veteran
with the government is an intricate
legal problem, involving many tech.
meal complications. Under given
sets of facts, prescribed by law, the
government can extend legally speci
fled medical treatment or hospital
treatment, money compensation, OF
vocational training. Within its nee
essary limits, the government on the
whole has done well, and is endeavor.
ing to do better. But it does not an6
cannot have intimate contact with the
disabled man, his family and thei1
needs.
The providing of suitable homes fAl
the orphans of every man who fel
in the nations service~is so obviously
right that it needs no discussion
These children are plainly entitled
to the same chance in life which theJ
would have received had their father
not given his life to America.
home for every homeless child of /;
veteran" is the basis of The Amer
can Legion's child welfare program
1.-THE constantly growing casualty list