The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-30

shelter for the orphans and care and
cure for the disabled veteran. How
does that strike you for loyal
"buddy"?
| How is this for true soldier and
loyal buddy?
Stafford King, State Adj,
| Dear Sir: Please send me by re-
turn mail about twenty-five more
subscription cards for the Legion En-
dowment Fund. We sent in our
quota some time ago but we do not
feel satisfied with the way this drive
is going in some other places, so we
are going to do our best to raise some
lmore.-Sincerely yours, Commander.
The Gopher believes some Posts of
the American Legion are unwilling
ly insulting the loyalty, generosity,
and patriotism of their communities
by refusing to give them chance to
clear their record with the orphan
and disabled. This record will stand
a thousand years. In my travels l
ran into this: A prominent business
man approached the commander, in
quired when their endowment drive
started, offered to subscribe $35 or
one-tenth the entire quota. To this
day, that post has done nothing.
One post raised their entire quota
without solicitation. They told the
story through their local papers ana
luncheon clubs and announced where
contributions would be received. Mr..
| Commander do you not owe your
community at last a chance to help
the disabled and the orphans If you
have more sympathy for the "poor
public" than for the orphan and dis
abled buddy, you can at least give the
eraged $40 per member and raised
entire quota.
Indications are now that $50 posts
will raise their full quota and more
and great number others will raise
part. Why not strike for a goal like
this, every Post raise something and
as many as possible raise full quota
Do it before July 81.
| The Badgers are head in amount
actually raised, in per cent of posts
'over,' and per cent of posts con-
tributing part. The Badgers are not
done, neither are the Gophers. Come
on and put Minnesota where she be-
longs. Hurry! Hurry! The Gopher,
The Spirit of Minnesota.
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i Legion Auxiliary "Goes Over Top
With final burst of speed in it's
membership drive, the American Le-
gion Auxiliary, under Mrs. Milton
Spencer of Winona, department pres
ident, went over the top Wednesday,
exceeding it's last years quota by
ninety-three members.
The Auxiliary now has a total
membership of 1896, fully five
months ahead of it's high peak last
year, which was December, when
there were 1873 women on the rolls.
eve do not intend to stop now"
Mrs. Spencer said. "And with an
increased membership so far in ad-
vance of our 1924 totals we can add
hundreds more names to our lists be-
fore the year is over"
While the Auxiliary was "going
over" the Legion added 172 members,
leaving it still short of it's 1924 total
by 1914, although the Legion now has
26,367 men.
Ludwig l. Roe of Montevideo, di-
rector of membership, has suggested
that district commanders put in in
tensive work for the next three weeks
before the convention in an endeavor
to pass last years December 31st to-
tai before the department meeting at
Thief River Falls August 10, IL, IL,
1925.
AS an added incentive to this work
the credentials committee of the De-
partment convention will probably al
low delegates for all members en-
rolled up to the opening of the con-
vention, although the constitution
provides that delegates shall be ap-
portioned according to membership
of the various posts thirty days be-
fore the convention-but leaves the
final decision up to the credentials
committee.
O'Toole Acting State Adjutant
Resignation of Stafford King as
state adjuntant has placed the re-
sponsibility of his work on the
shoulders of Phil O'Toole, assistant
adjutant, who as acting adjutant
pending the Thief River Falls state
Convention August 10, IL, IL, will
have his hands full to complete con-
vention plans and carry on regular
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