The Winslow mail., 1925-06-09
LEGION DRIVE
GOES OVER THE
TOP IN LESS
THAN Z HOURS

In less than two hours after the
opening of the drive for Winslow's
portion of the American Legion en-
dowment fund, the quota was over
subscribed, and the proceeds from
the benefit dance last night and
subscriptions not yet paid will add
materially to the sum this city will
contribute to the welfare Of the
orphans of World war veterans.
More than $50 individual contribu-.
tiops were made.
The drive started at $50 yester-
day morning, with Sam w. Proctor.
of The Mail, acting as general
chairman. Mr.. Proctor's lieuten-
ants were L. NJ Shipley, R. c.
Rhoades and c. ]. McQuillan. Aid
ing Mr. Shipley were Paul Bruce
and w b. Darling in the general
offices of the Santa Fe, Charles Err
ickson and James Kiely among the
roundhous employees. Mr.. Rhoades,
assisted by A. r. Klenidienst and
Burl Vincent, took care of the lbusi-
ness district, while Mr.. McQuillan,
with G. w. Nelson, solicited from
the road men.
Winslow's quota of the $5,0OO,OO0
fund was $3.50, and at 11:30 check
was made and the quota was found
to be oversubscribed $50. A num-
Der of donations remained to be
counted.
81 wish to express my apprecia-
ton to the men who helped put
this latest drive across says Mr..
Proctor, land to those who again
generously contributed to help pay
the debt we owe to those who gave
the most.
'The casualty list goes on. The
World war ended Nov. IL, 1918, for
most of us. Since that date Amer
ica has not seized it's newspaper to
read in haste, and in fear, that list
of those Dead on the Field Of
Honor The poppies of six sum-
mers have covered the scars of
Flanders Field and children walk
and talk and play who were not born
when the last shell burst beyond
the Meuse. But the casualty list
goes on.
During 1924 more than 5000 men
died in the United States from dis
abilities directly originating i'll
their World war service. Those are
the deaths officially recorded and
certified by the government as due
to war causes. There were others
not so of record.
Fifteen every day. And the 9TH
erS not of record
AT each sunset we know that
fifteen more have gone, Dead on
the Field of Honor as surely as
those who rest under the little
crosses, row on row, in Northern
France. Not mercifully killed in
action but mercilessly SCARED and
manned and tortured these long
years, going at last to a rest they
have earned not once but a thou
sand times. And the widows and
orphans are here in more numbers
today than yesterday, and more to-
morrow than today
I'm 1922 the deaths directly
traceable to service origin were
1856. In 1928 they fell off to 4,304
In the first half of 1924 they rose
again, to 2,721 for half a year.
Where is the end to be?
"In hospital in Texas built by
the American Legion the national
commander of the Legion stood last
autumn by the bedside OF case in
the final stages of tuberculosis. The
boy could barely speak. To the
strong man holding his hand he
whispered. I know. l am a Legion
naire. For God and country God
is going along with you, Command
er, in your work. See the boys
through
$50 it is that members of the
Legion can not forget about the
war, and will not let America for
get. Not so long as there is a dis
abled man who may be cured Not
:. so long as there is soldiers or
phan without a good American
home"