The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-11-04
LEGION SUB-DETRICT
RALLY fine SUCCESS
SERVICE MEN AND LADIES
FROM SEVERAL TOWNS VISIT
CITY MONDAY
LOCAL POST ENTERTAINS
INTENSIVE MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
MAPPED OUT BY DISTRICT
COMMANDER

Inc SuD-QlVISloIl" y SlACil bISlIiCl
American Legion and Auxiliary rally
which was sponsored by the Robert
James Swift Post and the Woman's
Auxiliary and held in this city Mon
day afternoon and evening proved to
be a very successful affair, and very
Instructive.
In the afternoon at 400 O'Clock
both organizations held two hour
business meeting at the Sank Centre
High School. Mrs. Lewis, president
of the Auxiliary for the Sixth district
presided over their meeting and
brought many important matters to
the attention of the members pres
ent.
The Legion meeting was in charge
of Mike Murray, of St. Cloud, Com
mander of the Sixth District. Mr..
Murray is at heart 100 per cent
Iegionaire. Sn a short talk he made
many suggestions for the good of the
organization in general. He also an
swered many questions in most able
manner.
The Legionaires and Auxiliary
members gathered at the Community
Club rooms and at TOO o'clock par
took of a sumptuous banquet which
was served by the Dorcas Society of
the Methodist church. Following the
splendid repast various Post COM
manders and unit presided were
called upon and gave splendid SNORT
talks.
DIR. Branton of Whitman Member
ship Director of the State Depart
ment of the American Legion, an elo-
quent speaker, gave many pointers
on membership and how ito procure
ut. He also revealed the fact that he
had placed several enticing prizes
for posts and districts who succeed in
ship for the year 1927.
DIR. Branton stated more conrad
ship was needed among the eX-
Service men, and that one great
trouble with the organization was
that it had no past history, but that
it was up to the members to make
that history for the future. Men,
bership means to the Legion what
deposits are to bank. In his clos
ing remarks he emphasized the fact
that it was necessary for the Legion
to plan a campaign for membership
and then get busy.
DR.. Saunders of Wadena, Third
Vice Commander of the State Depart
ment of the American Legion, a very
enthusiastic Legionaire, responded to
a call from Commander Krohm,< and
gave a few timely remarks. During
his talk he stressed one point in par
ticular, that of exercising our right of
suffrage. The speaker in expressing
his view of this particular cituation
stated that any man or woman who
was mentally capable of casting their
ballot. at any election and who did
not were the most serious slackers
and contenders this nation has Ito
combat.
Mrs. Lewis of Long Prairie, presi-
dent of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Sixth District gave very interesting
talk in which she told of several inn
portant issues that are under way
within that organization at this time
aad for time to come. Mrs. Saund-
ers of St. Cloud also responded with
a few well chosen remarks mostly
pertaining to the work being done for
the disabled comrades who are con-
fined to THE Veterans Hospital at st.
Cloud. Mrs. Saunders also gave
several suggestion. to the Legionettes
for little things that their particular
unit might do to help add to the