The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-01-21
AMERICAN LEGION
Iowa CHALLENGES Minnesota

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! Just as they finished licking Mich
| igan in a department membership
campaign ending December 81, win
ming by the score Of 5000 to 5000
members enrolled on that date for
1926, the Minnesota members OF the
Legion received challange from the
Iowa Hawkeyes for membership
campaign to end March 81, 1926
Whichever state has most members
signed then will be declared the win
ner. Ordinarily Iowa has 5000 more
members each year than Minnesota.
$4,000 as compared with 27,50G-
but this year the Gophers have made
| good start, their spirit is running
high, and they are flushed with their
fine victory over Michigan. Every
Minnesota veteran who loves his state
| is invited to lose no time in joining
his strength to the Gopher Gang.
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Legion Will Feature Boys Work
This year, Legion posts of Mime
sofa will concentrate their Ameri-
canism efforts in helping boys by
forming more Boy Scout troops un-
der Legion auspices, promoting ath-
letics among the boys of their COM
munities, including, participation in
the newly organized Legion-Boy
Scout Baseball league, the play-off
of which will be held at Philadelphia
as a Junior Worlds Baseball Series
during the Legion National Conven-
ton and by presenting medals for
the best work in scouting.
Other work to be stressed, accord
ing to Americanism Chairman w. E..
Scott of St. Paul in his report to
the recent meeting of the department
executive committee Of the Minnesota
| Legion in Minneapolis, will be natur-
alization of aliens, good citizenship,
and getting out the vote. This, year,
Chairman Scott declared more than
5000 children in the nation will write
essays about the Flag, in the Legion
National Essay Contest. Any boy
between IL and 10 may compete.
Concerning Aliens, Chairman Scott
declared that no Minnesota county
has less than 10 per cent aliens; five
counties have more than rs per cent,
and Lake County has almost SO per
cent aliens. In connection with re-
puted smuggling of aliens across the
Canadian-Minnesota border, Chair
man Scott announced that in behalf
of the American Legion, j. w.
Kreazer of New Richland, will make
an investigation as to the facts con-
corning smuggling of aliens, as a
member of the Minnesota Legion
Americanism Committee.
Other State Legion Changes Made
Meeting in executive session at
Minneapolis January 10th, Minneso-
ia Legion leaders accepted the resig-
nation of Lloyd Lilygren of st. Paul
as State Treasurer, and appointed
liver Danielson of st. Paul to fill the
vacancy. Mr.. Lilygren desires to
run for state senator and therefore
complied with the Legion constitu-
ton which declares that Legion Of
fcials must not be candidates for
saiaried elective public offices.
A cha, ge in the editorship of the
official state publication, The Ameri-
can Legionaire, was also authorized,
Phi. OToole, heretofore assistant de-
partment adjutant, taking over the
duties of Legionaire Editor upon the
retirement of E. E Fisher of st.
Pal, present ei.tor. On February
18th, 1926. Mr.. 0 Toole will also
act as Department Publicity Director
--pl oyidjng the press association,
daily, and weekly newspapers with
current Legion news o: interest.