Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-25
NEW STATE LEADER
CITES LEGION AIMS
DURING YEAR AHEAD
L. E. Zumwinkle of Fergus Falls,
Was Elected Commander of the
Gopher State Gang at the Hib-
bling Meeting.

In his statement outlining Mime
sofa Legion aims during his admin
stration, l. E. Zumwinkle Of Fergus
Falls. newly elected Department Com
mander, declares that he will carry
forward the constructive program
handed down by Past Commander Ru-
fus r. Rand, Jr., and adds:
1.-THE care of disabled comrades is
now in high state of efficiency.
Always in the past and forever in the
future the primary concern of the
Legion will be for these buddies. We
must continue our unselfish work in
their care and must be ever watchful
that grateful government does not
become negligent toward them. We
| must continue our hearty support of
our Minnesota Legion hospital pro-
gram at Rochester; every post paying
| without complaint the small compul-
sorry hospital dues.
1.-The Gopher Gang is noted for the
| high clean spirit of comradeship
found within its ranks. We play hard
and clean; we work just as hard and
clean. Your new administration
| wants to see some of these efforts of
comradeship and cooperation spent
diligently in community service. A
Legion post which does not make it's
community better place in which to
| live should not continue to exist.
Your commander knows something
of the wonderful and unselfish work
of the American Legion Auxiliary
and we must continue to give its
members our whole support. They
are doing many things every day
which we cannot do and which our
money cannot employ others to do
A continued cooperation between
these two great organizations be-
speaks assured success.
| Almost $4,000 veterans are on our
rolls. We have exceeded our 1926
membership which in turn surpassed
that for 1925. A larger membership
brings more force to our spoken de-
mand for respect and recognition for
our acts of service. You are urged to
endeavor to keep Minnesota in the
front ranks of Legion membership.
| Our efforts and interest in boy scout
work and baseball must be continued
and enlarged upon. The returns from
our investments in the youth of the
state will be beyond our power to
reckon.
'The American Legionnaire, our
official department newspaper, should
;r
The officers of each post should de-
wise some method best suited for the
purpose, whereby this end may be
locally attained.
Our department is undertaking
some new activities among which is
our new conservation program. The
fight to conserve Minnesota's many
and varied natural resources has just
begun. We must dedicate our organi-
cation to an expenditure of energy
and money in this direction, with the
hope that a now thoughtless and ex-
travagant public may in the future
become appreciative and saving of
these wonderful Gods bounties. This
is an activity toward which Legion
naires may well plan for many years
of service.
Among proposed activities Is that
relating to a Legion life-saving pro-
gram to be worked out in conjunction
with the Red Cross. Your commander
has appointed a committee to investi-
gate this project, and if approved,
you will be called upon to lend your
support. We must also foster musical
organizations within posts and units,
detailed information regarding which
you will receive from our state music
director. We hope to make this &C
tivity part of the life of the Legion.
Reorganization of Legion posts into
emergency units, ready to serve their
communities in case of need, is a new
part of our work which should adj
vance the coming year. I call upon
every post to make fuller use of the
Legion ritual at post meetings. 1t
will increase attendance, make meet