Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-12
LEGION BANQUET
is ATTENDED BY
LARGE NUMBER

/ More than SO members of the
American legion and legion auxiliary
attended the annual Armistice day
banquet held last evening at the
Parish house. George A. Bergfield,
adjutant Of the post, presided as
POSTMASTER and introduced the
speakers.
Russell Mills, post commander made
the first address. His remarks were
on the thoughts that Armistice day
brings and on the meaning of the
day and its observance. He asked
that the men who gave their lives
in the war be remembered, that those
who came back wounded and broken
be- remembered and that from the
memory of these who gave everything
that they had to give in defense OF
their country we should all take a
high resolve to dedicate ourselves to
a betterfnent Of the conditions OF
those who came back and to try
to make it possible that the greatest
good may come from the sacrifice
that they have made.
Mills called attention to the three
great principles of the American
legion, justice, freedom and dernoc-
racy and asked that all think and
act on these principles at all times.
Mrs. r. Il. Hoyal, legion national
committeeman and a delegate to the
Paris convention from this state told
of the glorious trip to Paris, Of the
greatest of all patriotic specIacles, a
military or semi military parade in
the gayest city in the world. Mrs.
, Hoya1 told of the great anG lasting
friendship that France has for Amer
lea and how this was demonstrated
on every hand. She VOC of the
friendship also of Germany and of
GOODNESS in Italy which, she said,
appeared to emphasize a political
unrest which exists there. She COM
pleted her talk with the toast to
Arizona which she had delivered at
a great reception in Paris.
DR.. F. T. Wright spoke briefly.
He told several stories. His talk was
of humorous nature and the stories
he told. said by the speaker to have
had an intimate relation to the
stirring events of war days, were
possessed of great witness and were
told as only an expert can tell a
fur2ly story.
Mayor A. e. Hinton perhaps brought
home to those at the banquet most
forcibly the true worth OF the war
and what may be brought out of it
to the etterment of the world The
mayor, always a friend to the service
man, after summing up the lesson
of preparedness as the great lesson
Of the war recalled that there is a
fund in Douglas for the care OF ex-
service men who are in need of aid.
He spoke very forc1bIy about this
fund He said: "It is a duty that
we owe that we should feed and care
for the men who fought in that war.
It is right that we should do this
and that we should make every effort
to have funds available and abolish
all red tape and act promptly in the
relief of every case that comes to
our notice. This is not work of
charity in any sense of the word
Mayor Hinton urged that action be
taken soon to secure more funds for /
the chest, which at present is run
ring very low.
Scout Executive Prescott, the re-
Gently appointed chief of Cocnise !
county scouts, spoke briefly, bringing
greetings from the scouts to the !
legion post which has sponsored one
troop, being the first legion post in
the state to take such acton Pres
colt said that the glory of scouting
lay in the volunteer leadership and
urged that the legion devote more
time and more, men to this work,
that they might be an influence
toward forming the characters of the !
next generation of men who are !
now growing up.
Following the banquet those present |
attended the big public dance at the
Phelps Dodge ball rooms. The dance
is public and is sponsored each year
by the legion as part Of their
Armistice day program The affair |
last evening was very largely at