Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-05

vile, from which place Mr.. Spafford
left for home, after lauding the VAL
ley to the skies during n dinner
given in his honor.
At San Benito the national COM
mander made an unofficial inspec-
tion Of the new home Of the legion,
and expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the signs Of progress
found.
MERCEDES, March A plea for
preparedness as the best way in
which TO prevent war; for a uni
versal draft Of industrial and other
in time Of war, rs well as
of men; and for more compensation
to dependents and others who suf-
fered through loyalty to the United
States in time Of war featured the
address Of National Commander Ed
ward Z. Spafford Of the American
Legion before a group Of sevctal
hundred legion men and other VAL
ley residents here Sunday afternoon.
Commander Spafford and his party
were welcomed TO Raymondville Sun
day morning by Commander Victor
Sabin of the Raymondville post and
about 80 members and were given
breakfast there. They took part in
the ground-breaking for the new
American Legion home at Raymond
willie.
From R~aymondville they went
through Edinburg and on 10 Mis-
sion. where they were given lunch
by the Mission club, which, On ac-
count Of victory in the recent mem
bership contest, shared honors with
Raymondville in the entertainment
Of the commander.
The party then proceeded here. for
the general mass meeting starting NJ
2:30 Sunday aftrnoon.
Ralph z. Buell., vice commander Of
the state organization, presided at
the meeting.
Commander Stafford went into de-
tail in telling Of the work Of the
Legion in aiding dependents, disabled
veterans and others injured b. the
wa-. He praised the valor of those
who fought. and said that il should
not be forgotten lightly.
RAYMONDVILLE, March s.-Na-
tional Commander Edward E. Spaf-
ford of the American Legion and
party were given a royal reception
here Sunday morning on their az
rival in Raymondville for a day in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The
party arrived in a private car over
the Missouri Pacific Lines. coming
from San Antonio, and reached here
nc ' o'clock. Judge s. L. Gill, Post
Commander Verne Sabin, and the
thirteen Valley Legion post com
manders boarded the train as a re-
ception committee and conducted the
visitors To cars in waiting, leading
them between a double row OF fifty
Legionnaires from the 'oeal post,
each bearing a large United States
flag. AS Che visitors filed through
the lines of Legionnaires, a salute
of aerial bombs fired high in the air
burst over their heads with brilliant
effect.
After breakfast &c Sabin's apart
ments, exercises were held at the
spot selected for the new Legion
heme, and National Commander
Spafford, State Commander Walton
d.. Hood, Post Commando Verne
Sabin and Mrs. George Commins.
commander of the local ladies' AK
iliary, each threw a spade Of earth.
LEILA Sabin, 7-year-old daughter Of
Verne SabiD, assisted in .he axcre-
cises, handing the spade to the re-
spective participants. The merito-
rious citation was then formally
presented TO the local post by Com
mander S~pafford. Rev. Leslie al.
Boone preceded the exercises with a
prayer, which was followed By a
short address from Commanders
Spafford and Hood.