The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-07-24
Minneapolis Journal Sponsors
Activity Contest in Which
Local Post Is Entered
REPRESENTATIVE HERE
Local Post Has One of Most Ex-
tensive Community Service
Records for Year

Records for Year
Mr.. C. R. Christopherson, writing
for the Minneapolis Journal was in
Redwood Falls yesterday gathering
material for report on the activities
of the local Legion Post to be enter
ed in competition with 20 other posts
of Minnesota, sponsored by the Journ-
al. The detailed report of Mr.. Chris
topherson, as it will appear in the
Journal dated July oath follows:
When Redwood Falls delegates of
Melvin Daskam Post No. 3S go to
Winona August 5 to Z for the annual
state American Legion convention,
they can point to one of the most out
standing and extensive community
service records established during the
past year by any of nearly 400 posts
in Minnesota.
Their post and Reuben Hansen
Post No. 1875 in Hendricks have set
up unusual service programs in the
second of the states 10 Legion dis
tricts.
The organization and operation of
these programs by 160 Legionnaires
has placed the two posts among 20
organizations in the state which by
reason of their accomplishments are
leading contenders for The Minnea-
polls Journal community service tro-
phies. The posts were selected on
the basis of reports from posts
throughout the state filed with the
Legion activities committee.
Awards will be made to the post
making the best record in Minneapo-
lis, st. Paul or Duluth, and to the
group doing the most extensive SER
vice work outside these three cities.
They are given annually by The
Journal in recognition of Legion con-
tribution to community welfare.
In this story will be briefly sketch
ed the accomplishments since the 1923
convention of Legionnaires in Red
wood Falls and Hendricks.
Melvin Daskam post, which is
headed by DR.. ]. C. Budik, comman-
der, is credited with 80 phases of
Legion activities, ranging from Amer
lcanism, athletics and charitable pro-
jects to safety first campaigns, home
talent entertainments, musical organ
lzations and awards to students in
the public schools.
One of its chief service plans, for
the erection of public bathhouse on
Lake Redwood, will soon see compile
tion. After agitation begun by Le-
gion members three years ago, plans
nave been made and an appropria-
ton secured from the city council. I.
That was only one of a score Of
community activities which included
donation of the post club rooms for
free medical clinics; sponsoring, with
the Commercial club and the Busi-
ness Mems association, of a commu-
nifty Christmas tree and decorations;
establishment of an employment
bureau; entertainment of conven-
tlons; assistance given to the local
fire department; aid rendered in Com
munity Chest, Red Cross and Saliva
tion Army drives; community picnics,
and supervision of Lake Redwood for .
bathing in the summer and skatiry in
the winter.
Post officers working with DIR.
Budik are William Evans, adjutant:
H. Ostergaard, first vice-commander.
J. w. Lauterbach, second vice-com-
mander, and H. S. Aune, treasurer.
Mrs. F. B. lMaes is auxiliary presi-
dent. Post members come from Red
wood Falls, Morgan, North Redwood
and Delhi.
A CleanUp-Week drive. get-out-
the-vote campaigns, public rallies.
distribution of flag codes, institution
OF Health week and the reception of
new citizens are only a portion of
Post No. 38's Americanism activities.
1t annually conducts an ESSAY con-
test on Americanism subjects in both
grade and high schools. A medal is
given each year to the eighth grade
boy and watch to the high school
boy who are outstanding for all
around leadership, athletic qualities
and scholarship.
Athletic programs sponsored bv
Redwood Falls Legionnaires have in
Guided rabbit hunts, trap shoots, box
Ing shows and the organization of
a junior baseball team, for which so
boys have enrolled. More than 125
such baseball teams have been FORM
ed by Legion posts throughout the
state.
Memorial day is the most elaborate
ly and fittingly observed of the city's
holidays. After the post conducts
services in the armory, it calls a
memorial meeting on Redwood Lake,
and then retires to decorate cemetery
graves. It also observes Armistice
day, Fourth Of July, and Flag and
Poppy days. The Sunday preceding
Memorial day it attends in = body
union worship for all Redwood
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