The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-24
Legion Will Conduct Another
Open Your Heart Campaign
Veterans Group Decides to
Sponsor Movement For
Help Of Needy
PUBLIC ASKED TO HELP
Milton Rue Named Chairman;
Will Follow Plan Used
in 1890 Drive

VIII fOUOW FJdn OSeQ
in 1890 Drive
Decision to conduct another "Open
Your Heart" campaign in Bismarck
during the Christmas holidays was
announced Friday night at a meet
Ing Of members Of Lloyd spets Post
No. l, American Legion.
Milton Rue, VINO directed the cam
pajgn in 1880 In which thousands of
articles were collected by the Legion
and distributed to the poor and
needy, was appointed to head the
this December. Saturday
he announced appointment of vart-
Gus committee chairmen who will as
sist in the campaign.
THE idea this year Is just the same
as 1t was last, to observe the spirit
of Christmastime by helping those
who may be unfortunate" Rue said.
1T seems to the members of the
American Legion to be the perfect
expression of the Christmas spirit.
We will ask the people Of Bismarck
and Burleigh county to support this
campaign for their own benefit as
well as for those to whom the ar
ticles received in the campaign viii
be given. Last year, no one got quite
as much satisfaction out of this
movement as those folks whose big
heartedness and splendid cooperation
made 1t a success"
Committees TO Act
The organization of the campaign
will be on the same lines which
proved successful q year ago. Sepa-
rate committees will have charge OF
various details of the work and their
efforts will be coordinated by Rue as
the Head Of q small executive conf
mittee.
Members of the latter COMMITTEES
are William Schantz, L. v. Miller and
A. D. McKinnon.
Other committee chairrnen are: To
coordinate the work of other agen-
cies interested, Thomas Burke; Con-
tact with needy individuals. Robert
Dohn; Cooperation with the minis
terial association, Rev. Ellis L. Jack
son; Investigation, A. l.. Fosteson;
Donations by merchants and bust
nessmen, Frayne Baker; Purchasing
Kenneth King: Transportation, H. G
McCready; Finance, Harry Rosen-
thai; Headquarters, Charles F. Mar
tin: Publicity, Kenneth w. simons.
Rue said the campaign will be
short and snappy, as was the case
last year. All kinds OF articles VIII
be collected and distributed to the
needy. Citizens viii be asked to clean
out their closets and attics and do
nate such things as they may nc
longer have use for.
The collection of toys may begin q
little earlier In order that prisoners
at the penitentiary may have more
time to repair those which are
broken.
Present Greek Flag
A flag Of Greece, symbolizing the
common ideals that united that Re-
public with the United States during
the World War, was presented to the
state Of North Dakota at the meet
ing.
R. ]. Kamplin, Bismarck, former
state commander Of the Legion, rep
resented Greece In presenting the
flag to Governor George F. Shafer.
The flag is one Of 48 brought to this
country for presentation to the gov
ernors Of the various states at tok'
en- of the good will and friendship
existing between the two countries
Last year 800 American Legionnaires
went to Athens to be present at tht
unveiling of the memorial to the
American patriots who helped Greece
between 1921 and 1880. during ths
country's war with Turkey. The Le'
gionnaires took with them 4S flags
one from each state governor.
Peter Zappas, Jamestown Legion
naire, who presented the flag N
Kamplin in behalf Of the Greek Re-
public, declared that there Is a bono
and union between the Republic Of
the United States and the Republic ol
Greece that makes this presentation
more than an idle ceremony"
"The same principles and Ideals 10,
which America stands" he said, "wert
born In the Hills of Athens centurie:
ago, and the patriotism of the United
states had its counterpart In the pa
triots who held the pass at Their
mophyle."
This presentation exemplifies tht
fact that foreign-born Greek Ameri'
cans appreciate and reverence theil
citizenship in the United States, anc
that while the love for the mothe'
country still lives, the love and admir-
alton for the country Of or adoption
instilled in us by the teachings ant
precepts of the centuries, Is stronger
and brighter by reason Of our herit'
age"
About 40 persons Of Greek ancestry
together with state officials ATTENDED
the ceremonies.
!. FLASHER WINS
New Leipzig. N. D., Oct. 24-Flash'
er won from New Leipzig. 26 to 0. II
q football game played here Friday.
MILES OF LIGHTS
New York.-The longest lightet
airway in the United States. accord
Ing to the Aeronautical Chamber o
Commerce, Is that between New Yorl
and San Francisco. This route ha
q mileage Of 1,766, and Is completel
lighted for night flying.