Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-09-30
American Legion
And Auxiliary
Show Interest
Six Posts and Four Units
in District Report Over
top Figures at Rally.

With fair sized crowd attending
the first rally of the Tenth District
the current year under Michael B.
Hurley as state commander, and Mrs.
C. M. Orwon as state president, the
American Legion and Auxiliary are
expected to be worthy of their set
purpose, that of service to human
ity and to the nation The rally was
held in the new Pine City school
auditorium Tuesday night and rep
resentatives from nearly all over the
district were present.
Askov, Denham and Pine City
Legion posts were among the six in
the district who reported over-the-top
figures in membership and Denham
and Pine City were among the four
units over the top.
Women's Part of Meeting.
Following the roll call of the var
ious Legion posts and the report on
membership, District Commander
Cooper turned the meeting over to
the district Auxiliary president who
called the roll of her units and an
nounced her speakers, among them
being Mrs. Ed Stops, rehabilitation
chairman, and Mrs. AL Shafer, mem
bership chairman.
Mrs. Stops, who was a delegate
to the national convention just closed
in New York city, told of being given
five minutes at the microphone to
discuss what Minnesota is doing in
rehabilitation work and to offer sug-
gestions for other states to follow.
Before the rally audience she made
an inspiring address and stated that
the women of the Auxiliary are in
the organization not for what they
can take out but what they can put
into it in the way of service She
called attention to the cripples and
the disabled and in speaking of their
condition stated that 1--WE haven't
much to complain about" She adj
vised that whatever good we may
do must be done now.
Membership Chairman Speaks.
Mrs. Shafer, membership chairman,
told her listeners that the Auxiliary
can be divided into three groups;
the first being patriotism, the second
service and the third heritage She
advised that all eligible women
should be told just what the AuxiI-
larry is and what it tries to do; that
it is first of all patriotic; that it
renders service to all sick and dis
abled and that membership in it can
not be purchased. It is a heritage
from some loved one who served,
fought or died for his or her country.
Hurley Speaks.
The state commander, NJ B. Hur-
ley, was next introduced by the dis
trict commander and in launching
short but fruitful address the
speaker gave a review on the New
York convention. He put at rest
exaggerated rumors of the degrading
conduct which reports would con-
meet with the Legionnaires in New
York, stating that he inquired of a
hotel manager, whose hotel housed
the most of the Minnesota visitors,
as to actual damage done by the Wis
itors and was told that no damage
whatever was done.
Mr.. Hurley, like the others on the
program, explained the program of
the Legion saying that its work in
cluded service to the sick and dis
abled, the children and the immigrant.
The speaker said that malice is
merely ignorance and that apathy
is the greatest problem we have
He stated that junior baseball, All
Club work and the boy scouts are
great activities which assist greatly
in lessening juvenile delinquency.
He pledged the department to do
more in child welfare work this
year than ever before in order to
make this better place to rear chill
dren. In closing the speaker thanked
God for the privilege of living in this
free land where we have a right to
life, liberty and peace.