The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-07-20
BY JUDsoN STEPHENS,
Arthur Sawyer Pest, Nc. 10
American Legion

| cOmmlILee OF LnlS post. 1HlS VIII
be a very important chairmanship
| for this year and I hope Mel can
do something for it.
LIST Vice Commander Lewis sub.
bed it for Bill Mclaughlin of the
Boy Scout Committee (Scoutmast-
err and informed the membership
that eight more boys were awarded
their tenderfoot badges. Congratu-
lations are in order for Scoutmast-
er Bill and also to Louis Ismay,
the institutional representative.
At this time I would like to say
that any Legionnaire with 4 son Of
Boy Scout age should have him get
into our very active Scout Troop
256. New tents are being purchas-
ed and the boys are really going
to town.
The Budget for the Legion Year
1s54-5S was read and approved.
A copy of the budget is available
in the Post Home for any Legion
naire DESTROYS Of reading it. 1 will
advise every Legionnaire to look it
over at their first opportunity in Or
der that they might see where the
money goes that we make
For several years now we have
been carrying 4 large budget and
this year is no exception. For our
many programs we need plenty of
do-re-mi. To get this, membership
is the uppermost project. Without a
membership the Post can't do the
swell job they have done in the
past. Please work on new men,
bers, renewal members and rein
statements. This lis one of the
most crucial years in our history
and our membership rolls will tell
the tale.
Congratulations to the House
Committee and Bethel Johnson, our
immediate Past Commander and
present bar manager. For the
third consecutive month now they
have shown a nice profit through
hard work and untiring efforts.
Carl Sawyer heads the House Com
mittee and / say he does a swell
job. Without the full cooperation
of his committee members though
Carl couldn't do it, he says. He
has a couple of vacancies so
If you would like to do some
thing constructive, just call on
Carl and he will set you right up.
The various committees that
have been appointed for the new
year made their first reports and
from the looks Of the activity Post
Commander Kranich will have a
very nice and busy year.
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Junior Baseball Lsasvs Team:
The American Legion Post Is Jr.
Baseball team journed to Miami
this past weekend to participate
in the 10th District tournament.
Prior to leaving they had several
practice games with various teams
in Key West and came out very
nicely in them. With only a couple
of losses they beat some of the best
on the Island. Tony Arrange is do
ing a swell job with this program
and is being assisted nicely by
Bill Gates as the Manager of the
team. Results of their participation
in Miami are not available, will
give them next week.
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Bleed Bank:
The American Legion maintains |
a walking blood bank which is
made up by volunteer Legionnaires. |
Blood is given to persons who can
not afford to pay for it but it is
maintained mainly for veterans
and their families.
If you would like to become 4
member of this walking blood
bank, please call Post Commander
Norman Kranich, who also is
chairman of the Bank, and give
him your name, age and type blood
you have. We have a small list
Of donors now but need more all
the time. We have given on the
average of three pints 4 month
since the bank was started.
If you can't get in touch with
nder Kranich then mail
q post card to P. o. Box 200 with
the information above plus your
taIenhone number