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Show I CONGRATULATIONS 'TA'1E' American legion Is .j. J the peculiar guardian of J .;. the great traditions of the i- World war. Its posts, scattered t .; throughout the country, teach, "i by their presence, the lessons t" which the next generation ' X should learn. Your annual con- i j ventions challenge the thought $ X of the country to the signifl- j- cance of the events out of which 'J X vour organization grew. You X l i Y are therefore appointed to he Y .'. tiie teachers and leaders of pa- .J. Y Iriotic activity and your sacri- J' j. fices in Franca and your service .. X at home are the seeds out of X .j. which progress is to grow in our X country. I close this word of Y y greeting and remembrance with y X my congratulations upon what : j- you have done and the great op- ' X portunity for further service X Y which lies at your feet." ' X Such, in part, was the mes- X sngo sent by Newton D. P.akor. y X to the sixth rational convention .j. j of the American Legion held in X X St. Paul recently. X ; 'f |