Show ame american rican legion the american legion post held its regular monthly bimonthly bi meeting at the elks club monday march at which the regular routine business of the post was transacted discussion ot of the matter of military funerals were taken up business affairs of the coming state convention were considered all the legion baires realize that this important event in the life of the post and all the members are on their tip toes the post adjourned the business session and met jointly with the auxiliary to enjoy a program which mrs andrew peterson Pc terson had prepared this program I 1 immediately M followed the installation ceremonies of the auxiliary and the initiation of 0 fifteen new members into the unit i b ts 4 the initiation ceremonies were conducted by the unit president mrs W J bardsley assisted by mrs A D sprague district committeewoman committeewoman the entertainment lead with community singing of patriotic songs marjorie Marj orle brierley Br lerley and glen stewart wart sang a very amusing and humorous song depicting the joys of domestic fali felicity city they were given enthusiastic thusia thus lastic applause dahlene bell recited a tunny funny story which kept the audience in an uproar of laughter glen tap dance was the takeoff of the even aing A pantomime pan tomine based on the well I 1 known poem curfew shall not ring drew tonight 0 night by members lead by mrs andret peterson was enacted the play was well acted beautiful and pathetic glen stewart again appeared on the scene id dp faed in his kilts and tarten a rivel 0 of harr harry Y louder singing about his bon ale lassie whom he be met coming through the rye the principle pip speaker of 0 the evening was district judge roger 1 I mcdonough one of our legionnaires his A subject was democracy and its relationship to the lives of 0 thle this community and the nation ns ft a whole the speaker maintained that unless we tie exercise our franchise fit at the primaries and elections we are in danger ot of losing our freedom and instead of being a democracy we will become an aristocracy find and at its head bead a dictatorship in other words an aristocracy of wealth win will rule lie he urged it if democracy Is to survive the entire population must participate in government dr T E clements for the legion spoke b briefly on the subject of international relations alef before ore retiring retiring the flag the unit president j t ann announced a dance at t the elks hall friday march under the auspices of the auxiliary to which the public Is invited W J B |