| Show Election Of Legion Officers Next Tho The annual election of ot the thc officers o othe the American Legion will be held at meeting of the thc Post at the thc New Hotel on the evening c of Monday Septem September ber her This meeting is to business with pleasure The Legionnaires their wives wl members of the and ond Invited ID guests will be served a din din- ner Mr Verner O. O Hewlett is to be of ot our guests and we are to have th pleasure of seeing his movie films InI i I color of a trip through the Mediterranean ean can sea and Into the Holy noly Land He Ite will show us UJ the cities of Palestine and the th e sacred shrines dear to the hearts of both bot h Jews and Gentiles especially of those i of the Christian faith A program of o f music will be among the th thI e festivities I The Summit county board of commis commis- commissioners commissioners commissioners has this year placed In their budget a certain sum of money to care for the construction of a War Memorial and Civic Center for this city The Blyth Fargo building site has been secured The architects plans arc are already In the hands of the proper authorities the project has been placed pla d In a favorable place for approval ap- ap approval approval and as soon as Washington acts and the tho money is available construction work will begin The local Post Is at this time Ume t engaged in constructing two add addi- floral sign alga boards on Its tract of land landat at Kimballs Kimball's Junction It Is 15 s expected to the thc boards ready for painting and advertising within thirty days The national convention of I the American Legion Is 15 now being held in New York City The convention open open- opened open open-I opened ed Sunday evening September with witha a II Memorial service to pay respect to the I memory of our departed comrades services were broadcast to the nation by bythe I Ithe Columbia Broadcasting company By Dy I remote control services at the tomb of I Unknown Soldier at the Cemetery In Virginia was Included In Inthe inthe inthe the ceremony Bryan H. H H of or I Mm- Mm eral era Wells Texas the national chaplain I gave gore a II very Impressive memorial address I At such a II time as this we hear and tee see much of the spectacular s and colorful parts of a n Legion national convention t 1 Parades bands drum corps with their I brilliant costumes and flashing lashing instruments Instruments ments m are a necessary part of or the thc event i However the real al business and the poll poll- cles ces of the Legion is done by the elected I j I delegates during long hours of or arduous work wont with hardly enough time for re-j re re- re refreshment I freshment or sleep re-j re I The Regions Region's advocacy of ot universal service of an adequate national defence I of the care of the disabled buddy of I their widows and dependent children will willbe be reiterated The Legion would Insure I 1 peace for the United d States by having an I adequate army and navy natty for purposes of defending ourselves against an aggressor sor nation antler or of subversive influences I within our borders War Yar abounds in the Mediterranean sea In Spain and in China I and impends elsewhere War is a species I of suicide War produces the greatest extremes in n human life ure It brings men menI mento mento I 1 to sanity it drives them mad It reveals cereals 1 them magnificent In sacrifice revolting j jin 0 I in cruelty It is s a II sacrament and a a. i shamble Why should the plowshare end and nd 1 the pruning hook be fashioned Into In Instruments In- In Instruments instruments of death W W. J. J J BARDSLEY Adjutant Post No 14 |
