The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 3, 1940, Page 16

l i x N 8 AUXILIARY UNITS REPORT BUSY YEAR OF SERVICE By MADGE DRISCOLL Department Historian own communities. The American Legion Auxiliary and their goods such as poppies, has been very active in all units baskets, rugs, etc., are purchased,| this year, especially in their ef- thus making it possible for these| forts towards Child Welfare, Re- hospitalized men to earn something habilitation and Community Ser- which would otherwise be impossi- ble for them Incubator Gift Some ve: worthwhile services were rendered in our communities— one unit presenting their local hos-| pital with an infant incubator, vice, which fields are most in our line. All units, I believe, contribute to the Children's Orthopedic Hos- pital in Seattle and the Veteran's Library Fund, besides doing all we can for the needy children in our (rrrrrrrr oo WELCOME LEGIONNAIRES | On Your Journeys Try It Via Airplane!? | ALASKA AIR TRANSPORT E R s e i i S e We Extend Sincere Greeting to the 1940 Legion Convention MARINE AIRWAYS PSS S SRS S WELCOME TO JUNEAU LEGIONNAIRES!!! GEORGE BROTHERS SUPER MARKET Largest Assoritment WHISKEY WINE BEER IN ALASKA COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF!? 25 Variéties of SCOTCH WHISKEY Prices from $3.25 AND UP FREE ICE! GEORGE BROTHERS SUPER MARKET PHONE 9295 In many cases also true of almost all Outside units | gifts of money, books, etc., are sent|and that a great many reported| First .to the various Veterans’ Hospitals that the young people were buying THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 3, 1940. AUXILIARY PRESIDENT [ others | sponsoring young people.s\ | social activities such as dances and | REHABI['IAIIO" | parties, contributing to playneld [and Boy and Girl Scout work, all| WORK CONIINUES of which makes our towns better | By MRS. FLORENCE O'NEILL places in which to live. The poppy sales were unusually Vice-President, American | Legion Auxiliary, Department | successful in all units this year. | Mrs. Corwith stated that this was Of Alaska | poppies as never before which, in her estimation, shows that the; youth of our nation are thmking' This year the Department of more and more of Americanism,' Alaska of the American Legion National Defense and the ideals for AuXiliary consisted of but 10 units,| | which the American Legion stands. | many of them small, but what we Vicit of President lacked in numbers we made up in All Auxiliary members, and Post interest and enthusiasm as is members as well, were grea”y\plamly proven by the results of benefitted by the visit of our Na-! U rehabilitation work this year. tional President, Mrs. William Cor-| The total amount expended this | with, this past summer. By coming ! year for rehabilitation by the units in contact with the head of our, 30d the Department was $988.37, National organization it all seems Put the amount of good done can- more real to us and we realize MOt be measured by dollars and | much better the great scope of the' ¢ents, for who can estimate the | work which we are all trying to value of a rriend!y visit, a hearty accomplish, Mrs, Corwith in her handclasp or a kindly smile? gracious, friendly manner, won the ICHAy - Oliest sincere admiration of all who came' The chief aim of our rehab'h‘n' in contact with her and her en- =™ thusiasm for The Amerian Legion' plish enough to make it worth while and the American Legion Auxiliary| working. But after meeting and did much towards arousing a like ening to Mrs. Corwith discuss- feeling in all of us. We are so far ing the work planned and accom- from National Headquarters and plished by various posts and units |from other units of Alaska even' Outside we are all encouraged to- | that we lose the feeling of unltyw wards greater effort and filled |and common purpose and are apt with new enthusiasm for all lines to think that our individual efrons of work which our organization is do not amount to much for accom- striving to accomplish. (OWlING-DAVLIN (0. | PLYMOUTH DODGE | DESOTO | HUDSON | DODGE TRUCKS | | CHRYSLER MARINE ENGINES MARFAK LUBRICATION Expert Repair Service We Welcome You, Legionnaires! OSSN (1) Understand, honor and preserve the con- stitution of the United States; : (2) Keep forever separate and distinct the leg- islative, executive and judicial functions of government; (3) Remember that government belongs to the people, it is inherently inefficient, and that its activities should be limited to those which government alone can perform; JUNEAU-Phones 6 and 616 Mrs. families, Many magazine subscriptions are to these facilities. These OUR 1940 CONVENTION BE SUCCESSFUL — We Welcome You.... LEGION and AUXILIARY Sanitary Plumhing & Heating Co. PHONE et r e also sent { MAYY Nwfl ) (6) () families Wiliam Corwith, National President of the American Legion Auxiliary, in July visited all of the Units in the Department of Alaska. | | tion work is to bring hope, cheer | and happiness to veterans and their hence at Christmas time | we send gifts, baskets of food, toy: CHRYSLER clothing or Christmas cards to vet- erans’ ili and to 788 “Primer of American Self Government” Be vigilant for freedom of speech, freedom of worship, and freedom of action; Cherish the system of free enterprise which made America great; Respect thrift and economy, and beware of debt; and Above word & Alaska Electric Light and Power Company JUNEAU—-DOUGLAS Dependable 24-Hour Service General Eleetrie Co. Merchandise DOUGLAS-Phone 18 veterans’ hospitalized in local hospitals or in the various veterans' Washington and Oregon facilities rupulous in keeping our all be - ‘1. wspecting the rights of others. (CENTRAL ALASKA SCOUT CAMP IS LEGION PROJECT ‘}EntampmemTIeld atKing's Lake Sponsored by Matanuska Post | An all-Alaska Boy Scout camp | on King's Lake in Matanuska Val- | ley was held last month under the | auspices of Matanuska Valley Post No. 15 of The American Legion. | Approximately 100 Scouts from | Anchorage, Palmer, Fairbanks, Cor- dova and Valdez attended. W. D. Rounsavell, Field Execu- attended the encampment. 'EXTRA COPIES OF ~ THIS CONVENTION | ISSUE AVAILABLE Extra copies of this spécml con- vention newspaper are available for friends in Alaska and in the States. In the past this issue has had| a wide circulation and is welcomed | by friends of Alaeka and the Le-| gnon wherever they may be. bake sales. Two units paid for medi- cal and hospital care for veterans’ | children whose mothers are widows. A substantial contribution was - - —jalso made to the Red Cross by our Department. Veteran-made are gifts ‘which bring pleasure to the veterans for the entire year.| Christmas parties are given for veterans’ children by all the units. On the program are Christmas trees, gifts and refreshments. Incubator articles to units and sold at meetings or at bake sales. The success of our rehabilitation One unit purchased a baby in- cubator which they donated to their local hospital, The same unit a(ded in thc purchase of Boy Scout 222 Willoughby Avenue Welcome { LEGION 6. E. KRAUSE General Contractor Building Materials . @ PHONE 439 Juneau LEGIONNAIRES WELCOME - TO THE 21ST ANNUAL CONVENTION Channel Apparel ' Shop 20TH CENTURY BLDG. Front St. Phone 203 tive of the Seattle Area Council,| anyone wishing to mail them t(o| uniforms and sponsored Girl Scout| the | amount of $105 were bought by Lhe: work is due to the splendid coop- eration of the unit chairmen, and the interest taken in this line of work by all the members of the American Legion Auxiliary. AUXILIARY (Continued from Page One) Swedl.sh Hospitals in Seattle to be used for hospitalized Alaskan chii- dren. Gifts were also sent to these children. The turmoil and confusion in the | world today has brought the two subjects of Americanism and na- tional defense uppermost in aill our minds. An educational program along these two lines has been car- ried out, chiefly by means of pro- gtams, radio talks and essay con- tests. Twenty-six naval print plates were purchased from National, this being one way of contributing to | the financing of the national de- fense program of the Auxiliary, Community Service In community service many worthwhile projects have been un- | dertaken by the units. Girl Scout troops have been sponsored. One junit purchaed a baby incubator {and presented it to the local hos- pital, Books have been donated to libraries and thousands of maga- zines sent to CCC camps, hospitals and the Pioneers’ Home. These are only a few of the many things ac- complished under the community | service program of the Auxiliary. There are 90 Junior members in the Department. In some units these are divided into two groups, girls from 13 to 18 meeting by | themselves with their own officers | and advisers and the same advisers meeting with the younger group. Juniors are active in helping the unit on Poppy Day, also with food | sales, in the Americanism program and in many other ways. President Visits In July we were very happy to have a visit from our National President, Mrs, Corwith, who visit- ed every unit in the Territory. Her | radio talks were an inspiration to many who were unable to attend | Auxiliary and Legion meetings and | hear her talks to the members. With the installation of our new Department officers another year’s activities will begin. I appreciate deeply the whole-hearted support and cooperation I have had from all Department officers and Chair- men, and also from the individual unit members, and wish to thank you all for having given me the privilege of acting as your Depart- ment President during the preced- ing year. May I ask that this same support and cooperation be extend- may all continue to work for “serv- ice to community, state and na- tion.” —_———————— Spanish explorers called the river at Trinidad, Colo, “El Rio de Las Animas Perdidas en Purga torio.” French trappers shortened it to “Purgatoire” and American cowboys named it “Picketwire.” White Spot Is Your Spot Legionnaires ALL STANDARD LIQUORS-WINES BEERS ED SWEUM PHONE 655 WELCOME LEGION and AUXILIARY See Us Any Time for Firsi-Class Meals OPEN ALL NIGHT PERCY’S CAFE ed to my successor and that we -