The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 31, 1944, Page 7

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPI JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1944 "SECOND SECTION PAGES 1 TO 6 - The American Legion ) ~ Service fo Community,. To Neighbor, fo Home By J. T. PETRICH, Department Adjutant Nearly a million and a half Legionnaires are daily dediml?ng themselves to service to community, to neighbor and to home. Many and varied, are the types gf service being rendered by these men. And why this unselfish service year after year by Legionhaires in more than 11,500 Posts of The Am-| erican Legion? It is true that The American Legion has as one of its pledges in the Preamble to its Constitution, “To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation.” And that pledge is taken seriously by members of the Legion. But there is another rea- son why American Legionnaires conscientiously apply themselves to| the job of making home towns better places in which to live. During World War I a splendid community spirit grew up all over the nation. Religious and party| lines faded before the necessity of | -~ conserving food, selling Liberty and | enthusiasm, this co-ordinated com- Victory bonds, securing all types| munity action seemed to fade away. of workers for war welfare organi- | It seemed that the spirit might die zation work. This has again®been | out and never return. repeated in the present conflict. The attitude seemed to prevail However, after World War I this)in every community when the sol- Legionnaires-- We Welcome You W.P. JOHNSON Frigidaires . . . Batteries General Motors Products HutchSays:==-- "Welcome (omrade T |diers, sailors and marines of 1917-} |18 returned to their home towns. Trained to meet emergencies these |men, newly organized in The Am-| erican Legion, established as one Dl‘: | their first objectives, service to the ) community—a program to serve the |nation in peace time as they did in | war. | Community Service | So The American Legion took up |its peace time battle for commun- |ity service! So effective has been Ithis type of work by the Legion |that someone once said “If Posts were purchaseable, it would pay some communities to buy an Am-| erican Legion Post.” | And what has The Legion done in this particular field? In the more than 11,500 communities where Legion Posts lare located, each of these Posts has &gne its bit according to what |the local needs have been. (Continued on Page Siz) s and Auxiliary Members. May this convention be long remembered.’ HUTCHINGS ECONOMY Phone 553 MARKET Legionnaires ===- May your Legion work be as successful as in the past and that your visit linger long after you return home. * JUNEAU-YOUNG HARDWARE (0. PHONE 12 HELLO ----LEGIONNAIRES DX e May You ALWAYS Keep Marching On For — “God and Country” phe Juneau and Douglas Telephone (o. American | The de- | Greefings from Governor Greetings to the delegates attending the American Legion Convention meeting in Juneau which starts Saturday, will be extended by Gov. Ernest Gruening. The following excerpts are taken from the address of the Governor to be read on the opening day: Fellow Legionnaires and friends of the Auxiliary, it is a great pleasure to send this message to the Twenty-fifth Annual Conven- tion of the Alaska Department of the American Legion. B . . . I trust that your stay in Juneau will be pleasant in every way and that the visitors to the Capital will enjoy the hospitality of their Legionnaire hosts as much as I know the latter will enjoy extending it. . . . . A Legion convention has always been an occasion of good cheer and good fellowship. Whatever the skies over the Gastineau Channel may have to offer, “it's always good weather when good fellows get together.” I am sure it will be so for this Twenty-fifth Convention. Even in wartime recreation and diversion are needed both at the front and at home. I am sure this convention will be no exception to the rule which has happily prevailed for a quarter of a century. CITY OF JUNEAU Mayor’s Office L) Welcome Legionnaires On hehalf of the people of Juneau we extend to you visitors who are attending the 25th Annual Department of Alaska American Legion Convention, a most sincere and cordial Coast Guard headquarters at Washington. Commander and Mrs. Chase de- or HER VIS"' I“ |voted_considerable time to taking | me around to see the sights of war | time Washington. One of the most | I™7ASE [of the Pan American Union | . i This building, markedly Latin By MISS FLORENCE TOBIN | american in style, is unique among Past Department President the buildings in Washington. The When I was appointed unit patio attracted my attention be- chairman of Pan Americanism last|cause of its palms, coffee and fall T little though I would have cacao trees, bananas, and other an opportunity to visit the mag- interesting tropical and sub-tropical nificient Pan American building at vegetation; a fountain by Gertrude Washington, D. C., during the year, | Vanderbilt Whitney symbolizing but that I did. | he America of the past and fu- While on an official trip to|ture; the Maya figures in the tiled Washington a few weeks ago, I floor; and, under the brightly had the great pleasure of visiting | Painted cornice, the coats-of-arms with Commander and Mrs. Dwight |0f the American republics. A. Chase, both Past Department| On the main floor are the library heads of Alaska, who are now liv- and staff offices. A relief map of ing at 2601 Ridge Road Drive, Latin America and exhibits of pro- Alexandria, Va, Commander Chase ducts, handicrafts, and what in- heads an important section at terested me very much, bird speci- | i | mens, in the exhibition rooms at| the rear. [ The walls of the Governing Board | room are ornamented with four | bronze tablets which depict historic events in the Americas. The large oval table in his room is of Do- minican maliogany; each chair bears the coats-of-arms of one of ‘Lhe countries comprising the Union. ‘ Behind the main building is a formal garden with a pool, pre- ;sided over by Xochipilli,.the Aztec | |god of flowers. Adjoining the gar- {den is the Pan American Annex, ‘the residence of the Director Gen- | eral, Visiting this building was one RE AMERICAN LEGION EDITIOX TAKE BOYS INTO HOME - ENJOYMENT Just a Little Appreciation Goes a Long Way De- clares One Mother By MILDRED A. CULVER Past President, Dept. of Alaska Our friend Tom has invited me (Continued on Page Siz) (Continued on Page Four) welcome, and frust your stay in our City will be most enjoyable. Sincerely, A. B. HAYES, Mayor, and JUNEAU CITY COUNCIL. LEGIONNAIRES— We honor you and wish you a great success at | your Silver Anniversary Convention . . . The Thomas Hardware C s Bardware WE SALUTE ALASKAN LEGmNNAmE_s -=and AUXILIARY MEMBERS! e Bt . The Baranof Hotel extends greetingsto the many Legionnaires and wishes your 25th Department of Alaska Convention to be a complete success. - While in Juneau Live atthe BARANOF and Have a Pleasant Time! ‘ . . Coffee Shop . . TheGold Room . . Cockfail Lounge Tk \Bar%gfi JACK FLETCHER, Manager . . The Bubble Room