The American Legion Weekly [Volume 4, No45 (November 10, 1922)] . e at the work which was be-fore them. Yet the Auxiliary stillfound time to receive the Legions dis-tinguished guests — the Inter-Alliedveterans and the great Americans whowere present. All these things may sound like purework in support of the Legion—goodwork, necessary work, but perhaps un-constructive. Listen, then: The Amer-ican Legion Auxiliary also went outof its path to help the veterans of allthe world. It laid the foundation foran international society of veteransauxiliaries—a society that should en-dure from sheer merit
The American Legion Weekly [Volume 4, No45 (November 10, 1922)] . e at the work which was be-fore them. Yet the Auxiliary stillfound time to receive the Legions dis-tinguished guests — the Inter-Alliedveterans and the great Americans whowere present. All these things may sound like purework in support of the Legion—goodwork, necessary work, but perhaps un-constructive. Listen, then: The Amer-ican Legion Auxiliary also went outof its path to help the veterans of allthe world. It laid the foundation foran international society of veteransauxiliaries—a society that should en-dure from sheer merit, and which willendure, as President Charles Bertrandof the FIDAC assured the the FIDAC is to the veterans ofthe Allied nations, the InternationalAuxiliary will be to their women-folk—and through the women, of course, allthe wealth of organization by thewomen will work back toward the wel-fare of the veterans of seven greatnations. M. Bertrand was one of the firstspeakers to the Auxiliary convention;perhaps that helped. After his The Nevada Legion gives General Pershing a cloth made from a bar ofNevada silver. At the Generals left is Mrs. E. Arbona, Jr., Louisianaexecutive committeewoman NOVEMBER 17, 1922 PAGE 17
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