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LEGION EDITION FREEPORi:, N. Y., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1957 LEGION EDITION
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Legionnaires Hold
Veter^s' Day Rites
In Municipal Building
Rev. A. E. Gouch Talks
On "Things We Win and
, , Lose,!'~.Vought-Presides .
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are moving, 'a nation whose people
know only the art of relaxing Ls a
doomed nation. The world-of Sput-nllcv
Muttnlkf, - mLs-sUcs, atomic
warheads, and other items requires
^HsJ». bfi..mnJiHrg. J.u-.fi3i!:„ AbJUty-.te,
face Uie challenges before us. In._the
face of the various problems of our
woild. It Is Intere-stlng to nqte tliat
there &eem> to be more multlpls
blrtli^ Fnan ever'bcfore (more "twins
and triplets), whloh probably in­dicates
that the world U so bn'd that
babies ^are afroid to come Intp It
alone t
' "Thei-e .are thities wp win and
tihere are tilings we can Ju-it as
.easily Josd If,we are not vigilant. Ed­mund
3url«.once wrote 'AH t*iat Js
necessary for 'evil to tilumpfri I'l
title" world Is for good men to do
nothing;' Indeed, our times demand
of UB a ccrtaiii-aijlount pf tension.
In the Bible, the great' missionary,
.>vJ^ftUl.„.WTOte,^'Hold, fast what, 'is,
xguntvy" and'as inSliViduttls.-'Every­thing
good'bi llfe.TJcauires not only
achieving but holding. Take, for-e*-
ample. freedom. We think of it ajs a
'birthright;' But freedom is -a rela-
. lively recent,concept In the history
••of mankind. History ihows tliat it
(has'0ft«n been lost by people wljo
became complacent, self-indulgent,
morally coiTupt and godless. Man
has, too often thrown away Ills
gains.* "We call take • nothing for
granted; civil liberties, democracy,
freedom^ of worship, good public
schools'. One report shows-J2iat we
s'pend more on dogfood hi this coun-trj'
than on -textbooks HJakes work
and vigilance to preserve tlie gains
that have 'been achieved.
- DUficulUeri In J^mlly
"Another example, on an indl-vidwil
level, -IS that of family life
and true friendships. We face seri­ous
indications of the decay of
wholesome family life. Homes are
built on common loyaltie;! and hi-tercsts,
thouglitful understanding,
and the ability to give-and-take in
an adult way. But many a fine mar-ri-
ige has been ruined by careless­ness.
Once inarried, couples become
too IndlfjCerent to each other's needs.
They take too much Xor.'granted nnd
foi-get' the art of .faring hitcresta
togettter. A.s with nlarriage, .so'too
with friendifiiips. 'We recall the say­ing:
.'Oo oft to the ihouse of thy
friend, 'lest .weeds gi'ow up/'and-dioke
the path.'' «• - -1
"Not "too Jo'ng ago, but before taie
era of rocfc-and-roll, ..a popular
tune groaned out Che doctrm'e tliat
Hie ;besfc things la life are free'
In one respect t l ^ Is true, God lias
freely given us the most important
Uhiiigs tn'llfe. "We Seldom appreciate
thi.v.enough. But the best things in
hfe are not free from the standpoint
that' wq need io d* i}otolng to keep
" Q)eeal The best things' cost heavily
In effort and vigilance. t*ve, 'frlend-aliip.
freedom,'' faith, all require
-<Can*d on page 6 Legion Section>
Legion Post Officers for 1957-58 Larsen Is Serving
Offirers of William Clinton Story Post, A.X., for' the fiscal year 19.S7^SS' pteiured above are staftdlnff <Left
to rights E. WUlard Hdbmd. chaplain; Ecederick fJUl^rt^ tFOKtfci C. HowaM'Lanten and Jtidin R^fUuMtl,
As Natidiial L^on
Sergeanl-at-Amis
Highest Honor Ever Won
. By Local Legionnaire; '
Stember Slate Adjutant
HlgHii'honor "was confoixed on
William-Clinton Story Post, A. L.,
at the recent^ National convention
held ill Atlantic City, N. J., when O.
Howard Laivsen, long a member of'
the post, .was_jianied_ Oic__nat!onaJt,.,
'serVeMit"-at-arm's. 'Xhisl.s tiw" ma-it
Important office ever held by ft local -
Lec^Icniiatre.
; Mr. Larsen has been one of the
mcst active members of tile local
post since 1928.' He is, • a past com­mander,
a past County Commander,.
an<l Senior State Vocational Coun-'
.selor of'the New York State Di­vision
of Veterans Affairs witSl
headquarters in Mlneola
, Mauiicc Stembqr. adjutant of tho
Department of the State of New
York for more than a quarter of a
century, is another past commander
of ISie local Legionnaires. He Is also
a past Nawau County commander.
In honor pf his yeara of 'Jservice" Mr.
^- p • Stember ha^'befen, naiued anSwrnor-
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County Welfare' -ConiSilbsldner.-WM
tile fleet William Clinton Story JPcat
commander to head tti» Nas^n
County Legion. He was «ie Oilrd
county ijmmnoTjaar. Other .past com-manaers
«rff Winiain Clinton Story
^Post.wfiio ."have 4»«jn county com­manders
are Herman C. Dunkei and
the late Joseph H. McClaskey.
Past Commander E. Blair Licence
is now serving m Second Dlvlsloa
Commander of.' Nassau County.
Foimer Mayor Robert L. Doxseo and
Mayor William L. Glacken are
member.? of the local Legion. "
Post officers for I957-S8 are
Frank M. McKenna, commander;
Benedict Claravino, first vice-com­mander,
Edward S. Martin, second
vice-commander; Ernst Stumpt.
third vice-commander; Reynold
Wolff, recording adjutant; Ernest
Orlahl, corresponding adjutant;
Alan Crulckshank, treasurer; Ken­neth
E Vought, personnel officer;
E. WiUard Helland, chaplain; An­thony
Metz. bcrgcont-at-atms, and
Walter'V. Morse, Silstorian.
Executive Committee members
arc Mr, Larsen, J. Russell Redfeld,
Mr.'Licence, Oscar Pultz. and John
Oarlln,,while Frederick W.'3atc:t*«''»
Frederick Gilbert, liiador Zvltcovlcih,
Mr.' iletz and George M,. Mayes , •
comprise, the'Board of'tru.?teej.
•Meetings of tt^e post are lield Ui»'
first and!.'third Friday -nights (MT
each month in the, Sunrise H'vra^r
>Dugout. / '
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Larsen Repbtis To Legion
On His Pflg:rimage Abroad
O. Howard Larsen, past commander of '\ViUiam Clinton Story Post,
A i . , and Nassau Oountyt who._is now National Seigeant at Arms, has
Just returned from Prance where he attended five days of receptions
and rciintons io mark the 40Ui an­niversary
of Paris post No,-i.
, He left for abroad - following the
National convention held in Atlan­tic,
N. J., in September. He was
accompanieO by his wife, State Ad­jutant
'Maurice Stember, also a
.'past _ local commander, and his
wife, and John Budelmann, a mem­ber
of-Story Post'and his wife.'Mr.
Larsen .submitted a report on bl&'
visit to tiie post at its semi-monthly
.meeting In the Dugout last Friday
night at which Commander Prank
McKenna presided *
"Many changes have taken place
throughout Europe since the first
serious -visit of '1017," Mr,.-Larsen
saldr "but tlis generous-warmth of
their reception remains thp same.
Our entire party was royally re­ceived
,with a turnout of the en­tire
memb:;£sblp of Paris Post, 1'.
rBplete,-with color guard and Frenoh
officials as the boat %ratn arrived
from Le Havre."
Receptions In Paris
- Duiing the first four days' formal
and ceremonious receptions were
tendered to the -Legion pilgrims" In
turn 'by the Mayor and city offl-clsUs
at the Hotel dc VlUe; thV
President of tiie'French Republic,
the Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Aiinory HOughtOn, Americaiii Atn-'
bassador to France at the American
Embassy. , ';
Following ttie Paris festivities and
sightseeing tours, the Larsens trav-ded
to St. Mllilel In ttie tiorUieast
cora^ of -Prancii where they wiore
'tho house guests of Miijac'sand Mrs.
Robert C. RItter. During the stay
in St. Mihiel, Mr. Larsen was pre­sented
the medal of St. Mihiel in
commcmcration of his participation
irt ^he liberation of the city by the
flrit all-American olfe'nsive of
World War I
In refpons'ey Mr, Larsen read
(Cou.'d on page S Legion Section';
High School Trumjpeters
Hdt Traffic; Sound 'Taps'
A unique feature of the-observ­ance
of Veterans' Day in Freeport
Is (Ale stationing of trumpeters from
the Freeport High Sdhool Band, Dr.
J. Mayhard Wcttlauter, director, at
the crao.sings of the main highways
,of the village. ' -'
At 11 o'clock' the trumpeters
stepped to the center of the crossing
and stopped all traffic for a moment
as Uhey sounded "Taps," Traffic was
then-resumed. Tills feature was in­troduced
shortly after the,intro­duction
of Armtetic'e Day following
World War I and continued. over
into Veterans' Day.
Gift for Mayor of St. MiWel.
After rMcivlAc n i i a l ' r f sl' »UhIeL France, from Msvfcr VollI?,ian6 f,
of the 'city, C Emrard LaoBcn prenents hhn » clgaret flgfiter' In-scrlbeij
with hla"«uune, 'The medal was' to commemorate the fact that
Mr. Varptsa CEwUcipaied in" the Ilb«sU<ni of the city fimbv World
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Leader .Commends Legion
On Its Various Activities
The Len.der takes' tbls occasion to
commelid > WilUftJi) Clinton Story
F0St, A, L., (ind its Auxiliary, pn
tlie work it is doing, in belialf flJt
t^e'welfire of'its Aiembers'and tt»
community at lai«e. They ore flf m
greater irtagnitu(ie that uSaat-^tt
the residents,of-Freeport realize, /
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