The American Legion Magazine [Volume 26, No. 1 (January 1939)]

Let up beforeyour nervesget Tired, Tense GREYHOUND Swift, graceful, and remarka- blj « ise. Ancient Egyptian and Greek royalty stamped him as a symbol of aristocracy. Dis- tinguished lines and proud bearing can be found on Egyptian carvings dating to 3500 B.C. Racing has made this breed popular in the U.S. TT'S thrilling to watch the flashing greyhound in full flight. JL But it's important to note that when the race is over he rests — as the greyhound above is doing now. Though the dog's highly keyed nervous system closely resembles our own, the dog relaxes instinctively ! Life as it is today leads us to ignore fatigued nerves. We carry on despite increasing tension, strain. Be kind to your nerves if you want them to be kind to you. Pause a while, now and then. LET UP—LIGHT UP A CAMEL! Let the frequent enjoyment of Camel's mild, ripe tobaccos help you take life more calmly, pleasantly, profitably! These busy, happy folks give their nerves a chance — they "Let up — Light up a Camel" A SOUND ENGINEER controls the complicated equipment which puts a radio program "on the air." You'll find many a Camel smoker in this nerve-straining profession. SALESMAN JOHN K. SPEER finds Cam- X-RAY TECHNICIAN Audrey D. Covert Smoke 6 packs of els good partners in his business. says: "My work requires great con- Camels and find "On my job, I can't afford tense centration. Naturally, it's a strain out why they are nerves," says Mr. Speer, "so I ease on the nerves. My simple, pleasant the LARGEST- nerve strain often. 1 let up and light method for avoiding ragged, upset SELLING up a Camel. A pause and a Camel nerves is to rest now and then, CIGARETTE gives me a swell sense of well-being." and let up and light up a Camel.'' IN AMERICA — that tobacco is remarkably sensitive to mois- you ture? That at one stage, practically all the mois- PIP ture is removed from cigarette tobacco, and just the proper amount restored for manufacturing KNOW purposes? That there are more than 40 huge air- conditioning machines where Camels are made? Camel spends millions to preserve the mildness and richness of finer, more expensive tobaccos. Copyright, 1938. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.. Winston Salem. N. C LtTUP- LIGHT UP A CAMEL! Smokers find Camel's Costlier Tobaccos are SOOTHING TO THE NERVES — . — — — line The Service Flag . branch to the main depot, but went of It," by Dan Steele was great. I en- truck, left the To the Editor: I am desirous of learning by main line at Ussel and joyed it very much, but at the beginning took trucks the origin of the Service Flag, that was to La Courtine, about 25 of the story, where Mr. Steele says, kilometers. liked used during the war, to indicate by stars I La Courtine, we could "Winter, 1918—returning contingents of the number of people in a family who see snow-capped mountains on a clear the A. E. F. are being acclaimed in New day. There were boxing and ball were in the service. I believe this was the games York. The war is over on every front on also origin of the Gold Star also. the Fourth and we had a day off except one," should read except two. the Would you please turn this over to on Fourteenth, Bastille Day. More than one year after the Armistice, someone who can inform me who was Charles N. Farni, Post No. 6, Dubuque, the Third and Fourth Regiments of Iowa. the originator of the idea Vincent I. Marines were still fighting in Santo Domingo. These Marines were almost all Barrett, Andrew Fatscher Post, Utica, Welcome, Nurses and Buddies New York. period-of-war men. Lvle W. Smith, To the Editor: For the [Editor's Note.—The following is Front and Center Formerly Sgt. 114th Co., jrd Rcgt. U. S. page, to the "tune" of Longfellow's taken from the World Almanac of iqiq: M. C, Owensville, Indiana. Hiawatha, under the caption "We find "The service flag is not an official flag of [Editor's Note. —Strictly speaking, them where the the United States Government. The idea Legion never would:" the service in Santo Domingo was not con- In the land was, so far as we are advised, an entirely of the Dakotas where the nected with the ruckus with Germany, but soil had been productive, but not novel one, the credit for the conception of now of course in the months after the Armistice since drought has hit it, covering it with which appears to be due to R. L. Queisser of American forces were in action in Siberia dust Cleveland, Ohio, who designed and patented and mortgage so that there's not as well as at Archangel. The U. S. troops much to live on, dwells a lady World War the present flag. It has, however, taken such in Siberia were not withdraivn until veteran, widowed now for several years firm root in popular sentiment and has March 31, iqjo.] past, mother of a group of children; has a been of such beneficial influence that it is son of high school age in officially recognized, and everyone who is now who's need No Bias in the Legion of education, and she's puzzled how to entitled to fly it is encouraged and urged to To the Editor: For quite a while I have do so. Mr. Queisser was formerly captain manage. thought of writing about things in the Is not a member of the Legion; she has of the machine gun company, §th Ohio magazine. I enjoy every copy and look Infantry (now 145th United States In- never been invited; was not even sure forward to its coming. It has the interest fantry), from which he was retired because she could be, and she was too proud to of every ex-service person. question. of an accident." The foregoing statement is In several letters and other places credited by the World Almanac to Lieu- One day she received a letter from a remarks about the drafted men have tenant Colonel Nathan W. MacChesney, brand new organization called by name been made, inferring they waited to be Judge Advocate, National Army.] The World War Nurses—saying if she'd forced into service and were slackers. like to join them she must first become a That might be true, but I think a great About Spike Hennessy member of her Legion Post and through manv of them had been turned down at To the Editor: Some time ago I saw a it she could claim her due assistance if it recruiting places. Four in this small town letter in the Legion Magazine about so chanced she might need it. were that way. We tried every branch of Spike and the gas mask drill. I recall 'Twas a "boon"—for now the Legion, service, some two or three times, and Colonel Hennessy more or less vividly. glad to know of her existence as a were refused. Also, we could not get jobs He was in Pacific Grove, California, in Veteran, is quite busy bringing benefits because of "subject to war duty." Two of 1928, a retired lieutenant colonel. The that long since she had earned in war- us were called on draft and rated A-i, 147th Field Artillery was pretty close to time service. and soon got to Camp. A-i on draft, but us in the experiences Leonard Nason Now this shows you why we're needed refused on enlisting. I was glad to be in wrote up. I followed in Nason' s footsteps as a group within the Legion, for her local service with other buddies, but had less more or less, but did not go up on the Post not knowing, never would have tried choice of what branch I wanted. We all Marne with any suitcases. I was with the to reach her. So please tell our splendid were working together and "for God and Fifth Battalion, Field Artillery Replace- Legion that "we are," and for a purpose, Country." In a recent issue of the ment Regiment. I arrived at La Courtine which this story plainly shows you. magazine a grocer wrote of buddies not June 13th, having been carried off the Publish this that other nurses of "The buying from him. I think that is true in Leviathan with mumps when she arrived Regiment, Forgotten" too, may know and many cases. We should all buy from our in France on April 21st, at that time gladly join us; swell the ranks too, of the buddies, as we would all profit by it. One being attached to Battery B, 304th Field Legion, our Great, Fine American Post in Minneapolis had a directory Artillery. Legion. Mrs. T. S. Harris, member of printed of all members and their business. The boys were a little the worse for Johnson Melary Post, Hettinger, North I also have heard at conventions wine at La Courtine, but were not Dakota. "Only over-seas men should be allowed bothered by M. P.'s if they had someone compensation," but this was by buddies After the Armistice to help them back to barracks. We had on the street. The Legion officers, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons off, To the Editor: Your story in the October hospitals, etc., give same consideration to issue I remember. entitled "Armistice—Never Heard all service men. We in U. S. camps were Spike wasn't a bad man to soldier under.

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