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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 4 Nov 1964, p. 12

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" v.1 'rmnmwmmm.uu.tuu The chain of command is branch, zone, district. Provinc- ial Command and Dominion Command. Each bnnch must have I charter and abide by the General Bylaws. Outside ot this one condition, a branch is a free autonomous unit. formulating its own policies mt! planning its own community activities. Ihetataiiathia In Principal the legion is dour octane non sectarian and is not affiliated with say political Par- ty or organizations. It stands lor loyalty to the Crown and to Canada. A communist cannot. be a legion member. None of the officers receive any remnant tion for their services. in: 300,000. Legion has home his business In Canada and it playing an ever increasing part in Community Aft-m. " in safe to Any that the Legion today is sponsoring more community projects and contributing more finaneiaily towards same than any other Servnce Ciut, m Can- ada. They do not publtctze their achievements unduly not do they constantly burns the Pub tie by door to door canvases. Generally speaking, the Legion appeals to the Public only once a year nnd I refer to the Poppy Fund. This is an entirely Sep- arate Fund and is used strictly tor the nuisance at Vetenns and their dependents in extreme circumstances. Nearly 100% at all money mined in from mem- bem and in Legion Halls, We have many prominent peo ple who are Legion Members, including the Gov.Alenerat, the Lt. - Governor. the Premier of Ontario and Prime Minister of Canada along with " members of his Cabinet. Legion Dues are only $600 a year of which $4.00 is forward- ed to higher Commands for Welfare and for the assistance of Veterans in making claims for any entitlement they think they might have under the many acts of Veterans Mglsla- thin The, is a free service to all veteran: and only about 40% ot all veterans helped are lest- inn iiieiiilien Each leeomt nieiii< her rt'LL'0tss " copy of the Leg. imury which is polished inun- thly and iii the Waterloo Branch we hav" a funeral gratuity fund whuli in» the 1rvnirrciary of d ntrxinttvr' up to $30000 Prror lo I925 when the Legion mine mto heme, Volt-min Cluhs wi-i‘e timid-rt upon as piar"s to be ,huurusd .iml their members “"‘li' (WHI‘lllt'lt'tl to he hindering Ott the. ,'uarly Mile of life This Vii. pr-ihnhli' due in unsound li-ntei‘Jiip "" a lmal level and the fact that there Wa, very lit. (Iv. if an}. interest taken in tif- Linn other tha" Isevoon Over the yeah the Legion ha, taken on a new look A few year: aeo our I"urtveliste Past President the very Rem-rend Dean Antler- So" of (‘hrut Chureh Cathedral, Ottawa. made thew remarks dun"; a Dominion ('onvenlinn. he Cnnadhn lotion I. u Vet: enn- 0rgumulion turned in I” embracing some mo hunches in Canada and no Can-dun Legion PM in the US. With a membership exceed, No hut.) we have the [mg-on talotut part In many var- ted pray-Ms an a National and Imul ll'\l'| In addition to assi.. touttt mvvn to Vt'lorans and thor riepettdertts We are proud to say Canada has the {most Veterans [a-qislalion In the World and we feel that we should serve our country in peace as in War. Some od the "Th" lat-awn can contmue to hr J vital active force in Can- aus", future or it can P," into L'TJIIIIJI dechtw wht-rr members sit arouud lum’mn Halls in the Iw-th'nm: shadows couiempla- tun..- 1hr days of th-ir Youth" u...m.l‘o mum." an . Mtt66 Young-ten engaged In g. [can Housing no: Senior Citimu - valued " " Million. 0. Soapbox derbies, plar grounds, Swimming Pools, Sum- when - In at to m an that cover. . l. Sahel-minim and bum-16 amour-m to $6,000.00 per won-0nd scouting. 8. $00,000.00 contributed during the pad 3 your. to ec Youth Training Plan. A. School- tor Retarded Child- " King M. s. lipllardt Hardware Ltd. 742-332: Martin - Senour Villa Brand Wall Finishes In latex SI may“ run & SUPPLY L150 I lipllanlt Hardware I latex Flat $2.59 Gallon $6.50 Semi-Gloss $2.65 quart Gallon $7.95 " Chlours To Choose From School children, My, Sunbeam Home. S. During the put I Venn lave held the Eastern Canadun Tuck mud Field Championnhips at Sash-m Stadium Poorly at tended, No response or interest for the Public. 3. Sponsored and raised 316,- 000.00 foe the erection of I Sol, id Barre granite Cenot‘ph In Waterloo; weight so was. Wat- Heart tic-mt PM " ttlmtdaadetrettoths Courtesy Of for B. Kitchener Branch building I " suite sputment building for Senior Citizen; Open to Winter- loo County and to non-veterans. I hope I have imparted to you that there is more to the ug- ion today than Selling Shoelace- May .130 column to child» nun Aid Society New Mandi-u. 5.011th Chrutmaq Party, Summer picnic, cooling m 31,..50000 "uonevsrbadaC-be ot 01.070000 to an M. Ian'- Ontario & Duke su. J cleaners Kl‘l'cl-IINIR I war-mo LMTED WATERLOO SQUARE “dune-“duo do. up n: to no that mil-“digita- 'se'-.-,".-)" mum-numb”. -teaatutrr-trgeut.a. duos-unhhlnmoc humabymdhu "rtarrMtiriattheBr1tiAo- mo-tthott'.. trtetoeingt-idtiuto" that our Waterloo ”It. ,.hiatsasoetirtremtin- ence 8 years, received the VII Samoan achievement maul in lmuthewtumdinam too-mm. Kitchener

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