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anch 109
PARADE9
vember 8th
this parade will form up at the
Dress - Beret and Medals
E
DAY PARADE.
you to join them on
umber 11 1987 .
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n Courthouse Park
)n Hall at 10:45 a.ni. Dress - Beret and
of our members k requested
WILL REMEMBER.
war veterans
;oderich Branch celebrated its 55th an-
iversary. It directly supports the in-
erests and -welfare of the war veterans
Lnd their families. It has also beenrinvoly-
d in wide community service. I will give
'ou a few examples. It established one of
he first senior citizen's homes in Goderich
n'1963. It was and is called 109 Homes,
ocated at South St. and Britannia Road. In
L977 the branch received $10,000 from the
Sully Foundation when it transferred the
Lancaster Bomber to the, Warplane
Heritage Foundation to be used as a
scholarship to assist students at universi-
ty, These are only two examples of 100s of
community projects, sponsored by Branch
109. In 1985 alone they donated over $40,000
to community projects.
When did public speaking start? I must
confess I couldn't find out.
I do know that my sister Anne Marie
spoke at the Legion in 1973. I am sure
however it started a long time before that.
The closing words of each meeting of the
Royal Canadian Legion are "Lest we
forget". I hope this speech will help young
people like myself to. remember. In order
to help us remember I would like to recite
to you a verse from a poem by Rudyard
Kipling which was in the Legion magazine
that prompted this speech.
I went into a public house to get a pint of
beer,
The publican he up and says, "We serve no
red coats here"
Then it's Tommy this and Tommy that and
Tommy how's your soul
But it's thin red line of heroes when the
drums begin to roll.
For it's Tommy this and Tommy that and
"Chuck him out the brute".
But it's saviour of his country when the
guns begin to shoot.
MAUREEN MURPHY
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL
House -to -House
POPPY
BLITZ
by members of Legion
Branch 109
Sunday, Nie
ber 8, 1987
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
SUPPORT THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
POPPY DAYS
When you give to the p..ppy campaign
you remember the over 114,000 Canadians
who gave up their pves in battle. You honour
those who gave up their youth so we may
be free. And you help the living and the
dependents {tf those who have served our country.