The Coconino sun., 1920-10-29

Argonnians, under the leadership of woman director, expect to start on a nationwide tour when the complete organization is affected.
 Seventy-fve members of Randolph County Post, Winchester, Ind, were entertained at a pig roast by newly welded members of the post. The post decided at the meeting to stage a parade, horse show, contests and a street dance on Armistice Day. When Legicnnaires in Georgia rounded up eight new posts in the week ending October Sth, they obtain ed more than half of the posts char tered in the whole country for the week. Fifteen new posts raised the American Legion total to 9.7S3. Iowa followed Georgia with three posts, while Indiana, Louisiana, Pepnsyl- vania and Texas each annexed one post. During the same week twenty four units of the Women's Auxiliary were added, raising the total to ,262. Iowa led with four new units and California, Illinois and Ohio followed with three each. New York leads the Legion column with 934 posts and Massachusetts the Women's Auxiliary total by virtue of it's 12O units.
 White men of the conservative , south marched behind hearse con- taining the body of negro soldier at recent funeral conducted under the auspices of the American Legion of Austin, Texas. Travis Post, No. T6, was the organization that came out in unit to pay respects to Will Holl- en, colored fighter who fell in France. As the post commander pointed out, creed, race and politics do not count in the Legion.
 An amusement censor bureau has been established at Minnesota depart mept headquarters of the American Legion in St. Paul. The purpose of the department, according to Com mander A. H. Vernon, is to assist Legion posts in obtaining high class entertainments and to condemn shows of poor quality.
 Posts are requested to tell us whether professional shows, carni- vals, etc, which play for them are good, bad or indifferent" says re- cent announcement from headquar- ters, sent to all post commanders in the department. "This will serve to keep you posted on entertainments which are good and those which are not desirable"
 Anti-aircraft tactics, gas barages, trench raids and other reproductions were featured in "The Battle of the Argonne," staged at baseball park by Portland, Oregon, Post No. 1, of the American Legion before a crowd estimated at more than 5000 persons. Music was provided when the newly organized American Legion baud made its first appearance in Portland. After the Boches were properly sub dued in the battle" a fireworks dis play was held. The post annexed S1,- 900 in the fray.
 Elaborate plans are being made by American Legion posts all over the country for Ar;nistice Day ceremon- ials at which Victory Medals will be  formally presented to post members. In number Of the posts an effort to cooperate with local civil authori- ties in the observance has been made.
 Three important changes in govern ment life insurance were recommend ed by the recent American Legion convention in Cleveland. If adopted they will go far toward removing ex- isting dissatisfaction of ex-service men with the administration of the bureau of war risk insurance. The Legion has asked the government to reduce premiums, to bear the cost of the disability feature of the insurance and to pay the mortality loss occa- stoned by injury and disease result ing from military service. The de- cision now rests with the war risk bureau and congress.
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