The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-11
DIFFERENCE TO ACE
Topeka Legion Leaves DecOra-
ton Day to G. A. r.
viii Refrain From Adopting 1t
For Memorial Services.
SUNDAY FOIL N''""" INSTEAD
Capital Post No. Plans Big
Membership Drive.
Legion Members Indorse Five
Way Bonus Bill.
SUNDAY FOLLp''"" INSTEAD

As long as there is one living mem.
Der of the Grand Army of the Re
public in Topeka. the American Legion
will refrain from adopting Decoration
day as the day on which to honor their
dead of the late war. This was the
sentiment expressed at the meeting of
Capitol Post No. 1 last night. The le-
gionnaires, however, pledged them
selves to assist the c.. A. r. in every
possible way the latter may suggest
on each Decoration day in the mean
time.
The Sunday following Decoration
day will be the annual memorial day
for the Topeka legion. The plan now
under consideration by special COM
mittee of the legion post Us to perpet-
uate the program ceremony given last
year by the overseas men on the state
house grounds. The committee is
composed of Chaplain ]. A. McAfee.
Capt. w. P. MacLean. Leslie Ed
monds and A. B. Nelson.
An Elaborate Program.
Last year. before the local post was
we'll organized. the memorial eere-
mony was instituted by a group of
overseas men. With appropriate cere-
mony. a huge service flag bearing
stars for every Shawnee county sol
der and sailor and gold stars for each
man who died in the service was hung
on the facade of the state house. The
flag was the gift of the Topeka Ma
sonic bodies to the legion. At the
start of the services, another flag, the
gift of the Military Sisterhood, was
brought up and placed in front of
the large service flag and the school
children filed before it, dropping
flowers at its base. Appropriate mu-
sic was played by Marshalls band. =
Both flags are still in the posses
ing to Captain MacLean who led in
the promotion of the plan last year,
this years ceremony will be made
little more elaborate by ceremony
during which the two banners will be
formally given ever to the custody of
the Topeka post, to be used for the
legion memorial ceremony in all fu-
ture years.
Plan Membership Drive.
The post last night made plans for
a membership campaign in which ev-
ery man in the county who saw service
during the late war will be asked to
Join the post. Roy Payne was made
chairman of the committee in charge
of the campaign and the others named
as his assistants were: Hugh Mac
Farland, ]. D. NJ Hamilton, Glenn
Logan. Edgar Morehouse and Leslie
Edmonds.
The final report of the legion car
n1kdl last week was Adld OOAOAC liz
post. According to the adjutant,
s596.07 was cleared on it, This sum,
with other funds in the treasury. was
at once used to clear the post of all
Indebtedness.
Endorse Five-Way Bonus.
That there is no doubt of the stand
taken by the local service men on the
bonus bill was expressed in the tele-
gram which, by vote of the post, was
sent nv wire to the Kansas delegation
in the senate and house of represen-
tatives at Washington. The message
follows:
Unanimous action of Capitol Post
No. 1, American Legion, indorsing the
five-way compensation bill is reported
to you by direction of the members
You are urged strongly to aid in favor
able and immediate consideration of
this. bill. Nine hundred members of
this post believe that further delay
cNn be construed only as deliberate op-
position to their wishes"