The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-26
AMERICAN LEGION
NEWS AND NOTES.

Full information outlining the OPP
Grafton of the Y. NJ. G. AS plan to
furnish free scholarships to ex-service
men in ''Y" schools. accredited schools.
home study correspondence classes.
colleges and technical schools in order
to make possible more education of
practical nature to all men who saw
service, has been sent to every post of
the American Legion in Virginia. AT
the same time the department com
mander, William A. Stuart, called on
every post to appoint an officer to
handle this work.
Along with these instructions the
Virginia department forwarded to the
local posts the names of every Y. NJ.
G. A. county and city representative
in the state, with whom the officers
from the local posts will work in Co
operation This Is an opportunity
which the forward-looking American
ex-soldier should avail himself Of and
q thorough canvass of, not only pres
ent members. but prospective mem
bers as we'll. should be made with the
view of securing these scholarships
which will create new and better po-
sitions for these men," the department
commander declared.
Waller Holiday. chairman Of this
state educational service committee Of
the Y. NJ. c. A., prepared a statement
for the legion, giving all the informa-
ton necessary for the guidance OF the
post officers. and this has been for
warded to the local units. Every mem
Der of the American Legion in Vir-
ginia. together with all former service
men. can obtain this information b,
applying to his local post, which
should be done without delay.
Mr.. Holiday said that in cases. OF
extreme need the value OF collegiate
scholarship may be as much as $500
for full year. although 1t will be
much less in most cases, since many
students will be able to earn Mt least q
part OF their expenses or tuition
These scholarships are now effective,
and will cover a twelve months pc
riod. Short-term agricultural and
business courses, or other special
technical courses Of four to six weeks
duration are not regarded as COLLEGE
ate courses, and their values vary &C.
cordingly.
While the objects of the women's
auxiliaries that are now being formed
in connection with the Virginia posts
Of the legion are the same as ex-
pressed in the constitution of the le-
gion. the executive committee makes
several suggestions for It's activity.
These include the establishment
and maintenance OF community
house. which will be a center fol
every man. woman and child in the
community, at the same time acting
as a memorial to the men who made
the supreme sacrifice in the grea,
war: by perfecting an efficient COM
munity-wide organization able and
prepared at all times to commemorate
and celebrate all national holidays in
a fitting manner, by moulding com
munity life along proper lines and by
personal calls upon the crippled ex-
service men at their homes to render
whatever service Is possible.
The Virginia executive committee
has sent to every post In the depart
ment letter OF appreciation for their
assistance in promoting the memorial
library undertaking, which was passe
by the recent general assembly AT
the same time the committee calls
upon all posts to maintain their good
work by standing. together on an even
larger platform for public good and
by increasing the membership of the
Individual posts for the good OF the
community, the state and the nation.
In an effort to learn Of tho activities
planned by the legion against them.
tho Reds are joining its ranks. accord
ing to Arthur Woods. chairman OF tho
national Americanixation committee.
who declared that such men were well
coined because OF the opportunity it
affords the legion to teach them Amer
icanism.
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The American Legion weekly has
reported back from "sick leave" and
has resumed It's standing IN the duty
column, after having removed from
Washington 10 New York. It returns
to service in fatigue clothes" which
It says .'are not beautiful, hut are
serviceable and suitable for the pur-
poses for which they were devised, =
The hrst. issue ST. tina new publication
IL dated March IL. and IL now being
distributed Weekly qualifications will
now be continued without further de-
lay.
II Judge Wadhama. az New Yoxiss re-
versing the conviction In magls-
trate's court Of woman for immoral
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