New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-20
The American Legion
Nescs: Local, State, National

address Mrs.. Il; 4. Krensel. Als Eveshans
,s sAU MAysEH H. pr rss sSmDany r
Hanser. Of Melbourne. iowa, was officially
notified that her husband died Of wounds
August 8. 1913. but has been unable 60 xet
Information about the circumstances Of his
I death.
PERRY J. BATES. corporal, 1ss.h IN
western coileee. w,nneid. Kan. desires
particulars Of death.
FRED Q. KENT. sergeant. Company X,
1918. His sister. Miss Hazel NJ Kent. soIa
North Eleventh street. Philadelpaia. would
''ks to hsaE S assSiis !, Of the engagement
ssth Infantry. wounded August s. is1s.
Has not been heard Of or from since. His
sister. MISS Clara Herman. Wahpeton, N.
MANUEL N. LoPEs. Company b. lsth
s sis Rsc MeRoFtsd missing IN action July
sought '1 by The n NHw sorS Free en-
man Street, Previncetown. Mass
10; 5oHS ". Smith. LIST Machine Gun Bat.
evriea a. Asans. Franee. His sister. Mrs o.
1dn,s muds01 o Siu,oa and front Streets
- FRANK sTEwART nERSs. Company
action. Address his brother, THOMAS Burns.
112I Nos&h Grand Avenue. Enid. Okla
HERBERT e. YosT. 50 Coast Artillery
be sent to Edward Yost. Dansvine, N. 7.
Mrs. Wendell Phillips, of New York,
is representing The Legion at the
fourth inter-allied conference TO study
questions affecting the war disabled
which meets In Brussels, Belgium, on
September 19.
During the last ten months tlre
Legion, through its service division
at national headquarters, has OBJ
tanned for ex-serviee mer more than
$l,250,000 due on claims National
, headquarters handles only complicated
eases. 1t ia estimated that claims az.
gEegating $1,000 900 have been settled
through service officers Of the various
state departments.
The Legion in Ohio has been re-
for the United States Naval Academy
Mt Annapolis.
Francis z. Drake, commander Of the
Department Of France, American
Legion, has wired that many Legion
naires, apparently deIuded through
misleading advertisements, are arriv-
ing in France from the United States
expecting to obtain lucrative employ
ulcHl nc EeCOIHIuSU6S CnaL CNc Legion
advise members OF the organization
France are in need Of additional en-
ployees.
The American Legion welcomes
American Indians to full membership
in spite of the fact they are net
eligible to the full privileges Of citi-
zenship. Efforts are under way to
form posts Of Indian ex-service men
at reservations apd schools throughout
legal division OF national headquarters
Of the Legion settled the status Of
aborigine ex-service men, SO far as
the veterans organization is con-
cerned.
Posts Of the American Legion formed
| in this and foreign countries totalled
9,709 up to August 81, report from
, national headquarters shows. Fifteen
Legion posts and thirteen women's
auxiliary posts were formed in the
! week August 20 to 81.
Measures for disciplining reca1ci-
trant' posts of the Legion which fail to
abide by the decisions Of the majority
will be discussed at the national con-
gentlon, which opens in Cleveland on
September q.
: Headquarters has received many re-
! quests from naval and Marine Corps
veterans asking if the arrangement the
! Legion has made with the War De.
partment to facilitate the distribution
, of Victory Medals applies also to men
who served in the naval establishment
Distribution Of naval and marine
medals has not been inaugarated, but
as soon as this is done the Legion viii
volunteer the same services as it vol.
unteered to the army.
I POST ACTIVITIES
The Walter Hickman Post. OF the
Bronx, has begun it's series Of weekly
dances, held each Saturday evening,
at the Valeour Club, fremont Avenue
and 177th Street. A membership drive
was inaugurated by Jack Reidy on
Saturday night and resulted in a ma
terial increase in the posts funds.
Regular monthly meetings OF the