The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-27
AMERICAN LEGION
GROWS RAPIDLY
Convention at Cleveland
Told There Are $500
Posts Now

CLEVELAND, sept. Elbow the
American Legion has Expanded since
the close of the FIRST national caH.cn-
ton last November from a loosely
Knit structure of 3,472 posts In fifty
departments TO "a world wide %orgnulzn-
ton of approximately $500 Junction.
ing posts iu all states. The District uf
Columbia. tive outlying American pos-
sessions and ton foruiru countries
was set forth in the report uf i.cmu"i
Bodies ,hr rational ndlutuut. Co tlio
Logiun's second annual convention
here today.
Meantime pursuant to authority
granted at u first convention thr
Womcn'H Auxiliary Of the American
Legion to winch Mothers. wives,
daughters and sisters Of cNscrvicc mcn
are eligible. has been organized on IL
temporary basis. he reported. Units
chartered number 1850. Authority
has hccn granted for the holding Of
department conventions OF tht aux
Hilary where an uuyiliary unit has been
chartered iur every two Legion posts
TN a state. There is expectation that
this convention will make provision
for the calling uf a national convcn-
ton Of the auxiliary for the pcricc-
ton or u permanent organization. Mr..
Rnllrs's report Expressed the hope that
tho convention would providc the
necessary authority to pcrmia the
development of the Wumun's AuNil-
larry 10 that place of dignity ana m
purtuncr 60 which IL iH justly entitl-
cd"
Tile a%crvirr division Of national
headquarters. the report continued,
has uhtuinrd the ADJUDICATION OF
claims n"ggrcgnting moro thun Sl,2Op,-'
600 in favor OF c~X-scryicr men. ThiR
..... T.au..r-s VNA. UaaHNaVsFl lNTNNnNf
continued is but a. tithC Of the total
claims The Legion has settled In fuvor
of Veterans. since national hcndqunr~
tcrH hns handled only complicated in
di,iduni Caspg. Service bureaus have
been SGT M IN every state ana service
Officers appointed In more than sou"
pOuts. From these offices "a majority
Of tho claims have been handled.
These claims have beer Of endless
variety, including back pay, travel
pay, bonus tSGO payable ON ais
churgc.D Liberty bonds paid tor but
not delivered, ullutmcnts and allow
anccs and insurance.
One Of the material advantages Of
membership in the Legion Mr.. Bolica
said. H. indicated by tho fact that re-
cord. show incoming claims from
uon-mcmbers are as great ms ever.
while there has been "a marked do
CrcuSn IN tNt hummer OF fiilllH LAi''i
by Legionuircs. indicating TINT most
| Legion members have squared their
accounts with the government.
By c~ooperutlur with the War RISK
Insurance Bureau and the federal
board for vocational training the Leg
ion has adjusted thousaudfuf insurance
claims and enabled thousands OF AIS
ablod veterans to enjoy the heneiits
of vocational training at federal cN-
pcusc.
Aside from the Interest IN b $500
0OO \. NJ. q. A.. fund national head
quarters only source of revenue has
been national dues and profits from
the sale Of rmblemR, the national
ndiustnnt reported. The latter amounts
To nearly SiO0.0O The Legion has
been obliged to Institute several court
actions to protect Itself In It's right
to DO sole manufacturer and seller
OF Legion Insignia. The American
Legion Weekly, the report stated. mas
turned from the loss to the profit
aide or the ledger aud promises short
~ to wipe Il All previous deficit.