The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-03-05
BONUS DEMAND
GIVEN APPROVAL
BY LOCAL LEGION
VOTES TO APPROVE
ACTION OF THE NATIONAL Ex-
ExUTIvE COMMITTEE.
CIVIL SERVICE PREFERENCE TOO
Regular Meeting Will Be Held Here
after on the First Friday Night Of
the Month in the Hall of the Junior
Ordcr-Band Concert.

At the meeting of the Herbert Grit
fin Post of the American Legion on
Monday night the resolution of the
national executive committee favor
ing bonus of $50 month for the SOL
dicrs during the war was adopted.
There was opposition, however, some
of the soldiers agreeing with the atti-
tude of this and other papers in voic-
ing opposition.
Speeches were made in favor of the
bonus by Sergt. Watson, Lieut.. Dyer,
Major Horace Frierson and Joseph M.
Hayes. 1t was opposed by Capt. Bid
die and Capt. Porter. Sergt. Stokes
also voted against it.
The post also demanded that the
civil service law giving preference in
appointments to public Office to the
ex-service men, should be enforced
and the resolution of the state execu-
tive committee of the legion, on this
subject was approved. Major Frier-
son called attention to the recent post
Office appointment at Nashville where
an ex-service man was denied the
preference given under the law.
Sergt Stokes, an old veteran, said
that this had alwas been the case. He
said he could testify from his own
experience that the law had been OBJ
served more in the breach than other
wise. Unless applicants in this class
had political pull they could not ex-
pect to succeed
1t was decided that the meetings OF
the legion would hereafter be held on
the first Friday night instead of the
first Monday night Of the month, the
next meeting to be in April. They
will be held in the future in the meet.
ing place over The Herald Office.
The feature of the meeting and ono
that added greatly to its enjoymnt
was concert given by the famous
Twenty Eighth Infantry Band, on duty
here in recruiting service. The band
made big hit and was repeatedly en-
cored.
Major Landers has been in the ser
vice twenty-five ears and since his
being assigned to recruiting duty In
the Nashville district he has Travelled
extensively over the state in the in
terest of recruiting, addressing vari
GUS organizations, especial the Amer
lean Legion. He is familiar with the
work of the legion and speaks with
authority on any phase of the work be
ing conducted by the local, state OF
national organization.
Besides being a proficient soldier
Major Landers is recognized as a
great orator and he is in great de
mand for public gatherings and meet
ings of a patriotic nature, etc. The
Major told the post Monday night OF
the big task undertaken by the wal
department in elisting five times the
normal number of men. Before the
war, the normal enlistments number
ed about 10000 per year, and Major
Landers explained the inducements
the government was Offering the
young men of the country in order
that the excess number might be at
tracted to the service. These induce
ments includes educational advantag
es which cannot be surpassed in any
civil institution. the privilege of trav
cling and training in vocational cours'
es, all free of cost to the soldier.