Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-04
BURLINGTON POST TO
FIGHT FOR THE BONUS
Local Members of American LIE.
gior Favor Extra Pay for Elk.
Service Men, q Military Man
for President and Repeal Of
18th Amendment

Sentiment o. tho monthly meeting CT
Burlington Post Eo. 2, American Legion.
held at the City Hall Tuesday night, was
strongly In favor Of sending the delegation
from this post to the state meeting at
Hontrelier n week from F'rtiay instructed
to "dHkt for tho bonus" as outlined In
the bill now before Congress to pay
extra compensation to ox-servioe men,
based on the length Of tir,o spent IN the
service.
It Was voted 10 sc-a ~ delegates frarn
Burlington Post to This Montpelier meet
Ing. Tho delegates oleotcd last evening
wore: Pau Kicker. chairman, Froo +.
La!rg, James Heeney, Carl Gaskoll, DR..
~. w. Courtney, DIR. w. r. Mckenzie,
Norman II. Mcleod, Grant Thomas, X,
Lep,ef'sc. Arthur J. Cayc. Howard Crane,
c. C1nnt1er. r. sharpley. John Doran,
Albert Fichnud. Douglas McSweeney,
Lloyd Iurlburd Leon Marcot. W. Durand
and NJ. Burdo
The special State meeting at Mont
pelier, which this delegation will attend
is called for the purpose of discussing
a numb,r of matters which are important
20 the e service men at this time, among
them t:e assistance which the gov
eminent may give 20 disabled men, the
matter Of voca.iona, education, war risk
insurance. and the bonus plan. Delegates
fro,n the posts throughout the State who
will attend the meeting will formulate
the policy of the state in all of these
matters.
At the meeting Tuesday night, Carl Gas
kel was elected finance officer of the
post to succeed Charles Worthen. re-
signed. The appointment of tho following
| finance committee was announced by the
commander. Paul Kicker who presided,
Carl Gaskell. Samuel Dobbns and George
Brown. There was some discussion about
! getting the official pictures of the Yankee
division. taken in France. to be shown in
Burlington for the benefit of the legion.
| TIL" finance committee was authorized TO
| take this matter up with the proper
authorities to see what ARRANGEMENTS can
| be made.
! Questions put up to the meeting Tuesday
| night to get an expression of the legion
| men regarding certain national ques-
tons for the Home Sector" published
! by the ex-service men who published the
stars and Stripes" while in France
showed that majority of those presents
were in favor of military man for the
next president of the United States. that
they favored the assistance or the gov
eminent In placing ex-solders in farm
| positions, that they favored the repeal
! of the 18th amendment, and that they
were strongly in favor of universal mill
} tary training. which would give every
young man in the country at least three
| months military training each year
committee was elected to look into
the matter of organizing a baseball team
this spring. This committee is made IN
as follows Douglas McSweeney, chair
| man. Chaplain Hal Head. Fort Ethan
Allen. Elby Buxton and MIR. Kaulfass,
| physical director at the Y. NJ. G. A.
| Fred Laing, Hiram Skeels and Norman
II. Mcleod We're elected as committee
to audit the books of the finance officer
before they arc turned over to the new
officer elected Tuesday evening
! 1t was voted that the first Monday in
each month. instead of the first Tuesday
shall he the regular monthly meeting
| night for Burlington Post p,