The Coconino sun., 1920-09-03
Ne,us of Soldiers and Sailors

3, Eighteen French orphans already have been adopted by Legion posts . throughout the country in their drive . to take care of the suffering children . of France. The record in adoptions : so far is held by Gertrude E. Craig , of Springfield, H., former naval [ reserve nurse, who has taken two or, f phans and announces that she intends !, to care for them for more than year the usual period of adoption.
 Even in the most isolated commun-
 ities posts of the Legion are to be , found. Art Taylor post of Ajo, Ariz., located in western Pima county, is , 100 miles from the nearest town and with a membership of sixty-six has started fund for permanent home. It is now possible for members of the American Legion to obtain tents
 free from the government. Under
 house joint resolution II, an amend
 ment approved July 26, 1919, the loan
 of tentage (no cots or blankets) is
 provided for. Applications should be
 addressed to Major Reese, chief of
 clothing and equipage, 1926 Munitions
 Building, Washington, D. c.
 The Vincent B. Costello Post of
 Washington, D. C., following out the
 Legion's plan of caring for wounded
 service men, gave an excursion and
 athletic carnival at Chesapeake Beach
 at which thirty-fve patients from the
 Walter Reed hospital, forty-five from
 the Navy hospital, and ten from Fort
 Myer hospital, were present as guests.
 Trips by water to the Legion con
 vention at Cleveland, Sept. 27, 2S and
 20, are rapidly springing into favor.
 The Charles s. Learned Post of De-
 troit will bring 1000 Legionnaires to ! Cleveland on a specially-chartered boat and Chicago Post has arranged
 for two boats to accommodate between
 2,000 and 5000 Legionnaires. A move
 ment is on foot to have every big city
 on the Great Lakes charter at least
 one or two boats, as in this way the
 problems of transportation, meals and
 housing will be solved for Legion
 naires at single stroke.
 Tho. Department of Minnesota leads all others in the number of units of
 the women's auxiliary according to reports received at national head quarters of the Legion. Approxi-
 mately 5000 women are members of it's 93 units.
 Inquiry by National Adjutant Lem
 uel Bolles, regarding the recent re- lease from Fort Leavenworth of Brent
 D. Allinson, Chicago conscientious ob-
 jector and Harvard graduate whose trial attracted national attention in
 1918, reveal a policy of the war de- partment to revert to a time basis in its dealings with slackers and deserters. This policy, if made effect i've, will mean general reduction of the sentences of men convicted for those offenSeS. Mr. BolleS was in- formed that the sentence of Allinson has been cut from twenty years to four. AllinsOn was freed after serv- ing twenty-seven months of this term. i Allinson deserted after seventeen days service. v Twenty-one new Legion posts were chartered the first week in August, l according to Director of Organization ! R. c. Creviston, at Indianapolis. Thir- 1. teen new units of the Women's Aux | Hilary were organized during the same | time. This brings the total of Legion . posts up to 9,646, and of Auxiliary units to 1,294. Wyoming led with 1! four new posts. New York continues !. ahead with grand total of 933, while :. Illinois, with 673 is second. New York | has 67 Auxiliary units to S3 for Illi nois. ...
 Naming public places for military heroes is nothing new, but usually general is selected for the honor Not so in Brooklyn, where on Sept. 18th, the dedication of Heisser Square took place. Charles w. Heisser was an in- fantry sergeant in the 27th division. He fell in battle on the Hindenburg line. The square receives it's names through the enterprise of Charles w. Heisser post of the Legion, which placed the suggestion before the board of aldermen.
 General David McM. Gregg post, Reading, Pa., has dealt profiteering landlords body blow by opening rooms in the post headquarters and leasing them to. Legionaires and their 1 
 National Commander Franklin D. { Offer continues on his 5000 mile tour of the country. This week finds him |; on the return swing from the Pacific , coast, making the northern tier of ( states. He has made more than hun ( fred public appearance in fifty cities < from one ocean to the other. He com I pletes his tour Sept. 1st. Headquarters business will engage him at lndianap- ,lis until national convention. Upon { retirement from office Mrs. D'Olier [ and he will tour Japan and China.
 Members of Peoria, Ill.,, posts turn C ,d out and built a hut for the Boy