Connecticut western news., 1921-03-31
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES

A gain of .forty-four posts of the American Legion and ninety-three units of it's Women's Auxiliary was made during the week ending March 12. Missouri Department of the Le- zion led with five posts chartered and Massachusetts and Kansas reported twelve and eleven new units, res pectively, of the Auxiliary. There are now 10,272 Legion posts and 2,292 units of the Women's Aux Hilary. .
 Architects from all parts, of the country will be invited to submit de- signs and plans for the $15, 100000 Indiana War Memorial building, which will house National Headquar- ters of the American Legion. A fund of $100,0OO was granted by the Indiana legislature for prizes and expenses of the contest. The Ma dional Institution of Architecture will determine the winner of the first prize of $50,000. .. ..' ....A
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 F. w Galbraith jr., National Com nander of the American Legion, has ordered the Kansas Department of that organization to make a thorough Investigation of the recent outrage at Great Bend, Kan, in which two organizers of the Non-partisan Lea gue were tarred and feathered., AL though the mob of residents of that vicinity included number of ex- service men, there was no organized support from Legion posts, accord ing to press correspondents. Colonel Galbraith ordered all Legion posts to refrain from interference with the political activities of the Nom partisan League several months ago.
 The increased cost of railroad fare will not trouble the members of Superior, Wis, post of the American Legion, who will attend the next Legion state convention at Eau Claire in box cars. "We travelled France in side door Pullmans and we believe that we prefer the Yankee type of box cars to riding the velvet at present prices," the Legionnaires zaid.
 The California Department of the American Legion has received copies of resolution adopted by the Gen. tral Labor Council, San Bernardino, Cal, recommending adequate appro- priations for the bureau caring for disabled veterans, appropriations to build and maintain necessary hospi- tals and passage of the Rogers-Cap- per bill to consolidate the govern ment bureaus dealing with the affairs If ex-service men, as indorsed by the Iegion.
 Graves of 150 War veterans will bS provided with markers by Kent Voyles Post of the American Legion at Elizabethtown, Ind. To raise funds for the undertaking, the Le- gionaires will give 'aN banquet of aahm", prepared by former Army cooks belonging to the post. Eliza bithtown Legion members are also b2cking a movement to establish a | Y4bhc library.
 American Legion posts and the Home Service department. of the | Ked Cross in Detroit have consoli- | dafed efforts under the name of the | Service Mems Bureau, and will CO., operate in the work of adjusting c&aims, disqualification, education | and War Risk insurance for ex-ser- vScE men.
 A special election will be held in | 0fsgon to approve or reject d. the | Seteran's state bonus bill, prepared | and backed by the Oregon, Depart i ment of the American Legion. <.
 Aroused by the greed of landlords | r Shreveport, La., the local post of | lie American Legion has placed it. nM on recordtas opposed not only to l fife hardship placed upon renters liv- ing in homes and occupying ye office md business buildings owned by rent Angs, but as pledging it's aid in seek sSslxA-aAS- A1sx Sss- -xkssxxxasas,