The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-29
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their district convention in Wimar.
Legionaires of the Seventh Minnesota
district should endorse the movement to
erect a memorial to Michael ]. bowling
in the form of a building at the state
hospital for crippled children" declares
the Montevideo News, adding. Former
service men recognize with appreciation
and gratitude the service rendered by
were wounded and disabled. The sug-
gestion Of a Bowling memorial touches
them deeply. Doubtless many Legion
respective communities toward making
this memorial possible"
gion Of Minnesota reads in part: Each
Minnesota Legion post should take up
with the postmaster general any failure
to observe the civil service regulations
and should send full facts to Depart
ment Headquarters. so that 1t may keep
rules and preference in Minnesota"
While it is generally believed that ex-
srvice men have a preference for post
office appointments, this is not the case.
service men who pass S civil sery vice
percent are placed at the head OF all
eligible lists and appointing power may
choose anyone of the three highest ell
men are given preference. The post
master general is authorized to promote
all ex-service men to the grade and pay
which they would have received had
they not entered the military service.
The president recently directed that
new examinations for all first. second.
held. While the law does not so require,
Postmaster Hayes has indicated that
preference will be given ex-serVivce
ment of postmasters is political and
made largely upon recommendation OF
Congressman While a permanent ap-
can only be aas from
ments are often made and then contin-
ued in force, thus nulifying the pro-
visions of the civil service preference
act.
Many Legion posts are arranging with
the local justice of the peace. Judge OF
other prosecuting officer and the judge
Of the district court, to notify the Amer
lean Legion whenever an ex-service man
Is brought before them; in In the case .o Of
legion Hs ef cemrade e who viii help him to
shoot square" and get on his feet.
While a recent decision of the war
risk and treasury departments carries
a ray Of hope that the technical admin
reasonable OF demands for med
ical evidence" will be considered nber-
allied, many men have. however. been
discharged recently. who still sorely need
drawing only from IS to s24. compensa-
ton, altho totally disabled. Minnesota
Legion posts are making special efforts
to discover such gases cases and I'd then en- go the
abled buddies.
While. the members Of the Frank Lo-
cd ear thss the Body % Of Tie boy after whom
from France. they announced in the 10
cal paper that When sisFens heard
turn out en- masse to honor the men,
DRY of their friend and comrade by
meeting the body at the depot. AS q
Ely followed the remains of Frank Lo-
Ear to its last resting place.
Ex-service buddies employed through
kn sSn Of 6Ss af St. Paul. iaa S0e who
gagged an unemployed buddy to do some
ironing, found his work so satisfactorily
that she gave him a standi l, order f, 10
as his regular work became more plenti-
full. On another occasion sweet voice
over the telephone announced. Il would
men for the evening. They are to be
escorts to a theatre party" Needless to
say. there was a rush of applicants for
that assignment!
Rainbow Division Veterans at their
national convention in Cleveland Ohio,
unanimously adopted a resolution spon-
sored by dad" Whitmore, former Min
nesota Legion State Adjutant, to the eff
feet that Uncle Sam collect the $780,
900, 900. In principal and accrued interest
money. nquidate the nations just, obli-
CATION to former service men and Wo-
men.
when 1.-THE American Legion" the
new passenger-cargo liner, sails from
ports on ITS maiden voyage. it will in
augurate high-class passenger service
between the United States and South
America and help promote trade be-
tween the two countries. It has pas
senger accommodations equal to any At
lantic liner. and can handle cargo faster
than any of the old type boats. 1t will
reduce the running time between the
two continents by several days.
Goodbye Broadway! Hello Franceg'
that old familiar war song. will! be sung
as the $50 members Of the official Ie-
gion party sail from New York for
France on Aug. Sd. France eagerly
a Frencb SG President. Two Of the first to
secure reservations were buck privates
with the Lost Battalion" in the Argon-
ne. They will know the grand and glor-
ious feeling of sailing to France with
out lodging submarines or worrying Iag
them three years ago.