Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-07-15
Carrying on
With the
American Legion

the men are placed on tracts of land
| by the federal board OF vocational ed
ucation and are assisted In getting out
their crops. X. Il. Fisher, assistant
national director OF the governments
rehabilitation work, recently complI-
mented the California department OF
| the American Legion for safeguarding
| the interests of the veterans who are
winning their way back to health and
usefulness In the fruit-growing project
The aid of women's clubs of the
West In the interest of coast to coast
Victory Memorial highway will be So
nclted by Capitol post of the Ameri-
can Legion In Topeka, Kan, with
which the plan originated. The To-
| peka Woman's club will place the re-
quest for cooperation before the COM
Ing convention Of the state federation
of women's organizations. Integral
highways now In use would be hard
surfaced by the government. Bronze
memorial figures Of American soldiers
In full equipment and with rifles at
present arms" would mark all state
boundaries.
Another move to induce the United
States government to force the release
by the Bolshevlkl of Capt. Emmett Kill
patrick, Unlontown, Ala, has origlnat-
ed with the department OF Poland of
the American Legion. Latest reports
declare. that the American, confined In
a Moscow prison. Is In deplorable
condition from brutality and terror.
Captain Fitzpatrick, Rod Cross work
er, was captured In Crlmya.
The National Americanlsm commits
sion of the American Legion Is making
arrangements to have u member pres
ent at all Legion state conventions. In
addressing the conventions the Ameri-
canism officials will lay emphasis upon
the necessity of cooperation with
teachers for the furtherance Of educa-
ton In citizenship, the promotion of
patriotism and the development of
Amerlcansm.
A house-to-house carva-s OF the en-
tire city of Chicago has peen under.
taken by posts Of the American Legion.
In seeking out veterans who have been
unsuccessful in adjustment of compen.
sat!on claims with the government.
recent membership campaign In I'LL
nois petted gain OF 10000 members
FOR the first four months Of 1921 over
the corresponding period of last year.
|
The American language VIII replace
German In the services of the Bethany
Reformed church of Baxter, Ia, under
the provision OF resolution adopted
by the congregation after n conference
with the local American Legion post
commander. The Legion objected to
preaching In German at the funerals
Of veterans who were killed In France.
|
Aerial mail flyers, their mechanl.
clans and all who assist them In the
U. s. Post ONCE departments air mail
service will be ex-service men, accord
ing to an order issued by John y. Jor-
dan, San Francisco, chief Of construc-
ton, acting superintendent of the traf-
tic division, air mail service, copy Of
which has reached American Legion
national headquarters.
A proper education for American
children In China and Japan Is the
end sought by the Picking (ChinO post
of the American Legion, whh h has
written to Legion national hea1quar-
tiers to enlist the aid of ex-servlce men
In the movement. The Anne rican
Chamber of Commerce and other or
ganizations are working with the Le-
gion in the project.
Because they believe that Memorial
day should be observed in a reverent
and decorous manner, members OF the
American Legion In indianapolis, Ind,
auye asked that the annual motor
speedway race be held In the future on
July 4 instead OF on May 30. More
than 10000 persons attended the IN
ternational motor classic this year.
When the town of Lawton, Okla.'
set about building a road to the oil
. fields, 20 miles away, Lowry post of
the American Legion undertook the
building Of a much-needed bridge
5 about eighteen miles from town. Dur
, ing the construction members of the
: posts Women's Auxiliary brought food
r TO the busy Legionnaires every DAY
} FIfty-eight years OF residence In
/ America were not enough TO induce q
resident of Emerald, Neb., To famiu
! arlze himself with the Amer can Ian
E guage and Institutions of gGr ernment
AS result his application for tina'
e citizenship papers was den ed at
o naturalization hearing in wII'h Amer
e lean Legion members testified.
S A resolution calling upou congress
Y TO pass the American Leg MS legisla
/. tion for the relief of dl' nj let veterans
: Of the World war sent T. an American
Legion post at Newbe 5, C., wal
a accompanied by larg ,Ir Of shears
a An attached card bore 10. Inscription
n For the Love OF Nil" Cut Out III
S Red Tape"