The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-07-07
Carrying on
With the
American Legion

Imperial valley or CallTOrnaa, d CONSUL |
cradle portion is planted and tended
by disabled veterans Of the World
war. While receiving 800 monthly
compensation from the government,
the men are placed on tracts Of land
by the federal board OF vocational ed
ucation and are assisted in getting out
their crops. r. Z. Fisher, assistant |
national director of the governments
rehabilitation work, recently cOmpl1-
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
licited 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 BOlsheviki Of Capt. Emmett Kill
patrick, Uniontown, Ala, has original
ed with the department Of Poland OF
the American Legion. Latest reports
declare that the American, confined In
Moscow prison, is in deplorable
condition from brutality and terror
Captain Fitzpatrick, a Red Cross work
er, was captured In Crimea.
-
The National Americanism commits
sion of the American Legion is making
arrangements to have member pres
ent at all Legion state conventions. In
addressing the conventions the Amerl-
canism officials will lay emphasis upon
the necessity of cooperation with
teachers for the furtherance Of educa-
!. ton in citizenship, the promotion OF
8 patriotism and the development OF
s. Americanism.
A house-to-house canvass Of the en-
tire city of Chicago has been under
3 taken by posts Of the American Legion
in seeking out veterans who nave peer
unsuccessful in adjustment OF cOmpen
! sation claims with the government.
/ recent membership campaign In ILL
! nOis netted q gain Of 1O,OOO memDer
for the first four months Of 1921 owe
the Corresponding period Of last yeal
st The American language will replac
as German in the services of the Bethan
On Reformed church of Baxter, Ia, un0e
ed the provision of a resolution adOpte
er by the congregation after conferenc
at with the local American Legion pos
he commander. The Legion objected I
tn preaching in German at the funeral
N. of veterans who were killed In France
in Aerial mail flyers, their mechan
nd clans and all who assist them In en-
nd q. s. Post Office departments air ma
in service will be ex-service men, accor'
M ing TO an order issued by John S. 10
lst dan. San Francisco, chief of constru
ton, acting superintendent of the ira
Sc f1c division, air mail service, a copy
'as which has reached American Lego
in national headquarters.
at ~
,rn A proper education for America
children in China and japan is tt
M end sought by the Picking (Ch1na) Pc
700 of the American Legion, which n;
ico written to Legion national headqua
zoo ters to enlist the aid of ex-serv1ce me
in the movement. The America
81 Chamber of Commerce and other G
carnations are working with the l.
IAN gion in the project.
Use Because they believe that Memoir
OeA day should be observed in revere
and decOrous manner, members or {
American Legion in Indianapolis, In
RY have asked that the annual mot
sneedway race be held in the future
.ct- July 4 instead Of on May 30 Mo
than 10000 persons attended the
transitional motor classic this year.
rod When the town of LawtOn, ok
op- set about building q road to the
fields, 20 miles away, Lowry post
nth the American Legion undertook I
son building of a much-needed brio
His about eighteen miles from town. u
to ing the construction members or
her posts WOmen's Auxiliary Drousnt
,ver to the busy Leg1Onnalres every uaS'
IAN
trip Fifty-eight years OF resluence
and America were not enough 10 lnuuc'
pro- resident OF Emerald, NeO'' " Ian
and arize himself with the Anefic0n
the guage and institutions of governme
AS result his application for Il
ne citizenship papers was denied at
no naturalization hearing In which An
the lean Legion members testified.
the
mes A resolution calling upon cOHel