The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-01-27
WEEKLY RBVB
O. VARIOUS POSTS
AMERICANA

n the past year ~ Aoea u!
rio. douilsA in nssbesshi0 an1 -
q SAT- posts. according - Nsfae.al
HasSauastess. Al Fseeeds for
growth, however. were hsoksa ~ the
Wonen's Auxiliary. vhieA staFted
tie year 1870 With 5000 nsabees and
finished with an snrollnsnt Il eo0.-
90 and Q total Of l!eo6 anits. Al
state departments reGistsesd sub
stantial gains and new posts we're
formed in the following foreign esun-
triss: Argentine Republic. Belgian,
Chile, China. Guatemala. JaSea. Po-
Land, Samoa, 8anto DoaiAgs and
Pen.
Checks received By tie nstisnal
treasurer Of the American Lsgisa to
provide for the adoption Of French
var orphans now total NJSso. This
amount is enough to care for sixty
two orphans for . period Of ons year.
The greater part Of the adoption were
made by Legion posts in many parts
Of the country but . number of in
dividuals contributed.
Lieut.. Colonel B. C. Goss, . Cleve-
land member of the American Legion,
has suggested the use Of toxic gas
granades as police weapon in Cleve-
lands fight against banitry and
crime. Circular letters urging all Of
the 1000 Legion members in the coun-
ty to join the police auxiliary have
been issued from headquarters fol-
lowing the acceptance by Major W.
S. Fitzgerald of the Legion's offer
of assistance.
81 thought l had a rather unusual
name," said F. w. Galbraith, Jr., Ma
tional Commander Of the American
Legion, until received a letter
from another F. w. Galbraith, Jr., a
member of Morristown Post No.
Of the Legion at Atlanta, Ca" As
far as is known, the two Legion
naires are not related.
Through the efforts of the Ameri-
can Legion, United Spanish War
Veterans, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie and citizens Of Hoquiam, Wash,
a large three story American Veter-
ans Building, memorial to fighting
men of all wars, has just been COM
pleted in that city. The building in
cludes a large lodge and ball room,
library, ladies' rest room, lounge room
and space on the ground floor for a
bank. -,rN
In accordance with the national era
of good feeling between the Ameri-
can Legion and Organized Labor, the
Central Trades and Labor Union of
East St. Louis, Ill.,, one Of the strong
est labor bodies in the country, has
passed a resolution placing the or
ganization on record as being entire
ly in harmony with the Legion's ma
tional policies and recommending that
all its members, who are eligible, af-
filiate with the Legion. The Gen.
trail Trades Council of Oklahoma vot-
ed to cooperate with the Legion in
meeting the problem of unemploy-
ment. Preference in employment for
union men who are veterans will be
given by the secretaries of various
affiliated unions by direction of the
Council.
Thanks to members of the Amer
ican Legion post at East Las Vegas,
N. M. for their efforts to aid sick
and wounded veterans were voiced in
a letter to the American Legion
Weekly from disabled ex-service men
Of Valmora Industrial Sanatorium,
Valmora, N. M.
Legionnaires in New Orleans, La,
have something to say in maintain
ing law and order in that city. The
new superintendent of police, judge
of the First City Criminal Court,
three assistant district attorneys and
three assistant city attorneys are
members of local posts Of the Legion.
Recognizing the value Of live
American Legion post to . commun-
ity, the civic authorities Of Dubois,
Pa, have not only aided the local
post by speaking a good word for it