The spectator., 1921-08-02
Carrying on
 With the American Legion


 HcecSScsco0S0S0SSeseSSSS S (Copy for This Department Supplied by
 the American Legion News Service)
 Russe C. Gross of Philadelphia who filled Stacker Bergdolls place in the army and who was killed in action in France after winning a citation for bravery, will be honored by the Over brook, Penn.. post of the American Legion, whose members have decided to name their projected community house for the hero. The Overbrook post will also change it's name to the Russell c. Gross post.
 The apprehension of nearly 500 draft deserters since the publication of the stacker lists began has justified the position of army officials and the Am erican Legion in their stand favoring the publca lon of the list. About half of the COCO names of deSerters have been published and of the 5o0 men ar rested through the publicity of the lists. 200 have been tried and so con victed.
 William C. Rockefeller, a brother of John D., attended an American Legion Carnival at Greenwich. Conn. recently. The following day there was delivered to Mir Rockefeller's garage q shiny new tlivver sedan. It cost him S15 which is the sum he had paid for en- trance tickets. One of the tickets was numbered 13, which proved to be the lucky number.
 In Florida they look at hot weather as state of mind. It was announced that the American Legion football squad of Jacksonville had begun prac tice. The team is coached by Joe Berchan, who was on the coaching staff of the University of Georgia The Jacksonville soldiers expect to have one of the strongest teams in the south.
 While citizens of Ephrata. Washing ton, were discussing plans for public park, which has been talked about for years. members of the Am erican Legion organized working crew with wagons. shovels. rakes and picks and converted a vacant lot into a park with lawn. trees and walks, thus putting an end to the discussions. A fund for the erection of a monu- al tH. 1ot L N Galhraith Jr.. national commander of the American Legion. has been started 1 by Hopewood post at Pittsburgh. Pa. l The post has forwarded to the national headquarters of the Legion n check l covering its contribution to such a l fund.
 Members of the American Legion at | Anthony, Kansas, determined to earn enough money shocking wheat to pay for the equipment of their new club rooms. They contracted to shock 300 acres of wheat and each evening at 6 o'clock they went 10 the fields and worked until dusk. They expected to earn about S4O0.
 The Blue and Gray Association of l Oklahoma has announced that 1t will turn ove- its reunion grounds and i buildings at Bridgeport. Oklahoma, to l the American Legion of that place on 1 September I. The grounds have been used for reunions of Civil war veterans 1 for many years.
 California is far in the lead of other states in providing legislative reward and rehabilitation for service men of the World war according to Gov Will liam D. Stephens, who has signed five welfare hillsintroduced and sponsored by the American Legion department of California.
 Sergt Alvin York, famed for his in dividual war record, has enrolled as member of the David King Summers post of the American Legion at Chat tanooga. Tenn. York was present at the organization of the Legion in Paris in 1919.
 Fifty dollars reward for the appre- hension of an army deserter will be used by the American Legion of Hardin Mont as part of d fund for relief work. The deSerter'S arrest was caused by the post commander.
 After crushing poppy he had pur- chased and then making diSloyal re- marks, Ralph Altman of Melrose, Minn., apologized for the act before members of the American Legion post at Melrose. The apology was accepted.
 An American Legion baseball team at Rayne, La, defeated girls team in d recent game, after which both