The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-05

Legion and remodelled into modern
opera house a acost of $4,000. The
first attraction, local talent minstrel
show, earned 1888. High class shows
will be booked for the theatre by the
post.
American Legion legislation has
been drawn up in several departments
for presentation to legislature. In
Iowa the Legion legislative commit
tee will put forward bill to punish
persons wearing the American Lee
gion emblem without authority. 9th
er Iowa bills included provide q state
bonus of SIS a month during service,
and legalized boxing contests. The
Arkansas legislative committee has
bill for converting the cid state capt.
toll building into memorial. The In
diana department will press legislation
permitting veterans to have their hon.
orable discharges recorded by county
officials free of charge. A measure
will be introduced into the Minnesota
legislature making Armistice Day a
state holiday.
Miss Ray C. Sawyer of New York
City, has been appointed chairwoman
of the state auxiliaries committee by
Charles G. Blakeslee, commander of
the New York department of the
American Legion. The COMMITTEES will
be in charge of the organization of
new units of the Woman's auxiliary Of
the Legion until the state caucus,
which will be held early in the spring.
State legislation whichc win offer
the alternative of a $4,000 farm or
home loan or cash compensation at the
rate of SIS month of service for vet
Grams fthe world war, will be pressed
by the Oregon department of the Amer
lean Legion. 1t was so decided at a
recent meeting of the state executive
committee Of the Legion. The Legion
naires also vited to sponsor in the
legislature bill similar to the Jan
anese law of California aimed to prey
ent land holdings by orientals in the
state when it was pointed out that the
adoption of the California law caused
an influx of Japanese into Oregon.
A national poll of the members of
the American Legion may be ordered
by national headquarters in the near
future to determine which plan mem
bers will choose in the event that the
Legion four-fold bonus bill is passed
by the senate. The senate finance
committee reported to the national
Legislative committee in Washington
that this step might be necessary to
ascertain an estimate of the imme-
date expenditure which the bilPs pas
sage would call for.
Charging that army overcoats are
being solicited from former service
men for disabled veterans because the
government has failed to clothes them
adequately, Miles D. King. a member
OF the West End post of the American
Legion in New York City, has written
a letter of protest to Secrtary of War
Baker. The writer states that "sur.
Plus army clothing'i is being sold right
and left at what is supposed to be sac
rqfice prices, and am therefore m.
able to understand why these conva1e.
scent soldiers cannot be furnished with
sufficient clothing"
The appeal to former service mon
to give up their overcoats according
TO the letter, was made from the Amer.
lean Red Cross, through a Legion men,
Der at a meeting of the New York
post.
IN an effort to alleviate the national
shortage of employment, American Lee
gion posts in many parts of the conn,
Try have established employment bu-
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where industrial establishments and
business houses of the community list
their help wanted" These most bp-
feaus are operated free of charge and
ehglole to any veterans applicant, re.
gardIess OF Legion membership.
A recent report that the information.
al Molders' union had advised all its
members that if they became affiliated
with the American Legion their union
cards would be forfeited has been de.
cared fasehood in a letter from an
olllcer OF the union to Samuel Comp
ers' president Of the American Fedora
ton OF Labor. The letter states that
we do not wish to mar the wonder.
ful record our members made during
the war by prohibiting them from