Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-07-09
Carrying on
With the
American Legion

ny disabled veterans Of the World
war While receiving 500 monthly
compensation from the government,
The men are placed on tracts OF land
by the federal board OF vocational ed
ucauon and are assisted in getting out
lier crops. L. I. 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-growlng project.
The aid of wOmens clubs of the
West in the interest of coast to coast
Victory Memorial highway win be So
llcited by Capitol post of the Amerl-
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 stata
boundaries.
Another move to induce the United
States government to force the release
by the Bolsheyiki of Capt. Emmett Kill
| patrick, Uniontown, Ala, has originat-
ed with the department OF Poland OF
, the American Legion. Latest reports
declare that the American, confined in
Il Moscow prison, is in a deplorable
condition from brutality and terror.
Captain Fitzpatrick, a Red Cross work.
er, was captured in Crlmea.
The National Americanism commits
| sion OF tie American Legion is making
| arrangements to have 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 tie furtherance Of educa-
ton in citizenship, the promotion of
patriotism and the development of
Americanlsn.
A house-to-house canvass of the en-
/ tire city of Chicago has been under
/ taken by posts of the American Legion,
/ in seeking out veterans who have been
/ unsuccessful in adjustment of c0mpen-
/ sation claims with the government. a
recent membership campaign in Illi-
nois netted gain of 10000 members
Tor 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 a resolution adopted
| by the congregation after 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
L. S. Post Office departments air mail
service will be eXtservice men, accord
ing to an order issued by John S. 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 pr0r,ar aJuoo+{ot,
children in China and Japan is the
end sought by the Picking (China) post
Of the American Legion, which has
| written to Legion national headquar-
tiers to enlist the aid of ex-service men
| IN the movement The American
Chamber Of Commerce and other or
CARNATIONS are working with the Lee
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.
have asked that the annual motor
speedway race be held in the future on
July instead Of on May 80. More
teruational motor classic this year.
When the town Of Lawt0n, 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
about eighteen miles from town. Dur
ing the obstruction members Of the
posts WOmen's Auxiliary brought food
to the busy Legionnaires every day.
Fifty-eight years Of residence In
America were not enough TO induce a
resident Of Emerald Neb., to famili.
arize himself with the American Ian
guage and institutions Of government
As a result his application for final
citizenship papers was denied at
naturalization hearing In which Amer
lean Legion members testified.
A resolution calling upon congress
70 pass the American Legion's legisla.
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