Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-18
Legion Notes

To make former doughboys feel at
home, unique plans were laid for the Ne
braska State convention Of the American
Legion at Fremont. Military police were
stationed about the city that the soldiers
might have the pleasure of blithely dis
regarding the red arm bands Of one time
authority. Officers in Sam Brown belts
and shiny puttees were conspicuous, but
pr1vates passed them by cigarette IN
mouth, with a nod Of recognition an
sWering for the old snappy salute Wood
en- shoes clattered over cobble stones to
bring back memories Of French villages
and to strengthen the Illusion. small boys
in street corners pleaded: Give me one
ceegaret, pleest Z" Signs on tumble down
buildings advertised YIN Blanc" and
Win Rouge" and other all but forgotten
commodities Of the French country side.
r. c. Baines, general manager Of the
American Legion Weekly since February,
1920, has submitted his resignation, ef-
/ fective Nov y. 10 become vice president
and business manager Of the Army and
/ Navy Journal. The business and edi-
torial policies OF the weekly were ap-
/ proved by a surveying committee which
last week made thorough investigation
Of the organizations national publica-
ton. DaBiel F. Steck, national executive
committeeman Of Iowa was chairman of
the committee. In face OF the industrial
depression, it was shown, the ma gazine
Is making q profit and has virtually
wiped out q deficit incurred before the
I
corporation in February, 1920.
Construction Of two national hard sur
face highways, one from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific and the other from the Gulf
Of Mexico to Canada. is urged upon the
Government in plan originating in
Denver. Colo. The national organization
Of the American Legion has been asked to
indOrse and support the proposition, the
OriginatorS pointing out that it would
rrf-- ri L. Of low
ex-service men.
Marshal Foch has been voted a memt er
of George Washington Post. the Ameri-
can Legion. Washington. .. c., the first
legion post in the world to receive a
charter. The post held that the marshal
was eligible because he has commanded
American troops in action A motion to
make the generalissimo's dues 5000 cen
times was voted down, however.
Another local Chamber of Commerce
which will NOT be in harmony with the
national organizations fight against ad-
justed compensation for eX-service men is
that of Auburndale a suburb Of Toledo,
Ohio The Chamber Of Commerce there
has just been organized by>>members OF
an American Legion post. Formation OF
the commercial body was undertaken by
/ the Legion men, they SAID. purely as
part of our duty to the community"
For the burial OF one Of their war dead,
American Legion me- Of Narshfield and
North Bend, Ore, posts were required TO
travel seven miles in an open boat and
then hike two miles with the casket over
a muddy road in a drenching rain. All
roads were impossible for the stage,
which is the sole means OF travel.
Use Of one of the shipping Boards
wooden war vessels" tied mp at a wharf
for more than n year as a home until
permanent quarters can be constructed Is
being sought by RainierNoble Post Of
the American Legion, Seattle, Wash.
To honor Marshal Foch and other dis
tinguished visitors, a squadron of six
mail airplanes viii fly from Washington
20 Kansas City during the American
Legion national convention there this
month, by order of Postmaster General
Hays.
Unable further to witness the suffering
Of her invalid husband, an ex-service man,
Mrs. Madelyn Taylor, living in the coun-
try near Little Rock, Ark, published in
newspapers an offer to sell herself into
servitude to get hospital treatment for
him. American Legion posts of Little
Rock Immediately brought Taylor to a
hospital and ordered treatment for him.
They Will foot the bills.
A strong French heritage of the A e.
F. was responsible for a touching scene
during the Oklahoma convention of the
American Legion. Plnning a gold medal
for service on II. 3. Fell, retiring State
commander. James A. lngraham. Cleve-
land, heard shouts of Kiss him. kiss
him; from LOO delegates present He
did-on both cheeks.
Wounded in action and left perma-
nently manned. John Hansen was only
able to do a housecleaning job found
for him by the American Legion en-
plOyment bureau at st. Paul. MINI. But
the buddy behind him in line had been
out of work five weeks longer than he
had and Hansen surrendered the posi-.
ton to him.
President Harding was commended for
calling the international conference on
Limitation of ornaments, and American
delegates to the meeting were urged to
use every effort to make disarmament q
fact in resolutions adopted by the Okla
homa department of the American Le-
gion in State convention.