The Topeka state journal., 1921-12-31
PLENTY OF WORK
Members of Local Legion Post
Have Big Program.
Record for Last Year Is One of
Improvement.
MEMBERSHIP TOTALS 643
WOman's Auxiliary Headed by
Mrs. A. NJ. Harvey.
J. f. FARRELL Is President of
PaternaI Associates.
MEMBERSHIP TOTALS CAB

Just because the wars over-that's
no sign we're thru
+ The above sentiment is the unani
Capitol Post No. 1 of the American
Legion, and each member of the post
is sure of his statement.
The record made by the post for
the past year is one of steadiness of
growth, determination of improvement
and consistency of ideas.
Membership of 64S.
At the end of 1920 the post had only
545 members, and at the end of 1921,
SAB members were paid up.
The organization of auxiliary bodies
was an important factor in the activi-
ties of the Legion men for the past
year.
About year ago the mothers of
members organized a Women's Auxil-
larry with Mrs. A. NJ. Harvey as presi
dent. They began with a membership
of 100, now over 200 women comprise
the auxiliary. When the regular
Thursday night post meeting is well
under way, the women adjourn to the
kitchen and prepare a feed of dough-
nuts, coffee, sandwiches and ice cream.
and the hungry ex-service men fill
their stomachs with food before going
back to the discussion of Legion prob
lems Many times have they sworn
by the women's auxiliary.
/. With the maturing of this phase of
the organization. the Legionaires fell
in accord with. the national movement
for an organization of fathers.
Form PaternaI Organization.
AS an outgrowth, the "Paternal AS
sociates," composed of fathers of the
Legion members, became a living or
ganization.
]. F. FARRELL was elected president,
and a committee was appointed to
serve as a medium thru the fathers
and the sons.
The regular meeting night of the
PaternaI Associates is Thursday.
But the Legion activities did not
stop with the organization of parents.
A chorus of twenty voices was got
together and trained by Prof. Har-
lowe Dean of Washburn college. The
chorus sang with great success at sew
eral meetings at the National Legion
convention in Kansas City, Mo-, on
November l and 3.
A bugIe and drum corps. composed
of eight bugles and as many drums,
invaded the convention and brought
down honors in the drum and bugle
corps contests. Capt f. Morrison led
Stage Minstrel Show.
A minstrel show staged in early
spring at the Grand theater netted a
profit Of about $3.50, which went into
the treasury of the post for many
uses.
A stand at the Free Fair in Septem-
Der netted nearly 5000, and the post
had an income of approximately
$1,000 exclusive of all side work.
Nearly $4,000 was spent for main
tenance and improvement.
In an attempt to find employment
for some of the more needy buddies,
the Legionaires organized their own
employment agency, and worked in
cooperation with the city agency,
succeeding in giving work to many
otherwise suffering ex-service men.
Operate Night School.
A night school under the direction
of J. ]. Holloway has been operating
successfully for year or two, and
the spring semester will open Janu
ary 8. Application for study should
be made at the office of the director
at Dougherty's Business college, on
either Monday. Wednesday or Friday
nights. The classes are held on those
evenings, from to 9 o'clock. The
night school has been exceptionally
successful. Fourteen hundred of the
$500 ex-service men in Shawnee
county have attended the school at
some time since it was organized in
March of 1920.
The welding department of the
school is authoritatively credited with
being the largest in the middle west.
One hundred students have just fin
ished the auto mechanics school, and
one hundred more advanced from the
primary to the more advanced classes.
There is room for one hundred new
students in the school.
Dean, W. c. Hughes of Washburn
college is instructing in commercial
law, corporations, negotiable instru-
ments, joint association, and deeds
and contracts. P. ]. McAloon of the
traffic department of the Santa Fe
has twenty students enrolled in his
classes in traffic and has room for
conducted in accounting, salesman
ship, shorthand and typewriting.
AS for the actual meetings OF the
post, held every Thursday night at the
post hall, 21O West Sixth avenue, they
are the peppiest meetings of any kind
in Topeka, the buddies claim.
The floor is controlled by big Mix"
Joe Niclsell,' post commander. but he
is liberal with those of the brethren |
who want to talk. And there are lots |
of 'em.
Arguments of all kinds, some of |
them hot, others just heated, and 9TH !
ers frosty, are held. And they are all |
for the good OF America.
The Post Officers.
The officers of the post are: Joe |
Nickel, commander; Frank Gilleece. !
vice president; Arthur Henry, adju- |
tant; Charles Blades, vice adjutant; |
Leslie Edmouds, sergeant-at-arms; |
Capt. W. P. MacLean, historian: |
Ralph Diemler, bugler; W. A. Terrill. |