Evening journal., 1921-08-06
What Legion Men Are Doing


The American Legion pilgrimage
to France. numbering about $50
veterans OF the world war, sailed
on the George Washington Wednes-
day, August 3. with Governor
Denney in the number.
John G. Emery, national com
mander Of the Legion, led the pill
grimage and has been advised by the
War Department that the party
would be met at Cherbourg by a
color guard of United States SOL
diers from Coblenz and that later,
at Flirey's detachment of American
troops from the Rhine, under COM
mand of Major General Allen,
would join the Legionnaires in par
ticipation in the ceremonies Of un-
yelling the Flirey monument
The Flirey monument is a tribute
Of the people of Lorraine to the
American troops who fought in
France. President Millerand, Pre-
mier BRAND, Marshal F'och and other
officials of the French government
will be present at the unwilling.
The Legion men will be in France
about three weeks. They will attend
the laying of the cornerstone of Pont
Roosevelt, named for the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt and his son, Quentin;
the dedication of the Statue of Joan
of Arc presented by the Joan of Arc
Committee of New York; the pre-
sentation of the three million franc
gift of the Carnegie Foundation to
the library Of Rheims and the plac-
ing of a memorial tablet on the
house in which General Foch was
born.
Resolutions, kilograms and let
ters commencing the stand OF
John G.. Emery, national command
er of the American Legion on ad-
justed compensation have been pour
ing into the Begion's national Con-
gress. numerous organizations not
affiliated with the Legion have
joined in fighting for the measure.
Among the prominent men who
have publicly deplored the sidetrack-
ing Of the soldiers bill is Judge Ken
esaw Mountain Lands Of Chicago.
"As one man who stayed at home
in peace and security, while you fell
lows were fighting for our lives. ]
am against stalling off this bonus
proposition" declared Judge Lands.
Governor Olcott, of oregon, where
state bonus was recently provided,
is another strong advocate of the ad-
justed compensation measure Writ
ing to the Legion he said: Mem
bers Of the Legion have shown
themselves truly patriotic in times
Of readjustment as they did in time
of war"
Hundreds OF letters urging the Le-
gion ito fight on" have been re-
ceived.
Major General Henry J. Allen,
commanding the United States army
Of occupation in Germany and a
company of American infantry from
the Rhine, have been ordered by
the War Department to attend the
unveiling of the Flirey monument at
Flirey, France. The monument is a
memorial to the American Ex-
peditionary Forces
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make better citizens, Rev. John w
Inzer, national chaplain Of the
American Legion. has announced
that he will perform without cost
marriage ceremonies for members
Of the Legion attending the nation
al convention of the organization al
Kansas City this fall. The con-
vention committee believes the
chaplain's inducement will result in
so many marriages during the con-
vention that it has appointed a
special newlyweds committee &c
look after the comforts of brida
parties.
An expressed desire to be buried
with her son, who lost his life
overseas, was realized by Mrs. Johr
Johansen, Sr., OF Davenport, Ia, who
died a few minutes before the trair
bearing her sons body reached Dav'
enport Mrs.J Johansen had beer
IN ever since the shock caused by
news of her sons death. 1t wal
a strange fate that brought abou
the double funeral The American
Legion was in charge of the fu'
neral.
William N. Day. Of Great Fail
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