The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-12-08
AMERICAN LEGION
WEEKLY LETTER.

WEEKLY letter
The biggest potatoes of the year.
weighing from two to five pounds
each, were served on the Foch Amer
lean Legion Special en- route to Min
neapolis, Mimi, to the Pacific Coast.
The "spuds" were SO big that they re-
quired an hour and half in the bak-
ing.
Selected by L. X. Owen, superinten-
dent of dining cars on the Northern
Pacific Railroad, the biggest of the
tubers was served Marshal Foch,
whose an1azement was evident.
Training allowances for sick and
wounded ex-service men will not be
reduced twenty per cent, according to
c. r. Forbes, director of the Veterans
Bureau, who has informed the Amer
lean Legion that this move never has
been considered.
Ninety per cent of the 100000 dis
abled men now being trained receive
500 a month. n-
Three French war brides confronted
Marshal Foch when the American Le-
gion Special stopped in st, Maries,
Idaho. They were crying.
1--WE love America, but oh! how we
are lonesome for France" they Sob
bed.
"Never forget France" Foeh re-
piled, "but you must love your new
home and honor your husbands"
But the Marshal had to blow his
nose hard.
Ex-service men of the World War
who want to be first, second or third
class u. s. postmasters are to be CIV
en- a five percent advance on their
civil service ratings and credit for
time spent in service. President Hard
ing's executive order putting the pro-
vision into effect was recently prom
ulgated at the instance of the Amer
ican Legion.
Receipts from the entertainments
given by posts Of the American Le-
gion or it's Auxiliary are not taxable
under the new revenue law passed by
the extra session of the 9th Con-
gress. Such receipts, even when the
proceeds Of the entertainments were
given for charitable purposes, were
taxable under the entertainment tax
of the old revenue law.
The examination of Boy Scouts in
Minneapolis has been entrusted to
members of the Raoul Lufberry post
Of the American Legion. A board ap-
pointed by the post will have charge
Of the examinations in sixty subjects
and will make recommendations as to
the awarding Of merit badges.
The high school graduate with the
best athletic record in Elkhorn, Wis,
will receive annually an American
Legion medal, gift Of the local Legion
post. @.
Fifteen cents buys meal for needy
ex-service men and families at the
American Legion restaurant, Toledo.
The menu includes steak or chop, po-
tatoes, bread, butter and coffee. The
difference between the cost of the
food and the price at the counter is
made up by employed LeRionnaires.
When Marshal Foch, now on a tour
of the country with the American Le-
gion, returns to New York December
Id to sail for France on the liner
Paris" he will have travelled $4,000
miles, visited AZ states, and stopped
at 200 cities and towns. He made his
245th speech at Richmond, Va, before
starting West and had received tho
degree of LID. from 21 American
universities.
Kansas City is soon to have mu-
nicipal airport as q result Of the in
terest in aviation aroused by the re-
cent successful. air meet, held in con-
nection with the American Legion
convention. Action is now being taken
by a committee Of members Of the
Flying Club Of Kansas City to find q
suitable field.
Following q series Of shooting
scrapes in and near Wichita, in which
two men were shot to death and four
others dangerously wounded, 500
members Of the American Legion vol
unteered to aid IN preserving order
in case Of emergency. The Legion
naires will be available for police du-
! ty Immediately II the trouble with
| the ganRsters hecou,es acute. 3