The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-07-07
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". Galheaith III.
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tie welfare osanittee Of tie Aneri-
eaa Legion At e. Loais, No, is AZ
ringing 70 elsa4 100 acres Of timber
lad Aear Cahokia. hi. Tie n.sn will
Be paid fron e to Is . day, seeord-
As tribute to the memory Of Col
F. W. Galbraith. Jr.. late national
commander of the American Legion.
meaabers Of the l47th Infantry. Col.
Galbraith's command in France. have
applied for . charter for an Ameri-
can Legion post At Cincinnati, Ohio,
to be known at Frederick W. GAL
braith post.
Sergt. Alvin York, famed for his
individual war record. has enrolled ~
. member of David King Summers
post Of the American Legion at Chat
tanooga, Tenn. York was present at
the organization meeting of the legion
in France, in 1919, but did not join
the organization until 4 few days ago.
A war against "goldbrickers" has
been declared in Los Angeles County,
Calf, by thirty-six posts of the
American Legion. "Goldbrickefs" are
defined as men who pose as ex-ser-
vice men and prey upon the public
purse as beggars or solicitors for nom
existent veteran publications.
The American Legion's national
Legislative ommittee at Washington,
d. c., has obtained prompt action
from the state department in seeking
the release of fifty Greek-Americans
who served in the A. E. F. and have
been inducted into the Greek army
while visiting their people. Secretary
Hughes has instructed the American
consul At Athens to make strong rep
reservations to the Greek government
for the release of the men.
Members Of the American Legion
to shock 500 acres of wheat. Crews
VI 40 " 90 Ic8lOut uAcu WHh w w SiAe
wheat fields each evening and work
until dusk. They will receive approx
imately four hundred dollars for their
work and this will be used for equip
ping clubrooms.
General Pershing's cousin, Miss Hell
en- Gene Pershing, of Seattle, Wash,
and Edwin A. Kraft, a member of the
American Legion in that city, were
married recently. Mr.. Kraft served
during the world war as senior grade
radio operator in the navy and was
seriously injured when the Westover
was torpedoed and sunk off the coast
of France. Following his recovery
he was assigned to U. S. S. George
Washington, the presidential ship.
The unidentified body of a young
man killed by a motorcycle at St.
Paul, Minn., recently escaped burial
in the Potter's field, when among his
possessions was discovered small
gold locket containing a likeness of
the man himself in the uniform of Q
United States soldier. Members Of
the American Legion took charge of
the body and the burial was will full
military honors. Efforts are now be-
ing made by legion men to establish
identity of the victim.
The Blue and Gray Association of
Oklahoma has announced that it will
turn over its grounds and buildings,
formerly used by civil war veterans,
to the American Legion post at
Bridgeport, Okla. September 1, 1921.
It's hard to think Of a Rockefeller