Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-09-10
Carrying On With the
American Legion

The mayor Of Wenatchee. Wash.
the county sheriff and all his deputies
are members Of the local post Of the
Legion.
DR.. A. A. Van Dyke, 81. Paul. Mimi.
member Of the national executive COM
mittee. has been elected commander of
The Minnesota department 10 succeed
a. H. Vernon. Little Falls.
More than 100 movie stars, members
Of Hollywood. Cal. post Of the Amerl-
can Legion. win attend the reunion
OF the Ninety first division at Los An
geies. September - and ..
At least Il bands from Missouri
Will attend the national convention Of
the American Legion ar Kansas City,
October 80. 81 and November l. St.
Louis viii send a band of 100 pieces.
More than one-eighth of the pOpula-
ton Of Radcliffe, Ia, Is enrolled in
Tie American Legion The town has
los service men out Of population Of
~fo. every one Of whom belongs to
the local post
70 teach children proper love and
respect for Old Glory. state school
leaders and a committee from tie
American Legion are writing a simple,
impressive ceremony to be followed
in every school room.
When violence was threatened
against Mrs Ida Crouch Hazlett, So
cialisT speaker at Des Moines, Ia. re-
Gently. group of American Legion
men seized her and carried her to
police station for protection. Her sym
pothizers at first believed she was
being kidnapped
4 meat cutter is the commander. a
railroad Switchman the vice comman.
der aud a bank clerk the adjutant Of
Tie American Legion post at Harlow,
ton. Mont, which has the largest per-
cearage Of potential membership IN
the state. In q village OF 300, the
post has 32-piece band.
Citizens Of Ephrata. Wash. had been
discussing city park for years. one
Sunday morning the local post of the
American Legion turned out in force
with wagons, shoyels, rahes and picks
and before the church bells rang had
ground prepared for the park. The
citizens viii complete the work and
stop discussions.
President Harling'S call for q world
conference on disarmament this fall
is expected by officials In charge Of
tie third annual national convention
Of the American Legion in Kansas
city. October 80 81. AID November /,
10 insure the presence Of a number
of distinguished foreign generals at
the Legion convention.
There is no railroad. no post office.
not even town. But there is thriv-
ing post Of the American Legion in
farming locality - miles northwest
Of Paige, y. =. The men meet every
week in a different farm house 10 hold
socials and dances The farmers Of
the area are furnishing the Legion
posts with funds to erect a commu-
nifty house.
Following representations made 10
the United States Civil Service COM
mission by the American Legion. dis
aaied veterans Of the World war who
have undergone training by the fed
eral board for vocational education
will be allowed TO REORGANIZATION
for any government position for which
they have been trained ii application
is made within GO days after compile
ton of training.
Admiral SIR David Beatty. first sea
lord Of Great Britain. will attend the
American Legion convention in Kansas
CIV, Oct 80. 81. and Nov. I, accord
Ing to a cable received by the conven-
tion committee from Ambassador Har-
yey in London. Admiral Beatty fifty
years old. is called the 'lnfant prodi-
gE' of England'S naval forces. He
was the youngest captain and the
youngest admiral
To jog the memories Of members
Of congress celebrating on legislation
for the disabled service men of Amer
Blackhawk post. the American Legion.
Chicago, recently sent a picture post
card 20 all of them. 1t showed a sol
der. severely wounded in action near
81 Souplet, France Oct. 10. 1913, be-
iBg helped from the battlefield by two
hospital corps men. and smiling.
Wherever there are Americans,
there is d baseball diamond. 1t cost