Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-09-14
Carrying On With the
American Legion

Dr. A. A. Van Dyke. ST. Paul. MINI.
member 81 the national executive cr.,,-
mitiee. has been elected commander OF
the Minnesota department to succeed
a. ii. Vernon, Little Fails.
More than 100 movie stars. members
~ Hollywood. Cal. post OF the Ameri-
can Legion. win attend the reunion
o. the Ninety-first division at Los An
geies, September "a and IS.
At least IL bands from Missouri
will attend the national convention OF
the American Legion az Kansas City,
October 20. 81 and November !. ST
Louis viii send a band OF 100 pieces.
More than one-eighth OF the popula-
ton Of Radcliffe. Ia. Is enrolled In
the American Legion. The town has
1O6 service men out OF a population Of
so. every one Of whom belongs 10
the local post.
To teach children proper love and
respect for Old Glory. state school
leaders and a committee from the
American Legion are writing simple.
impressive ceremony 10 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 a
police station for protection. Her SYM
pathizers az first believed she was
being kidnapped.
A meat cutter Is the commander, a
I railroad switchman the vice comman-
I der and a bank clerk the adjutant OF
the American Legion post at Harlow
ton. Mont. which has the largest per-
centage OF potential membership In
the state. In a village OF $500, the
post has a 32-piece band.
Citizens Of Ephrata. Wash. had been
discussing a city park for years. one
Sunday morning the local post OF the
l American Legion turned out I'm force
7 with wagons. shovels. rakes and picks
F and before the church bells rang had
T ground prepared for the park. The
/ citizens viii complete the work and
i stop discussions.
President Hardng's call for a world
conference on disarmament this fall
. Is expected 10y officials In charge OF
the third annual national convention
OF the American Legion In Kansas
E City. October 80. 81. and November !,
. 20 insure the presence OF a number
II distinguished foreign generals at
4 the Legion convention.
i There Is no railroad no post Office.
not even a town. But there is a thriv-
7 Ing post o. the American Legion in
a farming locality - miles northwest
/ Of Paige. y. u. The men meet every
week IN a different farm house 10 hold
7 socials and dances. The farmers OF
\ the area are furnishing the Legion
posts with funds TO erect a cOmmu-
nifty house.
i Following representations made 10
1 the United States Civil Service COM
mission by the American Legion, dis
abled veterans OF the World war who
have undergone training by the fed
eral board for vocational education
win be allowed 10 enter examinations
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. viii attend the
| American Legion convention In Kansas
City. oct. 30. 81. and Nov. 1, accord
ing 20 a cable received by the conven-
ton committee from Ambassador Har-
vey IN London. Admiral Beatty nity
wears old. is called the 'infant prodi-
ry- az England's naval forces. He
was the youngest captain and the
youngest admiral.
To Jog tho memories or meIoDers
OF congress celebrating on legislation
for the disabled service men Of Amer
Tea. James g. Russell. member OF
Blackhawk post. the American Legion
/ Chicago. recently sent picture post
card 10 all OF them. " showed sol
der. severely wounded In action near
-. Souplet. France. Oct. ~. 1918. be-
ing helped from the battlefield by Two
hospital corps men. and smiling.
Wherever there are Americans
/ .harn a. a baseball diamond. lt cost