Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-11
News and Comment Of Delaware Posts
BY William j. b. Reean.


Public indifference. Public neglect.
Veterans driven to desperation because
the country which they helped defend
has seemed to turn its back on them.
Think OF the task that faces the
American Legion in rousing the coun-
try to a thorough realization of its
unfulhHed duty toward it's war vet
Grams, in living up to that purpose.
The American Legion avowed upon its
formation assistance to its comrades
of the service.
Congress Is still hesitating over the
passage of measures providing for the
proper care of the disabled, over other
relief measures for ex-service men.
TheLegion must fight for the passage
of this legislation until il is passed. In
nearly every State in the Union the
Legion is likewise pressing It's case
| for Justice to the ex-service man.
Throughout the cities and towns of
| the land the Legion is lending prac-
| teal assistance to the ex-service man
/ i'm need, working to live up 10 that
clause in the preamble To its Consti-
tuition which provides that we shall
''consecrate and sanctify our ccmrade-
ship by our devotion TO mutual help
| ful ness.
The country will not be aroused
when one sick and penuiless veteran
crawls under n bridge To die. II will
not be aroused when one hungering
veteran turns to crime. But 1t will be
aroused when il sees all veterans of
/ 10
duate care and assistance for those
comrades who need il. Likewise in
each community of the country the
/ hrst-hand practical assistance to its
| Legion cannot adequately render that
comrades who need il unless 1t num-
bers in its membership. not some. but
all the veterans in that community.
| At the last meeting of Delaware
| Post, No. 1. the post went on record
as denying the right of George Harvey
4 10 represent them as Ambassador at
| the court Of st. James, and deny the
truth of what he is supposed TO have
said at recent dinner given in his
honor in London.
There were 450 women delegates
present at the State convention of
| Women's Auxiliaries held on May 10.
at Sioux City, Iowa.
Resolutions were introduced and
passed also favoring the employment
| of bands composed Of ex-service men
at all the military funerals of those
boys whose bodies are now being re-
| turned from overseas for burial.
l An intensive campaign is in prog
ress in Oklahoma to have a Woman's 8
Auxiliary connected with every post
Of the Legion in that state. A perma-
nent State organization has been form
ed and will function along the same
lines as the Legion. A president has
been elected and no doubt good results
viii follow.
An American Legion Band is thing
that is needed here in Wilmington and
/ believe that il would be a very sue
cessful move II all those musicians
who served in the army during the
war would get together. In a couple
Of months they could have band sec
ond TO none in this section and L would
ike to see one organized in one of the
posts already formed, or in mu-
sician's post
The success so far this week that
Delaware Post, No. l, has met with
in the showing of the famous official
Forces has been very gratifying, and
the committee desires to thank all who
helped with the success of the affair.
and advises all members of the Ameri-
can Legion to see these pictures. The
committee working on the pictures
| comprises Frank Hughes. Edward
Punte, H Eugene Savery. James
| Hughes. William Regan, Lewis H.
| Smith, David NJ. Salter. Horace VIII
/ kin. j. Rankin Davis. Clarence Rus
sell, William McKenny.
If veterans themselves ignore their
| comrades what should be expected of
Congress and the public? Let every
man join up for the hard campaign
ahead Reinforcements are needed
! Now in the Legion, every veteran
| should belong Why don't you?
Some action should be taken by
patriotic Americans TO insure proper
! respect being shown the flag when il
is carried in parades, etc. A great
deal has been written on this subject
lately but il has not seemed TO have
very much effect and the idea Of hav-
ing every Legionnaire, ex-service man
Tor woman. or every patriotic American
citizen take the matter up at the next
business meeting of any club, lodge OF
other organization TO which they may
belong, and instruct those present
what to do and how TO do ii, would
believe bring good results.