Phoenix tribune., 1921-12-17
XMAS PRESENTS FOR
DISABLED SOLDIERS
Local Legion, Through State Depart
ment, To Present Disabled Buddies
With Remembrances Of Xmas
Season.
Especial To The Tribunel

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Prescott, Ariz., Dec 16.-Upon re-
ceipt of a wire from D. A. Little,
department adjutant for Arizona of
the American Legion, that Christmas
boxes for each disabled veteran at
Whipple Barracks would be sent to
the Earnest A. Love post of the
legion here to be distributed by the
local organization, Commander Rob-
erts yesterday appointed the following
members of the legion as a committee
to cooperate with the Woman's Aux
iliary Of the Ernest A. Love Post in
extending greetings of the season
to the ex-service men of the city.
'Tn naming this committee" said
Roberts, "only men in good health
were chosen. If any of them are
unable to serve, l will expect them
to find a legion man to act as sub
stitute, or else send their regrets to
the men at the hospital by address,
ing their communication to the chair
man of the patients committee. III
health forces me to give unqualifiedly
to the committee the great privilege
of rendering good will to the con-
valescent veterans of the city"
Those appointed were, John L.
Sullivan, chairman; Alfred Gale, John
Shull, George Nilsson, Malcolm Car
penter and Roy Chambers.
In the matter of distribution Of the
gifts, Commander Roberts has asked
those on the committee to include all
ex-service men in both government
and private hospitals. 1t is his wish
that the committee will so enlarge
on the opportunity afforded its person
mel that every disabled veteran in the
city will be remembered personally
by the legion thru the committee.
Last Christmas, Frank McDermott
and Roberts in the spending of $3.50
sent by the Ohio Legion for the dis
abled here, salvaged enough after
the distribution through the various
hospitals to leave cigars on the
counters of various cigar stores and
amusement parlors to be given to
ex- service men who spent their
Christmas down town Asked as to
Xmas for the disabled veterans scat
tered throughout the city, Commander
Roberts said: TITS up to the COM
mittee. You have the names. Here
is a telegram to the legion service
division at Washington on the matter
of the recent reductions in compen-
sations Of the disabled men. If the
action taken in this city by the
Veterans of Fokeign Wars and the
American Legion will restore to one
man compensation that is rightly
due him so he will have his chance
to get well; or if he is one of those
who know that there is no chance
for recovery, so that he may not fear
distress for himself, perhaps hunger
for his loved ones; to me that is
more than the Christmas of the whole
State"
"The city of Prescott in it's annual
budget made provisions" according to
City Manager John H. Robinson, "to
set aside fund of $25 towards this
frnnorfonf xr,orly
''If the citizens of Prescott will back
up the seal sale, it will be possible
for this service to be carried on
throughout the year." yesterday said
Chairman C. E. Yount of the seal sales
committee. "The work of the COM
mittee is far reaching, and while it
is impossible to give publicity to some
of the real things which have been
done, it is only fair to say that many
have been greatly helped by means
of the sale of this little SEAL"
In the work of distributing Christ
mas seals, the business district has
been officially covered by mail; the
residence district is now being can
vassed by willing women workers.
Mrs. Robert Birch, chairman for
east Prescott, has started her COM
mittee to canvassing, stating that the
following have signified their willing
ness to assist with this important
work: Mrs. Allan Love, Mrs Emmett
Morrison, Mrs. David Biles, Miss
Louise Campbell, Mrs. Beverly Burke,
Mrs. lumber, Mrs. McNeeley, Mrs.
malloy, Mrs. Barton, Mrs. Granville
Fain, Mrs. Charles Raible, Mrs. H. B.
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