The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-04
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS

Practically the entire supply Of
100000 peoples was sold in Kansas
Dr. poppy day, May 2S, according TO
reports reaching state headquarters OF
the American Legion. approximately
$1,000 was received from the Topeka
sale. The total for the state viii
reach $4,000, it is estimated. The
profits are to go for the relief OF
widows and orphans in devastated
France.
Practically every American Legion
post in the state co-operated actively
with the senior veterans organizations
IN observance of Memorial Day, ac-
cording to reports received here. In
many instances the Legion furnished
the speaker of the day and handled
all details in connection with the pro-
gram. Altho the Kansas speakers
bureau is composed of one hundred
Legion men, most of them had been
engaged for addresses long before Me-
mortal Day.
The Kansas department of the
American Legion is prepared to re-
ceive reservations for the national
convention OF the American Legion in
Kansas City, Mo-, beginning october
81. The convention executive commit
tee has requested that all reservations
should be made thru the department
Rdjutants in order to avoid confusion.
Ten thousand Legionaires and
Kansas City convention from this
state Kansas has Joined with Mis-
sourifin acting as hosts.
Several American aces of the World
war will be seen in action during the
convention. AirplaneS will be sent by
the army and by numerous builders of
aircraft and a flying circus" will be
held under auspices of the Flying Club
of Kansas City. Among the aces ex-
pected to participate are Eddie Rick
enbacker, Dare Devil" Murphy, Ed
die Stinson and Maj. R, w. Schroeder,
who holds the worlds altitude record.
That there is no distinction as to
race or creed in the merican Legion
) is Indicated by statistics just compiled
at department headquarters.
The small town of Frontenac, In
the coal mining region, has seventeen
different nationalities represented in
its Legion rolls, as follows: Italian,
twenty three; American, seventeen;
German, seventeen; Irish. fourteen;
Scotch, six; Danish, three; Belgian,
two; Russian, two; Polish, one;
Swedish. onei Mexican, one; Spanish,
one; Norwegian, one; Welch. one; and
French, eight Many of these men
are OF foreign descent only, one gen.
With a population of but nine hum
dred at the outbreak of the Spanish
American war, Frontenac gave
twerty-nine men to the Fighting
Twentieth Kansas and nine others to
various organizations of the regular
army Seven men were sent to the
Mexican border during the trouble
there q few years ago. This same
town. with a growing population of
$500, sent ESQ men to the war with
Germany, ---st.
Practically all of the men of this
post belong to the United Mine
3.-clF cTs of America and are engaged
IN Z ming coal near Frontenac and
'iburs. The posts at Weir and
. merry are also composed largely
union coal miners. Many of the
lbers are of Municipalities other
! n American or are of foreign de-
l. nt
The women's Auxiliary of the
''--cf3can Legion at Garden City,
Kan, has adopted" the eX-service
t ents in the hospital at Norton,
E.en., for the months of June and
July,
Attic too far from the hospital to
keep personally in touch with the dis
a5led veterans. the unit is endeavor-
ing to make their lives more cheerful,
as its part in the statewide hospitali-
cation program of the auxiliary. The
unit is sending crates of fruit to the
hospital has subscribed for a few
magazines, has given a special book
to each patient, and has sent dressing
gowns to the women who saw service
as nurses.
Since adoption of the slogan. mo
bachelor posts in Kansas a Few
months ago. the membership Of the
wun,en's auxiliary of the American
Legion has increased from three
thor sand to ten thousand. The auxil-
larry, it is believed, is now the largest
independent woman's organization in
the state. The total membership Is
only a few hundred less than that or
Ciuhs, and at the present rate the
auxiliary will soon surpass even the
federation membership.
The number of units in the state is
now 1856, as compared to 325 Legion
posts. Fifty new units have been or
Aganized since the war was declared on
( "baohelor" posts. Every group of Le-
gionaries will eventually have an
sauxiliary, the auxiliary officials de-
clare.
"who, else can give you fine home
col1ing with your banquets? Who else
can straighten up the clubhouse and
give II homelike appearance? Who
knows more about service than the
women ?" reads the propaganda spread
broadcast by Miss NJ. Izetta Mccoy
state secretary of the auxiliary. u
81 Miss Mccoy entered the business
fworld as an assistant in a bank al
Cawker City. During the war she
took a place as teller in a Kansas City
held II turnout the hostilEies and gave
~ ha rlF 70 hivA ubaD ha oar1e home