The St. Mary banner., 1921-11-19

| somewhere along the American sector
in France. Henry Bacon, designer or
the Lincoln Memorial in Washington,
| D. c., will be associated with him.
The Community House at Camp Gus
ter, Mich, purchased by a. Chicago
company for $4,000, has been repur-
chased by the state of Michigan and
will be presented to the American
Legion for use as hospital for SICK
and disabled veterans. The building
will be improved at the expense OF
the state.
| General Lafayette post Of the Amerl-
can Legion, composed Of New YORK
| City policemen, has mortgaged Its
Long Island clubhouse for 81 900, the
money to be used In helping unem-
plOyed veterans. The pOlicemen-L4-
| gionnaires have pledged themselves
to canvass their beats for Jobs for
their unfortunate "buddies."
''The Book of Misery" containing
thousands of clippings and let
ters describing the plight Of Americas
| World war veterans in the recent
| period of unemployment will be pre-
sented to Congress by the Legion as
documentary evidence in favor or
relief for eX-service men.
The American Legion has asked the
| shipping board to permit the use OF
the giant liner Liviathan as q tenn
| porary shelter for jObless ex-service
men. The liner has been idle at the
Hoboken army docks for several
months. During the war it transpor-
ted 100000 American troops to France.
Charles w. Seymour, Of Hartford.
| Conn.,, rendered his resignation as
state senator following his election to
the commandership of the American
Legion. in Connecticut. officers Of the
Legion cannot hold public Office which
| is elective.
A twenty-acre park, known as
American Legion Park" has been ded-
icated by the city Of Melrose, Minn.,
| to the men of the city who were in
service during the World war. The
Melrose Legionnaires have established
children's Fairgrounds, tourists
camping grounds and baseball dia-
mOnd.
Ex-soldiers and marines, members
Of the American Legion, were the
heroes In the rescue work which fol-
lowed the explosion Of a tank con-
tanning 100000 cubic feet Of ammonia
fumes in New York City. One Of the
| former service men Is accredited with
having rescued ten persons from q
| tenement which had become filed with
| the fumes.
A "party" which is said to have
cost $4,000 was given by L. Gordon
Hamersley, who served as lieutenant
| in the Sixth Field artillery OF the
First division, at his estate near Tarry.
| town-on-the Hudson. The guests were
disabled soldiers of the First division
and members Of the JEFF Feigl post
| Of the American Legion.
Emergency officers Of the army dis
| abled during the war don't belong"
on the retired list Of the regular army,
| Secretary Weeks told officials Of the
! American Legion, who are fostering a
| plan for the retirement on retirement
pay Of the emergency officers of the
| World war.
The first woman to hold the position
Of adjutant Of state department
| Of the American Legion is Miss Ho-
norah II. Cuttings, of California. Miss
Cuttings served during the war as a
yeomanette In the navy. She is act
ing adtutant of the California de-
| partment.
Failure to doff his hat when the
| funeral cortege Of an American soldier
| passed, caused Adam KOsloski to lose
| his Job as constable at Sauk Rapids
MINI. A complaint against Kosloski
was filed by members of the American
| Legion.
Five hundred deaf and dumb chill.
dren Of New York attended a showing
| of the fiIm-play, "The Man Without
a Country" as guests Of the Ameri.