The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-10
Carrying On With the
American Legion

the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
D. C.. will be associated with him.
The Community House at Camp Gus
ter. Mich, purchased by 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 a hospital for sick
and disabled veterans. The building
will be improved at the expense Of
the state.
General Lafayette post Of the Ameri-
can Legion. composed Of New York
City policemen. has mortgaged Its
Long Island clubhouse for $1,000, tho
money to be used in helping uuem-
ployed veterans. The policemen.Ls-
gionnaires have pledged themselves
to canvass their beats for Jobs for
their unfortunate "buddies."
"The Book Of Misery" containing
thousands Of news clippings and let
tiers describing the plight of Americas
World war veterans In the recent
period of unemployment will he pre-
sented to Congress by the Legion US
documentary evidence In favor Of
relief for ex-servlce men.
Unemployed ex-scrvice men sleep.
Ing In Bryant Park. New York, were
awakened one recent midnight by the
sound of bugle mess call. Seven
hundred of the unfortunate men lined
up for "chOw". A committee repre-.
senting the George Dahlbender Post Of
the American Legion. led the men to
a restaurant where each was fed at
the expense Of the Legion post.
The American Legion has asked the
shipping board to permit the use Of
the giant liner Liviathan as 4 tenn
porary shelter for jobless ex-servlce
men. The liner has been idle at the
Hoboken army docks for several
months. During the war II transpoe-
ted 10000 American troops to France.
Charles w. Seymour. Of Hartford,
Conn. rendered his resignation %
state senator following his election to
the commandership Of the American
Legion In Connecticut. OAhcers Of the
Legion cannot hold public once which
10 elective.
A twentyAcrs park. known %
american Legien Park" has been dsd.
icatsd BY the city Of Mslrose. Minn..
to the men e the city who were In
esrvice. during the World war. Tha
1eifG1e1sgi0aaaires have established
. chil1rsn's Playground, . tourists
camping grounds and q baseball dia.
nond.
Ex-soldiers and marines, member
q The American Legion. were the
heroes IN the rescue work which fol.
lows1 the explosion Il . tank con.
tanning 100000 cubic fest oe ammonia
fumes In New York City. One Of the
former service msn u accredited with
having rescued ten persons from q
tenement which had become ailed with
the fumes.
A party" which 10 said to have
cost $4,000 was given By L. Gordon
Hamerslsy. who served % lisutsnant
In the Sixth Field artillery Of the
First division. at biz estate near Tarfy.
.on.ths- Hsdsos. TAs guests wsra
disabled soldiers q the ytrst division
and members Of tAs JsR Fsid posi-
Of the American Lsgisa.
Emergsscy o0eses q the army Dis
sblsd during the war "doa't beiooe'
On the retired list Of The regular army
Secretary Wssks It'd sllcials q III
American Legion. who ass fostsslng q
plan for the rstirsnsat "a rstiro0sot
pay Of the emsrgsaey eiBcsrs q thu
World war.
The arst woman 10 hold the positioo
Of adjutant Of . state department
Of the American Legion ID Miss Ho.
norah H. Cuttings. Of California. Miss
Cuttings served during the war A. q
yeomanette In the navy. She In act
ing adJutsnt Of the California de-
partment.
Failure 10 doif his hat when the
funeral c0rtega Of nm American soldier
passed. caused Adam KosIoski to LOSE
his Job ~ constable at Sank Rapids.
MINI. A complaint against Kosloski
was nIed BY members Of the American
Legion.
Five hundred deaf and dumb chill.
dren Of New Fork attended q showing
Of the fiim.play. "The Man Without
a Country" a. guests Of the Ameri.
can Legion. Each child wrote m esxa y
on AmericanIsm based on Impressions
NJ the play.
Five hundred unemployed veterans
Of the World war In New York wers
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