Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-25
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES:
Matters Of Especial Interest to veter.
ans of the Late World War. I

Matters Of Especial Interest to Veter-
ans of the Late World War. !
The people Of the United States are
in sympathy with efforts Of veterans
to obtain the passage of the Fordney
bonus bill, according to Lemuel Bolles,
Legion, who bases his opinion on re-
ports from North Dakota, Oregon,
Minnesota, Illinois, and other states.
The legislatures of the first three
states have passed resolutions urging
the United States senate to pass the
bill and a plebiscite OF legion men,
bers in Illinois showed an overwhelm-
ing sentiment in favor of the national
bonus. Ninety nine per cent Of the IL
linois legionnaires also expressed
themselves in favor of state bonus.
In spite of the unemployment sit
uation. which tends to increase the
need of veterans for ready money,
forty-six per cent. Of thes Illinois le-
gion members preferred some form of
compensation other than cash.
The American Legion reached the
ten. thousand post mark January 10,
when Foss Post of Foss, Okla. was
chartered in membership CAM
paign. A total Of 1904 posts was
achieved the week ending January 81,
which registered a gain Of twenty
posts. The Departments Of Illinois
and Indiana led the lists the last two
weeks. Extensive activity in estab-
fishing new posts Is indicated from
southern departments Of the legion.
Georgia is in the midst Of strenu
GUS campaign; Louisiana seeks 10000
members before the next state conven-
ton and Florida will start drive for
members soon.
Scores Of letters have been received
by the editor. of the American Legion
Weekly urging that the American Le-
gion request the state department to-
obtain the release Of the two Ameri-
cans, who were captured in Germany
during an attempt to arrest Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, Americas most
notorious draft dodger. :.
Ninety new units Of the .Women's
Auxiliary. of the American. Legion
were chartered in the last two weeks,
raising the total number to a, ,S23:
Iowa led with thirteen, followed by
Indiana, eleven, New York, ten, and
Minnesota, nine. The latest scheduled
convention of the Auxiliary will be
held in the Department of Washing
ton at Tacoma, February II, 1S and
10. This will be the tenth state con-
vention of the wonen's organization.
American Legion members IN Law
renee, Mass, stood behind eleven vet
erans, employees of the department
of public property and parks. who
were dismissed by newly-elected
commissioner. The issue raised prob
ably will test the validity Of the Mass
achusetts Act giving civil service pre-
ference to veterans in the courts. The
commissioner was forced to apologize
for disparaging remarks about e1-ser-
vice men.
Alabama American Legion members
are willing to resume o. D. to effect
the release of Captain Emmett Kill
patrick Red Cross worker held pris-
oner by the Bolsheyiki in Russia, &C
cording to a resolution passed by the
Legion's state executive committee.
The resolution, which was sent to
President Wilson, demands that Cap
tain Fitzpatrick. of Alabama, be set
free "even though it takes an army Of
ten million of us to do It,"
Fifty men have agreed to join a pro-
posed aero unit of the Indiana Nation
al Guard at meeting of Wabash. Ind.
Post of the American Legion. The
legionnaires hope to practice with the
airplanes soon.
a new clubhouse, patterned after
the style Of the military barracks or
armory will be constructed by Homer
]. Ball Post of the American Legion at
Emporia, Kan. 1t will cost $4,000.
New York eX-service men who have
been "bled" by loan sharks will be
protected, if state legislature bill
backed by the American Legion Is
passed. Legion officials charge that
the sharks lend money to veterans on
their discharge certificates at exor-
bitant rates of interest in the expec-
tation of recovering their principal
when the state bonus Is paid. The bill
supported by the legion would make
It illegal for any bonus to be assigned
to others than the soldier himself with
the exception OF state and local disa-
bility funds.
American Legion members OF San
Francisco paid honor to Hong Chow