The Raymer enterprise., 1921-10-20
Carrying On With the
American Legion

Ing to arrest him. American Legion
men Of the city formed q posse and
captured tie man.
A survey Of land settlement prof.
ects throughout tha state has been
begun by the American Legion Of
Washington. Under the law, ex-service
men have preference right In aling
on al public lands.
The retirement Of 5000 sick and
wounded emergency onicers Of the
World war with pay on the same
status - ofncers Of the regular army
arc retired. Is being urged on con-
gress BY the American Legion.
President Harding has bsen inyiesd
to accompany the Hood River. Ore,
post Of the American Legion on NJ
annual climb Of Mount Hood next sum.
mer. Governor Olcott Of Oregon led
the Legion party to the summit In
the climb this year.
Demonstrating the use Of tho air
plane - Q busy mans time saver.
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant score
tary Of the navy, new from Washing
ton, d. O.. to Asbury Park, N. J., to
address the annual convention Of the
state American Legion. The trip was
made In two hours.
Believing that the man still d
suffering from the effects Of severe
wound received while In action In
France, the American Legion Of Has.
tings. Mich, 10 seeking to have de.
termined the sanity Of Frank Soules
former service man, serving 4 life term
In the Michigan state prison fol
murder.
The sale for taxes Of the estate Of
John J. Pershing, father Of the general
Of the armies, In Tangipahoa Parish
La, has been prevented by the Ameri
can Legion and the General has beer
requested to make the estate available
for colonization by his wounded com
rides now taking vocational training
in agriculture.
Plans for a $4,000 war memorial q,
Duluth, Minn.. to honor the men ant
women who served during the Worlt
war, were abandoned recently at thu
request Of the American Legion repre-
sentatives who contended that It wal
no time to erect 4 monument. Th'
memorial committee sought to homo
jobless and hungry.
The recent establishment Of q pos
In Constantinople carries the America
Legion into the second country aiighe,
against the allies In the World wal
The post was formed Of American
naval and embassy attaches and repre-
sentatives Of several American firm
commercially engaged In Turkey
There Is a large post Of the Legiol
ut Coblenz, Germany.
Although he could not swim, Martin J
Maloney, New York policeman and
color sergeant of the Seventy.seventl
division In France, plunged into TIN
surf at Rockaway Beach to save [
young woman with whom he ha,
been keeping company. He lost hi
life, but the girl was pulled to safety
Maloney was a member Of the polio
department post Of the America
Legion.
A promise made on Flanders nel,
that he would take care Of and pro
tect the wife Of q wounded buddy
II the latter should fall, was fulflle'
At Manchester. N. H., recently whel
Adhemar Letendre married Mri
Albert Thibeault whose husband va
killed in action. The returned soldie
and his comrades widow met Il
American Legion work and thei
friendship grew Into love.
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The fathsr Of % children, Mann
@. Bruner, Civil war veteran Of Inde
pendsnce. Kas., could we'll organize
war veterans society Of his owr
Twelve Of his sons served with tn
American army IN France. one was to
young to fight and the remainder o
the S3 are girls who did their bit
The American Legion recently brough
the family to light, but at that thsr
is one larger In the Greek Indian M
lion Of which Bruner ID Q citizen.
The corsage bouquet Of the fashion
ably dressed young woman once ma
have been . fiourishing tuft Of raj
weed on . corner lot. Disabled servic
men In Kansas City hospitals hav
built mp q good business of maxim
artificial flowers out Of weeds and th
American Legion Of the city is helT
ing them sell the colored posies I
florists and gift shops. War mother
Of the city have taught the men t
dye the weeds In natural colors.