New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-09-30
Carrying On With the
American Legion

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Despite the long trip, the Massa'
chusetts department Of the American
Legion will send two large n TO
the annual convention of the service
organization at Kansas City, this faiL
A downtown rest o for the con
v~enience of farmers wives In the city
for supplies and for city wives on
shopping tours has been opened IN
Drumright, Okla, by the Womens
Auxiliary of the American Legion post
there.
Because they considered the post q
community asset and worthy or &C.
IGNITION, citizens of the town OF Waits
burg. Wash, recently purchased a hO-
tel building and presented it to Sam
uel w. Southland post Of the American
Legion for use as a clubhouse.
When heavy rains washed out the
road to the village cemetery, the
American Legion post OF Natchez.
Wash, called upon Its farmer mem
bers. Each man brought u team OF
horses, gave two days work q a
new road Was constructed.
Advocating a playground for the
Riddles of the community members the
S~aylessville (Rhode Island) post of the
| American Legion brought the matter
| to completion by levellng the ground
and putting the equipment in place
with a saving Of several hundred dol
lars to the city.
The athletic tastes of the young
war veterans OF Oklahoma were evil
denced recently when the state de-
partment asked each post OF the
American Legion what games they
wanted at a state athletic meet.
Horseshoe pitching contests led the
list, with tennis and golf poor seconds.
EN-SeTNlce putlenlS III Hospito'o VI
Oregon have been extended free men,
bership In the American Legion of the
state, the posts waving post dues and
the department paying state and ma
tional fees. that the disabled may re
ceive copies OF the official magazine
and the benefits Of membership.
John Broadhead Wallace, son OF the
secretary Of agriculture, and Miss
Margaret Powell, Cedar Rapids, la.
recently married. have been receiving
the official congratulations OF Argonne
post, the American Legion, Des
Molnes, of which Mr.. Wallace Is q
vice commander.
BY besting a walking record which
had been undisturbed for years
George n. Brown, Endicott, n. T., wor
a wager of 500 which he divided
equally between two American Legion
posts of his vicinity. Mr.. Brown hold'
the worlds championship pedestrian
record.
Chimes Installed In every city ant
town Of America. to play The star
Spangled Banner each evening, would
be a most fitting memorial to the wa
dead, according TO u resolution intro
duced into the recent convention o.
the American Legion OF North Car
ollna. seeking support Of the stat
In the project.
After having achieved distinction
in Pittsburg, Pa. by being the frs
sailor married in an American Legion
post, =. c. Rose WAS stranded in Al
bany, n. Y, in the middle Of his honey
moon because he couldn't collect hi
bonus money. Members OF the Al
bany Legion helped him TO complete
the wedding trip.
Insurance against rain, high wind
and liability to spectators, is beini
sought by the Kansas City Flying
club in preparation for the annua
, convention Of the American Legion
there this fall. Applications for tn
freak" policies have been made e
American companies and TO Lloyd
of London.
An American Legion emblem
wrought in exquisite crochet in mem
DRY of the dead and wounded soldier
of the World war, which won frs
! prize in a national knitting contes
for Mrs. Nelma =. Cole. Binghamton
n. Y, has been presented TO her loca
post OF the Legion. Mrs. Cole is al
invalid.
= Holding that a sense OF shame wouli
, work where entreaties failed. tn
: American Legion post Of Zillai
WASH. recently took photographs o
: every dirty and unsightly back var
! In the city. These photos we're dis
r played In several stores Of the city
main streets, and within week, e'
, cry back yard had been cleaned {
perfection.
Transferred from San francisco {
I ST. Paul. Private Charles Gilbert, l
s. Marines, gained permission to hik
to his new station. He completed III
record match recently. after havin
been lost in the desert country q
Battle Mountain, New. and withou