The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-08
Carrying On With the
American Legion

The mayor Of Wenatchee, WASH,
the county sheriff and all his deputies
are members Of the local post Of the
Legion.
DR.. A. 4. Van Dyke. st. Paul, MIMI,
member OF the national executive COM
mittec, has been elected commander of
the Minnesota department to succeed
a. ii. Vernon. Little Falls.
More than 100 movie stars, members
Of Hollywood, Cal. post of the Ameri-
can Legion. will attend the reunion
Of the Nnety-first division ut Los An
gelcs, September "a and %.
At least II bands from Missouri
VIII attend the national convention OF
the American Legion at Kansas City,
October 30, 81 and November ]. st.
Louis will send a band Of 100 pieces.
More than one-elghth of the popula.
tion OF Radcliffe. Ia, is enrolled In
the American Legion. The town has
lO0 service men out Of population of
'aN. every one nf whom belongs to
the local post.
To teach children proper love and
respect for Old Glory. state school
leaders and committee from the
American Legion are writing simple,
Impressive ceremony to be followed
In every school room.
When violence was threatened
against Mrs. Ida Crouch Hazlett, so.
cialis' speaker nt Des Moines, Ia. re-.
Gently. II group Of American Legion
inrn seized her and carried her to n
police station for protection. Her sym.
palhizers at first believed she was
being kidnapped.
\ meat cutter is the commander, a
rhilrond switchman the vice comman-
der and bank clerk the ndIutani of
the American Legion post nt Harlow.
ton, Mont. which has the largest per-
cenlage Of potential membership Ir
the state. In village Of $500, the
post has 32-pIece band.
Citizens Of Ephrata, WASH, hnd been
discussing II city park for years. One
Sunday morning the local post of the
American Legion turned out In force
with wagons shnv"ls. rakes and picks
ana before the church bells rang hid
ground prepared for the park. The
citizens will complete the work and
stop discussions.
President Hnrd'ng's call for world
conference on disarmament this fnl
Is expected by officials In charge Of
the third annual national convention
Of the American Legion In Kansas
~ hto' %. 81. ana November ],
TO Insure the presence Of Il number
OF distinguished foreign generals at
the Legion convention.
There Is no railroad. no post office,
not even town. But there Is thrIy.
Ing post Of the American Legion In
n farming locality IL miles northwest
Of Paige N. d. The men meet every
week In different farm house to hold
socials and dances. The farmers OF
the area are furnishing the Legion
posts with funds to erect a commu.
nty house.
FolloNlng representations made to
The United StuteS Civil Service com
mission by the American Legion, dis
hblcd veterans of the World war who
have undergone trimming by the fed,
"ral bOard for vocational education
VIII be allowed to enter examinations
for any government position for which
they have been trained II application
Is made within ~ days after compile
ton Of training
Admiral Sir David Beatty, first sea
lord Of Great Britain. will attend the
American Legion convention In Kansas
city. Oct. 20, 81. and Nov. |. accord.
Ing to Il cable received by the conven-
t!on committee from Ambassador Har-
vry In London. Admiral Beatty, fifty
years old, Is called the infant prodi-
gy Of Engand's naval forces. He
was the youngest captain and the
Youngest admiral.
To joy the memories Of members |
of congress delibcrating on legislation
for the disabled service men Of Amer.
lea, James &. Russell. member of
post. the American Legion,
'hicago, recently sent picture post
card to all of them. II showed u sol.
der, severely wounded In action near
st. SoupIet, France. Oct. 10, 1918, be
ing helped from the battlefield by two
hospital corps men. and smiling.
Wherever there are Americans,
here is n baseball diamond. II cost
the ketchiknn tAlaskn) post Of the
American Legion $3.5OO to construct
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