The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-14
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS

Because of her kindness to disabled
ex-service men in three Wichita hos
pitfalls, Mrs. Grace 1. Jackson has been
given the name of Little Mother to
Uncle Sans Boys" according to in
formation received by Miss NJ. 1zeta
Mccoy, state secretary of the Woman's
auxiliary of the American Legion.
Mrs. Jackson is the mother of six
girls and three boys. She is a mem
/ Der of the Wichita auxiliary and is
chairman of the welfare committee of
that organization. In her work of
visitation she co-operates with the
disqualification committee of the
American Legion
Altogether Mrs. Jackson has made
ia visits to the men in the hospitals,
visiting each Of the three hospitals
every week. She takes with her cook
les, chewing gum, fruits, magazines
and fruits furnished by the commit
tee and wooden dressing gowns bought
and made up by the committee. Mrs.
Jackson's record shows 237 men have
received government treatment in the
Wichita hospitals since she began her
visits.
According to a bulletin from the
convention executive committee re-
cefved at state headquarters of the
American Legion, a recent ruling of
national headquarters concerning the
making of reservations for delegates
at the convention, has been called to
the attention of all posts.
The national organization requests
that all department reservations be
made thru the department adjutants.
The adjutants will in turn make the
reservations thru the housing and
hotel committee of the convention. By
using this method the work of the
committee is simplified. The persons
not attached to official delegations will
be cared for on their arrival. IT, how
ever, they wish to make reservations
in advance, they must do so thru the
department adjutant. All requests
will be handled in advance by the
housing committee.
Among the distinguished officials
who will be invited to attend the con-
vention are Marshal Ferdinand Foch,
Admiral Sir David Beatty, Lieut.. Gen.
Baron Jacques of Belgium, Gen. Ar
mando Diaz of italy, General Currie of
Canada. Gen. John J. Pershing, Ad-
miral William T. Sims, Maj. Gen. John
A LeJun1e, and also we'll known mem
bers of the Interallied Veterans Fed
Grafton of France and Associated Brit
ish VeteranS Federation of England
and representatives from the other
foreign veterans organizations.
The Kansas City Terminal railway
company is working in connection with
the convention executive committee
and is planning to lay tracks in the
down town districts so that Pullmans
into the heart of the city and left there
during the convention. All necessary
equipment will be installed in the Pull
mans, making it possible for persons
to live in the cars during their stay in
Kansas City.
The American Legion is determined
to make a fight in the Sixty-seventh
congress to obtain vocational educa-
ton for widows and orphans of men
killed in France, according to John
Thomas Taylor. vice chairman of the
legion's national legislative committee.
Vocational education for widows and
orphans of all eX-service men who died
overseas during the war was provided
in the Kenyon bill passed by the
of congress. The same bill introduced
by Representative Fess of Ohio in the
house did not pass, but was favorably
reported by the house committee on
education, with, however, the provision
for vocational education for widows
and orphans stricken out. Senator
Kenyon has reintroduced his bill, with
the widow and orphan education fea-
ture included. The American Legion
is backing the Kenyon bill. -
There are approximately IA,
widows and $4,000 orphans of AmeFi-
cas- war dead. If the government
were to provide vocational education
for all of them, the cost would be
s122, 100000, an estimate based upon
the present cost of vocational educa-
ton, as given by the federal board of
vocational education, which is $125 a
s35 per month for books, equipment,
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