The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-05-27

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National headquarters of the Amer
lean Legion has received more than
LOO signed resolutions calling upon
Congress for immediate legislative aid
70 disabled veterans of the World
War. Among the organizations which
have shown the largest response to
the appeal of F. W. Galbrath ir., Ma
tional Commander, are Central Labor
and Trade unions, Chambers of Com
merce, Rotary and kiwanis clubs,
knights of Columbus, associations of
public school teachers and principals,
the American War Mothers, Service
Star Legion and American Legion
posts.
Five million peoples have been re-
celVed by the American-Franco Chill
drens' League for sale to American
Legion members and other eX-service
men on Memorial Day. The League,
which is the American branch of La
Llgue Observation-Disclosures des En-
fants, will devote the proceeds of the
poppy sale to French war orphans.
Ethel Barrymore and a host of
stage and screen celebrities contribut-
ed their talent to the American Legion
at the annual show of S. Rankin Drew
Post, composed of New York eX-ser-
vice men who are engaged in various
branches of theatrical and motion pic
ture enterprises,
Although ne found thousands of
jobs for unemployed ex-service men,
o. II. krause, American Legion en-
ployment secretary at st. Paul, Mimi,
was almost stumped when two mother
asked that two veterans be sent to
care for their babies while they went
shopping. The warrior nursemaids
who answered the appeal made good
on the job.
Despite the fact that the American
Legion Weekly is a mems publication,
women readers won the first three
prizes in a contest conducted by the
advertising department of the ex- SER
vice mems organ for the best written
advertisement of a we'll known des-
sert. There We're 1869 contestants
for eight prizes, of which 1918 were
men; S21 unmarried women and 273
married women. From the total num-
Der of replies received, GA per cent
originated from men and 1916 per cent
from women.
Formation of a permanent organi.
cation in Virginia for the Women's
Auxiliary of the American Legion was
perfected at a recent meeting, which
was addressed by Russell G. Crews.
ton, assistant national adjutant of the
American Legion.
If the Detroit Tigers don't win the
American Legion baseball penant, il
will not be the fault of the American
Legion. Nine members of the team
will join Charles A. Learned post OF
American Legion Day, May %. TN
Cobb, a coptain in the chemical var
fare service during the war, is on,
of the Michigan posts best boosters
Prayers in almost every church il
the state began the service and mem
bership campaign of the American
Legion in Idaho. Americanism meet
ings in every city will be a feature O.
the drive.
The General Electric Company il
Erie, Pa, will present an American
flag and post standard to the pos
of the American Legion formed among
it's employees. A memorial will b,
dedicated to employees of the compan,
who died in action.
GAS time passes, l have grown NOR
proud of my part in the founding o
the American Legion" said Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy Theodor,
Roosevelt Jr., in presenting two sill
flags to the National Press Club Pos
of the Legion in Washington, D. c
The presentation ceremonies were at
tended by a large group of high gov
eminent officials.
When the school board of Port Hur
on, Mich, became entangled in al
education and financial c%ontrovers!
which resulted in a deadlock, the Am,
erican Legion post of the city took q
horI Tho nv cayr,oo MAN nro%oc%o<