Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES.
BY VIM. J. n. Regain

Lawrence Roberts Port No. 81 held
a meeting last Mon<iay st headquarters
OF American Red CTo#. g1f Delaware
avenue. The Post decided the Stacker
list an supplied by The War Department
should bc published, and planned to use
every means for this end. even to hav-
Ing II printed in the form Of a paid
advertisement IL neccasary.
Tho John M. Fisher Naval Poet No.
succcssful dances Of the reaeon in the
gold ball room of the Hotel du Pont on
Tuesday evening AZ n finale for the
Posts Poppy Day.
About 100 members OF the Norman ID.
Scott Post No. s tcolored), attended the
funeral Of DR.. Leon H. Cork. who died
OF pneumonia while In the United States
Army in France. Or Cork WINS n mem
Der Of the 34eth Field Artillery.
Leut. j. Allison ODanieI Port No. 9,
American Legion. of Newark. win
chance off a new Ford sedan, fully
equipped, on July 4. Tickets on the
car are being sold throughout the
state.
Twenty posts of the American Ie-
gion and sfxty-three units Of it's wo-
mems auxiliary were chartered during
the week of May 13.
II the Detroit Tigers don't win the
American League pennant. II won't bc
the fault of the. American Legion Nine
members Of the team viii join the
Charles a. Lqrned Post today in De-
troit. T,y Cobb. who was captain in
the Chemical Warfare Service during
the war. is one Of the Michigan Ports
best boosters
The General Electric Company. Of
Erie, Pa, will present an American flag
and post standard 20 the post Of the
American Legion formed among it's en-
pioyea. A memorial viii be dedicated to
employees Of the company who died in
action.
The new bridge at Washington street, |
over the Brandy1fne, will be finished
and ready for dedication on Thanks |
giving Day. / wonder III IL would not he |
possible to have IL opened up and dedi- |
Gated on Armistice Day. as IL is going |
to be dedicated TO those Of the service /
men who made the supreme sacrifice |
IN the great war. IL would then be /
made a real patriotic affair. and given /
under the auspices Of the different GER
vice mems organizations in the State |
My suggestion would be a military and |
civic parade such as we have had on the |
last two Armistiae Days. and have the |
paraders be tho first to cross the new
4
let. that the bridge is to contain, en- |
graved in the memory Of those who |
died. unveiled by the governor, himself |
an ex-soldier. This could all be worked /
out, and I ask the different Legion posts /
to confer on this suggestion as an ap- /
propriate way to celebrate the memory /
Of the men that the new bridge is built /
to honor. and fitting opening for the /
structure.
The sernf-monthly meeting of the 4
Ladies Auxiliary Of Delaware Post. No. /
1, was held Tuesday afternoon at the /
home Of Mrs Ada Roberts, 1900 North /
Jackson street. The poppy day sale
was discussed and routine matters tax
en- up.
The men in the Rehabilitation school /
at the University Of Delaware, Newark.
last week formed a unit Of the National
Disabled Soldiers League, and also a 4
club. The officers OF the
club are; President, George Michaels:
president. James King; treasurer,
II. A Fox; secretary, John Hepensted. /
The American Legion OF Gloucester
y, J.. has offered prize Of $40 to the
student Of the Gloucester High School
writing the best composition on
to be read on Memorial
Day.
The national headquarters Of the
American Legion has received more
than 110o signed resolutions. calling
upon Congress for immediate legislative |
aid for disabled veterans Of the World
War. Among the organizations which !
have shown the largest response to the
appeal of f. w. GaIbraith, Jr-, national
are Central Labor and
Trade Unions, knights OF Columbus, |
Chamber OF Commerce, Rotary and XII
wants Clubs, associations of public
school teachers and principals, the
American war mothers. Service Star
Legion and American Legion posts.