The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-06-16
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by the. Germans Following an u tempt
to capture Grover Cleveland Bergdoll.
notorious stacker. IT he American Les
gion came to my aid during one 81
my darkest hours, and 1t demonstrated
by Its unwayering loyalty toward II
2comrade that Its sublime aspirations
and lofty ideals concerning comratle.
ship are q living ruth. = ~
Men entitled to navy retainer pay
and not receiving It should colnmuni-
cate with the navy allotment officer,
navy retainer pay section, Navy de
partment Washing ton d e., accord
ing to the American Legion Weekly.
Applicants should give the Following
data Full name. date Of enrolment,
rating and class IN which enrolled,
present address, present rating, num-
Der of retainer pay checks received
(if any) and amount OF each, date Of!
release from active duty. date Of dis
charge from reserves.
One OF the largest single cash coz
tributions for the benefit Of disabled
ex-service men has been received by
the st. Louis city central executive,
committee Of the American Legion.
The amount was 5000 without a.
string to IT." given by Mrs. Newton
e. G. Wilson, wealthy philanthro pist
OF the city. The fund will be used
exclusively to assist disabled men In
obtaining just compensation and for
the relief Of their dependents.
American Legion posts in Minnesota
are having lively controversy as to-
which one has the oldest Legi0nnaire
on its rolls. Redwood Falls presented
DR.. Gibson, seventy-two years old, who
served with the medical corps at Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind, and held the
record until Kimball post introduced
Adam Brewer, seyenty-six years old,
and Joe Mason, who admits eighty-six
years and highly priced membership
& In the Legion.
AS a result Of fight waged on the
floor of congress by Representative
Hamilton Fish, Jr., OF New York, a
prominent American Legion worker,
relatives of aliens who served in the
American army, navy and marine
corps during the World war are en-
titled to preferred right Of entry In
to the United States in the three-per-
cent immigration to be allowed during
the next year under the immigration
bill.
Members OF the American Legion In
ST. Paul, Mimi, cast their bread up
on the waters and It was returned
a hundredfold. Last spring they gave
assistance to a needy man. When the
Legion men were selling theater tick
cts for a benefit performance for; I'M
employed veterans the ex-seryice maj
sold 500 tickets in two days. AS a
result, $50 men were sent out on jobs
the following day.
A vigorous campaign waged by the
American Legion against disloyal ac-
tivities of the Industrial Workers of
the III 4HEzc...s is responsible for the ali
bling of Legion worker by an 1. w. w.
fanatic, according to reports received
at Legion national headquarters from
Pocatello, Idaho. True to form, the
I. w. W. member attacked the Legion
man in a dark alley, stabbing him in
the back.
For the prompt relief of disabled
and unemployed ex-service men of Chi
cago, Theodore Roosevelt post Of the
American Legion staged stag party,
at which Judge x. M. Lands was a
guest. Battling Nelson was in charge
Of the athletic program, the band Of
the Great Lakes paval training station
provided music and stage stars con-
tributed their services to a midnight
frolic.
Commuters and street car fans Of
New Orleans may have to walk when
the American Legion meets. EN-
ployees of the New Orleans Railway
and Light company have formed q
post Of the Legion. The street railway
men are enthusiastic members Of their
post and have promised to attend meet
ings even IL they have to bring along
their private cars.
An American Legion speaker has
been asked to explain the aims and
! purposes of the organization at the an
nual labor picnic to be held June 1S in
Ka1,sas City, Kan. The action. which
followed conference with the mayor
Of the city, is intended to clear up any
misunderstanding which radical ele.
ments may have fostered in the ranks
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