The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-03-16

A plan by which thousands Of mem !
bers of the American Legion might be |
given a free course in government is
proposed by Representative Hamilton !
Fish, Jr., of New York. an American
Legion member. Mr.. Fish suggests
that each member of the house and
senate bring a Legionnaire to Wash
ington for three months as one OF the
secretaries permitted him in MS office
and replace him at the end OF the Pc
Rod with another and so on. Mr.. Fish
has already started a relay OF New
York Legion members in his office.
An appeal has been made TO ma
tional headquarters of the American
Legion by officers of the American
and French children's league to aid
the league in its distribution of sew
eral millions Of peoples, which the
women of France have made TO DE
worn on memorial day. The peoples
will be sold in all parts Of the United
States and the proceeds will be used
4 for French and American war orphans.
/ The fact that a veteran who sets in
! to trouble with the law is an eX-serv-
ice man will not be emphasized by the
Associated Press, according to orders
issued to its superintendent and cor
respondents. The American Legion
at its second annual convention pass
ed a resolution urging the press to
adept similar policy.
American Legion members were
chosen for office at two California spe-
cial elections in one week. Walter F.
Linberger, past commander OF Long
Beach Post No. 27, was elected %
congress and Walter C. Smith, of
Golden Gate Post No 40, to the state
legislature. Two Legion men now rep.
resent California in congress and fiji
teen ex-service men have seats in the
state legislature
Enlisting new members is not diff
cult for Medford Post No. 81 of the
American Legion, which received q
prize flag as the most efficient Okla
hOma post in a state membership
campaign. With a membership of fif
teen last September, the post obtain
ed renewals from every member anC
added fifty-four names to its rolls
Wilken Green Post No. 100, of Gotebo
would have received the prize, had its
report been made on time. The Cote
to post renewed its fourteen member:
and gained seventy-six recruits.
E Every American Legion post il
Kings county, N. Y, has adopted +;
ward in Fox Hills hospital, Staten Is
r land, N Y, which shelters more thar
F one thousand disabled veterans of thu
world war. The Legion member,
have established a regular schedule
of visits, entertainments and gift pa
: ties as well as a system OF assistance
b in obtaining compensation and Othe
rights of their comrades.
Billy Marvin, an ex-service man, 0
Mulberry, Kansas, found real help il
the Fred Hutchinson post of the Amer
lean Legion at Mulberry and the Bel
Fuller post, of Pittsburg, Kan. Will
a member Of the 106th infantry, Ma:
vim suffered disability which neces
STATED his removal to Arizona TIL
Mulberry post staged benefit dance
the entire proceeds being given t
Marvin, and the Ben Fuller post ais
aided him financially.
A meeting of Arvig-Campbell pos
No. 79. Of Pontiac, Ill, was the seen
CT the presentation of the distinguish
ed service cross to Sergeant Isador
Solomon. Of that city who was cite
for extraordinary heroism in recover
ing an airpfane message in front Of tn
line near Sommanthe, France, Noven
Der 4, 1918, in the face of heavy m;
chine gun fire.