Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-18
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES
Matters of More Especial Interest to
Veterans of the Late World War.

based on legion national cenSlls.
The week ending February 26' was
one OF the most successful in the his
tory of the American Legion and Wo-
mems Auxiliary" of that organization
from the standpoint Of new posts ami
units. iBighty-two posts of the .hc-
gion and sevcnty-three units Of the
womcn's Auxiliary were added. !Ap-
plications for thirty-twO chapters for
the auxiliary were received in one day.
There are now 10000 posts and 2.150
units according to the National Head
quarters.
Alvin w. Owsley. of Austin, Tex.
who was q pioneer in American Legion
organization in the southwest, has
been appointed assistant director OF
the Iegion's Americanism Commits
sion. Mr.. Owsley is speaker OF nat
ional prominence and acquired espcc-
ial recognition among ex7service men
for his efforts in obtaining the passage
'of a bill in the Texas legislature pro-
viding a million and n half dollars for
hospital at Kerrville, Tex.
When the employment bureau Of
the American Legion I'm st. Paul en-
rolled four hundred cX-service men
out of jobs. 'o.:W. Krause. secretary
of the bureau. appealed to the public
of st. Paul through the local news
papers. AS 4 result, more than one
hundred men found employment in
one day. -.
A plan by which thousands of men,
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 q legionnaire to Wash
ington fe three months as one of the
secretaries permitted him in his office
and replace him at the end of the per-
iod with another and so on. Mr.. Fish
has already started q relay of New
York Legion members in his office.
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An appeal has been made to Nation
al Headquarters of the American Le-
gion by officers of the American and
French Children's League to aid he
league in it's distribution of several
millions of poppies, which the women
of France have made to be worn on
Memorial DaytThe poppies will be sold
in all parts OF the United States and
the proceeds Will be used for French
and American war orphans.
The fact that a veteran who gets
into trouble with the law is an eX-
service man will not be emphasized
by the Associated Press, according to
orders issued to it's supcrintendents
and correspondents. The American
Legion at its S econd annual convention
passed a resolution urging the press to
adopt Il similar policy.
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American Legion members were
chosen for office at two California
special elections in one week. Walter
T.. LineberSer. past commander OF
Long Beach Post No. ~, was elected
to congress and Walter C. Smith, of
Golden Gate Post No. AZ. to the state
legislature. Two legion men now rep
resent California in congress and 1if-
teen cX-service men have seats in the
state legislature.
Enlistng new members is now dir-
ficult for Medford Post No. 81 OF the
American Legion. which received
prize flag rs the most efficient Okla
homa post in 4 state membership cam
'paign With a membership Of fifteen
last Septembcr, the post obtained re-
newals from every member and added
fifty four names 10 its rolls. Wilken
Green Post No. 100 of Gotebo. would
have received the prize had its report
been made in time. The Gotebo post
renewed it's fourteen members and
gained scventy-siX recruits.
Every American Legion post In
Kings County, N. Y. has adopted
ward in Fox Hills Hospital. Staten Is
land, ~ y, which shelters more than
one thousand disabled veterans OF the
World war The legion members have
established regular schedule OF
visits, entertainments and gift parties
as we'll rs n system Of assistance in
obtaining compensation and other
rights Of their comrades.
Billy Marvin, IN eX-serrice man. of
Mulberry, Kan. found real help in the
Fred Hutchinson Post of the American
Legion at Mulberry and the Ben Fall
1o,. LDoct of EJittShI1ro Kan While q