The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-10-21

Omaha, Oct. 20.-To make former
doughboys feel at home, unique plans
were laid for the Nebraska state con-
v~ention Of the American Legion at
Fremont. Military police were sta
toned about the city that the soldiers
might have the pleasure Of blihely
disrgarding he red arm bands of one
time authority. Officers in Sam Brown
belts and shiny puttees were conspic-
uous, but privates passed them by,
cigarettes in mouth, with a nod of
recognition answering for the old
snappy salute. Wooden shoes clatter-
ed over cobble-stones to bring back
memories of French villages and to
strengthen the illusion, small boys in
street corners pleaded: "Give me one
ceegaret, please?" Signs on tumble
down buildings advertised "Vin Blanc"
and "Vin Rouge" and other all but
forgotten commodities of the French
countryside.
Indianapolis, Oct. 20.-S. R. Baines,
general manager of the American Le-
gion Weekly since February, 1920,
has submitted his resignation, effec-
tive November IL, to become vice
president and business manager of the
Army and Navy Journal. The bust
ness and editorial policies of the
Weekly were improved by a surveying
committee which last week made a
thorough investigation Of the organi-
zation's national publication. Daniel
F. Steck, national executive commit
teeman of Iowa, was chairman of the
committee. In face of the Industrial
depression, it was shown, the maya
zine is making a profit and has vir-
tually wiped out a deficit incurred be-
fore the reorganization Of the Legion
publishing corporation in February,
1920.
Marshal Foch has been voted a men,
Der of George Washington post, the
American Legion, Washington, D. c.,
the first Legion post in the world to
receive a charter. The post held that
the marshal was eligible because he
had commanded American troops in
action. A motion to make the Cen
eralissimo's dues 5000 centimes was
voted down, however.
To honor Marshal Foch and other
distinguished visitors, a squadron Of
six mail airplanes will fly from Wash
ington to Kansas City during the
American Legion national convention
held there this month, by order of
Postmaster General Hays.
Unable further to witness the suf-
fering of her invalid husband, an ex-
service man, Mrs. Madelyn Taylor,
living in the country near Little Rock,
Ark, published in newspapers an offer
to sell herself into servitude to get
hospital treatment for him. American
Legion posts of Little Rock immed-
lately brought Taylor to a hospital
and ordered treatment for him. They
will foot the bills.
A strong French heritage of the A.
Ia = was ISSpOIoiUle IOI q IOuCIllHS
scene during the Oklahoma convention
of the American Legion. Pinning a
gold medal for service on H. B. Fell,
retiring state commander, James A.
Ingraham, Cleveland, heard shouts of
"Kiss him, kiss him" from LOO dele
gates present. He did-on both cheeks.
Wounded in action and left perma-
nently manned, John Hansen was only
able to do a housekeeping job found
for him by the American Legion en-
ployment bureau at st. Paul, MINI.
But the buddy behind him in line had
been out of work for five weeks longer
than he had, and Hansen surrendered
the position to him.
President Harding was commended
for calling the international conference
on limitation of ornaments and Amer.
lean delegates to the meeting were
urged to use every effort to make dis
armament a fact in resolutions adopt.
ed by the Oklahoma department of the
American Legion in state convention