The Jasper news., 1921-11-10

the Lincoln Memorial in Washington,
d. O., will be Associated with him.
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The Community House at Camp Gus
ter, Mich, purchased by a Chicago
company for $4,000, has been repur.
chased by the state of Michigan and
will be presented to the American
Legion for use as hospital for sick
and disabled veterans. The building
will be improved at the expense of
the state.
General Lafayette post OF the Ameri-
can Legion, composed of New York
City policemen. has mortgaged Its
Long Island clubhouse for $1,000, the
money to be used In helping unem-
ployed veterans. The pOlicemen-Le-
gionnalres have pledged themselves
to canvass their beats for Jobs for
their unfortunate "buddies." o.
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''The Book Of Misery" containing
thousands Of clippings and let
ters describing the plight of Americas
World war veterans in the recent
period of unemployment will be pre-
sented to Congress by the Legion as
documentary evidence in favor Of
relief for ex-seryice men.
The American Legion has asked the
shipping board to permit the use Of
the giant liner Liviathan as tenn
pOrary shelter for jobless ex-service
men. The liner has been idle at the
Hoboken army docks for several
months. During the war 1t transpor-
ted 100000 American troops to France.
Charles w. Seymour, of Hartford,
Conn.,, rendered his resignation as
state senator following his election to
the commandership of the American
Legion in Connecticut. officers Of the
Legion cannot hold public office which
is elective.
A twenty-acre park, known as
American Legion Park" has been ded-
! icated by the city of Melrose, Mlnn.,
to the men OF the city who were In
service during the World war. The
Melrose Legionnaires have established
Q J. children's a uplnygronnds, a tourists
camping grounds and baseball dla-
mond.
Ex-sOldiers and marines, members
of the American Legion, were the
heroes In the rescue work which fol.
lowed the explosion of tank con-
I tanning 100000 cubic feet of ammonia
fumes In New York City One of the
former service men is accredited with
having rescued ten persons from a
tenement which had become filed with
the fumes.
A "pnrty" which is said to have
cost $4,000 was given by L. Gordon
Hamersiey. who served as a lieutenant
In the Sixth Field artillery Of the
First division, at his estate near Tarry,
tOwn-on-ihe-Hudson The guests were
disabled soldiers of the First division
and members Of the JEFF Feigl post
Of the American Legion.
Emergency officers OF the army dis
abled during the war ''don't belong
on the retired list OF the regular army
Secretary Weeks told officials OF th'
American Legion. who are fostering |
plan for the retirement on retiremen
, pay OF the emergency officers Of thu
World war.
The first woman 10 hold the position
: of adjutant Of a state department
! Of the American Legion is Miss Ho
norah II. Cuttings, Of California. Mis-
Cuttings served during the war as
yeomanette In the navy: She is act
ing adjutant of the California de
partment. s
Failure TO doff his hat when tn
funeral cortege of an American soldie
passed. caused Adam Kosloski to los
his Job as constable at Sauk Rapids
Aiinn. A complaint against Koslosl
was filed by members Of the America
Legion. H
Five hundred deaf and dumb chi
= dren OF New York attended a shown
s of the film-play, ~The Man WithoI
d Country" as guests Of the Amer
y can Legion. Each child wrote an essa
l. on Americanlsm based on impression
Of the play.
T. One hundred aliens manning II
s. shipping boards fleet at Camp Ersti
It Va, have been discharged and the
n ntanac filad with tgnntnYlavad ArnaY