The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-20

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More than ITO, 900 women, members
of 3400 units, will be represented at
the first national convention of the
Women's Auxiliary of the American
Legion to be held at Kansas City sim
ultaneously with the third national
convention of the Legion October 81 to
November 2. The Auxiliary has com
pleted departmental organizations in
more than thirty states. Al the COM
ing convention it will select a national
headquarters and perhaps a new name.
When Nathan Potak, a youth from
Ukrainia, gave his life to the service
of the United States in the world war,
he made a sacrifice which may save
his father, mother and two brothers
from deportation. The family arrived
in Minneapolis nearly penniless and
were taken in custody by immigration
authorities as violators of certain i'm
migration regulations. They then
learned for the first time of their sons
sacrifice. The American Legion is en-
deavoring to obtain for them the $10,-
600 government insurance, state bonus
and dependents allowance.
The Hollywood, CAL, post of the
American Legion, composed chiefly of
members of the motion picture colony,
will send more than 100 entertainers
to the annual reunion Of the ninety
first division at Los Angeles, Sept. "a
and 25.
George Boehmer, overseas veteran
OF Springfield, ILL.,, waited two years
for the wal risk bureau to adjust his
claim for compensation. The award
came eight hours after the veteran had
succumbed to tuberculosis. William
G.. McCauley, department commander
OF the American Legion, who had been
assisting Boehmer with his compensa-
ton claim wired to Washington as fol-
lows: "Boehmer received his reward
this morning. Case now in hands Of
his maker"
More than one-eighth of the popula-
ton of Radcliffe, Ia, is enrolled in
the American Legion. The town has
JOG ex-service men out of a population
of 500 and every one of them is a mem
Der of the local Legion post.
Every post of the American Legion
in Illinois will donate a five-year-old
tree to be planted on the grounds Of
the new Speedway Hospital at Chica-
go, which will be dedicated by the
American Legion Armistice day.
Joyce Lewis, a member Of tho
American Legion at Long Prairie.
was among the mourners at the fu-
neral of his buddy, Corporal Robert
Burns Hess, at st. Paul, Mimi, last
week. Lewis owes his life to the dead
soldier. The latter had dragged him
wounded out of a shell hole and was
later killed in action. Lewis recov-
cred and returned to the United
States. He lost all trace of his res
uer until he read in a newspaper that
the Hess body would be brought from
France for reburial.
Altitude trials
a spectacular aerial derby, participat-
ed in by Eddie Rickenbacher, William
Furlow, Edgar Tobin and other ia
nous ayiators, will be included in a
flying circus to be held during the
third annual convention of the Ameri-
can Legion at Kansas City, October 81
to November 2.
Charging that Winthrop d. Lane, q
sociological expert employed by a leg
i~slative investigating committee in
New York City, is editor of a pamph-
let called Uncle Sam, Jailer," which
attacked the Government on the politi-
cal prisoner question, the executive
committee Of Kings County of the
American Legion, comprising seventy
New York posts, has sent a petition to
State Senator Meyer, chairman Of the
investigation committee, requesting
Lanes dismissal.
A clash between employees of a cir
Gus and the police of Fremont, Ne
braska, as the latter attempted to stop
alleged "con" games, came to an enc
when the mayo of the city threatened
to call out members of the American
Legion to preserve law and order. The
police were outnumbered by the circus
ro%ustabouts, who refused to obey or
ders of the mayor until the latter an
nounced that he would call Legion
men to assist the police.
A baseball game between members
of the Woodston, Oklahoma, post Of
the American Legion and members of
the Women's Auxiliary resulted in a
victory for the women with a score Of
% to Is. The right hand of each Of
the Legionnaires was tied behind his
back, a handicap too great to over
come.
VIM. GLASS c.. DAVIS
101 S. Texas Ave 10 S. Bird Street