Evening journal., 1921-04-02


ware Post No. met at the armory
last Monday night. Twelve new
members were reported which brings
the total Of members to about sixty.
The women Of the post went on rec
ord as being disgusted with the last
state Legislature for failure to act
favorably on a number Of bills, par
tlcularly the State Bonus Bill and
the City Charter Bill
Although he is sixty-four years
old Clay c. Macdonald. a member
OF the American Legion in St.
Joseph, Mo. has been selected as
chief OF police OF that city. Mac
Donald Is n veteran OF the World
War with a good record, and it is
believed that his experience and
ability will check the results OF the
national crime wave in the Missouri
City.
Members OF the American Legion
in Alaska prefer a landgrant bonus
70 a compensation. II was so de-
clded by a large majority in a pre-
ference vote taken in every post Of
Alaska. The plan favored by the
Legionaires provides for the grant
TO each veteran Of one hundred and
sixty acres from the unappropriated
public lands OF the Territory.
More than $4,000 new claims OF
veterans for compensation and other
! government assistance had been filed
bv the middle Of February as a re-
suit Of a service contest among Illi-
nois American Legion posts. which
started last Armistice Day under
the auspices OF a Chicago newspaper
and for which prizes were offered
Similar Legion campaigns 10 obtain
Just compensation for the disabled
are in progress in Montana, North
Dakota and many other Legion de-
partments.
The click of the bones was heard
in the headquarters Of the New Or
leans American Legion Employment
and Service Bureau.
up. little Joe; get your papa that
/ job The dice rolled noisily on the
cement floor.
There are so many more men than
Jobs that the choice between vet
erans with similar qualifications had
70 be entrusted TO the ivory cubes
the Legion officials explained.
Madame Ernestine Schumann-
Heinke, the opera singer. honored
Topeka. Kansas, members OF the
American Legion by reserving the
stage for them when she sang in
that city March 2S. She has alsC
accepted the invitation Of Capital
Post No. /, and its Women's Auxili.
ary 20 a reception given her at the
Legion club rooms following th'
concert.
Thousands Of ex-service men o
foreign parentage will learn OF The
activities Of the American Legion as
a result OF the addition Of more thar
one hundred foreign-language news
papers to the mailing lists OF th'
American Legion News Service. Th'
nationalities represe ted are
French, Italian, scandinavian, Jew
ish. Slovak, Russian, Lithuanian
Greek. Polish, Serbian, Siberian
Chinese, Bohemian, Magyar, Fin
nish. Danish. Ukranian. Roumanian
1 Bulgarian and German.
Cap May County, n. J., Legioi
I Posts. have collected enough none!
, to mark the graves OF everyex-ser
vice man buried in that county an'
, next Memorial Day will have per
manent markers similar 70 the Whit
I cross that marks the graves fl
France erected on them.
Delaware Post No. Q will hold il
semi-monthly meeting in the armor.
, next Monday night at 8. Post com
5 mander Hughes requests a full at
. tendance.
Norman ID. Scott Post (coiored
Z meets every wednesday evening a
81 the Garrett Settlement at Sevent
{ and Walnut streets.
The following article appeared &
Z the indianapolis Star" OF recen
I date, and is reproduced as evidenc
. Of the Legion Spirit to every da
problems OF our national life.
S Is one OF the thousands Of such in
- stances taking place CONSTANT
z throughout the country:
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