Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-25

4 IytfANAFE isffts 4Nis Is ftit y 49,
meeting Inst Monday evening at st.
Andrews Parish House, Eighth aud
Orange streets. The poet ordered suit
able resolutions OF respect 10 be sent -
the family OF late National Commander
! Galbrnith, and another set 10 he sent
| to the new national commander. John
q. Emory, pledaina the poste Coz
operation To- him in his efforts e
carry out The BegIon'H ideals.
| Madame e. ftuerin. the Poppy Indy
OF France. who has been representing
| the American Franco children 4
l.cnRne In the United States for the
pHst year or So addressed the post
thanking the boys for the good work
that they had done during the Poppy
sala this year. In appreciation Of
their good work. she promised 20 giyr
the roat a silk French flag on her
return TO New York.
A manbernhip drive ls like war
II can be started at any time.
John NJ. Fisher tNsval) Post. No. Is
held it's regular meeting IN the lecture
room Of the Y. NJ. G. A. last Mondas
evening" NfHA8 fNAitDf bh1Ht10H NSH
transacted after suitable action had
been taken on the death OF Commander
Gnihraith.
The Victory medals have been going
pretty well during the past couple Of
weeks since the coming To Wilmington
Of the governments live.wire field
eietk. who has charge OF the distribu-
tion OF the medals in this district. Mr.
Sweeney has cut the red tape that was
nj one time necessary 20 be gone
through in order TO obtain thes.
tokens. and now all that is necessary
TO get Victory medal is to apply TO
him at the Armory any time. show
discharge. sign receipt and take your
medal with you.
If there Is any thing in name COM
mander Emory ought To smooth ont
lots Of the rough spots In the Legion's
path.
"HeiIo Al" as a Halutation for mem
bers uf the American Legion has been
put In use in Michigan city. Ind. and
membets of the John Miller Post Of
that citIy. who originated the greeting
predict that II will become national.
A. tile American Legion has no
adopted name for It's individual mem
/ hers. the oriRinaturs Of Hello Al be
/ lieve that they can popularize Al the
| Significance uf which is obvious. 1.-THE
/ fret letters i'm the words American
/ Legion d.
Commenting on this. the current
/ Issue Of the American Legion weekly
says. 1t took some time to devel6p
name for the American soldiers
sammy ans Annex praise Heaven
died early in the war, and the attempt
/ to make 'aonghboy' apply 70 every
one from Generals Pershing and March
and Admiraia sims and Henson down
was properly objected to by the one e
whom that title had belonged fol
generations. IL ernbattled America had
to hold itself In leash. Until 'yank
went over, some important engage.
mcnta would have had TO be postponed
But 'Yank' went over big"
The Legion too has written a notabl.
record of accomplishment without hav,
ing arrived at satisfactory label foi
its individual membership. What @hal
IL be? Buddy, cornrade, al, or
what have you to suggest
j Tho hardest battles Of the Worls
War are now being fought in civiliar
1 clothes, silently and unnoticed. Thes.
are the battles of living against odds
Many cr-serivce men are now fightin,
these battles here in Wilmington. ans
many of them are too proud 10 let !
be known. IL any one knows of q cas-
of an ex-service man who needs wori
or disqualification or anything else tha
the Legion can get for him, you will b
doing a world OF good by reporting hi.
case TO the proper authorities Of tbs
Legion and very likely his case can bs
taken care OF. DO IT now.
The Delaware Safe convention viii
be held at Milford on September Is.
The American. Legion Employment
Bureau at Los Angeles obtained en-
ployment for 1862 former soldiers ane
sailors during the month of May. Thi.
number is about 500 less than the job.
obtained for former service men ii
April and the reduction is ascribed t
the continued bad weather in May, anC
the marine strike.
Some months ago the executive com.
mittees of the Wilmington posts had {
JOINT meeting at which a monthly
meeting similar to it was planned. bu
for some reason or other nothing ha:
been done. As IL seems to most of u.
j 10 be a good idea. l would like 70 So.