The central record., 1921-05-05

One Of North Dakota's highest
ranking buck privates has Joined the
s,aff of field representatives Of ma
tional headquarters % the American
T Legion. lie Is c. l.. Dawson. Beach,
IS. D.. chief clerk Of the North Da-
I kota legislature during its las, ses-
sion and state commander of the
Legion. Although past middle age.
Mr.. Dawson enlisted as a private in
the Balloon Corps, served fifteen
months at Fort Omaha and was dis
charged as private first class.
I. W. w. may be excluded from
Kansas through an Interpretation Of
the -syndicalist law fathered by
the American Legion and passed by
the Kansas legislature in 1919. The
decision will be made in the hearing
Of an injunction .uit against mem
bcrs and organizers of the !. W. W.
before a district court in Eldorado.
Stars % motion pictures we're
guests and performers for Los An
gelcs. Cal. Post No. ; Of the Ameri-
can Legion at an entertainment and
smoker The mayor Of the city made
an address. Among the screen fay-
orites who fraternized with the vet
Grams were Harold Lloyd. Carter DE
Haven. Jackie Coogan. juvenile lead
with Charlie Chaplin and Jack Coog.
an. father Of the young movie star.
Praise Of the ideals and purposes
Of the the American Legion was
voiced by Chin Yun-peng. premier Of
China. a speaker az dinner given
by the Legion post in Peking. Other
guests Of the foreign post were Ad
miral Sab Chen-ping. Chinese Mn
ister Of the Navy; Charlie b. Crane.
American Minister 10 China; and Ma
jor General Crozier. retired head %
the Ordinance Department. United
States Army.
My name i Smith and my buddy's
name is Brown. I've bet him a trip
10 the next American Legion CON
vention at Kansas City that there
were more Smiths than Browns IN
the Army during the World War
Who wins"
This query was received by the
Washington bureau Of the American
Legion News Service from a member
Of an Oklahoma post. The answer
was:
you win. buddy Smith. by $500
majority. There were 81 300 Smiths
in the Army and only $4,000 Browns
It's a good thing though that you
didn't get into bet with one Of the
Johnston tribe. who numbered 53,-
200 in Uncle Sans Army"
MAY God bless and reward the
American Legion and give il strength
TO continue is good work" j. the
sentiment expressed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter s. Hawkins. Of West Phila-
delphia. Penn, in a letter to Miss
Ray Sawyer, executive secretary OF
the Legion's Women's Auxiliary in
New York, thanking the Legion for
its aid in bringing the body Of James
A. X. Hawkins. a son. from II Paso.
Texas 20 Arlington cemetery in
Washington, d. c. When the body
arrived in New York City. I, was met
by a delegation from Marine Post Of
the Legion, who brought Aoural offer
ings and made arrangements for
shipping the remains to Washington.
where the Marines held a military
funeral Mr.. Hawkins. a former
member Of the 9th. Marines, died
from tuberculosis brought on by
pneumonia contracted in the service.
The complete fire department Of
Crystal Springs. Miss, has been turn
ed over to the local post Of the Ameri-
can Legion by the eity's board Of
alderman. The commander of the
post formed a fire fighting unit from
his membership and the Legionnsires
are holding regular drills and exer-
cises 10 become proficient in handling