The St. Mary banner., 1921-08-27
Carrying On With the
American Legion

Not to be outdOne by the WOmen'S
Auxiliary of the American Legion and
the various associations Of war moth
ers, Dad" is now forming an asSoci-
alton of his own. The new fathers
organization is known as the order
of Loyal Dads" 1t will cooperate
with all patriotic orders, and Will be
especially affiliated with the American
Legion. dad" Sheldon Foote, Of Ft.
Myers Fla, is the founder of the pa
ternal order. Its principles Will en-
courage clean, patriotic living, ire
spective Of party, politics, race or
creed" Men whose sons served IN
the Spanish-American or World wars.
or who served In the army or navy at
any other time, Will be eligible.
A sales system for the hundreds OF
practical articles and ornaments that
are being made by disabled veterans.
Is being developed by the East Side
post at st. Paul, MINI. The sale
opened on Bastile day, July IA, with
Il carnival, the proceeds Of which Will
aid their unfortunate comrades In
civil re-establiShment. The American
Legion Welfare Bureau Of st. Paul, is
fighting for the unemployed ex-service
men with financial handicaps In what
it terms d determined effort to keep
the bread line and soup kitchen out
of ST. Paul"
Thomas j. Bannigan, the new vice
commander of the American Legion
is well-known In New England for his
record as chairman of the legislative
committee Of the Connecticut depart
ment of the Legion. He waged q t1ght
against politicians who, he declared,
We're trying to "commercaliZe, fed
eralize and politicaliZe soldier legis-
lation.' AS a result Of this campaign
the state of Connecticut turned over
to the American Legion as disburSlng
agent. fund of S., ,50O,0OO for the re-
lief of needy ex-service men and their
dependent families.
Capt. Harry &. Brumbaugh, former
ly executive officer Of General Per-
shing's information force which kept |
track of every man in France and the |
movements of all troops and individ- |
ualS has been chosen executive sec
retary Of the World war veterans |
state aid of Oregon. BrumbauSh was
formerly treasurer of the Legion Pub /
fishing corporation and assistant ma /
gion.
After surviving several engagements /
of the World war in which he won |
Croix de Guerre and was twice cited
for bravery, Clifford A. Latin, member
of the American Legion, died at st.
Johns hospital, st Paul, Mimi, as the
result of Il pin scratch. Latin was
first lieutenant in the Seventeenth
field artillery. Infection from the
scratch caused his death within
few days.
National Commander Emery of the
American Legion placed wreath on
the casket of Private Gresham at
memorial services which marked the
return OF the hero's body from France.
& commander Emery and Private Gresh-
am were members of the same bri-
gade The former was severely
wounded and the latter killed In ac-
ton. Private Gresham was one of the
first three Americans killed i'll France.
At the suggestion of Victor j. Mil
ler president Of the st. Louis (Mo.)
police board, the Frederick w. Stock
ham post, American Legion, voted to
form committee to cooperate with
the police in Kidding the city Of crime.
President Miller characterized their
work as thankless effort to see that
starts at home.
Personal letters congratulating all
aliens who receive their final citizen
ship papers, are sent out by +. NJ.
Wood, commander of the American
Legion post at Okmulgee, Okla. In
the letters, Wood offers assistance of
the Legion In steering a clear course
in Americanism and pledges fellow
ship.
More than 5000 former service men
have been assisted financially and 9th
erwiSe by the Connecticut department
Of the American Legion, according to
a recent report. Approximately $780,
900 from fund appropriated Ey the
state Of Connecticut, has been spent in