Evening journal., 1921-08-27
What Legion Men Are Doing


with the annual convention Of
Delaware posts. American Legion.
drawing near interest among VII
mlngton members cent0rs in the
selection Of representatives from
this city. While capdldates have
made no announcements 1t is prac-
tically celtain that the elections OF
delegates from the various posts
will be hotly contested affairs. Will
mington Post No. 1 will meet Sep
tember u TO choose delegates.
Posts No. IS and 27 will probably
meet on the same date.
The confab this year will be held
at Milford September %. A large
number OF important matters will
be considered and there Is every in
dication the conference will be the
most interesting ever held by the
/ state organization. An entertain
mont and social program is also be-
ing arranged for the war veterans
More than 10000 women. mem
hers Of 3.4OO units. will be repre-
sented at the first national conven-
tion OF the W.men's Auxiliary OF
the American Legion to be held at
| Kansas City simultaneously with
the third national convention OF the
Legion October 81 to November 2
| The Auxiliary has completed de-
nartmental organization In more
than thirty states. At the coming
convention the auxiliary will select
la national headquarters and per-
haps a new name.
Following the announcement Of
Rev. John w liner, Baptist minis
ter Of Chattanooga. Tenn, that ne
would marry free Of charge all eN-
service men attending the third an
mai convention Of the American Le-
zion at Kansas City this fall. pro-
vided they furnish the brides. a
kansas CITY jeweler has announced
tbat he will furnish wedding rings
for tho couples. even II tnere are
] 900 Of them"
Nearly 10000 acres Of land VII
he onened to ex-service men mex
month. on September 3, 222 farm
win be opened to homestead entr'
bv war veterans Of the world wa
on the North Platte irrigation pro
iect in wyoming. a week later
September 16. ffty-seven farms vii
he opened on the Shoshone projec
in the same state.
For sixty days the hling on tn
farms will be restricted 20 servic
,oreons. The North Platte land
formerly the range Of nomadic cattle
= Is now dotted with productive farm
made possible through irrigation
More than 100000 acres OF the for
5 mer range is now producing alfalfa
o. sugar beets. corn and potatoes.
The Shoshone tract is in a fin
dairy country and is suitable 70
general farming.
r George Boehmer, overseas vetera
n Of Springfield. ILL.,, waited two year
r for the war risk bureau to adjust hi
Z claim for compensation. The awar
4 came eight hours after the vetera
s had succumbed to tuberculosis. WI
- liam C. McCauley. department con
10 mander of the American Legion. VIII
n had been assisting Boehmer with n
e compensation claim. wired TO Wash
Z i,rton as follows; "Boehmer rS
+ ceived his ward this morning. Cas-
now in hands of his Maker"
n More than one-eighth OF the popl
q lation Of Radcliffe. Ia. is enrolled
q me American Legion. The town h'
log ex-service men out Of a popul'
.s hon Of 500 and all are members
T. the local Legion post.
Al Every post OF the America
= Legion in illinois will donate a fv
l. vear-old tree TO be planted on n
i Grounds Of the new Speedway Ho
70 nital at Chicago. which will be ded
Gated by the American Legion
3: November IL.
= Jovce Lewis. member OF the Anne
Ia lean Legion at Long Prairie. MINI
\ was among the mourners at Il
p funeral OF his buddy, Corporal Ro
ert Burns Hess. at st. Paul. Mini
last week. Lewis owes his life
the dead soldier. The latter III
l. dragged him wounded out Of a sh'
p hole and was later killed in actio
3. Lewis recovered and returned to Il
United States. He lost all trace
u his rescuer until he read in a new
n paper that the Hess body would
drought from France for reburial.