The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-08-27

'ith hiO aim, lnC NATURALIZATION VI
the document" and its enlargement to
include new OF the whole United
States army, which includes the ma
tional guard and the reserve" Brig.
Gen. Henry ]. Reilly, Chicago, West
Pointer, national guardsman and news
paperman, tool over publication OF the
Army and Navy Journal with its issue
of August 20. The editor, commander
of "Reilly's Bucks" Chicago wartime
artillery regiment, has beer prominent
in the American Legion since its in
ception in France, and was a founder
of the Illinois department.
Alleged failure of the Federal Board
for Vocational Education to provide
equipment for the summer camp ii
established on Fire Island, N. Y, for
disabled service men will be gone into
at the state convention of the Ameri-
can Legion at jamestown, N. Y, in
September. The Legion charges that
the disabled men virtually would have
been abandoned had not the State pro-
vided tents and cooking utensils after
the War Department had declined to
do so.
~ "a v LII Dou1
of an American doughboy killed at
Chateau-Thierry because the coffin
was draped with the Stars and Stripes
has caused the Rev. John Snavely,
Lancaster, Pa, to become the storm
center of an investigation just launch
ed by the American Legion of that
city. The body was resting in the
y%estibule of the church and the family
and friends We're waiting when the
minister issued his edict. The Legion
Immediately took charge of the re.
mains and obtained another minister.
Jules Jusserand, French Ambassa-
dor to the United States, and Marshal
Foch are travelling to Metz and Flirey
with the delegation of the American
Legion revisiting France, according to
cable dispatches. The Legionnaires
attended the dedication of the Joan
of Arc statue at Blois, given by the
city of New York.
Canadian soldier societies have been
asked to cooperate with American
Legion posts of the West in the search
for Fred E.. Woodland, Sidney, Mont,
Legion post commander, veteran of
the Princess Pats and the A. e. F.,
who disappeared June 20. 1t is feared
that Woodland is a victim of asphasia.
The famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
on Fifth Avenue will be used by posts
of the American Legion in New York
City this year for their annual Victory
Ball, November 10-11. President Hard
ing has accepted an invitation to be
honorary chairman of the ball, and in
vitations have gone to Cabinet men,
bers and allied embassy staffs. Dele
gates from foreign powers, who will
attend the disarmament conference at
Washington on November IL, will be
invited.
Following their successful ascent
last month of Mount Hood, one of the
high peaks of the Pacific Coast ranges,
members of Hood River post of the
American Legion have announced that
the climb will be made annually. Gov.
ernor Olcott and Secretary of State
Kozer led the Alpine party of 85, COM
posed of ~Legionnaires and state OFF,
Gals. The climb required two days
and a night.
Argentina celebrated the Inaugural
ton of faster boat service between
New York and South America recently
when the new American passenger
liner, American Legion, concluded her
maiden voyage at the port of Buenos
Ayres. The post of the Legion there
and government officials held a recep-
ton for the American liners crew.
The first of the Marty of civ nhenr-