The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-11-25
Carrying On With the
American Legion

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World war which is to be erected
somewhere along the American sector
in France. Henry Bacon, designer of
the Lincoln Memorial in Washington,
d. c., will be associated with him.
The Community House at Camp Gus
ter, Mich, purchased by a Chicago
company for $4,000, has been repur-
chased by the state of Michigan and
will be presented to the American
Legion for use as hospital for sick
and disabled veterans. The building
will be improved at the expense of
the state.
General Lafayette post of the Ameri-
can Legion, composed of New York
City policemen, has mortgaged its
Long Island clubhouse for $1,000, the
money to be used in helping unem-
ployed veterans. The policemen-Le-
gionnaires have pledged themselves
to canvass their beats for jobs for
their unfortunate "buddies."
1.-THE Book of Misery" containing
thousands of news-clippings and let.
tiers describing the plight of Americas
World war veterans in the recent
period of unemployment will be pre-
sented to Congress by the Legion as
documentary evidence in favor Of
relief for ex-service men.
Unemployed eX-service men sleep
ing in Bryant Park, New York, were
awakened one recent midnight by the
sound of a bugle mess call. Seven
hundred of the unfortunate men lined
up for "chOw". A committee repre-
senting the George Dahlbender Post Of
the American Legion, led the men to
a restaurant where each was fed at
the expense of the Legion post.
The American Legion has asked the
shipping board to permit the use Of
the giant liner Liviathan as a tenn
pOrary shelter for jObless eX-service |
men. The liner has been idle at the |
HOboken army docks for several |
months. During the war it transpor-
ted 100000 American troops TO France |
Charles w. Seymour, of Hartford, |
Conn.,, rendered his resignation as
state senator following his election to
the commandership of the American
Legion in Connecticut. Officers of the
Legion cannot hold public Office which
IS elective.
A twenty-acre park, known as
American Legion Park has been ded-
Gated by the city of MelrOse, Mimi,
% the men Of the city who were in
service during the World war. The
,elrose LegionnaireS have established
| children's Fairgrounds, tourists
grounds and baseball dia-
nond.
EX-soldiers and marines. members
If the American Legion, were the
heroes in the rescue work which fol-
owed the explosion of a tank con-
aiming 100000 cubic feet of ammonia
umes in New York City. One Of the
ormer service men is accredited with
laving rescued ten persons from a
enemeut which had become filled with
he fumes.
A party" which is said to have
ost $4,000 was given by L. Gordon
Iamersley, who served as a lieutenant
n the Sixth Field artillery of the
first division, at his estate near larry
wn-on-the-Hudson. The guests were ]
disabled soldiers Of the First division
md members of the JEFF Feigl post
f the American Legion.
Emergency officers of the army dis
bled during the war don't belong"
N the retired list Of the regular army. :
secretary Weeks told officials of the :
american Legion. who are fostering a
Ian for the retirement on retirement I
,ay of the emergency officers of the !
World war.
The first woman to hold the position
( adjutant Of state department }
( the American Legion is Miss Ho-
orah II. Cuttings, of California. Miss (
fittings served during the war as {
eomanette in the navy. She is act I
ng adjutant Of the California de- I
Failure to doff his hat when the
uneral cortege Of an American soldier 4;
assed, caused Adam Kosloski to lose !
is job as constable at Sank Rapids. T,
linn. A complaint against Kosloskl 7
ras filed by members of the American
.egion. {
Five hundred deaf and dumb chill 7
rem Of New York attended a showing
+ the flm-play. THE Man Without :
Country" as guests Of the Ameri-
an Legion. Each child wrote an essay