The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-02-03
american Legion News

.egion are busy collecting post de-
artmenf and national dues for The
-sar, 1921 Reports indicate that
se "bufto memberahip." those who
rs members Of the Legion but who
re behind IN their dues will BE-
ibstanfially decreased The clari-
cation of the LegiOn'a position IN
gard 70 Organized Labor and 20
tieal activity tOEethe- with the
igorous hght u has made FOR the
Tx and disabled war veterans are
i.elieyed 70 have encouraged pay
lent OF dues and 70 have gained
any Thousands Of neE members.
Dr. r. Grant Thorburn. Of New
tork. and Dr. H. KennOn Durham.
% Cincinnati. have been appointed
gemberE Of the American Legion
committee on HOspitalizstion. DR..
borburn II member Of the faculty
sf the School Of Medicine Of Colum-
ia University and e1aming physi-
ian Of the New York Tuberculosis
Lasociziicn. Dr. Durham ~ presi-
ent OF the Ohio State Tuber-
clloeis Association and a professor
. the University Of Cincinnati He
y an International authority In the
z I'D 81 rOentgenology.
When members Of the Dubois
county. Ind. board of commission
.ea heard complaints Of breaches Of
s,iquetfs In care Of the flag. they
lzced it's guardians In the hands
x Dubois County Post OF the
american Legion at Jasper. the
county seat.
A. n. Vernon. commander Of the
Minnesota department Of the Amer
an Legion has taken steps to pre-
ent the discOunting OF govern
neni certificates issued 70 disabled
-oIdiers. He has asked the FEEDER
I Board for Vocational Education
% arrange with federal reserve
ankE or post offices 10 cash the
ertificates without discount II
sis can be done. disabled soldiers
III be saved many hundreds Of dol
lars.
Professional dancing masters will
Instruct Nebraska Lsgionnaires in
IN room tactics. according 10 infor-
nation received from Department
Headquarters. The movement de-
feoped az a result Of ;he success OF
IS class conducted b. a woman mem
her OF the executive committee OF
The Lincoln post.
Exemption Of veterans from pay
ing poll taxes was refused lndorse-
lnent by Vermont American Legion
pos; comanders and adjutants and
members OF the state executive com.
lnittee at recent conference which
gas attended by r. w. Calbraith
sr., a National Commander OF the
Legion. bill which WAS intro
duced In the state Legislature did
not meet with the Legion's approx
all because the ex-service men helC
hat II was their duty to pay take
the same as any Other body OF citi
ems.
The compulsory study of Amerl
can history and ciyics in the publ
schools, as recommended by Henr
j. Ryan. chairman OF the American
ism Commission Of the American
Legion was indorsed at the firs
annual state convention OF IN
/ Indiana Department of the Legion
Auxiliary. The principal speaker
at the convention were Colonel /
u. Gignilliat, state commander an
Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant q
the Legion.
The state legislative committee G
the Missouri Department of IN
American Legion will present to tn
Btate legislature bills which provid
for the following: $40 bonus 10
livery month of service of Missoui
veterans; the designation OF M
Vember II az a legal holiday; III
iegalization OF boxing contests. tha
ax-Bervlce men shall have prefei
ence In public employment and a r.
appropriation OF the soldiers an
sailors memorial fund.
New York members OF the Amer
can Legion are aiding In a scare
for Lieutenant Thomas Dunn EnI
llsh. formerly OF the 18th Div
sion, and grandson OF Thomas Dun
English, former congressman, le'
.urer and author of ben Bolt
Lieutenant English was she
checked at the front.
More than two hundred answer
10 the memorial calling attentio
20 the situation which surround
the rehabilitation OF disabled vet'
rams OF the World War, presente
20 the President, President-elect an
Congress by the American Legiol
have been received at Nations
Headquarters by r. w, Galbraitl
Jr.. National Commander In a
most every instance, the senator
md Representatives wrote that the
would support the Legion's progral
Tor reform OF the rehabilitation syl
tenn
The present system OF immigrs
lion was condemned by member
of the BraXton County Post of IN
American Legion at Sutton, Va,
u vote following a discussion OF IN
problem. Forty-nine per cent {
this was for stopping immigratio
sntirely; eleven per cent for forbiC
dlng II for two or three years. an
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