, 1921-08-26
American Legion News Notes
State and National Topics of Interest to Ex-Service Men and
the American Legion, Which Designated the
Tribune as Its Official Newspaper

More han lie. 900 women, members
OF $500 units. will be represented at
the first national convention of the
Women's Auxiliary of the American
Legion to be held at Kansas City
simultaneously with the third annual
convention OF the legion October 81
to November =. The auxiliary has
completed departmental organizations
in more than so states. At the com
ing convention it viii select n national
headquarters and perhaps a new
name.
When Nathan PotaiS. a youth from
Ukrainia. gave His life TO the serv-
ice OF the United States in the world
war, he mad 4 sacrifice which may
save his father. mother and two
brothers from deportation. The fam
lily arrives in Minneapolis nearly pen.
niless and were taken in custody by
immigration authorities as vioiators
OF certain immigration regulations.
They then learned for first time OF
their sons sacrifice. The American
Legion is endeavoring to obtain for
them the $4,000 government insur-
anee. state bonus and dependents al
lowanco.
The Hollywood. Cal. post OF the
American Legion, composed CHIEFLY OF
members Of the motion picture col
ony. will send more thai 100 enter
tanners to the annual reunion of the
elst Division at Los Angeles. Septem-
Der "a and rs.
George Boehmer. overseas veteran
of Springfield. ILL.,. waited two years
for the VA risk bureau TO adjust his
claim for compensation. The award
came eight hours after the veteran
had succumbed to tuberculosis. Will
liam G, McCauiey. department com.
mander OF the American Legion. who
had been assisting Boehmer with his
compensation claim, wired TO Wash
ington as follows: Boehmer received
his reward this morning. Case now
in hands of his maker"
More than ~one-eighth OF the popu.
iaiion OF Radcliffe. Iowa, is enrolled
in the American Legion. The town
has 1o6 e~x-service men out OF a popu-
lation of 500 and every one of them
is a member OF the local legion post.
Every post OF tho American Legion
IN Illinois will donate a ~fve-year-old
tree TO be planted on the grounds of
the new Speedway hospital at Chicago
which will be dedicated by the Amer
lean Legion Armistice day.
Joyce Lewis, member of the Amer.
lean Legion at Long Prairie. Mimi.
was among the mourners at the fu-
neral OF his buddy, Corporal Robert
Burns Hess. at st. Paul, last week..
Lewis owes his hfe to the dead sol
der. The latter had dragged him
wounded out of a shell hole and was
later killed in action. Lewis recov-
cred and returned TO the United
States. He lost all trace of his res
cuer until nc cad in a newspaper that
tho Hess body would be brought from
France for reburial.
Altitude trials. parachute drops and
n spectacular aerial derby. PARTED.
pated in by Eddie Rickenbacher. VIII
liam Furlow. Edgar Tobin and other
famous aviators, will be included in
u flying circus to be held during the
third annual convention of the Amer
lean Legion at Kansas City October
81 to November 2.
Charging that Winthrop d. Lane,
n sociological expert employed by a
Legislative investigating committee in
New York City, IL editor OF a pam
phlet called Uncle Sam. Jailer,"
which attacked the government on
the political prisoner question, the ex-
ecutive COMMITTEES of the Kings coun-