Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-21
Carrying On With the
American Legion

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After Herbert Delaney, ex-servic'
man of Caledonia, Mich, had shot an,
killed a deputy sheriff who was try
Ing to arrest him. American Leglor
men of the city formed q posse ant
captured the man. sal3A
A survey of land settlement prof.
ects throughout the state has beer
begun by the American Legion o.
Washington. Under the law, ex-servict
men have a preference right In. filing
on all public lands.
The retirement Of 5000 sick and
wounded emergency officers of the
World war with pay on the same
status as officers Of tne regular army
are retired, is being urged on con.
gress by the American Legion.
President Harding has been invited
to accompany the Hood River Ore,
post of the American Legion on Its
annual climb of Mount Hood next sum-
mer. Governor Olcott Of Oregon led
the Legion party to the summit 10
the climb this year.
Demonstrating the use Of the air
plane as busy mans time saver,
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secre-
tary of the navy, few from Washing
ton, u. O. to Asbury Park, IN. T., to
address the annual convention of the
state American Legion. The trip was
made In two hours.
Believing that the man still Is
suffering from the effects of severe
wound received while in action In
France, the American Legion of Has,
tings. Mich, is seeking to have de-
termined the sanity of Frank Soules,
former service man, serving life term
in the Michigan state prison for
murder.
The sale for taxes Of the estate Of
John j. Pershing, father of the general
OF the armies, In Tanglpahoa Parish,
La, has been prevented by the Ameri-
can Legion and the General has been
requested to make the estate available
for colonization by his wounded COM
rades now taking vocational training
in agriculture.
Plans for $4,000 war memorial at
Duluth, MIMI, to honor the men and
women who served during the World
war, were abandoned recently at the
request Of the American Legion repre-
sentatives who contended that II was
no time to erect monument. The
memorial committee sought to honor
Jobless and hungry.
The recent establishment of a post
In Constantinonle carries the American
Legion into the second country aligned
against the allies In the World war.
The post was formed of American
naval and embassy attaches and repre-
sentatives Of several American firms
commercially engaged in Turkey.
There Is large post of the Legion
at Coblenz, Germany.
Although he could not swim, Martin J.
MalOney, New York policeman and a
color sergeant of the Seventy-seventh
division in France, plunged into the
surf at Rockaway Beach to save
young woman with whom he had
been keeping company. He lost his
life, but the girl was pulled to safety.
Maloney was a member Of the police
department post Of the American
Legion.
A promise made on Flanders field
that he would take care Of and pro-
tect the wife Of wounded buddy"
II the latter should fall, was fulfilled
1t Manchester, N. H., recently when
Adhemar Letendre married Mrs.
Albert Thibeault, whose husband was
killed In action. The returned soldier
md his comrades widow met in
american Legion work and their
friendship grew into love.
The father of 80 children, Mama
}. Bruner, Civil war veteran of indie
'endence, Kas., could well organize a
var veterans society of his own.
Twelve of his sons served with the
american army In France, one was too
Dung to fight and the remainder of
he 80 are girls who did their bit.
he American Legion recently brought
he family to light, but at that there
one larger in the Creek Indian ma
lon Of which Bruner is a citizen.
The corsage bouquet Of the fashion
bly, dressed young woman once may
ave been flourlshing tuft Of rag
'eed on a corner lot. Disabled service
len in Kansas City hospitals have
uilt up a good business of making
rtifcial flowers out of weeds and the
merican Legion Of the city is help
e them sell the colored posies to
orists and gift shops. War mothers
the city have taught the men to
re the weeds in natural colors.
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