The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-01-05
NEWS NOTES OF
AMERICANLECION

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Establishment of a radio department
for receiving wireless news and keep
ing in touch with American Legion
posts throughout Louisiana is an
nounced in a recent issue of the Peli-
canaire, the official newspaper of the
Louisiana department of the Legion.
Through cooperation with amateurs
in towns in which there are legion
newspaper and the local posts. Ar
rangements have already been made
for this service from Shreveport, Ope-
lousas and Franklin to New Orleans
where the Pelicanaire is published.
By the use of the radio service, the
press sheets of news from all over the
world sent out daily from the Airing
ton station will be received. by the le-
gion organ. This service is conduct
ed by the United States navy for it's
battleships and stations.
Three hundred volumes covering
the field of American activities in the
World War have been received
through the medium of the American
legion weekly as a start of a COM
plete legion war library, which will be
established in room at national
headquarters. The collection of books
includes volumes dealing with the his
tory Of units from companies to divi-
sions. 1t contains the products Of
hand presses in French and German
print shops as well as more ambitious
output Heading New York publish
ers.
Declaring that the "desultory. if not
dilatory policy of the administration"
in seeking out substantially 10000
deserters from the military and naval
services and slackers during the war
has been the subject of much adverse
criticism, particularly on the part Of
the American Legion, Senate: Moses,
Of New Hampshire, has offered an
amendment to the house joint resolu-
ton which he believes will expedite
the punishment of the "undasirables. -
The amendment provides thai the re-
peal of war legislation embodied in
the house resolution "shatl not be
construed as effective 20 terminate
the military status Of any person now
in desertion from the military or ma
val service of the United States. nor to
terminate the liability to prosecution
and punishment under the selective
service law of any person who failed
to comply with the provisions of
said act"
The American legion will enter
1921 with practically 10000 posts, ac-
cording to the estimates based on the
latest figures. During the week end
ing December 10 fifteen new posts
were added, which brought the total
to $3.50. Arkansas led with three
posts. The Woman's auxiliary in the
same period obtained twenty-seven
new units, raising its list to 1886.
-Four new units gained by the New
York department, placed that depart
ment in the lead for the week. Fore
ign posts added recently are at Chu-
quicamata, Chile, and Guatemala City.
Guatemala.
Although the victim of a murder IN
Jacksonville, Mo-, was former ser.
ice man, members of the American le-
gion post at Moberly, Mo, a town
nearby, we're cool-headed enough to
quiet "a mob of enraged citizens, which
threatened to resort to mob violence.
The legionnaires were successful in
persuading the angry crowd to per-
nit the man accused Of the murder
to be placed safely in jail to await
trail.
OtAO" WINS Il40 aCLIOl OI Inc united
Service post of the American Legion
in Bronx County, N. Y, which sent
representatives to Washington to
fight the passage of the proposed
blue laws" by congress, other posts
in all five boroughs of New York
have put themselves on record against
the proposed legislation. In New Jer.
sey, Hubert Rookie post, of Teaneck,
expressed a similar sentiment.
The Turn Yerein hall at San An
gelo Texas, lost its unpleasant name
when it was leased recently by mem.
bers fthe local post Of the American