Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-05

A young Wimingtonian, formerly nh
officer in the A. u. f., who was gansrd
during the war, and who hsa now develop
ed tuberculosis ma n result, il badly IN
need Of funds 10 enable him 20 get 70 a
government hospital in North Carolina,
where lies his one chance for recovery,
and readers of this column are asked 10
help him with any amount that they are
able 10 afford Capt Henry u. Parker
at the Armorv will noo~pt any oontribu-
cions
Tn. American and French Children
Loapie, with Offices in indianapolis,
is nov supplying artificial red poppies 20
be won by Legionnaires on Memorial
Day. The red poppy is the Legion =
official flower
Georgia now has membership drive
on, and Florida In planning one for next
month
Every dancing floor in the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel, at Philadelphia, will be
used for the ball of the Fourth District
Naval Post No. 4, of Philadelphia, on
April 3 The proceeds of the affair will be
used 20 erect n memorial hall for the
Legion
Hnddonfeld, N ] Post has purchased
the postofice building ~ that place, and
after alterations are made il will be used
~ home for the Leeionarres ~ that place
The conductor Of The Legion column
would like 10 hear from oil post adiutRnts
In regard ~ nevn Address, The Armory
With the organizing of the new Nation
al Guard which in nov going ON rapidly.
the American Legion will shortly be with
out home. and n -erinus effort will be
necessary before long so sec1ire suitable
building The Historical Society IF Della
ware own ard expect 30 occupy The old
City Hall, 80 that place is ou' Of the
question, II something - not DONE short
IL. we who kept roof over the heads ~
our counirymen will be without roof
over our heads
The Legion expects TO take prominent
part IN the unveillng NJ the rear Rodney
statue next summer
Poet NJ ~. If Collingswood Y J !,
ia planning ~ tav aach member ~ the
post $50 10 be used for the erection n a
new home
La soo,ete des 40 Hornmes ~ 3 Chea~
veauv will hold meating On Monday
evening Immediately after the regular
meeting II Delaware Post No. J. A. the
Artnory All are invited - attend
The Philadelphia county committee n
Al 4 ...sn krfI akr4g xpysanI E~EA
meet on Franklin Field. Philadelphia
IN fhe early psrt III June All Legion
aires are eligible 10 compete We had
blanks for tho neot held last year. hllt
had no entries wonder why we cant
have n field rnert like that in Wilmington
II looks ~ II tho Federal bonus bill
had st laet gotten 70 \ place where u
will le paa-.d, and we can look forward
spon 10 the time .hen we will get some
thing for orr service, If we don't starve
~ death before IL comes. The bill that
will te passed wiil be the fve-fold plan
fostered hy the Legion. which calls for
one of the Eve nsttiemsnts. cach man 70
select hrs own method from the following
l4Cash payment 2 Deferred certificates
/ 3 Home aid 4 Farm aid or lands
grants 5 Vocational training All claim.
i viii have 20 be fled before July ], 1877.
and settlements will start January l.
! 1923
II Is time for ali ex-serylce men 70 al
| out an income tax blank and help psy
! for the war he won.
Every Job on the New Castle county
/ constabulary, which the Legislature at
| Dover NAV authorize the Levy Court to
| establish, belongs 10 a service man, and
efforts are now beng made 70 see that
they get them
The society OF illustrators. New York
/ City, OF which Charles Dana Gibson is
president, has opened a school at 10 East
! Fortv-fourth street, New York City.
where corps OF illustrators, under the
direction Of W A. Rogers, has a class of
wounded eS-service men manned IN the
world war. They are teaching the veterans
10 design posters, car cards and advertis.
| ing, painting and drawing All the teach