Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-11
AMERICAN LEGION NOTES

AMERICAN LEGION NOTES
Matters of Especial Interest to Veter
ans Of the Late World War.
Adjutant and treasurer Of ten
thousand posts Of the American Legion
are busy collecting post, department
and national dues for the year, 1921.
Reports indicate that the button
membership" those who are members!
Of the legion but who are behind In
their dues. will he substantially de-
creased. The :. clarifcation of the
leglon's position: insregard to Organized
Labor and political activity together
with the vigorous fight it has made for,
the sick and disabled. war veterans are
believed to have encouraged payment.
Of dues and to have!gained many thou
sands Of new members !.t.I s3,,..
Dr.. H. Grant. Thorburn, Of New
York and Dr.: H. .Kennon' .Dunham, OF
Cincinnati, have been appointed mem
bers of the American Legion Commit
tee on disqualification. DR.. Thorburn
is member Of the faculty Of the
School Of Medicine of Columbia Uni
versity and examining physician of the
New York tuberculosis Association.
DR.. Dunham is president Of the Ohio
State tuberculosis Association and a
professor at the University Of Gin
cinnati. He is an international au-.
thority in the field Of roentgenology.
When members Of the Dubois Coun-
ty, Ind, board Of commissioners heard
complaints of breaches of etiquette IN
care Of the county flag, they placed its
in the hands OF Dubois
County Post Of the American Legion at
Jasper, the county seat.
A. III. Vernon. commander, Of The
Minnesota department Of the American
Leeiof1 has taken steps to prevent the
Of government certificates
issued to disabled soldiers. He has
asked the Federal Board for Vocation
al Training to arrange with. Federal
reserve banks or postoffices to cash the
certificates without discount. If this
can be done, disabled soldiers Will be
saved many hundreds Of dollars.
Professional dancing masters will IN
struct Nebraska Lcglonafres in ball
room tactics, according to information
received from department headquar-
ters. The movement developed as re-
suit of the success Of class conduct
ed by a woman member Of the eXecu-
tive committee Of the Lincoln post. :.
Exemption of veterans from paying
poll taxes was refused Endorsement by
Vermont American Legion post com
manders and adjutants and members OF
the state executive committee at a re-
cent conference which was attended ny
F. w. Galbraith, Jr., national comnlan-
der of the Legion. A bill which was
introduced in the state legislature did
not meet with the Legion's approval
because the ex-service men held that II
was their duty to pay taxes the same
as any other.b body Of citizens. -,
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The compulsory study Of American
history and civics in the public schools
as recommended by Henry ]. Ryan
chairman of the Americanism Commis-
sion. of the American Legion. was In
dorsed at the first, annual state con-
yention of the Indiana. Department OF
the IegIons Auxiliary. The princl-
nal. sneakers at the convention were
Colonel L. r. Gignilliat, state COM
mander, and Lemuel Bolles, national
adlutant of the Legion.
Tho state legislative committee OF
the Missouri Department of the Ameri-'
can Legion will present to the s:ate
legislature bills which provide for the
following: a $40 bonus for every month
of service Of Missouri veterans lhe
designation of November II as lesa'
holiday; the leganzation OF boxing
contests; that eH-service men shan
have preference in public employment
and a reappropriation of the soiolers
and sailors memorial fund
New York members of the American
Legion are aiding in search for Leu
tenant Thomas Dunn English, formerly
Of the 18TH Division, and grandson OF
Thomas Dunn English, former con-
gresham, lecturer and author OF ben 4,
Bolt" Lieutenant English was sheii
shocked at the front.