Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-11-18
Carrying On With the
 American Legion

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 Dr. A. A. Van Dyke, St. Paul, Minn., member of the national executive con- mittee, has been elected commander of the Minnesota department to succeed A. H. Vernon, Little Falls.
 More than 100 movie stars, members of Hollywood, Cal, post of the Amerl- can Legion, will attend the reunion of the Ninety-first division at Los An geles, September A and 20.
 At least Il bands from Missouri will attend the national convention or the American Legion at Kansas City, October 30, 31 and November l. St. Louis will send band of 100 pieces. More than one-eighth of the popula- .tion of Radcliffe, Ia., Is enrolled in the American Legion. The town has lO6 service men out of population or 800, every one of whom belongs to the local post.
 
 To teach children proper love and respect for Old Glory, state school leaders and a committee from the American Legion are writing a simple Impressive ceremony to be followed in every school room.
 When violence was threatened against Mrs. Ida Crouch Hazlett, so- cialist speaker at Des Moines, Ia., re- gently, a group of American Legion men seized her and carried her to a police station for protection. Her sym Jpathizers at first believed she was being kidnapped. A meat cutter Is the commander, a railroad switchman the vice comman' der and bank clerk the adjutant ot the American Legion post at Harlow ton, Mont, which has the largest per centage of potential membership IT the state. In village of 2,5OO, the post has 32-piece band.
 Citizens of Ephrata, Wash, had beer discussing city park for years. On' Sunday morning the local post of thu American Legion turned out in forc' with wagons, shovels, rakes and pick and before the church bells rang hal ground prepared for the park. Tn citizens will complete the work an' stop discussions.
 President Harding's call for a worl conference on disarmament this ia Is expected by officials in charge C the third annual national conventio of the American Legion in Kanss City, October 30. 31, and November to insure the presence of a numbe of distinguished foreign generals the Legion convention.
 There Is no railroad, no post Offic not even town. But there is thri ing post of the American Legion farming locality 15 miles northwe of Paige, N. D. The men meet ever week in a different farm house to hol socials and dances. The farmers the area are furnishing the Legit posts with funds to erect comm nity house.
 Following representations made the United States Civil Service COT mission by the American Legion, di abled veterans of the World war WI have undergone training by the fe eral board for vocational educati will be allowed to enter examinatio for any government position for whi they have been trained If applicati' is made within 60 days after comp tion of training
 Admiral Sir David Beatty, first s lord of Great Britain, will attend t American Legion convention in Kans City, Oct 30, 31, and Nov. l, accol ing to cable received by the conve tion committee from Ambassador HI vey in London. Admiral Beatty, fiji years old, is called the infant pro gy" of England's naval forces. Wuo lhC SuPtoih hho ' youngest admiral.
 To jog the memories of memb' of congress deliberating on legislati for the disabled service men of Am ica, James c. Russell, member Blackhawk post, the American Legi Chicago, recently sent picture DO card to all of them. It showed $ dier, severely wounded in action n' St. Souplet, France, Oct. 19, 1918, ing helped from the battlefield by t hospital corps men, and smiling.
 Wherever there are America there Is baseball diamond. It c the Ketchikan (Alaska) post of American Legion $3,50O to constr a ball diamond upon which tea could play between the Alaska ra Games start at six o'clock in the