Evening journal., 1921-03-26

ory last Monday night. In the a.
sence OF Post Commander Frank c.
Hughes. Vice-Commander Regan
presided. A number OF bulletins
from national headquarters were
acted on. The employment COM
mittee. under Comrade Savery. made
an intensive report and mentioned
several places out OF town that men
could get jobs II they want them.
Hundreds OF medals. decorations and
citations. intended for veterans OF
the world war, but undelivered be-
cause Of insufficient or improper ad-
dresses. are in the hands OF the Ad-
jutant General OF the Army. who has
appealed to the American Legion TO
assist in finding their owners.
There IS. for instance, "A hand
somely engraved citation from the
. Italian government, made out sim
ply 10 "Frantz." One medal OF the
Black Star Of France. awarded 10 a
certain American lieutenant, has
made several trips back and forth
across the continent. but has been
returned each time unclaimed. The
greater part OF the recognitions Of
bravery are from allied governments
and societies.
Former service men, entitled to
the awards. are asked TO write to
the Adjutant General, u. S. Army,
Washington, ID. C., giving their
name, rank, organization, army So
rial number and the incident or
service for which they think the
recognition was made.
Post 27. OF Harrisburg, Pa, re-
Gently gave a prize Of $40 to pupil
OF the Junior High School for the
writing of the best essay on why
Should the People Of Harrisburg Be
Loyal 10 the American Legion?"
All Legionaires were glad 10 get
the good news that the House OF
Representatives had passed h e
bonus bill. II the upper House
passes II now, It will become effect
i've March, 1923. The bill calls for
the payment Of $40 a month for
each month Of service, with a maxi
mum amount Of $3.50.
Last year Delaware Post No. /.
during a campaign for new men,
bers, had printed in the local papers
an application blank for member
ship to be fiiled out and returned TO
the post adjutants. by ex-service
men desirous Of belonging 20 the
post. A number Of these blanks were
sent in without the customary en-
trance fee, and as a result they were
laid aside and have since been over
looked and did not have the proper
attention paid 20 them. A number
OF men who would belong to the
legion do not. on account Of a mis-
understanding.
II any Legionaire knows OF any
cases like these. he should help his
buddy and his post by explaining the
. circumstances TO him and try to fix
the matter up by having the post
adjutant look up his status.
Twelve states are now paying a
bonus to their ex-service men, and
twenty-four more, including Della
ware, have bonus legislation under
consideration
Omcers Of the Delaware State De-
partment will visit W. l.. Fox Post
No. 2 on Monday, April 4.
A great deal Of misunderstandine
about the American Legion could %
cleaned up II those OF us who fee
that we have not been treated as We
should would bring our grievances
TO the right persons. II you are one
OF the l"vets" who does not feel that
the legion has treated you right
why not let the right person have q
chance to explain to you that a mis-
take has been made.
The United States flag which COW
ers the casket OF each soldiers bod,
returned from France for burial IT
his native land may be kept by hh
parents or relatives or turned Over
to an American Legion post, accord
ing TO a ruling made by the Graves
Registration Service, which has 81
organized the transportation Of th'
bodies from the ship to the homes
Of relatives that every honor shal
be paid TO the dead.
Because the Government provide
a flag 10 cover each casket shipped
home, the Graves Registration ON
cials have notified National Head
quarters Of American Legion tina
the purchase OF a fiag by local pos
is a needless expense.
F. W. Galbraith, Jr., nationa
commander OF the Legion has or
derod the Kansas Department 4
make a thorough investigation o
the recent outrage at Great Bend
Kans., in which two organizers o
the Non-Partisan League were tar
red and feathered. Although IN
mob OF residents OF that vicinity In
cluded a number Of eX-Eervice men
there was no organized support from
a legion post. according TO press cor
respondents.
Colonel Galbraith, some month
ago, ordered all Legion posts TO re
frain from interfering with the DO
iitical activities of the Non-Partisai
League.
The Woman's Auxiliary OF Della
ware Post, No. I, will hold It's reg
ular semi-monthly meeting az tn
armory next Monday night at
/. o'clock, the President promises sew
era. interesting musical number
and requests a fun attendance,
There are now 2292 units OF tn
Woman's Auxiliary I'm this country
Congress, at ITS last session. vote
' to confer the Congressional Medal q
Honor on the body OF the unknow
English soldier now buried In West
minister Abbey, and on the unknow
French hero whose body Is burie
under the Arc de Triumphe at Parii
Delaware Post. No. 1, at its meet
ing last Monday instructed its rer
resentative TO the city committee {
start a plan for the proper obsery
ance of next Memorial Day with IN
G.. A. r., United Spanish War Vel
erans, Veterans OF Foreign Wars an