Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-10-06


DIR. A. A. Van Dyke, ST. Paul, MIMI,
member of the national executive com
mittee, has beer 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 Ameri-
can Legion. win attend the reunion
of the N.Dety-hrst division at Los An
geles. September "a and rs.
At least II bands from Missouri
Will attend the national convention Of
the American Legion at Kansas City,
October 80, 81 and November 1. st.
Louis win send a band Of 100 pieces.
More than one-eighth Of the popula-
ton of Radcliffe, Ia, is enrolled in
the American Legion. The town has
100 service men out of a population Of
500. 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 Molnes, Ia re-
Gently, a group of American Legion
men seized her and carried her to n
police station for protection. Her sym
pathizers at first believed she was
being kidnapped.
A meat cutter is the commander, a
railroad switchman the vice comman-
der and a bank clerk the adjutant of
the American Legion post at Harlow
ton, Mont, which has the largest per-
centage Of potential membership In
the state. In a village of 1900, the
post has a 32-piece band.
.
Citizens of Ephrata, Wash, had been
discussing a city park for years. One
Sunday morning the local post of the
American Legion turned out In force
with wagons, shovels, rakes and picks
and before the church bells rang had
ground prepared for the park. The
citizens will complete the work and
stop discussions.
President Fard'ng's call for a world
conference on disarmament this fall
Is expected by officials In charge of
tue thiId annual national convention
Of the American Legion in Kansas
.1ity Jct9 81 ~. 81. and November l,
TO insure the presence of a number
Of distinguished foreign generals at
the Legion convention.
There is no railroad, no post Office,
moi even a'town. But there is a thriv-
Ing post of the American Legion in
a farming locality Is miles northwest
of Paige, N. D. The men meet every
week in a different farm house to hold
socials and dances. The farmers OF
the area are furnishing the Legion
posts with funds to erect a commu
nifty house.
Following representations made to
the United States Civil Service COM
mission by the American Legion, dis
abled veterans Of the World war who
have undergone training by the fed
eral board for vocational education
will be allowed to enter examinations
for any government position for which
they have been trained If application
is made within 90 days after compile
ton of training.
Admiral Sir David Beatty, first sea
lord Of Great Britain, will attend the
American Legion convention in Kansas
City, Oct. 80, 81, and Nov. i, accord
ing to a cable received by the conven-
ton committee from Ambassador Har.
vey In London. Admiral Beatty, fifty
years old, Is called the "infant prodi
gy" of England's naval forces. He
was the youngest captain and the
youngest admiral.
I. To jog the memories of member
Of congress celebrating on Legislation
4 for the disabled service men Of Amer
: lea, James G. Russell, member o
Blackhawk post, the American Legion
. Chicago, recently sent a picture post
card to all Of them. 1t showed a sol
dier, severely wounded In action nea
y st. Souplet, France, Oct. 10. 1918, be
y ing helped from the battlefield by tw
s hospital corps men, and smiling.
n Wherever there are American
+ there Is a baseball diamond. 1t col
the Ketchikan (Alaska) post of til
American Legion $500 to constru,
a ball diamond upon which team
/, could plqy between the Alaska rain
Games start at six o'clock In the ev
= ming, and continue until midnight.
ny Legion baseball team recently speI
"a hours On a gas boat to go fro
~ sitka to Juneau to play q game /
p schedule.
Of
81 Seattle, Wash. where the Bolst
viks tried out their first Americ'
soviet government and met Ole Ha
son, now Is In the hands OF the Anne
N. lean Legion. The states lieutena
governor. the mayor Of the city, I
re attorney general, the prosecuting
" torney and two city councilmen Q
ii members OF Rainier-Noble post Of
~ Legion. The city's police force III