The Red Cloud chief., 1921-10-06
Carrying On With the
American Legion

Despite the long trip, the Massa-
chuset.s department Of the American
Legion will send two large bands to
the annual convention Of the service
organization ut Kansas City, this fan.
A downtown rest room for the con-
i%enience of farmers wives in the city
for supplies and for city wives on
shopping tours has been opened In
Drumright, Okla, by the Women's
Auxiliary Of the American Legion post
there.
Because they considered the post .
community asset and worthy of rec
ognition, citizens Of the town Of Waits
burg, Wash. recently purchased a ho-
tel building and presented II to Sam
uel w. Southland post of the American
Legion for use as u clubhouse.
When heavy rains washed out the
road to the village cemetery, the
American Legion post Of Natchez.
Wash, called upon Its farmer mem
bers. Each man brought a team Of
horses, gave two days work and q
new road was constructed.
Advocating a playground for the
Riddles of the community members the
Saylessville (Rhode lsland) post OF the
American Legion brought the matter
to completion by leveling the ground
and putting the equipment in place
with a saving Of several hundred dol
lars to the city.
The athletic tastes Of the young
wal veterans OF Oklahoma were evil
denced recently when the state de-
partnent asked each post Of the
American Legion what games they
wanted at n state athletic meet.
Horseshoe pitching contests led the
list, with tennis and golf poor seconds.
Ex-service patients in hospitals Of
Oregon have been extended free men,
bership I'm the American Legion Of the
state, the posts waving post dues and
the department paying state and ma
tional fees, that the disabled may re-
ceive copies Of the official magazine
and the benefits Of membership.
John BrOadhcad Wallace, son Of the
secretary of agriculture, and Miss
Margaret Powell, Cedar Rapids, Ia,
recently married, have been receiving
the official congratulations Of Argonne
post, the American Legion, Des
Molnes, Of which Mr.. Wallace Is q
vice commander.
BY besting a walking record which
had been undisturbed for years,
George N. Brown, EndcOtt, N. Y, won
a wager of 500 which he divided
equally between two American Legion
posts of his vicinity. Mr.. Brown holds
the worlds championship pedestrian
record.
Chimes installed In every city and
town Of America. to play 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner" each evening, would
be a most fitting memorial to the val
dead, according to a resolution intro
duced into the recent convention Of
the American Legion of North Car
DINA, seeking support of the state
in the project.
After having achieved distinction
In P%ittsburg, Pa, by being the first
sailor married in IN American Legion
post, p. G. Rose was stranded in AL
bany, N. Y, in the middle Of his honey.
noon because he couldn't collect his
bonus money. Members of the AL
bany Legion helped him to complete
the wedding trip.
Insurance against rain, high winds
and liability to spectators, Is being
sought by the Kansas City Flying
club in preparation for the annual
convention OF the American Legion
there this fall. Applications for the
"freak" policies have been made to
American companies and to Lloyd's
OF London.
An American Legion emblem.
wrought In exquisite crochet In mem
DRY Of the dead and wounded soldiers
of the World war, which won first
prize in a national knitting contest
for Mrs. Velma S. Cole, Binghamton,
n. Y, has been presented to her local
post of the Legion. Mrs. Cole is an
invalid.
Holding that a sense Of shame would
work where entreaties failed, the
American Legion post Of Zillah,
Wash, recently took photographs of
every dirty and unsightly back yard
in the city. These photos were dis.
played in several stores Of the city's
main streets. and within a week, ev-
cry back yard had been cleaned to
perfection.
G. l.