Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-26

Legion revisiting France, according to
cable dispatches. The Legionnaires at
tended the dedication of the Joan OF
Arc statue at Blois, given by the city
of New York.
The American Federation Of Labor
and the American Legion in Hawaii
are working together to obtain passage
of the Hawaii bill now before Con
gress. They ask for the Americaniza-
ton of the island as against japanese
domination, in the interest OF the ter
ritorys two industries, tobacco grow
ing and COTE raising,
Argentina celebrated the Inaugural
ton of faster boat service between
New York and South America recent
" when the new American passenger
liner, American Legion, concluded her
maiden voyage at the port of Buenos
Ayres. The post of the Legion there
and government officials held a recep-
ton for the American liners crew.
The first of the party OF six OBJ
servers who were the only persons in
America to witness the mysterious
new STAR, visible when the earth
passed through the tail of comet last
month, was Eddie Rickenbacker, pre-
mier American ace and member of the
American Legion in California. The
party was stationed at the Lick OBJ
servatory.
Charging that he buried the bodies
of two and three soldiers in the same
grave and that he charged for her
metically sealed coffin boxes when
none were used, the American Legion
of New York City recently caused the
arrest of William A. Skahill, a Man
haitian undertaken. The Legion an
nounced his arrest as the opening OF
crusade against INSCRIPTIONS under
takers.
Following their successful ascent
last month of Mount Hood, one OF the
high peaks of the Pacific coast ranges
members Of Hood River post OF the
American Legion have announced that
the climb will be made annually. Gov
ernor Olcott and Secretary of State
Kozer led the Alpine party OF 80, com
posed of Legonnares and state Off
Gals. The climb required two days
and night.
Following the announcement OF the
Rev. John w. liner, Baptist minister
of Chattanooga, Tenn, that he would
marry free of charge all service men
attending the third annual convention
of the American Legion at Kansas
City this fall, provided they furnish
the brides, a Kansas City jeweler has
announced that he will furnish we'd
ding rings for the couples even ii
there are 1000 of them"
The famed Waldorf Astoria hotel on
Fifth Avenue Will be used by posts OF
the American Legion in New York
CITY this year for their annual Victory
Ball November l0-ll President Hard
ing has accepted an invitation to be
honorary chairman of the Ball and III
vitations have gone to Cabinet mem
bers and allied embassy stats. Dele
gates from foreign powers who will at
tend the disarmament conference at
Washington on November IL will be
invited.
Alleged failure Of the Federal Board
for Vocational Education to provide
equipment for the summer camp it
established on Fire Island, n. Y, for
disabled service men will be gone into
at the state convention of the American
Legion at Jamestown, n. " in Sep
TENDER. The Legion charges that the
disabled men virtually would have
heen abandoned had not the state
provided tents and cooking utensils
after the War Department had declin-
ed to do so
With his aim the "humanization OF
the document" and its enlargement to
include news of the "whole United
States army, which includes the ma
tional guard and the reserve Brig
Gen. Henry !. Reilly, Chicago, West
Pointer, national guardsman and news
paperman, took over publication of the
Army and Navy Journal with its issue
of August 20 The editor, commander
of "Reillys Bucks" Chicago wartime
artillery regiment, has been prominent
in the American Legion since its incep-
ton in France and was founder OF
the Illinois department.
His refusal to preach over the body
of an American doughboy killed at
Chateau Thierry because the coffin
was draped with the Stars and Stripes
has caused the Rev. John Snavely
Lancaster, Pa, to become the storm
center of an investigation just launch
ed by the American Legion of that
city. The body was resting in the
vestibule of the church and the family
and friends were waiting when the
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