Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-04-08

name of tRe American Legion must be made up exclusively of Legion naires, according to a ruling made by the executive committee of the Min. nesota Department of the Legion. The first call for reservations at the National Convention of the Amer ican Legion in Kansas City, Mo-, next fall, comes from Lewis F. Futile Post No. 54, of Anthony, Kan. And the request is for reservations for every member of the post. Anthony boasts a membership of ninety-seven per cent of the eligible men in the community, even reaching across the line and drawing a number of Oklahomans in- to its fold.
 One of the numerous overflow meetings attendant on the American Legion's "All American" gathering in New York was an impromptu affair staged by Grant Mitchell, starring in a current Broadway comedy success. Staged" is the right word, for Nit chell held this meeting in the theater between the acts and the audience were his collaborators. Mitchell ex- plained what the Legion was doing and called on the audience to sing the National Anthem. They responded. with enthusiasm. Encouraging voices endorsed the actors statement that "this is as good place as any to join, the American Legion in showing our Americanism."
 General John J. Pershing, Elsie Janis, and national officers of the American Legion will attend an Amer ican Legion banquet in St. Louis April IS, which will be the closing feature of a conference of adjutants of Missouri posts of the Legion.
 A warning to American Legion post officers against using the influence of the Legion to obtain postmasterships and other political appointments has been made by fl. B. Fell, Commander of the Oklahoma Department of the ex-service mems organization. The Legion commander declared that there is no attempt to curtail the efforts of Legionnaires as individuals, but that activities tending to involve the Legion in politics are contrary to the constitution of that organization.
 A sum of $21,O 900, raised during the war for the Michigan Patriotic Fund, will soon be turned over to the well fare committee of the Michigan De- partment of the American Legion, ac- cording to Guy M. Wilson, Depart ment Commander. The money will be used for welfare work among ex-ser- vice men.
 American Indians, who served dur ing hte World War, are lining up with the American Legion, according to ap- plications for post charters received at National Headquarters. An appllca- tion for a post at St. Charles, $. D., bears the names of four Sioux h. dians, who sign themselves: Benja- min Comes-Out Bear, Charles-Owl Walks-In-The House, Narcisse Mac Kenzie and John Bluebird.
 The state executive committee of the New York Department of the American Legion has passed reso- lution endorsing the sale by the American and French Children's League of red artificial peoples to be worn on Memorial Day. Proceeds of the sale go to the orphan children Of France. An effort is being made to have all stores and homes display the poppy May 30.
 F. w. Galbraith jr., National Con- mander of the American Legion, has; just returned from tour of lnspec- tion in the Michigan Department or the Legion. He was a speaker at: Legion gatherings in Detroit and Grand Rapids.
 Bulletins containing the names or Virginia's draft dodgers will be sent to all posts of the American Legion as soon as they are made public by the War Department. Posts Of that state will receive instructions rom Department Headquarters to cooper ate with the constituted authorities in the stacker roundup. 1
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