Evening journal., 1921-06-18

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orange streets. Several important
matters will be taken up and every
body is expected to be present An
effort will be made to have an out
of-town speaker to talk about the
United States Public Health Service !
efforts for the help OF the eX-service J
man.
Any one who has not yet gotten
his victory medal can do so at the I
meeting Of Delaware Post, NO. !.
Monday evening. when an official OF
the government will be present with
a complete number Of medals with /
out battle clasps or with the clasps
for the Meuse- -Argonne. St Mihiel
and defensive sector. All that Will
be necessary is to show discharge
sign a receipt and take the medal
away.
Norman d. Scott Post. No. 5. held
a special meeting on Tuesday eve
ming Of last week and also took part
in the funeral ceremonies Of Ser
geant Horace Dumpson, a Whining
ton colored boy, who died in the SER
vice while overseas. The post meets
next Wednesday evening at Garrett
Settlement House. Seventh and VIII
nut streets.
Thomas J. Brannigan, Of Hart
ford. Conn. was elected vice-com-
mander Of the Legion on last Tues
lday at Indianapolis to succeed John
III. Emory elected national comman-
der.
Backed by the American Legion,
a law providing for the registration
Of all ex-service men Of all wars IN
the state OF Montana was passed by
the LEGISLATURE. The new act eX-
empts all ex-service men from pay
ment OF the poll tax and requires
each county assessor TO keep rec
, ord OF the names and organizations
Of all veterans within his county. It
, Is expected that other States Will
b take similar action soon.
There is a very active post Of the
American Legion in Pekin, China,
, which was organized November 20
1920. and has 101 active members.
John NJ. Fisher (NavaD Post No.
. Is. will hold an important meeting
|. on next Monday night in the Y. NJ.
A. Come and bring along
]. buddy.
, As a result OF the membership
lcampaign being held in Pennsylva-
D MIA during the first two weeks Of
June. 100 new names were added
q to the rolls of the American Legion
. posts in that State. The slogan or
n the campaign is EVERYBODY se'
n one"
Laurence Roberts Post, No. 21,
will hold its regular semi-monthly
h. meeting next Wednesday night al
a American Red Cross headquarters
! 911 Delaware avenue. All members
g are requested to be present.
= A FIRE which threatened TO wipe
n out the town Of Alpine, Tex, was
= checked when the Big Bend Post OF
n the American Legion turned out in
. force to fight the conhagration. Then
!, the Legionnaires offered their SER
= vices to the mayor in patroling the
= devastated area. The offer was ac-
y cepted on the spot and for twenty
= four hours the Legion men walked
4 posts in the familiar military man
q ner.
= The secretary OF war has directed
m board OF seven officers to draw uT
detailed plans for marking all the
le battlefelds Of France, Belgium and
l. italy where American troops fough
10 during the World war. The sam'
le board will carry the project through
is after details have been worked on
N and approved by the secretary. Thi
le action Of Secretary Weeks comes il
A. response to hundreds of request
is from posts OF the American Legioi
Or all over the country. II is probabl
n that markers carrying bronze tab
S: lets explaining the battle actions o
&c the various organizations viii b
as placed on the battlehelds as recon-
~ mended by many American Legio
D. posts.
er Members Of Delaware Post No.
American Legion, participated in tn
ne funerals Of Edward Mulhern an
Id stephen James on wednesday morn
rs ing.
A house-to-house canvass wa
y made In the entire city OF Chicag
~ by members Of the different post
Of the legion in that city, to see
out veterans who have been unsuC
y cessful in the adjustment Of com
Id pensation claims with the govern
e. ment
,k
The feature race on Derby Da
at the famous Churchill Downs rae
course Of Louisville, Ky. was name
4 in honor OF a legion post in this
e. city. "The Jefferson Post Handicap.
is one Of the best things in belonf
ing to the American Legion, is IN
receiving each week OF the America
Legion weekly. and II any membs
an OF any of the local posts is not ge
or ting il regularly. very likely his al
al dress Is wrong or some other ur
Is suspected thing is causing IL
those who are not gerrng u woui