Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-06
Carrying On With the
American Legion


An army kitchen and 1000 cots have
been placed in former barracks al
Cleveland to care for jobless ex-serv'
Ice men.
A 3 per cent discount on all pur-
chnses has been accorded members OF
the American Legion by the majority
of merchants In Arcadia, Fla.
There Is a Polish post among the
posts Of various natlonalities OF the
American Legion. Argonne Is Its name
and 1t Is located at Toledo, o.
Motion pictures are shown three
nights week at the American Legion
theater, which has just been estab-
llshed by post In Alta VISTA Kan.
Agents of the Chicago American Le-
gion post which has undertaken the
reconstruction of Observation-Disclosures,
Picardy, have gotten the project under
WY.
Harold Wells, Petersburg, Va, blind
ed In the war, was loaned $1,000 by the
American Leglonspost there. He es-
tabllshed tobacco shop and has paid
back the debt.
This country Is well rid Of Grover
c. Bergdoll, Stacker. according to an
Illinois American Legion post, which
recommends that the War department
drop the case.
The few remaining Confederate vet
Grams OF Tennessee were able to attend
the annual meeting Of their association
because of the efforts of 20 American
Leglonnalres Of Nashville.
Employees of the elevated railways
of Chicago have formed post Of the
American Legion and have dedicated
bronze plate to the memory Of eight
~ men killed In the war.
Four leading concert companies are
to appear In Christopher, H., this win
ter because Of the American Legion
post there, which has succeeded In In
lyceum course.
The state OF Michigan has bought
The community house at Camp Custer,
improved the place and turned II over
10 the American Legion posts to be
used as hospital for veterans.
While Cincinnati was discussing the
reed Of cleaning the William Henry
harrison statue there, the Bentley |
american Legion post, armed with
brushes, buckets and soap, did 1t.
An American flag has been given the
Hellenic post, Minneapolis, of the
Legion, by the Greek citizens
here. The post is composed Of Gre
ian born veterans OF the A. Il. F.
Five hundred ex-service men acted
S "supers' In the filming of a motion
icture at Mamaroneck, n. Y. They
'ere sent to enact Il battle" by New
'ork American Legion employment bu-
EAU.
Twelve overseas veterans refused to
ice death again In fumlgatlng immi-
rant ships. The American Legion
Employment bureau In New York had
sceived the call from the immigration
Ulcers.
Due to the propaganda Of the Amer
an Legion In Birmingham, Ala, the
lndreds of former service men have
zen placed In positions ranging be-
yeen that of short order cooks to con-
ruction foremen.
Work has been supplied every appll
int at the Wichita (Kan.) American
aglon post employment agency, &C.
riding to the Department Of Labor.
wen states have been surveyed and
at city heads the list.
BY means Of entertainments given
/, the school children OF Minnesota, /
e American Legion Auxiliary Of that
ate will be enabled to erect build.
& to care for destitute veterans on '
cir discharge from hospitals.
Unemployed service men OF Mime.
,olis have been organized by the
nerican Legion posts there and are
mpaigning the city, selling hand
gs, automobile booster plates and
milar articles bearing Legion sane.
IN.
Jerked from his floor-bed by a rush
SO proffered positions, a Kansas City
rmer soldier has been able to sup.
rt himself, his wife and five chill s