Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-24
AMERICAN
\LEGIONl.


Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress from Iowa, have received copies
OF a resolution. unanimously adopted
at Davenport. Ia, by the Iowa Bank
ers' Association, representing more
than l,SOO Iowa bankers, favoring i'm
mediate enactment of the American
Legion's adjusted compensation bill
now before the Senate. President
MacAdams, OF the American Bankers
Association, was present at the Dav-
export meeting.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, June 24.-Es-
pecially equipped box cars, attached
to passenger trains, will carry hun
dreds of members OF the 40 Hommes
and Chevaux, the American Legion's
playground society, to the annual
promenade rationale of the organiza-
ton, to be held in conjunction with
the national Legion convention in
New Orleans, October 1920.
OMAHA, NEB., June 24-Going on
record as opposed TO violations of the
eighteenth amendment, the Omaha
(Neb) American Legion at a special
meeting voted to reprimand members
who violate the amendment.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. June "a
Senators +. S. Broussard and Joseph
e. Ransdell, of Louisiana, who have
been named in press dispatches
among opponents of the soldier bonus
bill. have informed an American Lee
gion post commander in New Orleans
that they favor the measure.
OMAHA, NEB., June PA KNOCK
ers' Night" meeting held by the Doug
las County post of the American Lee
sion at Omaha, Neb., proved a howl
ing success. Every member was in
vited to air his grievances and make
suggestions. The post chaplain rec
commended the formation of a Satur-
day night "Americanism Army" that
with fife, drum and orator would
preach the gospel of Americanism on
the street corners, especially in the
foreign quarters of the city.
PROVIDENCE, r. L., June "a
Following the example of New York
State, Rhode Island has set aside
fund for the relief of UNEMPLOYED
World War veterans. The administra-
ton of the fund has been placed with
the American Legion, which will in
vestigate all cases of distress and
need among former service men.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, June PA
bill to appropriate $4,000 to help de-
tray the expenses of the American
Legion national convention in New
Orleans next October has passed the
House of Representatives of Louisi-
ana. The city council of New Or
leans expects to give $4,000 toward
the entertainment of the Legion visi-
tors.
NEW YORK CITY, June 24-Mur-
ray Watkins. 81 years old, claiming to
be a former valet of President Theo
dore Roosevelt. was apprehended in
New York recently, wearing the uni
form of an army major. His bogus
regalia attracted the attention of
American Legion men, who reported
The facts to the authorities. Watkins
has already begun his three-year Jail
sentence.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, June "a. -
For several months the Government
has been chasing George T. Johnson
IN ex-marine, around the country
trying to present him with a roll OF
citations and other official papers due
him for his war services. The for
mer "leatherneck" has at last been
found by the Los Angeles, CAL, post
Of the American Legion.
ARCO. IDAHO, June 24-Each Sun
lay one of the churches in Arco. Ida.
no. extends an invitation to the loca
post of the American Legion to use
its sermon hour for lecture on fam
ericanism."
PROVIDENCE, r. l., June "a
More than $50 American Legionnaires
in Rhode Island are already making
plans to attend the national Legion
convention in New Orleans in October
Rhode Island Legion men will join
with those of other New England
states in hartering q STEAMSHIP, tc