Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-06-17
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tentatively accepted an invitation to
speak before the national encamp-
ment OF the Grand Army OF the Re-
public TO be held in Des Moines. Ia,
Turing the week of September "a. In
his invitation to Commander Mac
Nider, Lewis S. Pitcher. Commander
in-Chief of the G.. A. II. says, Let me
assure you that the veterans of the
Grand Army appreciate highly the
sentiments of regard expressed by
their younger comrades in the great
war. In a special degree we look
upon them as the successors in pro-
noting the highest spirit of patrio-
tism in the country in the years to
come"
WASHINGTON. ID. c., June IL
Ex-service men and women who
should be considered for medals of
honor. distinguished service medals
ior meritorious services during the
world war will be considered for these
awards until April 1928, by a special
act OF Congress passed upon the re-
commentator of the Military Affairs
Committee Of the American Legion.
TOLEDO, OHIO, June 17-An is
land in the Maumee river, twenty
miles from Toledo, Ohio. will furnish
the setting for many Robinson Crusoe
outings of Toledo post of the Ameri-
can Legion. The post has bought the
,sland outright and is erecting thereon
tents and barracks so that Legion
naires and their families may spend
heir week ends and vacations there.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, June IT,
Reports coming into national Legion
headquarters from every section of
he country indicate that American
Legion Membership Day, July 1. will
be eminently successful. Each Legi-
onnaire has been asked by National
Commander Hanford MacNider to get
at least one new member for the SER
vice mems organization on that day.
PITTSBURG, PA, June ia
squad of her comrades of the Ameri-
can Legion fired last volley over the
grave of Lillian Russell world famous
opera star, at her burial in Pittsburg.
By official warrant in the world war,
Miss Russell held the rating of gun
merry sergeant.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 1.-THE
names of soldier dead from various
states of the Union will be buried in
Mammoth Cave, near Glasgow, Ken
lucky, by the Kentucky American Le-
gion. 1t will place a monument in
The cave, at the base of which will be
sealed stone box containing the
names of the dead.
JERSEY CITY, N. June IA
sheet, pillow case or towel was the
price of admission to an entertainment
given by the American Legion Auxi-
larry at Wildwood, N. j., to acquire
needed linen for sick and wounded
soldiers confined in "a New Jersey hos
)ital
RENO, NEW, June 17.-Planning to
cover total distance of $500 miles.
Donald F. Chase, prominent American
Legion worker of Reno, New, has
started to New York on a bicycle. He
expects to visit American Legion posts
on the way.
FORT BAYARD. n NJ. June IL
A male chorus of 80 voices has been
formed by sick and disabled soldiers
1t the government hospital at Fort
Bayard, n. M. Under the guidance of
The American Legion this chorus gives
frequent concerts for the benefit of
the less fortunate bed-ridden patients.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, June H.
Two hundred school boys in Pennsyl-
vania public and private schools have
been awarded medals of merit for SUI
letic activities by the Pennsylvania
american Legion.
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 17-Okla-
homa is furnishing American Legion
posts with free travelling Libraries.
After keeping one collection of books
for two months, post may return it
and receive another or request that it
be held for an additional two months.
PARIS. FRANCE, June 17-Mem-
bers of the Paris, France post of the
American Legion are putting in their
spare minutes studying the technique
Of cricket. in preparation for mixed
athletic contest with
members of the British Legion. The
ex-Tommies have challenged the for
mer doughboys to a game of baseball
on condition that the Americans meet
them on the cricket field.
OKLAHOMA CITY, AKLA.-One
hundred and sixty acres of land near
Hobart, Okla, have been purchased by
he American Legion which will erect
.hereon a community summer resort.