The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-06-08
NEWS
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Portland, Ore, June State off
cials of the American Legion have
announced a gigantic membership |
push to enroll thousand more men,
J bers in its 10 posts prior to the 9th |
of this month. Representation of
posts as to number Of delegates and
! talternates is based upon their paid
up membership thirty days prior to
the convention date, which is July
27th.
The Oregon department is now in
twenty-frst place among the state
departments in the Union and far
ahead of nearby states, California,
Washington, Colorado, Idaho and
Texas. Strenuous efforts will be
made to move the Oregon depart
ment up to the tenth place by June
9th. Posts have been asked to ap-
point committees to interview the
eligible ex-service men and adver-
tise the American Legion-the only
all-inclusive soldier organization Of
world war veterans in existence to-
day. Officials state that "any ex-
service man who is not a member
of the American Legion is against
it," If the legion is fighting for ex-
service mans battles then he should
be with US. Every man outside the
legion that is qualified to be in it, is
an enemy to the legion because he
weakens the organization just that
much. AS long as the ex-service
men are divided there cannot be any
real progress made in the cause for
which we exist "One for all-all
for one and all for the legion" is the
motto of the great veterans organiza-
ton
Nine cities in Oregon, namely,
Marshfeld, Madras, Pendleton, Bak-
er, Eugene, Astoria, Hermiston,
Klamath Falls and Medford have re-
ceived a citation from the national
headquarters of the American Le-
gion for their work in connection
with the unemployment drive started
by the legion last March. The certi-
ficates bear the signature of Com
mander MacNider, National Adju-
tant Lemuel Bolles and State Com
mander Lane Goodell and State Ad-
jutant Harry N. Nelson of the Ore
gon Legion. The grand seal of the
National Legion is affixed.
Portland, Ore, June IA pamph-
let containing the names of the Ore
con men who gave their lives in the
World War; has been forwarded
from the Oregon department of the
American Legion, to state headquar-
ters of the Kentucky Legion. The
last day of the Kentucky Department
Convention, held in Glasgow, KY,
August 2S, goth and 30th, will be
spent in the underground rotundas
of Mammoth Cave, and will be dedi-
i Gated to the memory of the soldier
dead. A monument will be placed in
the cave, by the Kentucky legion
naires, at the base Of which will be
sealed stone box containing the
names of the dead of the World
War, from the various states Of the
| Union.
I'VE believe that this great nat
ural wonder Of the world which has
existed longer than man himself and
which will live until the end Of time
will be most fitting place to erect
an enduring memorial to the men,
ory of the dead" writes Emmett o.
Neal, Department Commander, in
expressing the attitude of Kentucky
toward this memorial.
4 In line with the announcement Of
the u. S. Veterans Bureau that
War Risk Insurance Reinstatement
Week will be held from June 18th
to 18th, the American Legion through
its ITO posts in Oregon has started
a big push among ex-service men.
Through initiative Of the Legion's
national legislative committee at
Washington, action of congress was
obtained holding open dates for re-
instatement of War Insurance until
March 26, 1926, otherwise reinstate-
ment of government insurance would
not have been permitted after De-
cember, 1921.
Strenuous efforts will be made by
posts to pursuade those who have
dropped their insurance to reinstate
it and all newspapers in the state are
asked to give all publicity possible
, to the drive.
Wasco, Ore, June 7,.-Wasco
Legionnaires travelled forty miles
south of their city to install post of
the American Legion at Grass Val
! ley, Oregon. This makes the III
post in the Department. 1t was
named Hanley-Baker Post after the
only two Grass Valley men killed in
action in the World War, Officers
elected we're H. H. Thatcher, Post
Commander; Con Buckley, Vice
Commander; j. E. Shepard, Adju-
tant and George Wilcox, Finance
, Officer.