, 1922-07-18
THE AMERICAN LEGION
News of Interest to Ex-Service Men Featuring National,
State and Local Activities.

The state convention Of the Ameri.
can Legion Is to be held At Torrington
July -. rs and 20. 1879. Representa-
ton in tho convention IL based upon
paid-up memberships turned by by the
various posts to department headquar-
tiers as OF June "a. 1924. Department
headquarters proposes TO recommend
to the state executive COMMITTEES that
additional representation he allowed
for all memberships enroNed up and
Including July Is. 1874. This recon-
mendation IL to be made in view OF
the fact hat all posts OF the state
have had an opportunity to partici-
pate in a nationwide membership con
test which opened July 1. and many
posts have materially increased their
memberships since that dat
Departi- ant headquarters has re
Gently mailed to all posts and post of.
ficials a tabuiation showing the num-
Der Of Delegates to which h several
posts are entitled. basinE the compu-
tation on registrations up &c June ~:
Van Tasseil, 1; Casper. Posts No ..
10; Newcastle, .; Lusk. s; Torrington.
s; Cheyenne. Post No. 9. 8; Sheridan.
II. Douglas. g.; Glsnrock. 2; wheat.
land. 2: Lowell. /: Beaver. 1; Buffalo.
S: Laramie. .; Glendo. 2; Kemmerer.
3: Thermopoils. 5; Riverton. Z: Cody.
4; Burns. /: RAwlins, s; Moorcroft, 3;
Rock Springs. 1; Rock River. .; Powell.
s: Green River. . Basin. .; Upton. i:
Greybull. 3; Lanier. 4; Dixon. 2; Man
VILE. .: Fort Bridger. /: Salt Creek.
.; CokelviIie. 1; Evanton. 2; Gillette,
{; jackson, 8; worland. 4 S~undance.
2; chugwnter, /; Pinedale. .: Kealine.
i: Alton. ?; Frannie. .; s%hoshoni. 2;
Yoder. ?; Saratoga, 2: Cheyenne Post
S. .: Veteran. 2; Casper. o No. 81.
S.
Posts are requested to file crcdsn-
tails OF delegates and Aiternates with
tho department adjutant on or before
July ~, 1922. and also. TO provide n
duplicate copy OF the same for the
chairman OF the post delegation TO pre-.
sent to the credentials committee at
T~orrinEton.
Attention Is invited to tho fact that
no post may be represented Mt the con
vention by PROXY. and Il is necessary
for delegates or aiternates TO be pres
emit in person 10 vote on questions at
issue in the convention.
AhnounCtrntnt ~ ulhuc IfOrn depuih
ment headquarters Of the ~pro-rution
OF American Legion dues for h re
mainder Of the year 1922 for new mem
bers taken into tho organization In
the state of wyoming. National head
quarters dues covering the period un
til December 81. 1921, amounts TO 75c
The ~pro-ration OF dues applies only tS
the amounts to be sent to nationa
headquarters. Department headouar
tiers remain ut the ratio of s2.oo pei
member. and consequently the regis
~tration fees to he RENTED to depart
ment headquarters for the enrolment
OF each new member ia s2.75.
The ~pro-ration of tho national fe'
applies only in the cases of new mem
berr, and not to renewal OF old mem
bers or the collection OF delinquen
dues
A current bulletin issued by thu
United States Veterans bureau call
attention 20 the regulation providing
hat all exservice men who desire {,
claim their rights and privileges Il
any of the benefits of the veterans
bureau must file their claims withir
a period of five years after the dat,
OF their discharge from the service
This Is not q new regulation of tn,
veterans bureau. but a feature q
which little attention has been pait
up to the present time. because of the
fact hat practically 10 cases have
arisen in which q man has had q
chance to submit a claim after the ex
piration of the five years following his
discharge.