Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-05-29
American Legion
News Notes.


repeat the flag pledge is being made b.
the Iowa department. American Legion
and the Legion Auxiliary.
81 don't like the expression, 'eX-sel
vice-men' said Mrs. Donald Macrae
state president of the Iowa American
Legion Auxiliary. 'EX-sOldiers', yes
but never .eX-service men. These mel
are serving the country now just a
they were in war;
Among the delegates at the stat,
American Legion Auxiliary convention
at Cedar Rapids. was sweet faced
mOtherly looking woman, who had two
sons in the service, and who said on tin
floor she was German in birth bu
American in spirit" She was enthus
iastically applauded.
A warning that kind hearted people
who send food and sweets to the dis
abled veterans in the hospitals be care
full what they send, is issued by Mrs A
w, Quinn, of Vinton, chairman OF the
state American Legion Auxiliary hos
pitalizatiOn committee. Several patients
have been made sick by the contents
of some boxes received, Mrs. Quinn
says.
Ugly stories concerning Oakdale
hospital cost the life of an Iowa veter-
an suffering from tuberculosis, the
American Legion believes. A physician
advised the sufferer to 80 to Oakdale
J1t <aft ffpsvFf nc
conditions there, and refused to go un-
til too late.
The Iowa American Legion Auxiliary
with $4,000 members leads all the states
in membership. Illinois is second with
1000 members.
Lowden Post. American Legion, will
nut on an old fashioned Fourth Of July
celebration.
Colesburg Legioniares and business
men have organized booster club.
Fifteen million men and wOmen-4'
100000 veterans and 11,WO,OOO moth
ers, wives daughters and sisters OF
yeterans-will belong to the American
Legion and the Legion Auxiliary even
Itually, Mrs. Lowell +. Hobart, national
auxiliary president, predicted in an
interview she gave in Iowa.
A rattle of land and Ford cars, the
promoters have advertised is beng
conducted through American Legion
posts and other organizations in south
eastern Iowa, does not have the sane
ton Of the Harry J.. Anderson Post,
American Legion, at Oskaloosa. the
adiutant, Carl p. Smith, says in a let
ter for publication sent broadcast
in Iowa.
Rodney 2. Pagan, and Frank Miles.
dictionaries, are two OF the five judges
in the Des MOines $1,000 beauty con-
test.
Thousands of Iowa legion members
have contributed cents apiece for the
fund the American Legion will use III
decorating overseas graves, memorial
day. The money in this state is being
handled by James f. Barton, depart
ment adjutant.
Marshal Foch's bob cat. the one the
Montana American Legion delegation
presented to him at the national con
yention at Kansas City, now news IN
the Paris ZOO. The keys to eleven OF
Americas largest cities he received
while touring the country under the
auspices of the legion. hang in the
room he has reserved in his home Tor
the thousands of presents admirlng
Americans gave him.
No more requests for bodies OF s0ldler
dead will be received by the war de-
partment, the American Legion mas
been informed.
A buddy who got thorg in his mana
at the time Sedan was taken, and who
appealed to him to remov5 it is being
sought by Nathaniel Al Owens, OF
Traer. Owens has not seen or nearo
from him since the incident but beneves
he was from Iowa. He has asked the
American Legion to help him locate
the man.
Lydia Alden Chapter, ID. a. II. mas
presented the American Legion post al
Spencer with flag of Iowa.
More than go essays were submitted
in the high school contest sponsored D!
Monahan Post, Sioux City. The sub
iect was 1.-The Constitution OF the
United States' Cash prizes were given
the winners.
Trees will be planted in honor OF
Marshaltown's soldier dead by the city
council, with Frank Lewis Click Post
American Legion cooperating.
An AmericaniZation pageant IN when
hundreds of veterans will appear is
planned by the Cedar Rapids Chamber
of Commerce for July 4.
With legionaire seven feet and one
half inch tall, Kansas claims the tall
est in captivity. The Iowa I'egionaire
wants to know if any Iowa veteran Is
as tall or taller and has asked for can
didates.
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