The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-05
AMERICAN
\LEGIONJ

Tentative plahs call for the holding
of the annual reunion of the 353rd
! (All-Kansas) Infantry regiment, at
Atchison, September 4, and 6, ac-
cording to State Adjutant Frank E.
| Samuel of the American Legion. More
\ definite information will be forthcom-
| ing within a few days, he said. The
353rd won great fame as a result of
| its part in the World war. 1t was
| a part of the famous eighty-ninth di-
| vision.
| Records at state headquarters of the
| American Legion here show that the
paid up membership on June 80 of the
$40 posts in Kansas was 1889. This
total compares faVorably with the
year, according to Adjutant Frank E.
Samuel. The membership of the kan
sas department on December 81, 1920,
was %, sos, and on December 81, 1921.
24,S25. 1t takes the whole year to
| bring in all the payments. according
to the adjutant, and an appreciable
increase in enrolment is expected at
the end of the present year, due large
Iy to recent and contemplated mem
bership drives.
Every man to his own taste in
"bunks," says V. A. w. Steger, chair
American Legion national convention,
to be held in New Orleans next Octo-
Ter. Convention visitors will be
housed in variety of ways.
While the bulk of the crowd will
choose the hotels and rooms in New
Orleans homes, there will be an op-
portunity for substantial percentage
to remain on the Pullman cars and the
steamboats, and ocean liners which
bring them to the convention city.
Mr.. Steger has obtained a hotel
rate of $3.50 a day without bath and
$3.50 a day with bath. More than
$4,000 visitors can be housed in the
Pullman cities which will be provided
with all conveniences of modern
hotel. A special arrangements with
railroads will enable the convention
guest to live on his Pullman car for
about 81 a day and uniformly low
rate will also prevail in rooms in New
Orleans homes.
Those doughboys who prefer to re-
turn to the barracks life for five
days may be quartered in New Or
leans fifteen million dollar army sup
ply base and IN various halls and lodge
rooms.
Reservations for rooms, Mr.. Steger
has announced, must be made thru
the visitors American Legion state
adjutant, who will confirm them with
the convention housing committee.
Organized labor and organized base
ball will be represented at the Amer
lean Legion national convention in
vention committee has received word
that Samuel Gompers, president of
the Am ericap Federation of Labor, and
Ken esaw Mountain Lands. high com
missioner of organized baseball, will
appear on the convention program.
Acceptance of the convention invi-
tation by the labor leader follows an
address made before the recent ma
tional convention of the American
Federation of Labor in Cincinnati by
Hanford MdcNider, Legion national
commander. A resolution adopted by
the labor delegates instructed Mr..
Gompers to appear before the Legion
gathering as the representa- tive of or
ganized labor
In his letter to Commander Mac
Nider, Mr.. Gon1pers said:
zone of the most interesting and
pleasurable events Of the Cincinnati
you delivered. I heard many ex-
pressions OF commentator of your re-
marks. You made a deep impression
upon the delegates. Personally 1
want to take this opportunity to say
to you that 1 regard your address as
another strong link in the chain bind
ing together the American Legion and
the American Federation of Labor"
Mr.. lands. who recently resigned
his position as federal judge of the
northern district of illinois to devote
his entire time to baseball, has spoken
at Legion meetings in all parts of the
country and is considered as one of
the leading advocates of the interests
of World war veterans. His son is an
ex-service man.
Maj. Gen. John a. Lejeune, COM
mandant of the United States marine
corps, had previously accepted the
convention Invitation while tentative
acceptances have been received from
President Harding and General Perish
ing.
Not Ordered.