The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-03-11
Carrying On With the
American Legion

III france. henry bacon, designer OF
the Lincoln Memorial In Washington,
D. C, win be associated with him.
The Community House az Camp Gus
ter, Mich, purchased by q Chicago
company for $4,000, has been repur-
chased by the state Of Michigan and
will be presented to the American
Legion for use as a hospital for sick
and disabled veterans. The building
Will be improved at the expense Of
the state.
General Lafayette post Of the Amexi-
can Legion, composed of New York
City policemen, has mortgaged iu
Long Island clubhouse for $1,000, the
money to be used In helping unem-
ployed veterans. The policemen-Le
gionnaires have pledged themselves
to canvass their beats for Jobs fos
their unfortunate "buddies"
THE Book Of Misery" containing
thousands Of news-clipptngs and let.
tiers describing the plight Of Americas
World war veterans in the recent
period Of unemployment will be pre-
sented to Congress by the Legion az
documentary evidence In favor Of
relief for ex-service men.
Unemployed ex-service men sleep
ing In Bryant Park, New York, wera
awakened one recent midnight by the
sound of a bugle mess call Sever
hundred of the unfortunate men lined
up for "chow". committee repre-
senting the George Dahlbender Post Oh
the American Legion, led the men te
restaurant where each was fed a
the expense Of the Legion post
The American Legion has asked thu
shipping board to permit the use Of
the giant liner Liviathan as q tenn
porary shelter for jobless ex-servict
men. The liner has been idle at thu
Hoboken army docks for severa
months. During the war 1t transpor
ted 10000 American troops to France
Charles w. Seymour, Of Hartford
Conn, rendered his resignation a
state senator following his election t,
| the cOmmandership Of the America
Legion In Connecticut, Officers Of tn,
Legion cannot hold public Office whicl
La elective.
A twenty-acre park, known o
American Legion Park" has been ded
ieated by the city of Melross, Mimi.
to the men of the city who we're II
service during the World war. tn
Melrose Legionnaires have establishe.
children's Fairgrounds, a tourists
camping grounds and a baseball dia
mond.
Ex-soldiers and marines, member
Of the American Legion, were tn
heroes In the rescue work which fol
lowed the explosion Of q tank cor
tanning 10000 cubic feet Of ammoni
fumes In New York City. One Of tn
former service neil is accredited wit
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tenement which had become filed wit
the fumes.
A party" which 10 said to hav
cost $4,000 was given by L. Gordo
Hamersley, who served as lieutenaI
in the Sixth Field artillery OF ID
First division, at his estate near Tarr.
town-on- the Hudson. The guests wen
disabled soldiers of the First divisio
and members Of the JEFF Fsigi POI
! Of the American Legion.
Emergency officers Of the army Of
abled during the war don't belong
on the retired list of the regular arm
Secretary Weeks told efncials Of q
American Legion. who are fostering
plan for the retirement on retiremea
pay of the emergency officers Of d
D World war.
The first woman to hold the postttt
Of adjutant Of q state departmeI
of the American Legion il Miss 81
a norah E. Cuttings, Of California. MI
0 Cuttings served during the war as
Q yeomanette in the navy. She is az
O ing adjutant Of the California d
{ partment.
4 Failure to doff his hat when 4
e funeral cortege of an American soldi
y passed, caused Adam Kosloski to 10
n his job as constable at Sank Rapft
Mimi. A complaint against Koslos
was filsd by members Of the Amerie
Y Legion.
o Five hundred deaf and dumb eh
% dren Of New York attended q showi
d Of the nlm-play. 1.-THE Man Withe
. Country" as guests Of the Anne
II can Legion. Each child wrote an ess
% on Americanism based On impressio
D. of the play.
Five hundred unemployed vsters
of the World war in New York W
given employment Al movie supers
the studios at Mamaronsck. Lo
le Island.
lr The Mark-Hamilton post Of
~ American Legion at Minneapolis
organizing its own band, orchest
90 slee club, vaudeville teams and q
"a matte connany