The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-07-20
AMERICAN LEGION
WEEKLY LETTER

/ The S. s. President Pierce, /, win
carry zoo members Of the Legion and
the Legion Auxiliary to France. sail
ing from, New York, August 5. The
party OF former service men, their
wives, sisters and mothers will tour
France, England and Belgium, return
ing September s., via Montreal. IA few
reception and public affairs Have been
arranged in the chief cities to be Wis
tied but these will not in any way In
terfere with the personal business or
pleasure of any member of the party.
Detailed information concerning the
trip may be obtained from Second
Annual European Pigrimage care
OF The American Legion Weekly, 627
w. 43rd ST. New York City.
Only 1000 out of the 5000 world
war veterans believed to be eligible
for AID have applied for it under the
recently passed New York state law
which sets aside S1,000,000 for dis
abled and unemployed veterans. The
state authorities have asked the Le-
gion to bring the act to the attention
of its members in order that as many
needy men as possibly may benefit.
Declaring his claim for disability
was disregarded by the u. S. disability
Bureau, Garland e. Carr, colored vet
eran at Washington, d. c., bored q
hole through wall of the building In
which the Washington bureau is
housed, stuffed paper into the room
and then touched a match to it He
wanted to destroy the bureaus rec
ords, he said. He is being held for
mental examination.
For the first time since the u. S.
declared war, the flag of the German
Republic was displayed from the Ger
man embassy at Washington, July 4.
Forty Nebraska world war veter-
ans, decorated by the American and
allied governments for extraordinary
heroism, will be the guests of honor
at the convention of the state Amer
lean Legion posts to be held i'm York, Z
Neb., Sept. 1920. ~
Disabled world war veterans who
have taken up homesteads OF a $500
acre tract of land in Minnesota have
refused to accept the Governments
suggestion that the various plots be
named for the great battles of the 4
world war. "Our wounds and ailments
are sufficient to remind US of our ex-
perienees," they say.
Under modification Of the New
York Veterans Relief Act, dependents
of disabled eX-sefvice men in hospitals
are eligible to SIS month benefit il
the veteran is being maintained in the
hospital by the Government. g..
.GfSseyes til susana loWa sssglonnaires
will come to the National 4merican
Legion convention next October In 5
special trains, according to repre-
sentative of the Iowa department., who
visited New Orleans to make arrange
ments for parking fifty-seven- Pull
man cars in which the Iowans will
live while in the Southern city.
Former service men in Pennsylyan-
ia have received $4,000 i'm claims
from the Government during the last
month through the efforts of the
Pennsylvania American Legion.
A special board of inquiry has pro-
claimed Julian ". Stahischmidt
hero. He was killed when he tried TO
stop a runaway tank during the Il
American Legion's Memorial Day
parade in New York. A medal in rec
ognitiop of his valor has been present
ed to his mother
A hero of the world war, five times
at Chateau Thierry but with
out work and no prospect of Govern
ment compensation to which he was /.
entitled, Daniel Webster of Philadel-
phia, Pa, committed suicide and
would have been buried In 4potter's
field had not the Legion given him d
decent burial. - s5.ssss..s4 .ss q
Padding down the Missouri ard
rivers, two members of
the American Legion post at Chilli
cothe, Mo-, will travel by canoe to the
Legion national convention at New
Orleans in October. ':s -
An orphans home for children Of 4
world war veterans will be built bv
the Pennsylvania American Legion. Al
survey is now being made to ascertain
the number of children for whom &c
must be made
President Harding, General Perish
ing and Major General John IA. Le-
Jeune, commandant Of the United
States Marihe corps, are expected IS
distinguished guests at the American
Legion national convention in New