The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
AMERICAN


Mrs. Ray lille Calihan. department
president Of the American Legion
Auxiliary. and Mss Emma Hadron,
department secretary. have issued the
official call to the second annual con-
vention of the organization TO be held
in Salina April Il and IS
Convention headquarters viii be
opened in Salina April 10 IN the
Lamar hotel. Only convention bus
ness VIII be cared for at these head
quarters
Each unit will be entitled to three
delegates and one additional delegate
for each fifty members or major frac-
tiOn thereof.
. SPECIAL rates of fare and a half
from points in Kansas to Salina have
been granted by the railroads.
Wilder s Metcalf. state commander
Of the American Legion. and Frank
z Samuel. state adjutant, will be
guess OF the convention. National
speakers and officers viii also attend.
Their savings exhausted after
months of idleness. 100000 service
mon of the world war are jobless and
in need. according to national and de-
partment Officials Of the American
Legion. A national effort to find
work for the men was started March
20. American Legion Employment
day.
Assisting the Legion in its campaign
are business mems clubs. civic. pa
triotiC and fraternal organizations and
public officials in every state. FIT
tcen state governors issued proclama-
tons designating Legion Employment
Day and urging citizens to employ eX-
fighters Governor Aliens proclama-
ton was issued March IS.
Samuel Gompers. president OF the
American Federation of Labor. has in
dorsed the Legion's drive for employ
ment- In a letter received at Legion
national headquarters. he says:
This is n most worthy object. You
know however. that the membership
OF the American Federation Of Labor
IS composed Of wage earners only.
While our membership cannot give
employment to the unemployed mem
bers OF The American Legion, there is
no doubt that every encouragement
viii be given to bring about the de-
sired result. Thousands of members
Of the American Legion are also
mem bers of the trade unions and the
sym pathy of the wage earners will go
out TO those who did so much for not
only our. country but for the entire
world"
Letters urging cooperation with
the Legion were sent to all member
bodies by the Chamber OF Commerce
OF the United States.
Citizenship clubs for the benefit of
years old in which current issues of
the day will be discussed will be
formed by the American Legion Aux
iiiary in $500 communities in every
state, according to a plan conceived
by national headquarters OF the or
ganization- The club in each com
munity will be sponsored by the local
unit OF the auxiliary
Topics for discussion at club meet
fngs will be optional and will concern
questions OF pertinent interest to Amer
lean citizenship National headquar-
tiers has suggested a list. as follows:
Voting registration; election rules;
school electionsi primary election laws
and national conventions; state
boards: state officials; needs Of state
institutions; flag days: a mock cabinet
meeting; famous men and women:
Americas material prosperity and
causes; state. county. city or town
government; good roads: movie cen
sorship; rural schools; city fire and
police protection; American heroes
of invention; great American writer's;