The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-09
AMERICAN
\LEG1ON)

Announcement of prize winners in
4 the American LegiOn's national essay
| contest for school children on the sub
! ect How The American Legion Can
Best Serve the Nation" has been re-
ceived from Garland w. Powell. ma
| tionaI director of the legion's Ameri-
canism commission
| The winning essays will be judged
by John J. Tigert. United States COM
missioner of education; Z. Z. Brown,
former national commissioner of edu-
cation, and 5. S Mcclure, the pub
Usher; the national winner will be an
nOunced by the legion January 19, the
birthday of Robert Z. Lee, Mr.. Powell
stated.
National prizes are: First. $3.50;
second. $500; third, $3.50. They are
not payable in cash, but may be ap-
piled by their winners on payment for
an education in any college or uni
versity. The legion made this proviso
as a part of its campaign to further
the cause of education of which
American Education Week, now in
progress, is an example
More than $4,000 school children
in all parts of the country partici-
pated in the essay contest" Mr.. Pow
ell stated. In one county of New
York alone, the legion received 1900
entries. State and city school Off
cials co-operated with US in fine spirit
and contributed materially to the con-
tests success"
Frances c. Critten, Courtland. is
the Kansas winner.
The fifth Christmas for sick and
disabled world war fighters spent in
hospitals since the wars end will be
observed by their comrades of the
American Legion and its auxiliary by
visits to hospitals, entertainments and
relief work among veterans, accord
ing to word received at Kansas head |
quarters today.
Alvin Owsley, legion national COM
mander. has directed 1900 legion |
posts to send representatives to the |
hospitals and to organize community /
Instructions also have been forwarded I
to legionnairies to conduct community /
Christmas tree celebrations for chill /
dren's hospitals.
plans. National Commander Owsley /
and DIR. Kate Waller Barret, national /
president of the American Legion |
Auxiliary have issued a joint procla- |
nation to the members of their or |
ganization- 1t follows:
The disabled of the world war are 1
now approaching their fifth Christmas 4
of suffering. In hospitals and in |
places of refuge all over the country !
they are paying the heavy price of |
their honorable service to the nation /
in war. Many of these are enduring 4
a gray and cherries existence. Cir !
cumstances have stranded many OF ;
them far from their homes; many still 1
undergo sharp suffering. Their fam
lilies too, are saddened on their ac- /
count and in many instances these |
family circles are darkened by pow
erty and neglect.
I'VE of the American legion and its /
auxiliary are pledged to the care of |
these suffering men. these sorrowful /
families. We cannot be forgetful of,
this pledge. We must bring to these |
unfortunates. upon this fifth Christ
mas of their long distress. comfort |
and cheer in the fullest measure that |
comrades can provide. We shall re-
member that this function of our serv-
ice upon committees. We shall re-
member. every last man and woman
of US, that there is a great comfort /
for that disabled that subscriptions
cannot supply; that comfort which :
lies in the handclasp of comradeship
and the personal cheer of personal 1
attention. Legionnaires and women
OF the auxiliary, do not consideE your
Christmas. season as complete until
YOU have gone yourself into the hos
pitals and homes of the disabled with
your personal message of affection
and loyalty"
The United States government is
looking for fifty young doctors of
medicine as an initial class for spe-
cial training in neuro-psychiatry
work. with the provision that they
will continue in the service OF the
U. S. Veterans Bureau for a period
of at least two years. as announced
today thru Kansas department head
quarters.
A systematic and comprehensive