The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-06-29

than 1900 Iowa bankers, favoring inn n
mediate enactment of the american
Legion's adjusted compensation bill
now before the Senate. President Mac
Adams of the American BANKERS As
sociation was present at the Daven-
port meeting. = Exs<
Especially equipped box cars, at I
tached. to passenger trains, will carry
hundreds of members of the 40 HON.
mes and Chevaux, the American Le-a
gion's playground society, to the an
nual promenade nationals of the orr
ganization to be held in conjunction
with the national Legion convention
in New Orleans, Oct. 1920. ~ H. T.;
Going ON record as opposed to vio-
lations of the eighteenth amendment
the Omaha, Nebraska, American Le-
gion at a special meeting voted to
reprimand members who violate the
amendment. .lss.x "a
Senators E. S. Broussard and sJo-
seph E. RandselI of Louisiana, who
have been named in press dispatches
among opponents of the soldier bonus
bill, have informed an American Le-
gion post commander in New Orleans
that they favor the measure.
"A KNOCKERS Night" meeting held
by the Douglas County post of the
American Legion at Omaha, Neb.,
proved a bowling success. Every mem
Der was invited to air his grievances
and make suggestions, The post chap
lain recomm ended thezformation1 Of a
Saturday night "Anaericanism Army
that with fife, drum and orator would
preach the gospel of Americanisn on
the street corners. especially in the
foreign quarters of the city.
Il
Following the example Of New
York State, R Island has set aside
a fund for the relief of unemployed
world war veterans. The administra-
tion of the fund has been placed with
the American Legion which wilIinves-
tigate all cases of distress and need
among former service men. CO..
A bill to appropriate $4,000 to help
defray the expenses Of the American
Legion national convention In New
Orleans next October has passed the
House of Representatives of Louis
lana. The city council of New Orleans
expects to give $4,000 towaaS the
entertainment of the Legion visitors.
Murray Watkins, sd years old.
claiming to be former valet of Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt, was appre-
hended in New York recently wearing
the uniform of an army major. His
bogus regalia attracted the attention
of American Legion men who report
ed the facts to the authorities. Wat
hns has already begun his three year
Jail sentence.
For several months the Government
has been chasing George r. johnson
eX-marine, around the country, trying
to present him with roll of citations
and other official papers due him for
his war services. The former '7eAther-
neck has at last been found by the
Los Angeles, CAL, post Of the Ameri-
can Legion.
A sheet, pillowcase or towel was
for superiority in class room work
and athletic activities by the Pennsyl-
vania American Legion. ~.,~.<
The $3,463 left from a fund raised
by the old Manhattan Club Of New
York for the purpose of defense dur
ing the war, has been turned over to
the New York American Legion to be
used in building veterans tubercu-
losis camp III the Adirondack. noun
tains. r@ In B
More than 250 American Legion
naires In Rhode Island are already
making plans to attend the national
Legion convention in New Orleans III
October. Rhode Island Legion men
will join with those of other New
England states in chartering steam
ship to take them to the old Southern
sity. . 4.
y AS q monument to- Michigan's wsr +
dead, the Michigan American Legion
will build and equip home, for or
phans of world war veterans. The Le-
gion will raise the necessary funds
without drawing from the public cof-
fers. I.
Menbers Of the Paris, France post
Vt the American Legion are puttino B
ln their spare minutes stud dyinr che
technique of cricket, ID pxe oaration N
fol . mixed interaational athletic con- q
test with members of the British = g
e1on. The ext Tonnlies hsxe shall&uSx
ed the former douehboys u ! az1ns
q baseball On condition tlst u
Americans meet thei1 on e erieII u u
field.