The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-14
News
Notes

Very incorporate and exaggerated
is the characterization made by Geo
rye R. Wilbur Of Hood River, depart
ment Commander Of the American
Legion in Oregon, Of the report eabl-
ed from Paris quoting Or. Edmund
l. Gross. delegate to the national
convention of the Legion at New Or
leans from continental Europe, as
saying that the conference was ruled
by a mob and that drunkenness was
prevalent
There was plenty of boisterous-
ness and hilarity but not any more
than one observes at any convention
the size of that one in New Orleans"
continued Commander Wilbur. There
was no destruction of property, The
action of the convention and the reso-
buttons adopted marked it as tenn
perate and progressive. 1t occurs to
me that the delegate from Paris fail
ed to distinguish between the con-
vention delegates and the very large
number Of irresponsible young men
who swarmed in from neighboring
towns of Louisiana, Texas and Miss
issippi to take advantage of the &C.
casion for a good time. Many of
these were not ~ex-service men and
many who were did not wear Legion
buttons.
DR.. Gross was disappointed because
tie convention refused to grant a
subsidy to Paris post in the way of
financial aid. l wonder if he did not
90 home with a crouch.
Support of the lip American Le-
gion posts in Oregon was pledged to
the annual Roll Call of The Ameri-
can Red Cross, by the state executive
committee in recent session at Port
land. "The Red Cross has aided and
assisted the American Legion in many
ways and deserves the support of
every post" concluded the resolution
passed"
Harry n. Nelson, Department Ad-
jutant of the American Legion in
Oregon, left Portland last week to
attend a meeting of state adjutants
in Indianapolis, Ind, seat of national
headquarters of the Legion. An am
bilious program for 1928 will be out
lined as well as vital problems af-
fecting the legion internally. There
is held to be a great need for all vet
Grams of the World War to get into
the American Legion and assist the
organization in the realization of its
momentous problems.
in a report just issued by the Ser
vice Department Of The American
Legion, in Oregon it was disclosed
that an unusually heavy amount Of
work has been done for members OF
the legion and non-members, the de-
partment serving all veterans alike
whether affiliated with any veteran
organization or not.
The report showed that since Feb
ruary, 1920 when the Service Depart
ment was organized that $500, 900 of
insurance was reinstated for the
government; that 2619 compensation
cases were adjuciated; 1852 travel
pay claims; 800 allotments; 236 cloth
ing applications; effects of diseased
comrades, "a; naval retainer pay,
100; foreign service pay, 204; liberty
bonds paid for but not received, 865;
certificates in lieu nj lost discharges,
BIS; lost baggage reclaimed, Sc;
changes in service record, 10; adjust
vocational training awards, Ill; ad.
justment insurance status, 200; SOC
miscellaneous items.
The Service Department has been
operated free of charge to veterans
of the World War in assisting them
to get what is due from the govern.
ment incidental to their service ant
helping them overcome red tape
and other obstacles besetting theil
path in obtaining claims.