The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-04-27
American Legion News Notes.

CT the birthdays CT both General Rob
ert E. Lee and General U. S. Grant
rival leaders in the Civil War, is re-
quested of eli posts in the North anc
South by national headquarters of the
service mems organization. The
birthday of General Grant, to cele'
brate which the Legion will assist the
G. A. R., will be observed April 81
That OF General Lee will be observ'
cd Januray 10, 1928.
The national Legion's celebration
CT the birth of these great Ameri.
cans ill be "an effective argument
that all sectionalism IS buried ano
that the glory of the nation is the
chief concern of every patriotic citi,
zen." Lerauel Bol!es, Legion adjutant
declares.
The practice of prohibition enforce
ment officials wearing the army uni
form to trap violators Of the liquor
law caused the American Legion OF
Norfolk, Va, to register protest
with Secretary of War Weeks, who
took immediate action. The Legion
alleged desecration Of the insignia
immortalized by American arms dur
ing the World War.
When the wife of wounded buddy
was desperately ill, physicians ap-
pealed to jobless service men in the
American Legion barracks, Cleveland,
O., for blood for TRANSMISSION to save
her life. The blood of the unemploy-
ed veterans was too thin, it was found.
and volunteers had to be obtained
from Legion post of veterans who
have jobs.
Cupid is making such war-romance
inroads in the membership of an
American Legion post of Minneapolis,
MINI, composed entirely of army and
navy rules, that a mems auxiliary,
composed of husbands Of the fair
Legionaires, is being planned.
Fed up upon "wrong number
"line's busy" and "line's out of or
der" the American Legion post of
Decatur, Ark, bought the city's tele-
phone company and after overhauling
the system, will operate it,
Use Of the Stars and Stripes to
advertise a junk shop or fish mar
ket now is forbidden in New York.
Following in American Legion's is
suance of instructions on how to re-
spect the flag, the New York legis-
iature passed a bill prohibiting re-
productions Of the flag on business
stationary"
When Major Clarence R. Edwards,
leader of the Yankee division in the
World War, asked group of Amer
lean Legion men at Holyoke, Mass,
what type of adjusted compensation
they would take, 85 per cent. elected
the insurance feature, ten per cent.
the farm and home aid and the rest
declared for vocational training.
Starting simultaneously in every
community in the United States, on
April 80, the international associa-
ton of Rotary clubs and the Ameri-
can Legion will combine to observe
"Boys' Week" with exercises and pro-
grams of interest and help to young
America.
The part that America played in
the World War will be portrayed by
q huge painting given by the Amer
ican Legion and preserved by the
French government in the World War
exhibit in the Musee de PArmee, In
valides, Paris, France. The museum,
founded by Napoleon as home for
his soldiers, was visited by thousands
Of Yankee doughboys during the war.
Farmers gave grove Of 200 trees
and the village a lot to the Eliza
bethtown, Ind, post Of the American
Legion when it wanted community
home. The ex-soldiers will erect o
log clubhouse, doing all the work
themselves.
New York city is hearing voices
from the clouds as Lieutenant B. w.
Maynard, former army chaplain, is
fiying over Manhattan with a group
of girl singers. The airplane is
equipped with a radio broadcasting
device. The stunt was arranged to
raise funds for an American Legion
camp in the Adironack mountains
Gov c;clr md ,vounded service men.