Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-09-11
AMERICAN
\LEGIONl.

That the Americanism department
of the American Legion. and the H.
900 posts OF the Legion have their
work cut out for them in an an
nounced program of opposition to
radicalism. and the AmericaniZation
Of foreign born in the country. is in
dscsied by surveys made in various
states, by officials of the organization.
Somewhat typical of reports received
at National Headquarters is the dec.
laration Of William r. McCauley. com.
mander OF the Illinois department.
Our American people feel entirely
safe and secure-too much so for their
own good" Commander McCauley
said. Some cold facts. bluntly adj
ministered, might wake them up to
the conditions all about them. IL is
not generally realized that in Illinois
there are more than $4,000 persons
above the age of 10 years who can.
not read or write the English lang.
uage. Those who cannot understand
our tongue number thousands.
us ii realized that bolshevik litera-
ture, supplied through generous funds
from the Russian government is be-
ing circulated among those who are
Ignorant Of our own printed langage.
our institutions?'
NEW ORLEANS. Sept.1l-National
ly prominent players from all sections
OF the country will compete for the
tennis championship of the American
Legion at the annual national conven-
ton OF that organization in New Or
leans, October 1920.
The convention tennis tournament
will be held in three divisions. Men
of the Legion will play for the title in
both singles and doubles, while wo-
men of the Legion and members of
the Legion Auxiliary will play for
championship in singles only The
tournament will open October 16 on
the courts of the New Orleans Lawn
Tennis Club and will end October 30
Preliminary rounds will pc held Octo-
Der Is and IL, the semi-fnals October
10 and the finals on October 90. Sill
yer loving cups will go to title win
ners in all divisions.
Among those eligible for play i'm the
itegion's net tournament are: Will
liam T. Tilden, national champion;
William M. Johnston, Wallace +.
Johnson, Watson Washburn, r. Nor
ris Williams, William +. Davis, Dean
Mathey, Roland Roberts and Marshall
Allen These men are shown on the
national ranking list OF mems singles
of the United States Lawn Tennis As
sociation asfamong the twenty best
players.
WASHINGTON. b. G., RESOLUTIONS
against the employment by the gov
ernment of women whose husbands
also are drawing salaries from gov
ernmental ageiieies were passed at a
recent meeting of George Washington
Post OF the American Legion at Wash
ington. The Legion post named thir-
teen women; among them Mrs. Caro-
line Harding Votaw, President Hard
ing's sister. The Legion asserts Mrs.
Votaw's husband holds The Job OF sup
erintendent of prisons. which paws
$4,000 a year, while she draws $4,000
as head of the industrial service sec
ton of the Veterans Bureau The
Legionnaires hold that one job in a
family is enough and that the wo-
mems places should. be filed by for
mer service men,
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Sept. 11.--Ac-
cording TO a report, received by the
New Jersey American Legion State
Senator Joseph F. Wallworth., OF Cam
den. will introduce bill in the Legis-
,ature to have the people vote on what
shall be done with the unexpendcd
balance of 100000 left after, paying
the State bonus. The introduction of
the bill is contingent on Governor Ed
ward f Edwards calling a special ses-
nion of the Legislature. The Legion
seeks the Special assembly in order
that the fund may be used to build
one Oh. more hospitals for the care of
sick and disabled World War vet
Grams.
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