The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-15
AMERICAN
\LEGION)

Increasing it's membership 203.45
per cent over the membership of De-
cember 81. 1921, the American legion
post of Leona, Kan, has won first
prize in the state membership cam
paign Just closed. Maple Hill, with a
percentage increase of 1926 per cent.
will receive the second prize. Jack
McCarroll of Hutchinson, the only sue
cessful individual entered in the con-
test. obtained seventy-eight new MEM
bers for his post. The first prize, given
and Pullman fare to New Orleans anC
return, plus S4.00 per diem for five
days for post commander and adju-
tAnt. Maple Hin will receive railroad
return for post commander and adju-
tant. The prize offered McCarrolI is
the same as the post first prize.
Other posts that increased their
membership over loo per cent during
the contest are: Cuba, 1877 per cent;
Council Grove, 154.22 per cent; Hays,
1879 per cent; Kingman, 1886 per
cent; Clyde, $50 per cent; Eskridge,
1s7.7S per cent; CORTLAND. 105.26 per
cent, and Usage City, 102.50 per cent.
state officers of the Kansas and
Missouri departments of the American
Legion have contracted for one of the
most notable undertakings yet at
tempted by the Legion IN the 300-mile
classic automobile race TO be held in
Kansas City, September 16. The race
will open the new half million dollar
speedway, and the two departments
are in a fair way of making a hand
some sum which will be used for the
care of disabled and otherwise needy
veterans.
TT provides us with a chance of do
ing something really worth while" ].
K. Noonan, adjutant of the Missouri
department said. I'VE can participate
in one of the greatest sporting events
and at the same time provide for the
relief of thousands of war veterans"
1t is estimated by Mr.. Noonan,
Frank Samuel, adjutant of the Kan
sas department, and E. Z. Peake, sec
rotary and general manager of the
Speedway association, that $4,000 per-
sons will attend the races.
Part of the Degion's program is to
have in attendance Generals PershinE,
Hartford and Crowder. Admiral
ernors, senators and congressman of
the two states. Tentative arrange
ments contemplate the dedication to
take the form OF q spin around the
mile and one-quarter bowl by Com
Eddie Rick enbacker in a racing car.
Two nervous and highly sensitive
coyote pups from Miles City, Mont,
Will travel by airplane to The Amer
lean Legion national convention in
New Orleans next October, convention
committee headquarters has been ad-
vised.
Captured by the adjutant of Custer
post of the Legion in Miles City, the
young coyotes will make the conven-
ton trip as an advertisement of the
Oductiveness of Montana. Their
capture was effected wnen the Legion
official, crawling into a coyote hole
with a flashlight, took the pups from
their mother, who, blinded by the
light, offered no resistance. The pups
are now about a month old and are
eager to sharpen their milk teeth on
unprotected hands.
Travelling thu the air with wild ami
mails seems to be a habit of Montana
IegionnaireS. An aiFplane brought a
fiery bobcat from the Montana wilds
straight to The feet of Marshal Foch
on the Legion convention platform at
Kansas City last year. When the
French leader toured the country at
forwards under the auspices of the
Legion, all the diplomacy of hie staff
had to be called into play to handle
the Montana animal 1t Is now one
of the problems OF Paris zoo atten-
dants-