The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-11
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS

More than 100 Kansas American Lee.
gion posts have received citations from
state headquarters as a reward for re-
enrolling for 1922 rs per cent or more
of their membership at the time of the
last state convention.
Florence, with an increase of 294.1
per cent, heads the list in proportion
per cent Parsons, 1851 per cent, ana
Sterling, 202.2 per cent. Nearly fifty
posts rate better than 100 per cent.
Posts equalling their 1921 member
ship by March 1 will receive a second
form of citation, while new posts will
receive citations when the member
ship reaches thirty.
When ex-service men are released
from a Wichita hospital, they will not
become dependents on charity, if they
are not able to work. H. H. SchOps,
" ho is connected with the Monarch
Printing company at Wichita, has Of
fered to take several disabled veterans.
who have no homes and are without
means of support. as members of his
family until they are sufficiently re-
covered to be able to support them
selves.
Sehops said: st was too old to go
into the service. but 1 am willing to
do all I can for any eX-service man."
Needless to say it will be an easy mat
ter to supply him with as many men as
he wishes to take into his home.
The offer was made to Mrs. Grace
I. Jackson, chairman of the welfare
committee of the American Legion
auxiliary in Wichita. In a recent
communication to state headquarters.
she reported that men in hospitals
often approached her with the re-
quest for some light form of work
that they might do when they were
released. Many of the men have no
money and work is the first thing for
which they ask.
Schops's offer is considered one CT
the finest things that could be done
for the men who, when released from
hospitals, are not totally recovered,
yet find it necessary to work that they
may live.
Compiling vital facts about the five
million eX-5ervice men in the United
Sta ties is a job the American Legion
is now undertaking in its national
service and compensation" drive, re-
Gently approved by the 1egion's con-
ference in Indianapolis. The drive is
taking the form of a. census, with each
state department determining its own
dates for, Carrying out the work. The
Kansas census will be taken in March.
To lay a foundation for the pro-
posed rotating fund.-" to be raised by
the legion for the benefit of ex-sol-
CIRCUMSTANCES, a
prime purpose of the census. Each
veteran will be asked to specify
whether he favors the establishment
| of such a fund and whether he would
be willing to contribute his compen-
sation allotment, if he did not need it,
with the passage of bonus legislation.
| The money thus raised would be loan
ed to needy service men at low rate
of interest and with no security.
A further aim of the census IS to
record war disability cases. If a vet
eran was wounded or gassed, or was
sick, or suffered any injury in the
| service, if he has an ailment that can
be traced to service, he will register
the facts on the QUESTIONABLE and
| assistance will be provided by the
I legion in filing compensation claims.
Every man will be urged to carry gov
eminent insurance
| The census takers will also acuuaint
each man interviewed with the five
provisions of the pending adjusted
| compensation bill and will ask him
to name his choice. In this way an
accurate forecast of the administra-
| ton of the bill will be secured. Nom
! legion men will be asked to become
members, the aim of the organiza-
ton being to eventually have every
ex-Soldier enrolled