The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-07-13
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS


The memorial highway extending
from the Atlantic coast to the west
Tern boundary line Of Virginia, pass
Ing through that states principal
cities, has been suggested by the Vir-
ginia American Legion as q memorial
] to the states world war heroes. The
suggestion, which takes the form OF
set Of resolutions, will be acted on
at the next session Of the state as
sembiy
Two million American club women
pledged themselves to assist the
American Legion in obtaining ade-
quase hospital treatment for disabled
world war veterans and to help
rehabilitated veterans find employ
ment through their representatives
at the meeting Of the board Of di-
Irectors of the General Federation of
Eomen's Clubs at Chautauqua, N. Y.
With only one dissenting vote, the
Senate OF Louisiana legislature has
passed a bill providing $4,000 to en-
terrain distinguished guests at the
notional convention of the American
Legion in New Orleans next October.
The bill already has passed the
House.
Missouri and Kansas state officials
Of the American Legion have con-
tracted for one Of the most important
projects yet attempted by the Legion
in the great 300-mile sweepstake
automobile race to be held in the neW
half million-dollar speedway at Kan
sas City September is, The two de-
partments are in fair way Of max
ing a handsome sum, which will be
used for the care of disabled and
otherwise needy veterans.
Two coyote pups will travel by air
plane to the American Legion nat
ional convention in New Orleans in
October from Miles City, Montana
The animals will be chaperoned by
the adiutant Of the Legion post at
Miles City.
An official welcome from the
French government is awaiting the
delegation of American Legionnaires,
who will revisit the scenes of their
A. E. F. activities this August, ac-
cording to Ambassador Jusserand
speaking in behalf of his government,
The party Of Legion men and their
wives will sail from New York Aug
nst 5 to visit France, Belgium and
England.
By a unanimous vote the House Of
Representatives has passed a bill pro-
posed by the American Legion to in
crease the allowance for attendants
to blind and totally disabled world
war veterans from $50 to $50 a
month.
If torpedoes or other eontrabrand
were being carried on the Lusitania
when the vessel was sunk by Ger
man submarine the fact will be known
to the world, Philadelphia concern,
which is organizing an expedition to
salvage the S5,0O0,000 in gold known
to have been on board, has told the
American Legion.
A prize of 500 will be offered to
the New Orleans artist who submits
the most appropriate design for a
poster for the annual convention of
the American Legion to be held in
that city October 1920.
A freak, pretending to be half
baboon and half woman, giving
America as her home and declaring
that there are many more like her in
this country, attracted considerable
attention in a Constantinople, Tur-
key, street carnival until American
Legion members had the act suppress
sed in New York.
Because it was the only place he
knew of where he could get food and
shelter and fighting chance to re-
gain his health, he told the American
Legion, Solomon Harper, disabled
negro veteran of the world war,
pleaded to be sentenced for a num-
Der Of months to the Auburn, N. ",
prison. There being no charge
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