The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-05-10
Legion Notes

Pierre, s. d., May 4..At a meeting
of the memorial committee here to-
day 1t was decided to put the matter
OF a memorial building on the state
capitol grounds in the hands of the
American Legion at its annual con-
vention at Madison June 9, Z and s.
The legislature of 1919 provided for
the memorial on the capitol grounds
and $4,000 was obtained through
public subscription. The session of
1920 provided that counties could
make appropriations for the building
not exceeding one-tenth Of all taxa
BILE property. Several counties have
made such appropriations, increasing
the fund to 1900.
The memorial committee believes
that delegates should go TO the Mad
ison convention with a well defined
program in mind and make a settle
ment OF the matter. The committee
is confident that il the Legion should
indorse the memorial proposition, that
the counties, which hays not made
appropriations would do SO mere asing
the total fund to 5000, 900, enough
for the building and furnishings.
A vigorous protest has been sent to
President Harding against the par
don of thirteen Cincinnati Socialists,
whose conviction on charges of con-
spiracy to obstruct the draft Is now
pending In the supreme COURT OF the
United States. The protest was signed
by Commander Milton Campbell OF
the Robert Il. Bentley post OF the
American Legion, representing the
world war fighters Of Cincinnati.
During a period of two weeks the
American Legion in Casper, Wyo.,
found jobs for 1876 former service
men. The employment feature was
added TO the posts service only re-
Gently and the new department is
functioning efficiently.
The radio as a means of commune
cation between Ohio posts of the Am
erican Legion is being developed by
Gilbert Bettman, commander of the
Ohio department of the Legion. An at
tempt will be made to devote a part
of the $126, 900 war chest fund, which
the department will receive in July,
to install radio sets in Legion posts.
A member of the American Legion
will be named on the American Bat
tie Monuments Commission. Sec
rotary OF War John w. Weeks has in
formed Alvin Owsley, national com-
mander of the American Legion. The
Commissions duty is to mark the
progress of American troops in France
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Watertown, S. D., April 30: The
South Dakota department OF the
American Legion today stands in first
place, nationally, in the percentage
of paid up memberships for state de-
partments OF 5000 or above. Ar
rival at the head of the list was the
occasion of great rejoicing at the state
headquarters here, for It marks a big
step In the departments vigorous
membership campaign which has kept
this state second, third Or fourth in
the list of departments ever since the
first of the year. Praise for the en-
ergy displayed by individual post or
CARNATIONS and for the efficiency and
hard work of other state officers was
expressed by Douglas Sheldon, state
department adjutant. who, himself,
has directed most OF the membership
campaign.
The South Dakota department, ac-
cording to a bulletin being prepared
by Mr.. Sheldon, has so posts that have
now exceeded their total 1922 mem
bership. Out OF this number four
~Brookings, Gam Valley, Edgemont,
and Kimball--have increased mem
bership by more than 100 per cent.
Jay II. Williams, department COM
mander, Is issuing a letter to- posts
urging all farmer ~Legionnaires to at
END the state convention at Madison
in June. Tho state meeting has been
advanced from August TO June espec-
tally for the accommodation of the
boys who are busy on farms.
SIOUX INDIANS ASK FOR
$756,OO0,0O0 FOR BLACK HILLS