, 1923-03-11
American Legion

OKLAHOMA CITY.-The Ameri.
can Legion Of this state is backing n
Dill now before the legislature, call
ing Tor the return to Oklahoma hos.
pitals of all Oklahoma war veterans
100000 for a building in which vet
SUFFERING from mental diseases. The
sion' the establishment of an Amer
a Legion museum. making Armis.
tice day a legal holiday and an anti.
alien land Ownership bill.
DENVER. Colo. = Robert Dillon.
veteran of the war and American L..
gion member. dying mere of tubercu
losis contracted in the service, short.
" before the end donated $3.50, his
insurance money. and 800 compeu.
sation to the Near East Relief. His
GIT viii guarantee the life of one
child for moro than two years,
CEi1CAGO.-Leeion posts of this
~ arc appointing COMMITTEES to aid
all war veterans in obtaining their
rights under the state bonus act.
WATERFOWL, S. D.-The Amer.
lean Legion OF this state Is aiding the
travelling appeals board OF the United
states Veterans Bureau. in an atempt
TO clean up all claims for service men
In this district. Strong efforts are
be ng made to reach every veteran
and have him present his claims for
compensation. capitalization or voca.
ltional education.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.-Goorgia led
III other departments OF the Amer
lcan Legion in membership renewals
at the end OF January. according to
Legion national headquarters In In
dianapolis. Other leading depart.
ments. in relative order follow:
Idaho. Iowa. South Dakota, Delaware,
Illinois. Indiana, Kansas. Nebraska
and Utah.
WASHINGTON. d. c. oionc.
Theodore Roosevelt, prominent mem
Der of the American Legion. planted
a tree to the memory of his brother
Quentin. In the yard OF the public
school where they were students MS
boys when their father was president.
POUGHSEEPSIE. n. Y.-Ali new
streets here. and all streets which are
10 be renamed. viii bear the names
OF local men who died In the World
Lafayette Pest No. 81 of tho
American Legion presented c rssolu.
ton TO the Common Council asking
that this action DO taken. Tho reuo
luton was f~avorabiy acted upon by
the councilmen.
DENVER, colo.-Hundreds of poor
families, suffering from cold and
hunger in Denver were cheered by
the distribution OF a carload OF
potatoes donated by the Hughes Pit
finger post Of the American Legion
at Powell, Wye. Tho potatoes were
distributed to the poor by the Saliva
ton Army.
OKLAHOMA CITY, okla.-Afens-
bers of tho American Legion post ct
Collinsville. Okla, are acting -
truant officers OF the public schools.
When a survey showed that many
pupils were not attending school be.
cause parents were in destitute cir.
cumstances. Legion members per.
suaded the citizens Il organize n
charities association to aid the needy
families.
SAN FRANCISCO. CaI.-The San
Francisco board OF supervisors has
announced hat plans have been com.
pleted for tho creation OF a war
memorial for which 81. 1000. 900 has
been subscribed. The board author
lied acquisition by the city of terri.
tory adjoining the civic center on
which the memorial will lie built. The
memorial will consist OF an opera
house. an art museum and an Amer
lean Legion building. The 1898 na.
tionnl convention OF the American
Legion Will be held in San Francisco
next fall.