The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-02-19
Che.
Legion
Copy for This Department Supplied by the
American Legion News Service.)
LEGION
FUND is GROWING


AS final preparations were being
made in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky
to start active work on the American
Legion Endowment fund, preliminary
steps were taken to extend the move
ment to second group consisting Of
u states, most of them in the South.
The states in the second group are:
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennes-
see, West Virginia and Ohio.
AT the same time it was announced
that Judge Rogert w. Bingham Of
Louisville, editor and publisher of the
Louisville Courier-Journal, has accept
ed the Craftsmanship of the executive
committee to direct the endowment
movement in Kentucky.
Stearns post, Stearns Ky, mining
town with a population of 12l is the
first Legion post in the entire country
to "go over the top" in the movement
The goal for the post was set at 500.
Twenty-four hours after the post
learned the amount, a check for $500
was on its way to national headquar-
ters at indianapolis.
The first posts to send contributions
for the fund to national headquarters
were Eugene post, Eugene, Ore, and
G. H. Berry post, Tamaqua, Penn. The
Oregon post sent $75, and the other
$17.13 Adjutant Arthur S. Wolfe, of
the Tamaqua post, said, This repre-
sents the voluntary contributions from
the members of this post, such con-
tributions having been taken after
each post meeting for the last few
months"
Cardinal O'Connel OF Boston was
the first member Of the national hon
orary committee for the fund TO con
tribute to it. His contribution was al
so among the first received.
Lloyd w. Kendall, Legionnaire of
Farmer City, Ill.,. sent check for SO
for the fund Il am very strong for
this move" he said, land only wish l
was financially able to donate $50 or
$780,
William B. BOggs commander of the
department of Panama. cabled that
'the Canal Zone pledges $1,000 to the
fund" The foreign departments of the
Legion were given no quotas but asked
to give what they could. Panama was
the first to respond.
Hon. John w. Davis, Democratic
candidate for President in 1924, cabled
from Paris that he is glad to serve as
a member of the national honorary
committee for the fund. Other recent
acceptances on the committee are:
Mrs Mary Lord Harrison, New York
city. wife of the late President Benja
min Harrison; William Green, Wash
ington, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor; Otto H. Kahn, New
York banker; VIII H. Hays, New York
city, president Of Motion Picture Pro-
ducers and Distributors, Inc; John X.
Quinn. Los Angeles, past national COM
mander of the American Legion;
Bishop Charles H. Brent, Buffalo, chief
of the chaplain service in the A. E. F.. i;
Booth Harrington, Indianapolis, au-
thor; v. NJ Johnson, Rockford, H.,
president of Kiwanis International
James f. Chandler imperial potentate
of the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
Charles Dana Gibson. New York city,
artist; Gen. James A. Thomas, Dub
lin, Ca, commander-ih-ehie of the
United Confederate Veterans; Gen.
John HI. Dunn, Boston, commander-in-
chief of the Veterans ofForeign Wars
John Drew, New York city, actor.