Show Asks Funds for Verdun and Liege Memorials i Appeal has bas been made by National Commander John It II of or the American Legion to members of the Legion and of time Ule Legion auxiliary for contributions towards the tho erection at Verdun and Lle Liege e of International memorials of the tho sacrifices and sert sen- services ices of ot the armed forces of all nil the nations na nations na- na nations allied together during tho the World war These projects were given formal cp cp- cp 1 by the tho Legions Legion's national executive Uve tive committee at a recent meeting The committee directed the lie national commander to call anon UDon and auxiliary members to contribute to the funds for tor time the memorials Con Con- Contributions Contributions for the two funds are being received by National Treasurer Rob Hob ert H it Tyndall national headquarters time the American Legion Indianapolis tad At Verdun will be erected a great In which will be bo Interred the thi bones of the unidentified dead of the thi battle which raged around that crucial crucia point In allied defense It will 1111 com corn especially the trench ot of o f the bayonets near Fort The ossuary Is to consist of a serIes of chapels surmounted by a n central centra tower In which a light Is to burn for for- forever for forever ever The Ille French committee In charge of the project under the chair chair- chairmanship manship of Marshal Retain Petain has lias of of- of offered tere to the United States as ns Its part of this tills International memorial the central tower Contributions of Le- Le to the Verdun memorial will be used for Its erection The committee in charge hopes to have havethe havethe hav the memorial completed so that lint It may maybe maybe roa be dedicated In 1927 when the Amer scan lean Legion convention Is expected to tobe tobe t be held In Paris At Liege In Belgium the memorial Is to take the form of a civic hall ball with representation for each ench allied country In It |