Show m copy tor department supplee I 1 by th american lealon nev KOSCIUSKO POST THE STRANGEST AND MOST adventurous hero are the charter member of post in their dining car left to right edward coral G M crawford K 0 shrewsbury pan born in a box car on the way to the battlefields ot poland last fall and with its membership today sadly de plated by casualties kosciusko Kosc lusko post of the american legion formed out of the american aviators who corn pose alie famous kosciusko Kosc lusko squadron Is regarded as the strangest and roost adventurous of the 9 GOO units of the veterans organization in the fighting about warsaw when alie fate of the polish capital hung in doubt alie legionnaires of the kosal usko squadron were battling night and day against the advancing waves of hie bolshevik when the tide of battle turned and the reds retreated the machine gun fire from the planes of the americana went far to turn their retreat into a rout the men of post are hardened veterans A year ago they signed up for with the gollih army after they had flown battle planes in many engagements against the germans in the world war sent out on active service shortly after their squadron was formed these ad ventu reis fought on every front in HONOR TO centralia DEAD national commander and party visit graves of legion men killed during city parade the head of the legion journeyed ill the wy to centeralla Cen wash to pay homage at the graves of the four men who were slain by members of lie I 1 W W last armistice day two hundred legion men and women accompanied I 1 D their national commander on his visit to the scene of the tragedy and stood with bowed heads in mountain view cemetery as he pledged the legion to everlasting reference to the memory of its martyred marty red members there was nothing of rancor in D reference to the men who killed the peaceful pa but the speech bened warning as hundreds of other incidents of legion history of the lat bear hive senad warning that the I 1 eglon Is a wall of steel all advocates of violence whether chev dub themselves biles or parlor I 1 come here as to the shrine of the american legion said D stand ing nt the foot of the grave of war ren grimm killed at the bcd of the armistice day parade cn wilt mean to the legion what bunker hilll and chateau thierry to the nation at these places the spirit of america met the enemy and triumphed here in the f of the american legion likewise met lie enemy of our country and trl As of the nearly two million members of the legion ler laid a wreath of flowers on grimms rave in the crowd were grimms old friends in centeralla Cen and friends of dale II ben casagranda and arthur mcelfresh who also were slain it Is titling that here today we should renew our pledge of patriotism and devotion to law and order and serve notice on the forces of that more than four million ex service men who fought and defeated the foe without are now to fight to ho death the foe within who would work injury to our sacred institutions our inspiration shall be our martyrs and the restraint shown by fhelt outraged comrades by dedicating ourselves to the defense of our flag and all that it means a defense based on fairness and justice we shall prove that our comrades in france and centeralla Cen have not died to vain poland and many times were cited for their daring in action the charter members of kosciusko Kosc lusko post were capt merlan C cooper of jacksonville fla who has been reported missing capt A II 11 kelly richmond va capt edward koral brooklyn aleut G M crawford wll del kenneth 0 shrewsbury charleston W va allcut carl lark tulsa okla aleut edwin noble boston mass aleut n W chess fl paso tex and aleut E P agnnes boston mass who has been killed the squadron was formed under the command of maj C E fauntlero of chicago joe of sheepshead bay L I 1 who served two years with the french aviation service and won many decorations joined the kosciusko Kosc lusko squadron as a captain after the post had been organized tell cm it folks ever get discon tented with things back home they ought to lune a look at central eu rope was the message that came from captain cooper when the post was formed and then thank god tor america and put theli backs into the fight to keep america sane SINGER IS LEGION BOOSTER nina morgana erlma donna en in interests of former service mens organization amna morgana erlma donna of th chicago and metropolitan opera corn panics Is as enthusiastic a booster for the american legion as can be found in the ranks of operatic stars hat I 1 want to do first of all la to stand out there on the platform an american flag in my hand and lead in three rousing cheers for the american legion and then three nina morgana cheers more she announced just before slie eang in the stadium forty thousand persons heard ilass sing under hie auspices ot edward B rhodes post of tacoma wash the celebration at which she appeared brought to the treasury of the post |