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Show ' . TilE . AMEWCSN LEGION (Copy for Thia Department Supplied by National Headquarters of the American Legion.) THE WORK IN PATERNALISM Policy of Adopting Orphaned Children Chil-dren Is Arousing -fnterest All Over the Country. A total of three French war orphans, two girls anil a boy, had already been 4V (I) assured of adoption adop-tion in the American Amer-ican Legion's campaign for continuation con-tinuation of the late A. E. F.'s overseas paternalism, pater-nalism, by contributions con-tributions received re-ceived at national nation-al headquarters of the Legion up to the close of business on May 25. The forty-two members of the national headquarters head-quarters staff of MISS LULA B. VIZE, Member Headquarters Head-quarters Staff. the Legion contributed $150 for adoption adop-tion of the first two orphans, and the American Red Cross will be asked to select for them a boy and a girl waif as mascots for the next year or more. Miss Lula B. Vize, a member of the headquarters staff, assisted in raising the money for the orphans. The first post to send In its $75 contribution to the fund was Karl Ross post No. 1G, Stockton, Cal. In a letter of transmittal, Ted Cloudsley, a member of the post and editor of the San Joaquin Legion, official American Ameri-can Legion newspaper of San Joaquin county, Cal., writes in part: "We were told that there was a wide range of choice for us, so I hope you can secure as our war orphan a little Alsace-Lorraine girl of from six to ten years whose father was killed In battle. You see, we have a big post here and a big twice-a-month newspaper and such a little orphan would suit the boys best because of tiie sentiment attached. "Please be sure that we receive the little one's picture and address. We will put her picture in our publication and would like to have her write to us. At Christmas time, too, we will be able to remember her." THE RETURN OF THE DEAD Bed Cross Will Send Advance Notification Notifica-tion of Arrival of Bodies From Over There. The American Red Cross, as an especial es-pecial courtesy to the American Legion, Le-gion, hereafter will send advance notification no-tification of the arrival of the bodies of American soldiers from overseas to posts of the Legion in towns and cities cit-ies in which reinterment is to be made. The Red Cross home service in each community will receive notice from Hoboken and in turn notify the relatives of the decedent and inform the Legion. Information will be received re-ceived In time for local posts to make arrangements for the reception of the bodies and to provide for the formal ' honors due "-their deail comrades. Where there Is more than one Legion post In a community, Ilie county headquarters head-quarters of the Legion will be notified, (hat It may designate the post or posts which shall render the honor. |