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Show Carrying On With the American Legion A plea that all students at Nebraska university Join the Legion "for the honor of the Institution and the perpetuity per-petuity of our country" has been made by Chancellor Avery. The "Society of Military and Naval Officers of the World War" has come Into existence In New York Btate. Plans are under way to make It a nationwide na-tionwide organization, with hereditary membership. Ex-service men who ask for aid at Racine, Wis., receive no hearing unless un-less they hold a letter of endorsement endorse-ment from the American Legion. "Impostors "Im-postors in bought uniforms" have brought on the move. Many savings accounts have been opened with bonuses paid to ex-soldiera according to bankers in South Dakota, Da-kota, who deny charges of extravagant spending. A Sudden Breeze. A Vlnd-hearted motorist, seeing an old woman toiling along the road, offered of-fered to give her a lift. It was her , first ride In an auto and ns the motorist motor-ist put on speed e was amused to hear her exclaim : "My, but hasn't the wind come up sudden?" Boston Transcript. A Hard Answer. "My husband considered a vry long time before he proposed to me. He was very careful." "Ah, It's always those careful peopU who get taken In." |