Show carrying on with the Atine american rican legion not to be outdone by the women auxiliary ot of the american legion and the various associations of war moth ers dad Is now forming an association of his own the new fathe fathers rs organization Is I 1 known nobu Is as the order of loyal dads it will to operate with all patriotic orders slid and will be espee especially laity affiliated with ith the american legion legion dad sheldon foote of ft myers fla Is the founder of the paternal order its principles will encourage clean patriotic living irre spec tive of party politics race or creed men whose sons ser ed in III the spanish american or wort or who served in the army or navy at any other time will be eligible A rates rales system for the hundreds 0 of practical articles and orna ornaments mews that are being made anade by disabled veterans Is being developed by the east S side ide post at st paul blinn the sale opened on bastille day july 14 with a carnival the proceeds of which will T ald lil their unfortunate comrades in civil re establishment the Ame american legion welfare bureau of st paul Is fighting for the unemployed ex service men with financial handicaps in what bat it terms a determined effort to keep tile alie bread line and soup kitchen kit clien out of st paul caul thomai J bannigan thi new vice commander of the american legion Is well known in new england for his record as cli chairman nirman of tile the legislative committee of the connecticut department of the legion ile he waged I a fight against politicians who lie declared were trying to commercialize fed anil and soldier legislation As a result of this campaign cump aien i ill li state adle s of connecticut turned over lu it the legion as disbursing agent a fund of for tile the re lief alet of needy ex service men nud and their dependent families capt harry C brumbaugh formerly executive officer of general per information force which kept track of every man in france and the movements of all troops and individuals has been chosen executive secretary of the world war veterans state aid of oregon brumbaugh was wag formerly treasurer of the legion publishing 11 hing corporation and assistant national treasurer of the american legion after surviving s several everal engagements va of the lue world war nar in which he won I a croix de guerre and was vas twice cited tor for braN bravery iry clifford A laflen member of the american legion died at st SL johns hospital st paul blinn as the result of a pin scratch laflan was a first lieutenant in the seventeenth field artillery infection from froin the scratch caused his death ethl within a few days a a national commander emery of the american legion placed a wreath oa the eket of 0 private gresham at memorial services which marked the return of the heros body from france commander mauder emery and private gresham were members of the same brigade the flimer was severely wounded and the latter killed lu in action tl private gresham was one of the first three americans americana killed in brunce A summer camp conducted by tho th american legion and the disabled american veterans of the world war known as camp galbralth galbraith in honor of col F W galbraith jr late com coin mander der d of the legion has been opened in a hotel near port townsend wash the camp will continue cOutin uG until september 15 and will III be open to all veterans aud and their families for whatever period they desire at the suggestion of victor J miller III president of the st louis mo police board the fredt rick W stock ham hahl post Amerl american caa legion voted to form a committee to co operate cooperate with the p police in ridding the city of crime president miller characterized their work as a thankless effort to see that americanism starts at home i personal letters congratulating alt all allens aliens who ho receive their unal final citizenship papers are bent beat out by F bl wood commander of the american AmeI cao legion post ut at okmulgee 01 okla in in the letters wood offers assistance of the legion in steering a clear course cours in americanism and pledges fellow ship the sits site for kansas cites 2000 liberty memorial building will b ba dedicated october 1 the opening da day 7 of the national convention of the american legion the dedication will follow a parade of some members of the american legion fron from all parts of the world I 1 more blore than former service men have been as assisted slated financially and sib oth berwise by the connecticut department of the americas american legion according to a recent report approximately from a fund appropriated by the state of connecticut has been spent la in the soldier work among the cities that have tossed their th or hats in the ring as candidates candidate for the 1022 national convention of the american legion are new orleans orleana I 1 baltimore houston and sao sa Tr encisco |