Show american legion aiosi news FACTS NOT adjutants and treasur treasurers ers of ten tell thousand posts of the american legion uro are iiley busy collecting post department and national dues for the year 1921 1 reports indicate that the button membership those who are arc members of 0 the legion but ito ho are behind in their dues will lie be sit substantially ly decreased the clarification of the legions position in re gaid to organized labor and political activity together with the vigorous fight it has made for tho the sick and war veterans et erans ire arc believed to have encouraged payment of dues and to it have aye gained many thousands members dr ff grant thorburn Thor hurn of ne nen york and dr H kennon dunham of cincinnati hac baie been appointed members of the american legion committee on oil hospit hospi hospitalization aliza tion dr thorburn is a member of the fact faculty ity ot of the school of medicine of 0 columbia university and examining physician of 0 the new york Tuber tuberculosis culosi s association dr dunham is president of the ohio state tuberculosis association and a professor at the university of 0 cincinnati he is an all international authority in the field of 0 whon when members of the dubois county ind board of commissioners heard complaints of breaches of etiquette in care of the county flag they placed its guardianship in hands of dubois county post of the american legion at jasper the county seat A H vernon commander of the minnesota department of the american legion has taken steps seeps to present the discounting of government certificates issued to disabled soldiers he has asked the federal board for vocational education to arrange with federal reserve banks or post offices ito cash the certificates v without discount if I 1 this can be done disabled soldiers will be saved many hundreds of dollars professional dancing masters will instruct nebraska legionnaires in ball room tactics according to information received from department headquarters the movement developed as a result of the success of a class conducted b a woman in member ember of the executive committee of the lincoln p post ost exemptions of veterans veteran from paying poll taxes was refused indorse ment liy by heinon american legion post commanders and adjutants and members of the state executive committee at a recent conference which was attended by F W dail gailbraith braith jr national commander of the legion A bill which was nas introduced in tho state legisla legislature tuie did not meet with the legions approval because theeb the ex ice men held that it was their dut to pay taxes the same as any other body of citizens 0 4 tho the compulsory study of american history hi Iii story and civics in the public schools as recommended by henry J ryan rvan chairman of the americanism commission ot the american legion was indorsed endorsed indor sed at the first annual state cowen convention tion of the indiana department part ment of the legions auxiliary the principal speakers at the convention were colonel L R gignilliat state commander and lemuel bolles national adjutant of the legion 0 the conduct ot ol members of the harry W congdon post of the am american legion at bridgeport conn is so exemplary that it has enrolled tour four clergymen the post rolls include practically every profession and trade but lawyers and doctors are the most numerous the present commander is a lawyer the two past commanders are a lawyer and a physician and the medical profession aso claims three in members embers of the execute e committee V F IV galbraith jr national commander of the american legion has just returned from an inspection of legion posts in a number of illinois cities the itinerary included chicago Spi springfield ingfield decatur auroia rockford and at springfield the national commander was greeted by governor len small A pilgrimage was made to Lincol ns tomb where colonel galbraith placed a wreath the national commander also inspected several illinois hospitals which lodge veterans of the world war he was accompanied on the trip by william R mccauley McC aulcy department part ment commander and william 1 setliffe department adjutant the state legislative commute committe of the misouri department of tho the amer ican legion will present to the state legislature bills which provide tor for the following a 10 bonus tor for every month of service of missouri veterans the designation of november 11 as a legal holiday the legalization ot of boxing contests that ex service men shall have preference in public employment and a ot of the soldiers and sailors demoi memorial ial fund new york members of tho the american legion are aiding in a search for lieutenant thomas dunn english formerly of the division and grandson of thomas dunn english former congressman geessman gT essman lecturer and author of don ben dolt bolt lieutenant english was shell shocked at the I 1 front |