Show american legion news FACTS NOT OPINIONS what hat american legion officials believe nc e will be the most impressive patriotic demonstration ever held in philadelphia will take talce place april 7 under tile the auspices of the legion and forty five other patriotic and civic organizations tho the of the meeting is the expression 0 of amerl ameri can call principles as opposed to the re cent manifestation of foreign kropa ganda it will be similar to tho all american meeting for god and country held in new york city march IS the philadelphia meeting however will have the additional feature of a parade of persons A 1 W in addition to general john J pershing and F W galbraith jr national commander of the legion speakers vill include vice president calvin coolidge rear admiral william lia S sims governor william C sproul mayor J hampton ampton II moore and a member of president hardings cb clinet inet f cudd spends a reasonable amount of his bis time loafing about tile the clubrooms of the american legion post vt rt west warren mass INI ass for marriage mair laRe is subsidized in that organization alio post lias has voted to present 25 to every member who gets married the offer is retroactive to ili the 1 date of organization of the rost post consequently seven of the members ill recene tho gift athletic teams and bands using tile the name of the american legion must be made up eclus exclusively ively ot of le gionna ires according to a ruling made by the executive committee of the minnesota department ot of the legion the first call tor for reservations at the national convention of the american legion in kansas city mo next fall comes from lewis F tuttle post no 54 of anthony kan and the request is tor for reservation for every member of the post anthony boasts a membership of 97 per cent of the eligible men in ili the community even reaching across the line and drawing a number of oklahomans Okla homans into its told fold antime one of tile the numerous rous overflow meetings attended on oil the american legions all american ga gathering therin g in ili new york was an impromptu af tair lair staged by grant mitchell starring in a current broadway comedy success staged is the right word for mitchell held his meeting in the theater between the acts and the audience were his collaborators mitchell explained what the legion k as doing and called on the audience ito sing the national anthem they responded with enthusiasm encouraging voices endorsed the actors statement that this is as good a place as any to join tho the american in showing our americanism I 1 genoval john J pershing I 1 alsic isle janis jam s and national or tile the american legion will attend an american legion banquet in ili st louth louis april 18 13 which will lie be tho iho closing feature of a conference of adjutants of missouri posts of the legion A warning 0 0 american lesion legion post officers against using ine influence of the legion to obtain and other kotlier political appointments liar hag been made by EI B fell commander of the oklahoma department of the ox ex service mens organization the legion commander declared that there is no attempt to curtail the efforts of the legionnaires as individuals but that activities tending to involve tile tho legion in politics are contrary to tile the constitution of that organization A surn sum of raised during tile the aar war for the michigan patrI patriotic oLle fund will soon be turned over to the welfare committee or of the michigan department or of the american legion according to guy al wilson department comma commander ader the money will be used for welfare work ork among ex cx men a 1 american indians who seivel during in ili the world war are binn lining g up with the Allic american rican legion according acco iding to to applications for post charters re ived at national headquarters an ali application for a post at st charles S D bears the names of four sioux indians who sign themselves benjamin comes out bear charles owl walks in the house narcisse mackenzie arid and john bluebird 0 0 0 the state executive committee of the new york department of the american legion has passed a resolution endorsing the sale by the american and french childrens league of red artificial poppies to be worn on Ille memorial morial day proceeds proceed s of the sale go to the orphan children of france an effort is being made to have all stores arid and homes display tile tho poppy may 30 ft 11 4 F NV galbraith jr national commander of the american legion has just returned from a tour of inspection in the michigan department of the legion lie ile was a speaker at gatherings in detroit and grand rapids bulletins containing the names of virginias draft dodgers will be sent to all posts of the american legion as soon as they are made public by the war department posts of that state will receive instructions from department headquarters to cooper co oper ate with the constituted authorities in 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