Legion Plans Campaign Here

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, September 10, 1919: The American Legion starts its national membership campaign Monday and during the week hopes to enroll 1,000,000 new members. Remster Bingham, Marion County membership chair, said efforts will be made to enroll at least 25,000 of the 30,000 soldiers, sailors, marines, and nurses from the county who served in the war. Bingham said,” Every known service man will be solicited personally and provided an explanation of the purpose of the American Legion. It is not a political organization. It is open to every man of every creed, politics, color or sex, regardless of rank or where stationed during the war, who was properly enlisted and honorably discharged.” Presently the American Legion has 350,000 members divided into 3,900 posts nation-wide. The Marion County District has seven posts and new ones are being organized.

“Legion Plans Campaign Here,” The Indianapolis Star, 10 September 1919, p. 11:3

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Wilson Hurls Defi to Foes of Covenant

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, September 5, 1919: President Woodrow Wilson, addressing an enormous audience of citizens at the State Fair Grounds Coliseum last night, challenged opponents of the League of Nations, “If it is not this arrangement, what arrangement do you suggest to secure the peace of the world? It is a case of put up or shut up.” Indianapolis was the second stop on the President’s train tour of the country to hear his appeal for public help in the treaty fight. The city gave a “much heartier” reception than the one in Columbus, Ohio, according to newspaper correspondents traveling with the President. The President was cheered by thousands of onlookers as he motored along the streets from Union Station to the fair grounds. Many homes along the North Meridian Street route were decorated with the national colors.

“Wilson Hurls Defi to Foes of Covenant,” The Indianapolis Star, 5 September 1919, p. 1:8

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People Flock to Food Sale

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 19, 1919: Consumers began to form-up an hour before army surplus commodities went on sale at the Federal building yesterday morning, and when clerks started taking orders at 8 o’clock the waiting crowd of 150 persons extended from the tables set-up to take orders through the long corridor. As more people arrived, additional clerks were called upon to handle the increasing number of citizens. All classes were in the line - men from downtown offices and stores, laborers, housewives, colored men and women - all taking advantage of the opportunity to save on foodstuffs. Canned peas led the sales for the day, followed by cans of sweet corn, baked beans and stringless beans. Canned cherries also sold well. One-hundred-pound bags of dry beans were popular, and bacon was the most popular meat being offered.

“People Flock to Food Sale,” The Indianapolis Star, 19 August 1919, p. 1:5

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