Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-20
R. R. LEGION POST
PLANS CLUBHOUSE
Site Near Broad Street Station
Is Favored-Expect Action
After New Years
YE0MAN'S (F) UNIT ELECTS

An effort is now being made to pro
vide clubhouse near Broad Street Sta
tion, as headquarters for Pennsylvania
Railroad Post No. 20i American lie
gion, according to the statement yes
terday by j. W. Study, the post com
mander.
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Post No. 2O4
is one of sixteen similar posts on the
Pennsylvania system that have been
chartered, and is composed of ex service
men employed in the general offices of
the company at Philadelphia.
Out of 1474 Pennsylvania Railroad
employees who entered the military and
naval service from the general offices,
approximately 600 have enrolled in Post
204 to date. and it is expected that this
number will eventually be increased 10
1000.
Many general Office eligible employees
are residents of suburban towns, and
have enrolled in local posts.
This enrolment in local or community
posts is looked upon with favor by. the
railroad management, as such member
ship tends to interest railroad en-
ployes in their communities and to give
Meet Now in Y. NJ. G. A.
Meetings of the post the last Mou
day of each month are held in the
r. r. r. branch of the Y. NJ. G. a..
Eighteenth and Filbert streets.
The post is in entire sy ympathy with
the purpose of the Legion to create and
foster Americanism, but believes that
the creatiAl of. real Americanism car
" he fbo n nIIhlN
opinion and the recognized officers
law and order. It is opposed to direct
action" by its members to attain th'
desired result.
The officers, who are but temporary
under q temporary constitution and by
laws. are: J. w. Study, commander
= NJ w. Broomall, vice commander; W
l.. Platt, vice commander; r. y.
Spencer, vice commander; J. NJ: O.
Brien, adjutant, and =. j. Megili
finance officer.
In addition to the general Office pos
mt Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Railroad
posts have been chartered at Altoona
Harrisburg, Osceola Mills, Cresson
Verona Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Oil City
West Philadelphia. New York. Cam
den, Trenton, Jersey City, Hoboken
and Remove, with total enrolment tc
date of approximately $500 out Of
10000 employees of the Pennsylvania
system who were in active service dur
ing the world war.
When all of these posts are well or
ganized, it is the intention to estab-
fish series of joint athletic activities
debates and entertainments.
J. J. Lamond. chairman Of the Fiftl
district. Yesterday called a meeting o'
the county committee representative
from the posts of his district at d.
East Allegheny avenue, o'clock, Sat.
urday, December 20, to plan for a dc
monstration in the northeast section o
the city.
One hundred members Of Post 96 hat
a smoker and entertainment last nigh
In the South Philadelphia librar,
branch; 2407 South Broad street. a
which the speakers were Judge John NJ
Patterson and Judge Eugene G. Bon
niwell.- The post has 300 members
and has chosen William L. jenkins n
post commander. The former post com
mander was Howard G. Buck, ex-vic'
chairman of the county committee. Ed
ward Linsky is the post adjutant
Officers chosen by Post No. so (Yeo
men F), are as follows: Margaret G
Thomas. post commander; Elizabeth r
Wunderle, vice commander; Anna Y
Edmonds, post adjutant; Irene y
Johnson, finance officer; Mary Elizabetl
Pittinger, chaplain; Lenore NJ. Law
son, historian and an executive com
mittee consisting of Anna Boyle, Pa
trcial Crosby, Mary Flynn, Mary II
Gallagher and Mary Kemp.
An American Legion post, the clev
enth to be organized in DelaWar
county, is about to be started in Glen
olden. A preliminary meeting of forme
service men was held at the home of DIR
j. H; Turner, Thursday night, whei
plans for the proposed post were out
lined. Another meeting of the veteran
will be called shortly when formal or
ganization of the post will be effected.
Naval Post 1917. one of the larges
units of the American Legion, with
membership of more than 2500, will la.
the cornerstone of its memorial hom
next spring. At it's last meeting in tn
Third Regiment Armory, Broad an,
Wharton streets, the state slogan
Facts Before Acts" was heartily in
dorsed.
No quorum being present at las
nights meeting of Thomas Robert
Reath Marine Post. American Legion
in the Marines Club, 1917 Chestnu
street, it was agreed to postpone tn
election of officers until the first annua
banquet January IL in Kugler's res
taurant The candidates for the offic
of post commander are Anthony J
Drexel Biddle and r. r. Hogan, bot
formerly majors in the marine corps
Mr.. Biddle has also been nominated 70
the Office of post chaplain.