The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-12-18
LEGION TABLES
RECALL PETITION
American Legion Refuses
To Either Sanction Or Con-
denim Petition Calling For
City Cleanup.
NOT NEEDLE IN POLITICS
Members Declare Recall Petition Bor-
GERS TOO Closely On Realm Of Politics
For Legion To Take Action ELAN
Big Christmas Dance.

The Kenosha Post Of the American
Legion at its regular meeting at the
Army and Navy club on Tuesday even
ing voted to table a motion that Ethe
post endorse the recall petition now
being circulated by members of the
Fellowship Bible class Of the Park
Avenue M. E. church school and de-
handing cleanup of crime condi-
lions in Kenosha and the recall of GER
tain city officials Y Action on the
motion was indefinitely postponed and
members Of the Legion declared that
the tabling Of the motion had probably
been the final action which the Lee
gion would take on the petition.
Caused Big Hubbub.
The introduction of the motion caus-
ed quite commotiSir a.t the meeting
of. the Kenosha Post. 1t was introduced
by a member Of the Bible class who
asked the service men to sanction the
petition without seeing a copy of the
document and it brought on a rather
acrimonious debate for a lively half
hour.
Several members Of the post, while
they declared that they were in favor
of law and order enforcement and
believed that the Legion should at all
times take a stand for this, expressed
the opinion that this petition border
ed too closely on the realm Of politics
for the legion to act either way in re-
gard to it. One Of the cardinal prin-
.cipals of the order is that it will be
n-political in nature and It was de-
clared that the endorsement Of the
petition would draw the post hopeless
ly into city politics.
Others declared that the Legion
should not act until they had capy
of the petition to see exactly what
they were endorsing. The cleanup
petition also found several friends in
the ranks of the soldiers who insisted
that the post should endorse the petit
tion in keeping with its stand in favor
of law enforcement. The plan to table
the motion was finally reached as a
compromise.
Plan for Big Christmas Dance.
The service men also laid plans for
a Christmas dancing party to be given
by the Kenosha post on next Tuesday
evening at the Army and Navy club.
There will be Christmas Tree-Santa
Claus and all-with pretty girls to
hand out the presents to the returned
soldiers and sailors. Dancing will fol
law the Christmas party with refresh
ments later in the evening. Tickets
for the holiday dance sell at twenty
five cents two bits per land will
be on sale at the Army and Navy club
at all time sWhen the club is open.
The first shipment of American Lee
gion buttons arrived and found a
ready sale among the members who
attended the Tuesday meeting.
Election at Next Meeting.
The election Of new officers for the
Kenosha post will be held at the next
meeting of the Legion on the first
Tuesday evening in January. The mem.
bers of the Legion are anxious that
every Kenosha soldier and sailor viii
enlist in the legion before that time or
renew his membership if he already
wears the badge and help select the
Officers that are. to guide the destinies
of the order in the coming year. Com
mittees were appointed to continue
the drive for members by personal So
licitations and it IS hoped that the
January meeting viii find the major
iity Of the soldiers re2dy to answer lie
roll call.