New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
Rrss ssss1lss,sapnssoo Officers and
q 3MeiFo east Votes at Big
Il 'aYe,Y Jor Organization
Edf M Ah,erica's Fighters
Plan Highly Indorsed
Major General Alexander
and Others Praise Prof.
ect for National Body

More than five hundred officers and
m& attended the caucus Of the New
y%k District Of the American Legion,
thu organization that is to unite all the
veterans who served In the Amefican
military and naval forcsa dHFing ths
war, at The 7th RsgimeRt AFm8fy, Park
AysRNs and sixty-sixth Stfset, last
night. Twsnty- tws dslsgates ana m
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speak continuing for aeveral mihuteA.
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0snerel Alexander praised the fight
Ing qualities Of tho American soldier
and In approving the Idea of the
American Legion, said that "the spirit
and qualities of the American fighting
man aheuld be preserved In the organs
satien Of tho American Legion" He
called the legion "a good thing for
American citizenship"
Major Henry II. Curran. city magis-
trate and former president of the
board Of Aldermen, presided, and Cap
tain Chauneey Delknap WAS chosen
secretary OF the New York District.
Lieutenant Colonel Wade Hayes, for
merly Of General John j. Pershings
staff, delivered the opening address,
in which he emphasized that the Amer
lean Legion is not to be an officers or
ganization only and urged all privatea
TO join. He said that tho delegates and
alternates to the ST. Louis convention
are to be divided equally between Of
fcers and men and that the privatess
will get 60 per cent representation II
they Join in as large numbers as 1t Is
hoped He provoked much applause
when he said:
at has been my experience In the
army that the American private IS fire.
quently Of greater intelligence than
the American officer"
American Spirit L.auded
Sergeant Robert l.. Clark, Of the
165th Infantry, presented the enlisted
mems side in the proposed organiza-
tion Of the American Legion. He said
that the enlisted men will support
the legion heartily.
Seaman ]. NJ lIealy, son Of former
Coroner Hcaly, although only nineteen
years of age, proved himself quite an
orator and urged the formation OF the
legion as weapon against Bolshevism.
Delegates Selected
The following nominations for del
egates and alternates were made:
Private ]. Andrade, Commander Da-
yid Bacon. Lieutenant Henry McBangs
James NJ. Beck, ir,, Captain Chauncey
Belknap, Major John V. Bouvier, Cap
tain a. l.. Boyce, Lieutenant Colonial
William E. Butler, Lieutenant Clifford
NJ Carver, Private j. w. Card, Ser
geant w. Woodruff Chisum, Sergean,
Robert L. Clark, Sergeant Joseph Con
Ion, Colonel Thomas Crimmore, Major
Curtis, Captain Harry G. Gushing, Ser
geant Clark NJ. Dean, Major Thomas
Denny, Major Howard Dickinson, Majo
Wilbur T. Wright, Corporal J. w
Douglas, Lieutenant Nicholas Engle
Sergeant G. W. Ely, Lieutenant Harol
Floyd, Captain Eugene Frank, Com
mander W. B; Franklin, u. S. NJ, o
: the Pelham Naval Station; Ensig
Glynn, Sergeant Lloyd Gray Lieuten
ant Colonel Hallahan, Lieutenant Col
onel ". II. Hayes, Colonel Henry "
Hedge, Sergeant b, II. Hall, sergean
Langford, Lieutenant John G. Laugh
lin, Sergeant Clarence A, Manning
Majer Rahert M Marsh, Colonel Jame
MeGrea, Major @, A, McWilliams, Coz
peral BENJAMIN Philspn, Major Van
MeFle Smith, Corporal Harry 7, Mali
r, Mesle, Captain Hearge =, Nleha
CAPTAIN Hoffman Mlekersan, aeFgnal
MaIeF Daniel N'esaRels, eaRtalA A.
H. ffstt Corporal I, 9, Press, jf, .sel
Eeaat Theodore 9, HaRsehb MajeF y.
htehe, Captain Francis. IT, Heblhso
Private J. Il, Eawther Major Frame
g. esediafd relehe Irving i'aye
Msjet Wyatt W Taylor, Major Gu
7. Visknishh editbr of "stais An
Strlpes;" Captain David IT, Wagstal
Sergeant Joseph =, Walsh, fieutenni
porai Frank A. Waters Private Il. f,e
lie Watkin, Major r. NJ Weld, Lieutei
ant John Wells, Private J. N. Wheele
Major Forsyth WickeH. Colonel 8.
Wolfe, Lieutenant Halsey Fales, r.
~, Private Irwin RickofY, Sergen,
Howard Ellis, Major William f. Ue
gan, Captain A. L. Helwig. Licutyna
Fox and Lieutenant Alfred Minute'
The district committee Of tho Ame
lean Legion was given power To fll v
cancies among the delegates and alte
Mates. ''