The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-15
v. c. c. 5. host FOR
AMERICAN LEGION
soldiers In Caucus in st. Louis Pass
Resolutions Of Praise and
Thanks for w. G. G. S.

When the American legion dele
gates met In st. Louis for their caucus
on May s, 2, and 10, they found the
war camp community service insignia
wherever they turned. AS they passed
through the train gate at the Union
station RICH. in front of their eyes
was large booth handsomely deco
rated and bearing the war camp com
munity service sign. Here war camp
community service workers told them
where they had been assigned to for
hotel accomm odations and directed
them how to reach their destination.
AS they passed through the streets of
st. Louis they found large posters
bearing the legend in red, white and
blue. American Legion, Welcome to
st. Louis These, in smaller size.
were on the fronts of nearly all auto
mobiles and on the glass windows of
stores on every hand. The street cars
as they rushed by. bore on the fender
a. large sign with the same welcome,
and the war camp community service
insignia in one corner.
At the Statler hotel. where the le-
gion made its headquarters. war camp
community service operated. under
the direction of Miss Fields. an infor
nation bureau, which was of the
greatest assistance to all the delegates.
All arrangements for the caucus and
all the plans for entertainment for
delegates were handled through this
bureau, until, as many as the dele
gates said, that was ''the real home
place
When the caucus was called to or
der at it's first session, war camp COM
munity service provided the singing.
Four male leaders, Harry Morrison.
Talbot MacRae, Frank Hayek and
George E. Knapp were there and Miss
Halliday from Minneapolis,
Thursday evening the delegates met
in the gymnasium of the Missouri
Athletic associate and were greeted
by representatives OF the G. A. r..
Confederate veterans and United
Spanish war veterans, United states
Senator Spencer and Col. II. y. Lind-
sley. chairman of the American ie
gion. made addresses, and war camp
community service provided an en-
tertainment of vaudeville. singing. re-
freshments and smokes" On Satur-
day, war camp community service pro-
vided tickets for 500 of the delegates
for the performance at the Orpheurl
theater Just before the session OF
the caucus was brought to a close on
Saturday afternoon. the CAUCUS un-
animously adopted the following reso-
luttOnS:
Resolved, That standing, vote Of
thanks be rendered TO the war carnr
community service for its active hos
pitality to the delegates to this -.
Louis caucus of the American legion,
which is in keeping with its splendid
! work through the war in extending
community service to- our American
I soldiers sailors and marines; and
/ Be II further resolved That an en-
! crossed copy of this resolution be for
warded TO the national secretary Of
+ the War Camp Community Service.
I Besides the entertainment Of the
delegates. War Camp Community
( Service took especial care of such
/ enlisted men. who were delegates. A.
could not afford the high prices 81
! the big hotels. For these men. rooms
/ and meals were provided at an ex'
+ ceedingly low rate. and many express