Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-02
OCTOBER d 1919. "a

vicl-chairman of the dganization.
and Major Denig. who regular
oldltimer, is probably the most dec
oraled man on the floor of the can
.tonment. Only yesterday he received
a 6roix de Guerre with a pair of
palms adorning it. The Major al
ready has received the Croix with
a silver star. He also wears the
D. S. C., the ribbon OF an officer
of the Legion of Honor, and several
service badges, including the most
recent ribbon with six battle stars
attached. Major Denig commanded
an infantry battalion in the Fourth
Division.
States Largest Post
The largest post in Pennsylvania
is the so-called All-Navy Post No.
1877, of Philadelphia. This post
started to organize less than.
seven weeks ago and to-day leads
the state with a membership of
1853. The leader of its delegation
to the cantonment is Lieutenant Is.
G.) Thermallen. Another of its dele
gates is the oldest delegate to the
convention, Chief Petty Officer West,
who has beenta c. O.P. in the Navq
for an innumerable amount of
"hitches," and was called back in
lhlS war 10 serve again.
Yeomanettes Attend
The yeomanettes have a post in
Philadelphia, too, with member
ship of over 500 girls. They are
headed in the convention by Chief
Yeoman Margaret G. Thomas, and
the delegates and alternates include
Yeoman Blanche d Paul, Kathryn
r. Braddock, Mary E. Pittinger,
Mildred Thomas, Jane Heilig, Amy
Shetzheim. Leonore Lawson, Eliza
beth r. Wunderle and Annette II.
Kirby. They are rendering yeoman
assistance, too, in handling details
of the cantonment ARRANGEMENTS.
Some more we'll known Pennsyl-
vanians are Colonel Edward Martin,
commander of the 410th Infantry,
| 2Sth Division. and Colonel Joe"
Thompson, who succeeded him in
that capacity. Both colonies are
well known in Harrisburg and are
receiving royal welcome wherever
they appear.
A former Harrisburger, who is
representing a Pittsburgh Post. is
Brewster Wickersham, now lawyer
| in East Pittsburgh. Mr.. Wicker
! sham was in a bombing group during
the war. Another Pittsburgh dele
gate is Alexander Laughlin, a mem
ber of the National Executive Com
| mittee of the Legion.
To Elect Delegates
The principal task of the State
/ Legion in this cantonment is the
election of delegates to the National
Convention at Minneapolis in No
vember. The procedure in this case
is as follows:
Four delegates are allotted to
each State in the Union; one dele
| ates-at-large from each Congress
members in the State a month before
| the State cantonment; and two dele
gates-at-larg from each Congress
ional district. This will allow to
Pennsylvania, four State delegates
twenty-six delegates-at-large for the
$500 members in the State Legion
on August 81, and 76 delegates-at-
large for the 3S Congressional dis
tricts of Pennsylvania. Many dele
gates are of the opinion that the
election will be based on the pres
ent State membership of $4,000, but
this will be explained in the con-
Vention.
/ Busy Arranging Details
State officers who are busy arrang-
ing last details are George f. Tyior
State chairman, Philadelphia; Ed
ward w. Baird, treasurer; William
]. Smythe, acting secretary; John w
| Brock, employment officer and Pau
! j. McGahan, publicity chairman.
Word was received last night from
| the headquarters of the World Wal
Legion in Washington that they haC
| decided to abandon that organiza.
tion in favor of the American Legion
The letter stated that they felt there