Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-19
'LEG|ONAR|ES URGE
. CARE OF WOUNDED
VIM. G. Murdock, State Adju-
tant, Calls Insurance Officers
to Conference Here
HASSRlCK CITY SECRETARY

Union attended the conference at Wash.
trgton on war risk insurance, care of
disabled former service men, employ
ment and other vital national problems,
according to the statement made yes
terday by William G.. Murdock, state
adjutant, upon his return to the head
quarters in this city.
congressman were impressed with
the Importance of changes in some of
the legislation before them affecting
discharged service men," explained Mr..
Murdoch. He will attend the con
ference of Legion war risk insurance
officers from the seventy eight posts of
n Philadelphin in the City Club, 313
South Broad street, next Tuesday night.
f. to give these Legion men first hand
news as to the action taken at Wash
ington.
The pressure of the Legion is being
exerted particularly in behalf of two
bills before Congress, both of which
received the Endorsement of the ma
tional convention:
viding for increased compensation for
disabled men; extending the classes of
persons to whom insurance may be pay
able, including the insured's estate
providing payment Of converted insur-
ance in lump sum, or installments, or
installments covering three years or
more at the option of the insured.
The Watson bill III. II. 10365), Civ
ing the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
authority (a) to establish fourteen re-
gional Offices (bl to advertise in news
papers and periodicals, in order to ac-
quaint all of their rights under the war
risk act (c) to receive payment of
premiums, through postofhces. and ap-
propriating $2,000,O0 for these pur-
poses.
Post No. 3, of the American Legion,
completed its permanent organization at
q meeting held last evening by adopt
ing constitution and bylaws, and elect
ing permanent officers for the ensuing
yenr. The dues were fixed at So u
year, and the decision of the post was
to proceed along the recommendation of
the committee on securing permanent
home in Germantown in the nature of
community house and memorial to
soldiers of the Twenty second ward.
The first contribution toward the home
came in the form of check for
$1046.1 10, which was turned over to the
post by the trustees of fund raised
for the purpose of giving the soldiers
comfort kits, etc, during the early
part of the war. Magistrate Thomas
r. Watson, on behalf of the trustees
of the fund, presented the check, the
trustees being W. ]. Seeds, Thomas
Burns and Walter Williams.
The following officers were elected:
Commander, A. Nevin DIETRICH; first
vice commander, Millard ID. Brown;
second vice commander. George r.. Lip
pincott; adjutant, Leslie NJ. Pierce;
Earl W. Huckle; chaplain, F.. J.
Wetherill, and county committeeman,
George E. Lippincott. The executive
committee is composed of William
Whitby Ball, Byron S. Walton, Robert
Mclean, George L. Gillum. II. *.
Hathaway, Edward w. Madeira, DR..
NJ. NJ. Franklin, Walter II. Bowman,
Frederick NJ. Shimp and Clifford r.
koelle.
The first annual dance of Sergeant
Harry J. Ireland Post, No. 21S, was
given last night in Mercantile Hall.
The committee on arrangements for this
event consisted OF Fl. j. Dugan, chair
man; NJ. A. O'Conner, floor manager;
G. Cortney, Philip NJ. Anderson, j. B.
Gaulfeld and Il. Smith. The officers
of the post are II. NJ. Ludwick, chair
man; Joseph G. Frei, vice commander;
G. G. Crawford, treasurer; p. N. An
derson, adjutant; D. A. McGuftin, com
mitteeman, and Ernest Mercer, employ
ment officer.
: The post will have its permanent
headquarters at 1916 Arch street. Tie
Nineteenth Engineers also meet in this
building, and many of them are planning
to join this post, declared Mr.. McGufin
yesterday.
There was meeting yesterday of rep
Z resentatives of social and ex service
mems organizations at the Red Gross
Home Service Section headquarters,
1907 Walnut street, to further plans for
the revival campaign on war risk in
surance in January.
Romaine c. Hassrick has been ap-
pointed secretary of the Philadelphia
county committee of the American Le-
gion with headquarters on the third
floor of the Mutual Life Insurance Co.'S
annex building at 1011 Chestnut street.
Mr.. Hassrck, who has been instru-
mental in the perfection of the Ameri-
can Legion's local organization, Off
ciated temporarily in that capacity un-
til the appointment was made for the
X ensuing year by George Wentworth
Carr, chairman of the county commit
y tee.
Tioga Post $40, American Legion.
last night passed resolution urging
that all city posts vote on matters of
public interest before expressions of
opinion are given by Legion officials for
publication. The session took place in
the Nicetown Boys Club, at Clarissa
street and Hunting Park avenue. ].
IT. Doyle was elected chaplain. George
Wentworth Carr, chairman of the
county committee, spoke. The post
plans ball in the Second Regiment
Armory, January 2S, for the benefit of
the memorial building fund.
The first annual dance of Harry ].
Ireland Post, given last night in ,Mer-
camille Hall, Broad street above Mas
ter was attended by more than 1000
The hall was artistically decorated with
American Legion and national colors
Henry II. Houston ID Post. with
membership of 100. expects to erect
In Germantown memorial home to
cost between $3.50 900 and 5000 900
The manner in which the amount will
be raised has not vet been decided.
Post 264, American Legion. held n
smoker last night at 1925 Columbia
avenue, when the announcement of Of
ficers elected at previous meeting
was made.
They are; Russell G. Cooney, com
mander; Donald j.. Horton, vice com
mander; Willard r. Ginder, finance Of
fcer; Nelson Goudy, adjutant, and Rus
sell @. Eckel, representative to the
county committee.
New members were introduced at the
smoker and committees were appointed
to supervise future entertainments of
the post. 1t was announced that no
d I,n L.. L