Putnam patriot., 1919-11-07
AMERICAN LEGION
TO CELEBRATE
Anselm Mayotte Post to OBJ
serve Armistice Day With
Social and Dance
Post to Send John H. Moss to Mime
apolis As Representative At
National Convention

Putnam's first anniversary of Ar
mistice Day will be observed by re-
union and social of the members of
Anselm Mayotte Pest, American Lee
gion. made up of 200 men of this Sec
ton of Windham county, who for the
most part were serving in France
when great news broke just a year
ago. The members of the post, in
uniform, with their friends, will ga
Their at Union hall Tuesday evening.
Music will be furnished by the Man
hasset band, and refreshments will be
served when the call comes for
Chow Arrangements for the cele-
bration were submitted at an enthusi-
astic meeting of the post held in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms on
Tuesday evening Tickets are being
sent out by the secretary, each mem
Der of the post being entitled to three
tickets admitting three couples. 1t
was the general opinion that social
evening was the most preferable OBJ
servance of the day, which in future
years will probably be known through
out the country as American Legion
Day.
An important change in the posts
plans was made when it was decided
to locate the permanent home OF the
post in Hammond hall, which was ten
dered rent free by Arthur d. Lown
of the Manhasset Company. The hall
will be used partly as night school
by the Manhasset Company and the
post will work in conjunction with the
company in regard to the furnishing
as well as the hours of use. The plan
to take over the third floor of the
Thompson Bank building as the post
home was abandoned in favor of the
acceptance of Mr.. Towns generous
offer.
Anselm Mayotte Post will be rep
resented at the first national conven-
ton of the Legion which opens at
Minneapolis this week by Lieut.. John
II. Moss, who left for Minneapolis
this afternoon to act as an alternate.
Lieut.. Moss's railroad and hotel ex-
penses will be borne by the post. AS
Anselm Mayotte Post is the second
largest post east of the Connecticut
river in the state it is only right that
the post should have representative
at this convention, which will deter
mine the future policy of the Legion.
DIR. E. F. Perry, head of the post,
calls general attention to the fact
that the charter of the post closes on
Armistiee Day and he urges that all
who desire to become charter mem
bers send in their names before that
date. The post now numbers nearly
200 members, all of them enthusiasts
tic in the progress of the work.
Archie RldGdoHdiu, oA-t eh0it hies's "
the committee in charge of project
ed permanent memorial to Putnam
men who went forth to the war, has
appointed the following to assist him
in the work: Miss Isabel Byrne, John
jay Whitehead, Jr., Michael Daigle
and the Rev. Boynton Merrill. This
committee will work in conjunction
with the committee already appointed
by the Chamber Of Commerce for this
purpose.
A committee to take charge of the
new home of the post was appointed
as follows: Chairman, John H. Moss;
James ]. Charron, Charles A. Ryan,
Zepherin Bergeron, Louis Girard and
DIR. E. F. Perry, ex-offcio.
Members of the post are now wear
ing the official button of the Legion, a
full supply Of these having been re-
ceived and distributed at the meeting.
Those who have not yet obtained their
buttons may do so upon application to
DIR. Perry.