Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-26
COMMITTEES
ARE NAMED BY
LEGION POST
Officers at the Organization
Meeting Endorse Welcome
Home Celebration

At a meeting of the officers of
Post 27, American Legion, held this
morning, several important business
matters were discussed and the
chairman announced standing COM
mittees, effective until the reorganiz-
alton in November. The committees
as constituted are as follows:
mbership-William Lutz. chair
man; Captain Henry NJ. stine. IIar-
old Astrich. Richard E. Einstein,
Fred B. Harry, Richard Heagy.
Publicity-Major Frank Mahin,
chairman; Edward r. Baines, repre-
senting the American Legion Weekly:
Gilbert Malcom, of the Patriot
News; Albert H. Stackpole, Harris
burg Telegraph.
War Risk Insurance, Allotments,
Liberty Bonds. etc.-Mark T. Milnor,
chairman; John A, +. Hall.
Permanent Headquarters-Edw
S. Schell, chairman; Henry NJ. Gross,
John X. Spangler.
Entertainment-Jam Fitzpatrick,
chairman; Ira c. Kinder, Leon
Lowengard.
All committees are given the au-
thority to associate with them in
their work any additional members
whom they may desire.
The recently elected treasurer,
Ross S. Jennings, rendered his
resignation in view of the fact that
he expects shortly to take up work
in New York City with the Guaranty
Trust Company. Josiah p. Wilbar,
acting treasurer, will therefore con-
unue in that capacity until the next
election.
Endorse Welcome Home
Engraved membership cards,
which Will also act as receipts for
dues paid in, have been ordered from
National Headquarters in New York
and will soon be available for distri-
button to accredited members
resolution was passed on behalf
OF the Post expressing the thanks Of
the organization of the Chamber of
Commerce for it's splendid activity
toward preparing a fitting welcome
and entertainment for the visiting
delepates to the American Legion
convention, to be held in this city
October .. and 4.
The Post also went on record as
faNorlng the participation of every
single service man and woman in
the Welcome Home celebration on
next Sunday and Monday. The Post
feels that the celebration is for all
eX-service men and women and not
ony one association. and for that
reason has voted down any PROPOSE
ton which would place the American
Legion members in any single platoon
or division. All members are urged
to turn out and show their appreci-
alton of the city's efforts on behalf
of the war veterans.
In order to clear up any misunder-
standing as to who is eligible to
membership in the Legion. it may be |
repeated here that all persons are
eligible who were in the military
service of the Army. Navy or Marine |
Corps between April s. 1917 and No |
vember IL. 1918, provided that they |
were citizens at the time of entry !
or exit, even though they may have
served in the armies of the Allies, !
and provided that they were not con-
scientious objectors and were not
dishonorably discharged from the
service. The test of actual service
is whether they received Government
pay and were given discharge papers
and bonus on their retirement
Men wishing information on any
subject relating to Post 81, or who
desire to enroll themselves as mem
bers, are requested to communicate
with Secretary George P. Drake,
Adjutant Generals Office, State
Capitol, or Treasurer Josiah p VIII
bar, who can be found any day after
three p. m. at the stamp window of
the local Postoffice.