Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-29
Community BODY
T0ASS|ST LEGION
Would Establish Neighborhood
Centers Where War Veterans
Could Gather
BOOST FOR SERVICE MEN

Community Service, the new out
growth of the War Camp Community
Service, has offered its assistance to the
American Legion in Philadelphia in its
work of organization.
It is the purpose Of the Community
{ Service to establish neighborhood CEN
ters. The executive committee. under
the direction Of Fred A. Moore, will CO.
operate with the legion and bring to
the world war veterans whatever fa-
ciities are developed throughout the
city.
49,. The national organizations of the
Community Service and of the legion
have been urging that these two groups
in the various cities and towns shor'd
work hand in hand. 1t has been this
spirit, fostered by the national leaders.
that has resulted in the movement here
to cement the relationship of these two
bodies.
The Community Service has requested
that a committee be designated by the
county chairman of the legion in Phil
adelphia for the purpose of suggesting
plans for carrying out a program of
mutual helpfulness.
Within the week such a committee
will be named. The Community Serv-
Ice has requested that the names of the
delegates to the national convention be
provided. so that the representatives at
Minneapolis from this city may have
the benefit of the work of the service
organization In the convention city.
It Is anticipated that there will be
presented at the convention suggestions
as to how the legion can be promoted
most effectively in the country. In
I this connection the assistance to be rem
dered by the Community Service may
receive consideration.
1--WE want to boost in the community
for men in the service is the way Di
rector Moore described the idea of the
Community Service yesterday. In the
majority Of wards the service men are
without adequate meeting places. The
program Of Community Service would
provide neighborhood centers which
might be utilized as meeting halls for
the legion until it could provide its own
quarters.
As to meeting places, some of the
posts of the legion have started plans
for the erection Of homes, others have
leased homes or halls and some have
Z obtained the consent of the G.. A. Il.
to hold their meetings in the G. A. r,
halls.
An effort IS being made by the Com
munity Service to arrange fitting OBJ
servance Of November II. Armistice
Day. In the event that arrangements
can be perfected that will not necessi
tate a general turnout of legion mem
bers. but which may be participated in
by those who can make the occasion fit
in with their daily duties, the legion will
co -operate. The failure to designate
+ the date as n holiday has made it more
difficult to plan for great celebration
because the bulk of the service men are
employed during the day and are not
available. -,
I. ( A number Of individual posts will oh
serve the day fittingly. Although only
two weeks remain, general demon
stration may be organized in which the
legion would participate in so far as
possible.
Women Ask for Charter
Application for charter by Phila =
delphia's new American Legion post.
composed of nurses. has been made and
) will be granted, it is announced.
Six hospitals are represented in. the
membership of the post. as taken from
the names on its charter application.
They are the Frankford. Hplscopai;
PENNSYLVANIA, Methodist, Friends and
Stetson. Eventually virtually all other
HOSPITALS in the city will be represented
on its roster, as all nurses in the city
who enlisted during the war are eligi-
Bile.
mander. Miss Anna c.. Garrett; vice
commander, Miss Elsie 7. Miller; post
adjutant, Miss Caroline X. Woltemate
and treasurer, Miss Matilda Mac
Cracken.
After an animated discussion Of q
resolution adopted by the. Williamspor'
Post, Post 204, composed of Pennsyl-
yania Railroad employees, last night
went on record as favoring compulsory
military training for self supporting
men. Delegates of this post to the ma
tioual convention were instructed to dc
all in their power to obtain the adop-
4 tion Of this policy.
Post go, composed Of veterans whc
live in the Thirty fourth ward, viii
endeavor to raise funds to build home
for the organization. The campaign
for funds will be launched at smoker
and entertainment tonight in -Barracl
Hall, 251 South Sixtieth street.
The appeal for funds will be made by
Vincent A. Carroll, post commander
who will outline the project. An op
tion for a suitable site has been OBJ