Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-01

county committcc Of the American Lp
gion viii be effected next Monday eve
ming, December s, at q
r:ytsSa meeting called for the
&kyNzzNSSlA purpose in the Chamber
4 EnEsffSSalAE Vt Commerce assembly
!, &WHi|sk3k1HE room. Widencr Building
3 WSESTW The basis of represen
&SdG$F tntion in the new com
mttce will be one mem
Der for each post. and regardless ot
\ size and influence, the vote of the posts
( Nfill be equal in the committee.
Some of the larger npsts in the To-
zion favored the granting of an add
tional vote for every 800 paid III
members, but this proposal was dc.
\ fcated by the committee. Rcginalt
Hogan, whose post. No. 1856 has an.
4 proximntely 500 members. originally
A proposed that each post be accorded
one vote for each 100 paid -up members
ss this would be plainly disadvantage
nus 70 the small posts. his rccommen
dation was defeated.
Demonstrates Democracy
In determining to give all posts ar
Il equal vote in the county committee
the legion in this country demonstrated
its democracy. It has been felt that
the hope of the Legion will be found
!. in the enrolment of former service men
|Vrom all walks of life; and it is car
siinal principle of tile Legion. written
into the fundamental law of the or
ganization, that there shall be no dis
tinction as to rank. Likewise. in Phil =
adelphia. there is no distinction be-
tween the large and the small posts.
The executive committee will meet
today to draft by y-laws to be submitted
TO the county committee next Monday
evening. The by laws will provide for
v the officers of the permanent organiza
| tion, and also for adequate machinery
! to carry forward the work of the legion
In Philadelphia.
While there are now seventy eight
I posts in the city. and there is mem
| bership Of about % 900, there is Il grert
4 deal of work ahead on the mere enroll
N inent of members. The available mem
81 Nlpcrship here is Is 900 so this task is
Y just ono third finished.
NJ Need Of New Members
In a bulletin isued by the state head
quarters, the necessity of enrolling new
members is emphasized as follows:
The campaign for new members
should be opened now and should bt
Z prosecuted vigorously and continuously
given the opportunity to join the Amer
lean Legion. 1t shall be the duty o
the county committees to assist to tn,
fullest possible extent the posts with
IN their counties conducting this cam
paign in the most efficient and thorough
z manner.
Post No $50. which IS situated II
y the Fifth ward, has elected the follow
-. L.,
B. Anderson, Jr., 333 Pine street
+ post adjutant, Angelo Risso, and pos
A finance officer Jacob Balaity.
N Donning their uniforms, comrades o
u John Sharkey Post. 20. Of the Amer
( lean Legion, will officiate as pallbearer
at his funeral conducted today from st
( Charles's Church. The veteran wa
killed when an automobile he was driv
4 ing crashed into trolley car at Fifty
seventh and Market streets. last week.
The 304th Engineers Post (No. 80
will hold meeting at the Engineers
Il Club. 1917 Spruce street, next Frida
night, to elect officers and otherwis
perfect it's organization. All forme
officers and enlisted men of the regimen
are requested to attend.
Memorial services for Sergeant Irwin
N 81, Clair, of Philadelphia. who died fror
wounds received in action, were con
"A Quoted by Post No 81. American lie
\ gion, at Har Nebo Cemetery. Oxfor
VI pike and Roosevelt Boulevard. yesterda
afternoon. when monument was dedi
Gated in his honor.
& The entire membership of the pos
1 / turned out in full uniform for the oc
NJ casion, which was marked by patriot
"A ceremony and speeches. This unit o
n the veterans organization has bee
N named for Sergeant Clair.