Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-04
THIS STATE IS
ACTIVE in WAR
ON RED MENACE
Harrisburgers in League OPP
posing Un-American
RadicaliSm

Pittsburgh, Aug. 4. Frederick
Hill, of this city, former First Lieu
tenant Infantry, U. S. A., and "a
member of the Pennsylvania State
Executive Committee of the Ameri-
can Legion, to-day notified the head
quarters of the National Security
League in New York City of his ac-
ceptance of an appointment as State
Director for Pennsylvania in the
nation wide Constitutional educa-
tional campaign being promoted by
the Security League and the other
great patriotic societies of the coun-
try.
"ConStitution Day"
Pennsylvania is well represented
in this movement. which is aimed
at combating the spread of un-
American radical doctrine by the
nationwide popularization of the
Constitution of the United States.
The campaign will culminate in a
stitution Day." on September II, the
anniversary of the signing of the
Constitution.
The allied societies have the CO.
operation in the campaign of many
of the leading citizens of the coun-
try in both public and private life,
through two committees, the Con-
stitutional Celebration Honorary
Committee and the Constitutional
Celebration Organization Committee.
Penn. Representatives
Governor Sproul and Ex-Gover-
nor Brumbaugh are members of the
former committee, which includes
the Governors of twenty states and
the Mayors of over 100 large cities
in all parts of the country. Other
pennsylvania representatives on the
Honorary Committee are:
Daniel l.. Keister, mayor of Har-
risburg.
Alfred Conner Balch, State Secre-
tary for Pennsylvania of the Order
of Founders and Patriots.
Alexander T. Connell, mayor of
Scranton.
e; S. Hugentugler, mayor of
Hampton L. Carson, representing
the Law Association of Philadelphia.
Z. III. Mcguire, Burgess of Home
stead.
NJ. j. Martin, Scranton, represent
ing the Lackawanna County Bar
Association.
A. Carson Stamm, representing
the Harrisburg Board of School
Directors.
Frank G. Mcpherson, mayor of
Beaver Falls.
A. II. Swing, mayor of Coatesville
John j. Franko, mayor of Forest
City.
G. +. Carling. Burgess of Sayre.
j. X. +. Weaver, mayor of Tar
entum. . .... -,
Richard Beaston, Burgess of Ty-
rome.
The local members of the Consti-
tutional Celebration Honorary Com
mittee in the various states will CO.
operate with the State Directors in
the spreading of the Constitutional
popularization propaganda and in
the organization of~aConstitution of
Day" meetings. Directors have al
ready been appointed in 33 States.
The other States will be organized
in short while, SO that "Constitu-
ton Day" will be observed by the
loyal citizens in every section of
the country.
Wide Co-Opcration
Hill has announced his appoint
ment of James +. Rice, of this city,
as Assistant Director for Allegheny
county. Rice saw active service
overseas for two years as "A line
Sergeant, participating in the actions
at Orcuq, Vesle and Argonne Forest.
Hill will enlist the cooperation
in the movement of all the many
Pennsylvania posts of the American
Legion and has also been promised
assistance by the local members of
the Spanish War Veterans, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, G. A. r., Sons of
Veterans, and Mothers of Dem
ocracy.