Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-11-18
ANNUAL ARMlSTlCE
DAY BANQUET FOR
AMERICAN LEGION

Two Hundred Members Of
Ernest Default Robertson
Post Enjov Reunion -
Dance at Armory Largely
Attended.
Two hundred members of the
Ernest Default Robertson Post No
IA Of the American Legion attended
the second annual Armistice Day
banquet held in the dinning room Of
the Gladstone Hotel Thursday even.
ing. The room was appropriately
decorated with American flags and
flowers, and flag-draped enlarged
enlarged photograph Of Ernest De-
Nault Robertson was placed i'll the
center of the room in the rear Of the
speakers table.
The photograph of Mr.. Robertson
the first jamestown youth to make
the supreme sacrifice in the World
Var and in honor Of whom the local
post of the American Legion is NAM
ed, is the gift of w. B. Default.
Post Commander George Blewett ex-
pressed the appreciation Of the post
to Mr.. Default for the beautiful gift
and paid a tribute to the life and
service Of Mr.. Robertson holding up
his devotion to his country as fit
ting object Of inspiration to every
member Of the Jamestown post.
Show Old.time Pep -
The seven course dinner the mus
ic furnished by Andrew Loram.
John Thomas, Glen Houghton
and Robert Languein and tho
the short program were all thor
oughly enjoyed by the cx-service
r:en, who showed that :hay still pcs
says .kc rep. so often displayed in
the service, by both their applause
and humorous criticism of the pro-
gram. The orchestra was generous
with its music and played almost
continuously during the entire ban
quet, which took nearly two hours.
Wallace Ruud sang solo, and
Ruud and the Hatten Brothers, Tom
and Rex entertained the Legionaires
with several inpromptu selections
The: former service men demanded
speeches of all of the members of
the local post elected to office at the
general election. Five former SER
vice men were successful candidates,
Adam Preszler being elected one of
the representatives of Stutsman
county in the state legislature, DR..
r. L., DePuy being named county
coroner, Danna Wright, sheriff; l..
G. Tellner states attorney, and Wal
ter Wink, county constable. Presz-
ler Wright and DePuy gave short
talks on what they intended to do
lsfor the ex service raen, being inter
rlpted several times by applause and
suggestions by the crowd.
Coroner DePuy declared that he
hoped that he you'd not be called
upon to render his official service
for. any Of the members Of the local
post and that he did not think that
he would. He added however, that
he would not be surprised If they
did como in contact with Sheriff
Wright. advising his hearers to get
in right With Wright
Only, lady Member Called Upon
Mrs. Walter Plunkett, formerly
Miss Marie Fjnerty the only woman
n.e,,rter of the Ernest Default Rob
er:son Post. who served overseas for
q year RS e. Red Cross nurse was
called upon to make few remarks.
Mrs, Plunkett said that she thot 1t
was a littlo unfair to call upon the
only lady member Of the post. but
that she did wish to say that she was
proud to be member of the Ameri-
can Legion. The entire body stood
and applauded in honor of Mrs.
Plunkett when she first entered the
dining room.
History of Post Reviewed
Post, Commander Blewett presid-
ed asstoast master. calling upon the
post. historian, Charles Harmon, to
give a brief review Of the work ac-
complished by the American Legion
as an organization. Mr.. Harmon
made strong address calling the at
tention of the Legion members to
the principal object Of the organiza-
tion, that of fostering Americanism.
He told of the work which is being
accomplished by the national organ
ization, and urged his hearers to
keep up with the work that is being
one by reading tho national organ
1.-THE American Legion Weekly. He
mentioned especially the demand OF
the. Legion for the resignation OF
Secretary Post, who is alleged to
have stood in the way of the deport-
alton Of the radicals from the United
States.
Post Chaplain L. w. Upshaw Of
fered blessing before the men took
their seats after marching into the
dining room.
Dance Largely Attended
The dance held at the Armory fol-
lowing the banquet was open to ev-
eryone and was largely attended. The
Elite Novelty orchestra furnished
the music. All money received in
excess Of the expenses will be used
by the Legion to help defray the ex-
penses Of the North Dakota state
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