Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-03

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,ssSx. Americanism commis-
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Z(xfWSN. sion be created ito en
SN4SWSNNNS deavor to realize ir the
aHElNlSNkEE United States the basic
NSffENN ideal of the American
@SnsT Legion of 100 per cent
FI1V mericanism through
the planning. establishment and conduct
of continuous constructive educational
system.
George F.. Tyler. department com
mandcr. has announced thar he mas
, teEdered the appointment as chairman
of the state committee to Edgar w.
Baird. of this city. At the same time
Mr.. Tyler announced that he would Sc
lect committee thoroughly representa-
tive of the entire state to take up the
task that will confront the commission.
Announcement of the make up of the
committee will be made within the next
| two weeks at least.
Franklin D'Olier. national command p
| cr Of the American LegioE, in com =
muniCatiOn to William G. Murdock. the
department adjutant, defined the pur-
poses of the commission as follows:
First To combat all anti American
| tendencies. activities and propaganda.
Second. To work for the education
Of immigrants, prospective American
citizens and alien residents in the
principles of Americanism.
Third. To inculcatc the ideals OF
Americanism in the citizen population.
particularly the basic American princi
pie that the interests of all the people
are above those of any special Interest
or any so called class or section of the
people.
Fourth. To spread throughout the
people of the nation information as tC
the real principles and nature of the
American government.
Fifth. To foster the teaching o.
Amercanism in all schools.
Continuing, Mr.. D'Olier said: Act
ing upon the authority granted by thu
national executive committee at th'
meeting Immediately after the nationa
convention. Arthur Woods, former po
lice commissioner OF New York cit
and later special assistant secretary o
war. was appointed as chairman o
the commission. AS assistant secretar!
of war Mr.. Woods had charge of tn
governments re employment work an,
in the interests of the, former servic
mer and women needing work. efecte
the CO ordination of all agencies doin
that work He is now working out
tentative plan for carrying into effec
the purposes assigned to the uationa
Americanism commission by the con
vention.
As preliminary step toward tn
service in the Metropolitan Oper
House February %, when the Ameri
can Legion will present TO families 0
the city's soldier dead the certificate
from the French republic, Georg
Wentworth Carr. the county chairman
was authorized yesterday by the eXecu
tive committee to appoint commltte
to arrange for the physical Distribute
of these certificates.
, This committee will consist of tn
! seven district chairmen of the Legion |
Philadelphia, and will be headed by a
=, Nevin DIETRICH. of the Seventh district
the post commander of the Germantow
Post No. ).
!. The distribution of the memorial Ger
!; tifcates will be effected through the me
dunn of the respective posts of the lie
:. gion in this county. The committt
> named yesterday at the meeting in tt
Office of the chairman, 603 Bale
i building. will divide the names accord
Q ing to the geographical locations, an
Il the certificates for the families
e the dead service men will be placed
u the hands of the proper persons
- the posts.
e NJ Jusserand, the French ambasss
dor. declared yesterday in letter
- the county chairman that he will after
the memorial service in the Nletropo
itan Opera House. His attendant
on this occasion has been desired pal
] ticularly by the American Legion. an
| is a matter of signal Importance
the Philadelphia organization. sinC
similar exercises will be celebrated |
Il the Legion throughout the entire cour
try, and this city will be especial
honored by his presence under the'
circumstances.
Meeting at Engineers Club
Donald r. Shenton Post No. 1;
las been holding its meetings in Il
Y Engineers Club. in Spruce street, net
= BROAD. and desires to remove its off
- cial headquarters to that address.
y was originally chartered to meet in II
G Forty sixth ward, where there are tv
o ether posts Of the Legion. 1t is con
Y posed principally of engineers, althoua
e there is no way under the nation
constitution that it would be able
It deny admission to the post of 9TH
h eliYibles than engineers.
One of the citys thriving organize
d tions is situated in Tacony-Post n
= 133, which is headed by Frank j.
n Dorsey. the post commander. Th
It most has its headquarters in Music IIaI
h I,ongshore and Edmund streets, and i
is other officers are w. Leslie Levi
IS adjutant, and Il. l.. Page. tinan
officer.