Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-07
SilI)D MEMBERS
sought BY LEGION
,,..,...to-House Canvass Will
o. Made by County Com
mlttee and Posts
eura7AINMENTs PLANNED


,r;csn Legion in philadelphia
The em., .,lonning drive to increase
Ncounty r.o,,ment to 5O,Ooo IN 'hree
~ Tbis campaign will
X3lgM he under direction OF a
&3&ENYAA committee of seven ap-
lXIENvE pointed by the county
}vSE&4SV chairman. Each dis
NSSsHT trict will be repre-
NNsus~ sented. =
r.. o.nvass will touch every ware
iah me city. There are seventy .eisn.
IN W snV IN Philadelphia and at least one
posi- .scb h ward. The membership com
u ,.tss tae will be urged to arrange a mousse
mitpS souse canvass for all ehgipie men
10, ,i ,nvuy women who have not already joined
the Legion
Entertainment Officers
=. .,oration with the general enter
nnt committee throughout the city
tannud tannursd Many posts have appointed
naast.;nment officers, including the fol-
io%,ns past 81. Joseph J. Marchione; Post
poss 49, o'' 'Hallowell Irwin; Post 151,
\ . W.,,;sm % d. Smith, Jr.; Post q. Or.
WI MiHR p Becker; Post 204, Joseph M.
Jnt;n. JonIt - Post So, Walter J. Haffey;
mesA4 n.st' 10 lanes B. Murphy; Post 21S,
rqss NJ e Clement; Post 81, J. H. Madi-
H.. POST 20, George A. Ehrenzeller;
Post 277, Frank Q. Massey.
sander Of Donald T. Shenton Post $50,
rn. manJhs, h.on elected representative in the
nus oasrty te'c committee, to succeed J. H. NJ.
Ivuh,s Irdrsws. the commander. Mr.. An
l..ns resigned as county committeeman
~ ' the last meeting, because he felt that
the duties OF the two were too heaVy.
Post 98 Elects
post 96 has been named the William
n Sbetzline Post and has elected the
iollowing officers:
0VyT William L. jenkins. 2100 South
Fourth street, commander; james @.
Peak. Ill Tasker street, vice COM
mander: Edward Linsky, 1433 South
Fourtb street, adjutant; Martin G. Ly-
4 iord, 825 South Taney street. finance
oaicer: A. Nickel, 2530 South Warnock
street. county committee representative
Milgrom, 631 Moore street, legal aid
ofscer: Fl, Sinaink, S25 Ritner street,
employment officer; G. Miller, 252O
South Second street, historian chairman
II executive committee, William L.
Jenkins; executive committee, A. Ro-
vine Fourth and Mexican; A. Nickel,
=. q5SO South Warnock street; j. Sanuti.
lo40S South Seventh street; G. Mooney,
Mp South Jessup street; Z. Abrams,
Ie03 Porter street.
\ Final arrangements between the
American Legion and the four United
States army and navy recruiting dis
tricts in Pennsylvania for the distri-
hutton of the French memorial certifi-
Gates on Washington's Birthday are
being rapidly concluded. William G.
Murdock, department adjutant of the
American Legion in Pennsylvania, an
nounced this fact yesterday.
N In Philadelphia and Allegheny coun-
ASies the distribution will be made under
the auspices of the county committees
Of the Legion. In this city the presenta-
memorials will be made following an
elaborate memorial service to be held
in the Metropolitan Opera House on
Washington's Birthday.
The certificates have now been re-
ceved by the army and navy recruiting
officers in this city, Harrisburg, Scran-
ton and Pittsburgh. The officers in Har-
risburg and Scranton and locally as
well as Pittsburgh, have been furnished
with lists Of the American Legion posts
Of their vicinity.
These posts have prepared lists of the
families in their vicinity entitled to re-
celve the certificates and throughout the
STATE special ceremonies have been ar
ranged, at which the presentation will
De made. In the cases that cannot be
reached in this manner the certificates
viii be mailed direct by the recruiting
o9eers' The distribution to relatives
o. those who served in the marine corps
Slll be made direct from the United
Ss.es M marine corps headquarters in