The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-06-03
LOCAL LEGION
BACKS PENDILL
Post Will Push Claudius
Pendill for State Com
mander of Legion.
HAS GREAT RECORD
Kenosha Legionnaires Believe
Commanders Record Entities
Him to Consideration.

The Kenosha post Of the American
Legion at an enthusiastic meeting held
| Tuesday evening at the Coliseum lined
itself up solidly behind the movement
to place the name Of their commander,
Claudius Pendill, in nomination for
the post of state commander of the
American Legion at the state conyen-
ton to be held the last two days Of
June in Green Bay. Furthermore, they
unanimously passed resolution au-
thorizing the delegation to the con-
vention to have access to the treasury
of the post in order to stage publ
city campaign throughout the state Of
Wisconsin in order to familiarize the
legionnaires of the state in making the
Kenosha post the largest, livest, and
most enthusiastic post Of the Legion
in the. Badger state"
Delegates Plan Campaign.
The action Of the post endorsed in
every way the plans taken by the dele
gates and alternates to the convention
in meeting held earlier in the even
ing at the offices of the Wisconsin
Telephone company to launch the cam
paign for the Kenosha commander.
Letters will be written to every post
Of the state, telling them of the mar
velous growth of the Kenosha post un-
der the direction Of Commander PEN
dill and showing that what he has done
for the local organization he could also
do for-the legion throughout the state.
This will be followed up by advertising
campaigns in Green Bay to bring the
name Of the Kenosha candidate before
the delegates.
At the meeting Of the delegates, j.
Z. Brown was unanimously chosen as
permanent chairman Of the Kenosha
delegation meeting is to be called
the latter part Of the week to complete
/ the organization Of the work.
Has a Great Record.
Members of the Kenosha post believe
that they have every reason to place
the name of their commander in nom
nation for the highest Office Of the
state. They are confident that if they
can bring to the knowledge of the
posts of the state the record that he
has made in bringing Kenosha to the
forefront in Legion affairs, he will
gain the support Of many posts
throughout the state.
Claudius G. PendiIl was lieutenant
in the navy and served in the danger
zone aboard the U. S. S. "Oklahoma'
/ for many months. In his work in the
Legion, he has been in command Of
the post and has through his enthusi-
| asm been largely responsible for its
growth from 200 members to more
than 1000. More than that, he has
made the post real force in the com
munity and has brought to it reeogni-
ton both from state and national
sources.
Urge Establishment of Clinic.
The Kenosha legionnaires at their
meeting Tuesday unanimously passed
a resolution urging the board Of edu-
cation to take steps to establish den
tai clinic in Kenosha, which, according
to their belief, would help greatly in
reducing the retardation among back
ward children of the state. Command
err Pendill left the chair and placed the
meeting in charge Of Post Adjutant w
j. Frazier in order that he might puI
the motion before the house.
Reports from the membership com
mittee showed that there were nov
i 1880 members in the post recorded an6
that probably there were enough add
/ tional who had been signed up but net
reported to bring it near the 110C
mark. The Legion was announced tht
i winner of the contest for membership
/ with the Girls Community Service
/ League. who announced that they
/ would be hostesses at picnic on Sat
urday, June 18th, at Piper's Grove K
nav the penalty for losing the contest
i It was agreed that the matter of chos
/ ing a place for the coming picnic will
the posts of Racine county should b
left to the committees Of the posts
who will make tour of the countie;
on Sunday to select park.
Decorated Many Graves.
The memorial committee with Eddi,
Britton as chairman, reported tina
they had decorated the graves of ever!
soldier Of the Great War, whose re
mains were buried in Kenosha count.
and could be located.
communication showing that tn.
fame Of the Kenosha post has spread
over the country was read by Com
i mander Pendill from the Salt Lake
City post of the organization asking
that the adjutant Of the Kenosha pos
write and explain the secret of the 10
cal post in keeping enthusiasm in thu
meetings of the post.
1 Following the meeting, more thar
two hundred members of the Girl:
/ Community Service League were guests
at the informal dancing party given b
the Legion, which lasted until mid
7 night.