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

sonS in the United states is not cOun-
tenanccd by the national organization
of the American Le-
.ssnssS gion.
tE$SfSSM In an editorial on the
EEaIXSNSN subject. "a Mob Is Not
tgESa,sSENE the Legion" in the is
SNSEygXW sue of the American
SasHsT Legion Weekly. received
THop'~ today in this city, the
national official publication of the ex-
service men. has this to say:
''Tho Legion is committed to the prin
cple that violence does not bcgek law
and order. Things are entirely IN the
public hands in America. Normal proc
esses provide cure for every evil, po-
ltical. industrial and social. The
American Legion is interested in sec
ing that the orderly processes whereby
equality. justice and democracy are
vouchsafcd do not languish through the
Indifference of the public and its scrv-
ants. American ideals need no i'm
provements. but their attainment re-
duires stimulation. The American Le
eion will always apply this stimulating
Drocess in an orderly and lawful man
ner, whether in deleting negligent pub
lie servants or suppreSSing the anarch
istic philosophy of imported or home
grown detectives.
1--WE look forward to the day when
the term, law and order and the term,
American Legion will be inseparably
associated in the public mind.
Name Post for Girard
Post No. 800 has been named Stephen
Girard Post. This post is comprised
principally of graduates of Stephen Gil
rard College, and has, its headquarters
and meeting place at the Girard College
Alumni, 1902 Poplar street. The post
commander is J. NJ. Hamilton. and the
other officers are: Vice commander,
William Jamison fianancr officer. Will
liam F. Ehlers; adjutant, Francis Car
Isle; post employment officer, J. Dallas
DUNCAN, and post insurance officer, J.
Arthur Buehler.
There will be meeting of Benjamin
Franklin Post No. 40j in the Chamber
of Commerce assembly room, Widener
Building Chestnut and Juniper streets,
Wednesday evening, January II. At
this meeting constitution and bylaws
for the regulation of the post will be
adopted.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the First
Pennsylvania Infantry and the Veteran
Corps, First Regiment, National Guard
of Pennsylvania, will be the guests of
Captain Walter NJ. Gearty Post No.
315 in the First Regiment Armory,
Broad and Callowhil streets, next
Thursday evening. The post will make
this one of its red letter. occasions
Commander David B. Simpson promises
that the posts own band and orchestra
will furnish music for the dancers.
George Wentworth Carr, county
chairman, will address Post No. 315 at
its regular meeting prior to the dance.
Gridiron Championship Contest
The gridiron championship of the
American Legion in the northeast Sec
tion of the city will be decided on Diss-
ton Field this afternoon between Post
No. 1873, of Tacony, and Post No. us,
of HOlmesburg. In each of these posts
there are members of the American eX
pedtionary force who were notable
figures in athletics in France.
y New Years dauce was given last
night at the Moose auditorium, 1914
North Broad street, by Oscar II.
Grueber Post No. 152. Legionaries
from all the posts in the immediate
neighborhood were in attendance.
Some discussion has arisen in Phil
adelphia county among the various posts
as to the eligibility of honorary mem
bers.
The national executive committee at
meeting following the national con-
yention in Minneapolis decided that all
honorary members elected prior to No
vember IL, 1918, should be continued
in their membership, but that in order
to carry out properly the provisions
of the national constitution, no new
honorary members could be elected by
any local posts subsequent to Novenl-
Der II.
a number of questions of city wide
interest will be considered by the ex
ecutive committee of the county COM
mlttee at meeting to be held tonor'
row in the Office of the county chair
man.
Frankford Post No. 211 has planned
an extensive campaign to raise $40 900.
This fund to be used to finance a new
\ building to be known as the American
Home. The campaign will be
\ conducted along lines similar to the
| various loan drives. Beginning on
Monday four minute men will make ad-
\ dresses in all local theatres and COM
\mlttees Of women volunteers will take
contributions from the audiences. In
EVERY voting division of Frankford
fhere has been formed a committee OF
Legion members. These committees
lWlll solicit contributions from house
holders in their division between Jan
uary . and u. BillposterS, banners,
placards, window tickets, moving pic
ture slides, letters, newspapers and
mouth to- mouth advertising is being
used very extensively. The name OF
every contributor will be placed in the
corner stone and the new building will
De dedicated to the men of Frankford