The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-04
POST Of: LEGION
0EGANZED HERE
Second in South Carolina-W. D.
wilkinson Elected Post-Comman-
der-Banquet Planned For Feb
ruary 17-Memorial Exercises
Here February 22 if Flu
Epidemic Abates.

| Monday night Post of the Am
erican Legion was organized in Abb
beville, the ex-service men gather
ing in the Court House to the num-
ber of IS. 1t was an enthusiastic
meeting, a modicum of the tradition
al spirit of the veteran" showing,
despite the fact that it is not post
bellum" enough to develop "veter-
ans"
The officers of the new Post were
elected as follows: W. D. Wilkin-
son, post-commander; Carroll SWEET
enburg, vice-commander; Joseph An
derson, Antreville, adjutant; r. E.
Cox, post-fnance officer and j. NJ.
Nicllles, post-insurance officer.
The executive committee follows:
w. ]. Brownlee Major J. D. Fulp,
S. F. Sherard, R. B. Cheatham, and
G. A. Neuffer, Jr., with the post
commander and the post adiutant as
ex-officio members.
February II.
A banquet for all the eX-service
men of the county is planned for
Tuesday, February II. A committee
was named to have charge of this
banquet, to name a place and make
I'll arrangements and this commit
tee will meet at once and make ar
rangements which will be announced
at an early date. 1t is planned to
get every former soldier and sailor
in Abbcyille County to Gttcnd this
banquet. The committee in charge
of the banquet includes c. L. Richey,
A. H. Rosenberg, j. C. Hill, j. c.
King and H. G. Clark.
1t is possible that the flu epidemic
will force postponement and if so no
tice of fact will be published.
Origin of Legion.
The meeting Monday night was
called to order by Carroll Sweten-
burg and W. D. Wilkinson explained
the facts about the American Leg
ion; he went into the history of its
inception in Paris March IS, 1919;
and it's final organization in st.
Louis, May $40, 1919. He also
told of the organization of the State
branch of South Carolina, which had
it's origin in Florence. The Abbe-
vile Chapter was the first to make
application for a charter, but owing
to the fact that Florence men had
been instrumental in the first State
organization that city was given
Charter No. l and Abbeville Charter
No. 2.
Memo-ia! E"nrci;es.
Talks were made at the meeting by
Major R. B. Cheatham, Major J. D.
!Fulp, DR.. C. C. Gambrell, John
Lomax, Joseph Anderson and others.
IA splendid spirit prevailed through
out and the enthusiasm shown
bodies we'll for the success of the
local chapter
The matter of the memorial exer-
icses to be held here February % in
honor of Abbeville County men
who lost their lives during the war
was taken up and Post Commander
Wilkinson appointed the following
committee to have entire charge of
of the arrangements:
R. B. Cheatham, j. D. Fulp, w. J.
Brownlee and G. A. Neuffer.
Club Rooms for Post
One of the plans of the local chap
ter is to have club rooms somewhere
in Abbeville This feature is for the
special benefit of the members of
the local post who live in the coun-
try and who have felt the need of
some sort of lounging quarters while
lin town.
The question of the dues for the
Abbeville post was taken up but no
decision was reached and a commit
tee was named to look into the mat
ter of dues and report at the next
meeting