Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-24

to think 1t best that the American Legion,
the G. A. r. and other war organizations
remain separate and each build up and
maintain the glory Of their respective or
ganixations.
Official recognition was extended to the
Daughters Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public and when an official committee
Of tho g. A. r. delegates conveyed the
news to the women, who were assembled
at a church at sol EastfNew York street,
the women cried with joy.
Another resolution passed limits the
1-cent fare on railroads to members of
the Grand Army of the Republic who
have been members for at least a year.
This ruling also applies toathe auxilia-
ries, it was explained,
Action was taken upon a number of
minor resolutions
Retiring Commander Hall stated that
"this encampmeht will go down in the
history of the organization as the best
and the largest"
The delegates left st o'clock to be
the guests of the commander of Eft. Ben
jamin Harrison.
Army mess was to be served this eve
ming, there was to be military concert,
a review Of the troops stationed there and
an aerial exhibition.
reports today is composed as followsi
Alabama. Henry NJ. Austin. Bedford
! City, Arizona, Warren z. Day, Prescott; ;
Arkansas. Horace wyman, Bentonville;
California and Nevada. d. W. Hasson.
Buena Park; Colorado and Wyoming,
William Butler, Longmont, Colo; Con-
necticut, David w. Sharpe, New Haven /;
Delaware, William A. Reilly, Whining
tom Florida. A. C. Shaffer. Lakeland I;
Georgia and South Carolina, ]. G. Wade
Cornelia, Ga; Idaho NJ. w. Wood, Boise;
Illinois, W. +. Calhoun, Decatur; Indiana,
Mehlon D. Butler, indianapolis; Iowa,
David J. Palmer, Washington; Kansas,
George Plumb, Emporia; Kentucky, Lee
Want Dodge, Berea; Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi, o. Pilman, New Orleans; Maine,
Edward A. Butler, Rockland; Maryland
George Prechtel, Upperco; Massachusetts,,
Francis e. Mole, Adams; Michigan, oscar
A. James, Detroit; Minnesota. Levi Long
fellow, Minneapolis; Missouri. Charles G.
Burton Portland, Ore: Montana. james
r. Goss. Billings; Nebraska, Thomas ].
Majors, Peru; New Hampshire, J. c.
Lewis, Milford New Jersey. Frank O.
Cole, Jersey city; Now Mexico, John G..
Caldwell, Albuquerque; New York, Lewis
s. Pitcher, chairman, Brooklynl North
Dakota. James Mccormick DEVILS Lake
Ohio, Thomas r. Shinn, Ashland; Okla
homa, l. C. Coffin. Elgip: Oregon, j. u.
Hall, Portland; Pennsylvania, l. F..
Arensberg; Unioutown; Potomac, George
II. slaybaugh, washington, d. c.; Rhode
Island, John NJ Burdick, Riverpoint;
South Dakota, T. T. Snow. Sioux Falls I;
Tennessee. John c. Murdough, Knoxville; ;
Texas, 4. Rockhcid. Dallas; Utah, VIII
liam NJ. Bostaph. Salt Lake city; YER
IfuNa. La fr
ginia and North Carolina, II. w. House,
Portsmouth. Va: Washington and
Alaska, James II. Chase, Cashmere; West
virginia. II. s. White, Matewan; Wis
cousin, +. d. Stannard, Greenbush.
Important measures adopted at the
business sessions are as follows;
PER CAPITA TAX
BOOSTED TO 10 CENTS.
Increasing the per capita tax for ma
tlonal headquarters from Sls cents a year
to 10 cent?.
The passing or an amendment to the
constitution providing that Ciyn war
veterans living in communities where
there is no G. A. r. post, TO become
mem bers-at-Iarge on the payment OF an
nual dues to the department head
quarters
The changing Of the pledge IN the
ritual to read zone country. one Lam
guage and one Tag" instead Of "ons
country and one flag"
Committees from the Woman's Relief
Corps the Sons OF Veterans. the Daugh-
ters OF Veterans. and the Ladies OF the
g. A. r. visited Tonllnson Hall late
yesterday afternoon and extended official
greetings to the delegates.
When the committee OF the woman's
Relief Corps arrived TO officially greet
the official delegates Col, George A.