Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-03
PA. LEGION PLANS
bigger DELEGATION
Wants to Send at Least 65 Rep
resentatives to Cleveland
Convention

Scranton. in order that tho Pennsylva-
mia delegation to the national convention
may be as strong as possible.
The Keystone state will receive FIVE
departmental delegate and an addition
al delegate for each thousand members
ppid up thirty days prior to the con
vention. The convention will meet
September % aud continue through
the 2sth and 20th, and will be held in
Cleveland. q.
On the basis Of the present rnil.rp
membership of approximately "O,uoo'
this state will receive fifty -fvc dele
gates; it is anticipated that the mem
bersbip will be at least m.Hoo by
August %. 50 that the delegation
strength at that time will be approx
mately sixty FIVE.
Announcement Of Delegates
Announcement of the following dole
gates from Philadelphia was made ON
cially from tho state headquarters, Sil
Chestnut street, today:
District Boards | and I'htIaI'I-
phia) delegates arc II. Il. Harris, IoSt
No. 107. 1S31 Ringgold street. PhiLa-
delphia: +. W. Melvin. Post No. 90
West End Trust Building, philadel-
phia; H. r. Tully. Post No, IA.
Kugler's Restaurant. PhiladcIphia,
NJ. J. Pickering. Post No. 403, 9l2
South st. Bernard street. Philadelphia
w. II. Crcamer. Jr.. Post No. lN3.
1000 Lincoln Building. philadelphia !;
W. L. Carr, Post No. 2I5, sos Reed
street. philadelphia &; J. +. Houscwarth.
Post No. 153. northeast corner. Thrift.
III. l.. Watkins, Post No. 30. 5l3i
West Columbia avenue. Philadelphia
Thomas Moore. Post No. 21l. 112S
Fillmore street. PHILADELPHIA :; \. Ferry,
Post No. 1873. 6l37 Dittman street.
wissahickon DR.. John ]. Foran. Post
No. 90, 30G1 Terrace street. Wissa
hickon. Philadelphia NJ. ID. Brown
Post No. 3. Lena and Armat streets
Germantown. Philadelphia: Thomas F.
Meehan, Post No. So. South farragut
terrace. Philadelphia; George w. Carr,
Post No. go. Bailey Building. Phila :
delphia. The alternatcs are r. l.. Jen :
kins, Post No. 06. 210O South Fourth
street. Philadelphia: Elizabeth Wun-
derle, Post No 90 1852 North War
mock street. Philadelphia VI. 5. De-
Wolf Post No. 315. 2l39 North
Fifteenth street philadelphia; Thomas
Quinn. Post No 2O4. ?. q. Box No. 81.
Narberth. Pa. +. CrawlCy. Post NO..
SIS. 432 Richmond street, Philadelphia
Rev. J. l.. Wolf, Post No, 80. ?42
South Twentieth street. Philadelphia :
G. F. Schaffer. Post No. All. 1745
North Seventeenth street. philadelphia
III. r. Heinc. Post No 1S3 stephen
Girard Building. Philadelphia; w. F.
Fenerty, Post No. GS. (addroSs not
khown) Benjamin Weslowski, Post
mo. 396. $500 Mercer street. Philadcl'
phia: W. X. Andrews, Post No. $40
112S Wagner avenue. Philadelnhia W
p, Gunthrop. Jr.. Post No. 263. 6GO-
North Twelfth street. Philadelphia
Joseph B. Mccall. Post No. 20; 1000
Chestnut street, Philadelphia Thomas
Fl. Morris Post No. :, 5O05 Chester
avenue Philadelphia.
To Celebrate the Fourth
American Legion posts throughout
the state will take an active part Ia
day in the community celebrations that
will mark the Fourth of July. In many
localities the posts have arranged the
community celebration in honor of the
birthday of the nation and are availng
themselves of the opportunity to again
affirm that splendid Americanism that
took the young men Of this nation into
the war to fight that the world might
enjoy freedom and democracy.
The department commander has urged
the posts to call special meetings. if
necessary to ratify the new CcnStjtu-
ton, so that it may become effective
August /.
In Philadelphia the constitution has
already been ratified by six posts. The
honor of being first to ratify went TO
Post 1Sj. of which H. Eugene lIcine,
who was chairman Of the convention
constitution committee, is n member,
Post 20. of which George II. Stewart.
q member of the committee. is a mem
Der, and Post 30, the GCOman lfI Post.
composed Of the young women who
served in the navy during the war,
were the next to ratify. In succession
came Post 9. Post 2G4 and Post 297.
1t is believed that the work of ratifica
tion will be completed before August
Commander Davis has announced
that he will appoint the district deputy
commanders as authorized by the new
constitution Immediately upon its rati
fcation. and that these officials will be
gin to function so that the work Of thI
American Legion in this state can pro
ceed.
Commander Davis has announced tht
reappointment Of Edgar w. Baird. Ui
Post 3, as chairman of the department
Americanization committee. Associated
with Chairman Baird in this work, in
Guiding the various district chairmou
throughout the state. and comprising the
executive committee. are GuilIIam
Aertseu, Jr., John W. Grary. Paul j.
McGahan. f.. Marshall SruIl Thomas
Evans, Jr., and DR.. Ward Brntou
To Hold First Annual Meeting
William =. Rorh" Post. no u. will
hold the first annual meeting Of rar post
on Tuesday evening July 13. in Ian
dis Hall. Sixty third street and Wood e
land avenue. Til" meeting viii be- given
over to the initiation committee and
entertainment committee. The initiation
committee has framed ritual for use of
the post, and it will be tried out for the
first time at this meeting. The enter
tainment committee has arranged for
boxing bouts, music, smokes aud rc-
freshments. All OK service men in the
neighborhood Of Sixty third street and
Woodland avenue are invited to attend
John +. Clayton, 1889 South Sixty fifth
street, is the commander.
IL. II. Houston Post, No. 3. of Ger
mantOwn. boasts of the most distant
member of the American Legion in
PENNSYLVANIA. lie is John W. Mcars
who is engaged in the banking buSiurs.
at Hongkong, China lie is IA very az.
tive member of the post, despite the fact
that he is on the other sid, of the world
and keeps in close touch with the post
and its affairs He submitted >cvern
suggestions that were taken to the re.
cent state convention and has been n
good adviser with respect to post actiyi
ties in Germantown. 1t is necessary
for the post adiutant to write n specia
report to Mr.. M"ars after each meeting