The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-21
LEGION HALL
MAS CROWDED
WITH MEMBERS
COMMANDER GoMPEES AND MEN
BER HOUSTON HOOK UP OVER
UNSETTLED ACCOUNTS
Hepor.s show That Captain J. Byron
Sicksrson Il Favortte IN STATE
Tor Commander

Wheeling POST No. American Legion
Rcd - scn!-mon,h.y meeting AZ hSaa-
oqartrrs n; ;l&h Msrh", street laSt
evening ard the proceedings "sr" 'u''
=. IN, .1"u. from start - En'sh.
\trrr the minutes ~ n" as w"stlhS
W, H.. read b. Nd;u'art Richard McCoE'
III members s'tt"d dow" 70 ouS'u'Hh
l. Was decided upon rcSo.ut"n' INA.
80 ,rs. .akr ,h1rCA % the distribution
IN Wheeling diStr.s, ~ ~" Victory meg
as % be awarded 10 CN-SHrvirH moi,
Thee, \ motion 70 pay bill Tor low
r-S used or Decoration paN. offered oT
E.-r4rd kaiser was unanimously passed.
Then no real business started. Mem
Der George Houston wished 20 know VIZ
cor me World Wa Veterans orEaniI1-
ION The society that preceded IN"
Wneerinr Pos, No. :. American Legion,
had oorn held Up ard payment to him
wants Them Paid
The bills aggregated IN The Hn"r-
hood Of 800 James EHns. 90 the post
cfTsred 4 typewriter rcpOr, ~ me com
rnirtce having in charge the aud'tNlE ..
nils in which nearly all or the accounts
had been approved and PAID with ne
sNcen,i6n 81 SEQ accom-. with the
. American restaurant; a bill Tor Ten do'-
lars FOR sending = destitute eN.SerEice
man 20 Akron. Ohio. and bill for Nr.
HouS,or's expenses sS u delegate 10
convention 70 s.. Louis. 90 over SOD
These bills. Mr. Houston stated. had
accrued while he was adjuta0t OF the
organization and Attorney T. j. NcG'n
lev was commander Mr.. M"Ginley had
approved them and he. Mr.. Houston. had
his cancelled checks - show he had pa'd
them N'her the Wheeling Post was
formed, 10 stated j. was agreed that the
orSauizatioa should take over and pay
the debts OF the World War Veterans.
nsft Ths Chair
Post Commander William J. Ghmpers
resigned his chair teuporavtlE' 20 mem
Der G J. Barry. while ne denyered t AN
Houston had said he. Gompers, was hold
ing up the hiiis He was not doing so
Fe wanted 10 pay what was right. out
nc WAS 81 the opinion that Mr. houston
had not the authority 10 make the &C
counts You don't know what YOU are
talking about" interrupted Mr.. Houston.
Yes. do" answered Commander
Gompers L am the present head or
this organization and II everybody that
helps an eH-service man out brings in
bill {" the American Legion. where are
We going 20 'anda'
HarrvT ClouSe them Offered = reso-
luton - the effect that i. !. Mckinley
and the auditing COMMITTEES OF which
Vim. J. Cummins Is tho head. go over
Nj HouSton'S accounts together and
straiEhtep the matter Cut. NltrHd FauII
offered an amendment: 20 tho effect that
q committee o. three ~ appointed 70 20
pvcr the accounts with Mr. Houston. who
will bring the cancelled checks IN and
the mater can then be sr-atGhtsned
out. The committee appointed wer" Or.
l.. Y Rarr.s. James Fame and Harry
Miller.
houston Explains
Mr.. houston stated ne had spent his
Jwn money In good faith, that he had
been called IN In the case 90 the deSt!-
tute Sx-sery-ice man: that the American
restaurant hi; was FOR meal tickets for
eX-serviCe men arriving IN Wheeling
broke ard hungry and that he was one
OF three delegates sent % the ST Louis
convention ard two OF them had been
reimbursed for the money they had
spNnt. The committee having the mat
.er In charge had been ordered 10 make
4 rcpor, at the next meeting.
Resolutions were tNcn passed thank
49, the Wheeling Chamber Of Com
n,zrre Tor the use OF The assembly
rooms In tho Market building: the Board
of commissioners OF Ohio county for the
use OF tho criminal court room and
members Wright HCGus and p. J. Nc
Ginley, both cc whom have resigned
from the Board Of Directors. as they
are candidates for political offices, FOR
their work for the Legion. y vote OF
thanks will all he sent 70 7. Cecil Fee
% the Central Glass company for a do
nation OF glass ware.
Another Bag Dance
Tha anu ement committee. Prof.
Elmer c.. Hoelzie: James Bane. Harry
Miller and william J. GomperS then
reported that the Legion had made $50